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‘You can suffer mental illness, but you can still be involved in a terrorist act’, deputy commissioner Cheryl Scanlon saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland police considers the Wieambilla shootings an act of terrorism, and there is an open terrorism file on the attack, the deputy commissioner, Cheryl Scanlon, told an inquest into the killings on Wednesday.Gareth, Nathaniel and Stacey Train ambushed and killed constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold and civilian Alan Dare at their remote property 300 kilometres west of Brisbane on 12 December 2022.

The charges against Pavel Durov increases pressure on Brussels to enforce new European law on the platformThe surprise arrest of the Russian-born co-founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, after he stepped off his private jet in Paris last Saturday night, has brought the one-time fringe social network under the glare of the spotlight like never before.Durov’s arrest – after an investigation by the Paris prosecutor into organised crime, child sex abuse images, fraud and money laundering on the platform – also raises the stakes for the European Union, which has adopted the world’s most ambitious laws to police the internet, notably

Israeli military says it is carrying out anti-terrorism operation, as Red Crescent official reports six killed in and around city of Jenin, and four more killed in refugee camp near the town of Tubas See all our Middle East crisis coverageIsraeli foreign minister Israel Katz says the IDF “has been operating with full force since last night in the Jenin and Tulkarm refugee camps to dismantle Iranian-Islamic terror infrastructures established there”. He added:We must address this threat with the same determination used against terror infrastructures in Gaza, including temporary evacuation of Palestinian residents and any necessary measures. This is a

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, essential goods sectors like supermarkets, energy and banking have reported strong results – and a lack of competition is at the rootFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf you want to understand the competition problems in Australia’s corporate sector, take a look at the annual results delivered by Woolworths.Best known for running the country’s biggest chain of supermarkets, Woolworths also owns the discount department store Big W, and the results from those two businesses couldn’t be more starkly different.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking

The mercury climbs beyond 28 degrees in the harbour city, while fire danger ratings were ‘high’ in Sydney and the IllawarraFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney has recorded its hottest August day in seven years as unusually warm and windy weather sweeps across New South Wales, triggering high fire danger.Sydney’s temperatures have shot “way up above the averages for August”, said Angus Hines, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology. The city’s average August temperature is 17.9C.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Victorian government launches investigation over ‘very concerning’ incident at Maroondah hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpecialist paramedics were called to treat a cardiac patient inside a hospital corridor because the emergency department was full, prompting an investigation by the Victorian government.The incident took place at Maroondah hospital, in Melbourne’s east, on Tuesday when ramped paramedics were forced to call an ambulance themselves after attempts to admit their patient failed.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/28/maroondah-hospital-patient-treated-corridor-emergency-investigation Author : Australian Associated Press

The Greek-flagged Sounion is carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil and a spill has the potential to be among the largest from a ship on recordThe Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthis last week, is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, the Pentagon has said.The tanker was targeted last week by multiple projectiles off Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah. The Houthis, who control Yemen’s most populous regions, said they were behind the attack. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/28/sounion-tanker-yemen-houthi-attack-fire-red-sea-oil-leak Author : Reuters Publish date : 2024-08-28 02:55:22

Annual CPI falls in July after the federal government’s energy subsidy cut electricity bills by 5%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastInflation has fallen to its lowest level since March, pulled down by a 5% cut to electricity prices as billions of dollars in government rebates kicked in.Consumer prices fell to 3.5% in the year to July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/28/australia-inflation-rate-falls-today-cpi-interest-rates-rba Author : Luca Ittimani Publish date : 2024-08-28 01:41:50 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Food Foundation’s study notes that some processed ‘alternative protein’ products have high levels of saltPlant-based alternatives to meat are better for the planet and mostly healthier than products such as burgers and sausages made from animals, new research has found.Environmentally the production of meat substitutes involves far fewer greenhouse gas emissions and much less water than that of meat dishes, according to the Food Foundation. Fake meat products also perform well nutritionally in comparison with the real thing. They contain fewer calories, less saturated fat and more fibre, the charity’s study found. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/28/plant-based-meat-alternatives-environment-nutrition Author :

Max Chandler-Mather says allegations against the CFMEU should be prosecuted but the Greens did not support ‘trial by media’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe workplace relations minister, Murray Watt, has blasted the Greens senator Max Chandler-Mather for addressing a CFMEU rally that featured banners labelling the prime minister a Nazi and likening him to Adolf Hitler.Watt told ABC Radio National that some of the banners at the rally in Brisbane did not reflect well on either the construction wing of the CFMEU or on Chandler-Mather and

Primetime spot with anchor Dana Bash follows weeks of demands from GOP and media for nominees to open upKamala Harris and Tim Walz will sit for their first interview as the Democratic ticket on Thursday, after weeks of demands from Republicans and members of the media for the nominees to open themselves up to questions.The interview, which will be conducted by CNN anchor Dana Bash from the battleground state of Georgia, is set for a primetime spot on CNN at 9pm ET. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/27/harris-walz-interview-cnn Author : Gabrielle Canon and agencies Publish date : 2024-08-27 23:58:46 Copyright