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Prime minister will say it was his proudest day in politics. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcasAre the electoral reforms a ‘stitch up’ as the independents say?Cabinet minister Tanya Plibersek told ABC News Breakfast earlier the reforms passed last night with the support of the Coalition help get big money and big donors like Clive Palmer (who also yesterday lost his high court bid to re-register his party, the United Australia Party).The rules apply equally to any candidate, and they say that we don’t want billionaires running our electoral system. The reforms

Both sides accuse other of violating terms of truce, but Hamas says there are ‘positive signals’ hostage exchange will go ahead• Middle East crisis – live updatesArab mediators are scrambling to save the Gaza ceasefire as the Israeli military bolsters troop and tank deployments to the strip’s periphery in advance of the possibility the truce breaks down this weekend.A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to “discuss ways to end the current crisis”, the Palestinian militant group said. Meanwhile, Egyptian and Qatari mediators were working “intensively” to compel Israel to address Hamas’s new demands before Saturday’s scheduled release of

Kristie Higgs was dismissed after sharing posts on plans to teach equalities programme at her son’s C of E schoolA Christian school worker who was sacked after she shared Facebook posts raising concerns about lessons in LGBTQ+ relationships for primary schoolchildren has won her battle in the court of appeal.Kristie Higgs was dismissed from her role as a pastoral administrator and work experience manager at Farmor’s, a secondary school in Fairford, Gloucestershire, in 2019 after an anonymous complaint from a parent at the school. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/feb/12/sacking-of-christian-school-worker-kristie-higgs-lgbtq-critical-posts-unlawful-court-of-appeal-rules Author : Sally Weale Education correspondent Publish date : 2025-02-12

Judge-led statutory inquiry announced into killings of three people by Valdo Calocane in June 2023Keir Starmer has told the families of the three people killed in the Nottingham attacks that a judge-led public inquiry will take place in “a matter of weeks”.During an emotionally charged meeting at No 10 on Wednesday, Starmer told the families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates that the inquiry would scrutinise a “number of different agencies”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/12/nottingham-attacks-statutory-public-inquiry-starmer Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-02-12 16:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Fashion grandee takes his love of a suit step further with oversized embroidered jackets in British-made tweedsThom Browne has said that if one of his catwalk shows receives only positive reviews, he worries he has played it too safe. He much prefers to ruffle a few feathers.Literally so, this season. Birds, which along with shrunken grey suits are a Thom Browne signature, were everywhere. The models’ eyelashes, made from bright feathers, had a wingspan that dusted the collar. Above the catwalk, 2,000 origami birds were suspended in flight. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/feb/12/thom-browne-new-york-fashion-week-feathers-herons-and-magpies Author : Jess Cartner-Morley in New

Putin’s spokesperson rejects Zelenskyy’s plan for transfer of Kyiv-held pockets of Kursk to help end warEurope live – latest updatesThe Kremlin has said that Russia will never consider exchanging occupied Ukrainian land for parts of its Kursk region, dismissing a proposal outlined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Guardian.Zelenskyy revealed in an hour-long interview earlier this week that he intended to propose a straightforward territorial exchange with Russia to facilitate an end to the war, including the transfer of Ukrainian-held pockets of Kursk. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/12/russia-will-not-exchange-ukrainian-land-kursk-region-kremlin Author : Pjotr Sauer Publish date : 2025-02-12 13:22:00 Copyright for syndicated

Judge who has already temporarily halted plans to pull out almost all agency’s staff will hear further arguments todayThe Kremlin said on Wednesday that a Russian citizen was freed in the United States in exchange for Moscow’s release of American Marc Fogel, but refused to identify them until they arrive in Russia. Fogel, a history teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained by Russia, was released and returned to the US on Tuesday in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.When asked what the United States gave up in

