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State transport minister says ebikes modified to exceed 25km/h speed limit will be confiscated by police and ‘end up as a twisted wreck’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW government has announced a “crackdown” on illegally modified ebikes, with police to be given powers to seize and destroy any that exceed the legal speed limit.The transport minister, John Graham, announced on Sunday that new seizure laws will be developed to allow police to seize any ebike that does not cut power assistance at 25km/h, with non-compliant bikes

Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilitiesA growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties.The trend is the result of an ageing society and rising ill-health and disability concentrated in the poorest half of the country’s working-age families, the Resolution Foundation’s research found. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/08/full-time-unpaid-carers-support-resolution-foundation-report Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2026-02-08 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Former culture minister Jack Lang resigns from Arab World Institute in Paris and is also subject of tax investigationJack Lang, a former French culture minister, has resigned as head of Paris’s prestigious Arab World Institute after revelations of his past contacts with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the launch of a financial investigation by French prosecutors.Lang, 86, resigned on Saturday night before he was due to attend an urgent meeting called by the French foreign ministry to discuss his links to Epstein. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/07/veteran-french-politician-quits-as-head-of-prestigious-institute-after-epstein-links-revealed Author : Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Publish date

Wilma Spence’s father was an Anzac buried in a part of the Gaza War Cemetery bulldozed by the IDFGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Fighting for those who love him, our darling daddy died,” the inscription reads.Just saying the words threatens to overwhelm Wilma Spence. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/07/anzac-graves-gaza-war-cemetery-bulldozed-by-israel Author : Christopher Knaus and Ben Doherty Publish date : 2026-02-07 19:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.