Stella Creasy says Home Office decision ‘erects more barriers’ to refugees integrating and contributing to communities in UKStephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has suggested that that the Chagos Islands sovereignty deal is necessary to prevent a “serious confrontation” with China over the UK/US military base at Diego Garcia.He made the argument in an article in the Times in which he is more explicit than ministers have been before about what the government sees as the risks of not finalising the deal.Claims that we negotiated this deal solely because of the 2019 ICJ advisory opinion are simply wrong. This was

Meetings come amid repeated suggestions that the Trump administration wants to end the war as soon as possiblein DublinIrregular migration from western Africa to the Canary Islands remained the most active route in Europe in January, new figures from the EU’s external border agency, Frontex, show. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/12/ukraine-russia-eu-foreign-ministers-lammy-trump-hegseth-europe-live-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-02-12 09:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israel’s prime minister said he would end the ceasefire if Hamas failed to free Israeli hostages by midday on SaturdayChina on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to the “forced displacement” of Palestinians when asked about US president Donald Trump’s plan to move Gaza’s inhabitants elsewhere.“Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and is an integral part of the Palestinian territory … We oppose the forced displacement of the people of Gaza,” foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press briefing, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/12/israel-gaza-war-ceasefire-netanyahu-hamas-latest-news-updates Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2025-02-12 08:12:00 Copyright for

Average one- or two-bedroom home is £119,000 in Scottish city, as Liverpool tops list in England and Blaenau Gwent in WalesBoost for UK borrowers as Santander ‘fires starting gun’ on mortgage price warAberdeen in Scotland is the most affordable city for single people to buy a home in Great Britain, analysis of national property data shows, with the average one- or two-bedroom home valued at just under £120,000.Monthly mortgage payments in the city came in at £510 a month – about 16% of the area’s average monthly salary – for such a property valued at £119,350, according to research from

Peter Navarro’s comments to US media, which follow president’s 25% tariff announcement, were shared on an official Trump administration account on XFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump’s trade adviser claims Australia is “crushing” and “killing” America’s manufacturing sector with its imports of aluminium, as the Albanese government scrambles to try to secure exemptions to the president’s 25% tariffs on metal.Anthony Albanese said he was still hopeful the local steel and aluminium industry could be spared from the tariff regime, even after escalating comments from the Trump

ABC manager who had approached Lattouf for temporary hosting role told the court she had ‘tried to stop them’ from firing journalistFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere was pressure from “higher up” in the ABC to sack Antoinette Lattouf from the very first day she was on air, Lattouf’s line manager has told the federal court.Elizabeth Green, the ABC manager who had approached Lattouf for the temporary hosting role, told the court she had “tried to stop them” from firing Lattouf but that “there was pressure coming

PM has condemned footage as ‘sickening’ as police and the healthcare watchdog investigate the incidentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo New South Wales hospital workers who appeared in a social media video appearing to threaten to refuse to treat and to kill Israeli patients have been identified as nurses at a Sydney hospital and have been “stood down immediately”, the state’s health minister says.The video has attracted widespread political condemnation, with the prime minister quickly labelling the footage “sickening and shameful.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/12/sydney-nsw-health-nurses-stood-down-alleged-antisemitic-video-threats-israel-bankstown-hospital-ntwnfb

Agency says its reporter wasn’t allowed into event in effort to ‘punish’ style guide on upholding use of Gulf of MexicoThe Associated Press said it was barred from sending a reporter to Tuesday’s Oval Office executive order signing in an effort to “punish” the agency for its style guidance on upholding the use of the name of the Gulf of Mexico, in lieu of Donald Trump’s preferred name for the geographic landmark as the Gulf of America.AP’s executive editor, Julie Pace, said in a statement: “As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs billions of people around the world

Lattouf’s unlawful termination claim against ABC examines how and why she was sacked after posting on social media about Israel-Gaza war. Follow the hearing live.Green disagrees with Boncardo over whether she used the word “impartial” in her conversation with Lattouf.Boncardo: “Do you agree that you said something to the effect that it was probably best she keep a low profile on social media? Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/live/2025/feb/12/antoinette-lattouf-vs-abc-unlawful-termination-hearing-live-news-updates-ita-buttrose-day-seven-elizabeth-green-simon-melkman-ben-latimer-ntwnfb Author : Amanda Meade Media correspondent Publish date : 2025-02-12 00:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Total of 89 contracts ended, essentially wiping out agency’s research arm, the Institute of Education SciencesElon Musk and the Trump administration’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has terminated nearly $1bn in US Department of Education contracts, in effect eliminating a research office that tracks US students’ progress.After announcing $101m would be slashed from 29 DEI training grants on Monday, the Doge account on Twitter/X said that Musk’s team terminated 89 contracts worth a total of $881m on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/doge-education-department-cuts-trump Author : Erum Salam Publish date : 2025-02-11 22:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

President dismisses Biden-appointed chair of Federal Labor Relations Authority to advance ‘America-First agenda’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has fired a top official at the independent agency responsible for labor relations with the federal government.Susan Tsui Grundmann, one of three board members at the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), has been dismissed, a White House official told the Guardian. She served as the agency’s chair. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/trump-labor-flra-firing Author : Michael Sainato Publish date : 2025-02-11 21:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Deputy prime minister says government has ‘hit the ground running’ with Trump. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastR&D review makes for ‘sobering reading’: HusicAustralia is at risk of “being left behind” because of a failure to leverage research and development for economic gain, an expert panel has warned.The panel says there’s an over-reliance on our good fortune, leaving us unprepared to achieve sustained economic growth.They describe our economy as one of the least differentiated in the world. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/12/australia-politics-live-marles-trade-tariffs-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-steel-aluminium-question-time-election-campaign-ntwnfb Author : Krishani Dhanji Publish date : 2025-02-11 20:09:00

Marc Fogel, 63, had been convicted of smuggling marijuana in to Russia and was sentenced to 14 years in prisonMarc Fogel, a Pennsylvania schoolteacher who has been held in Russia since 2021, has been released after a visit to Moscow by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, the White House said on Tuesday.“Today, President Donald J. Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are able to announce that Mr. Witkoff is leaving Russian airspace with Marc Fogel, an American who was detained by Russia,” the White House said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/russia-us-prisoner-trump-marc-fogel Author : Guardian staff

Matildas and Chelsea star had denied charge and was cleared at Kingston crown courtSam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment after calling a police officer “fucking stupid and white” after he doubted her claims of being “held hostage” in taxi.Kerr showed no emotion during the reading of the verdict, which the jury delivered after a little over four hours of deliberation, but gave a thumbs up to her barrister Grace Forbes. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/feb/11/sam-kerr-found-not-guilty-of-racially-aggravated-harassment-of-police-officer-ntwnfb Author : Sammy Gecsoyler Publish date : 2025-02-11 17:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

More than 1,200 officers involved in dawn raids in and around Palermo, reportedly biggest operation against Cosa Nostra since 1984Italian police have arrested almost 150 people in a significant operation against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, areas of which remain in the grip of powerful Cosa Nostra clans.Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people on Tuesday, 36 of whom were already in custody, for crimes including mafia-type criminal association, attempted murder, extortion, drug trafficking and illegal gambling, police said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/sicily-police-palermo-mafia-crackdown-cosa-nostra Author : Agence France-Presse in Rome Publish date : 2025-02-11 15:53:00 Copyright for

Democrats and scholars fear Trump will create a constitutional crisis by defying the courts blocking the administration’s efforts to upend federal governmentConcerns that the Trump administration would ignore court orders were heightened yesterday, when a federal judge said that the White House had ignored his ruling ordering an end to a freeze on federal funding. Here’s more on that, from the Guardian’s Anna Betts:A federal judge said on Monday that the Trump administration had defied his order to unfreeze billions in federal funding and issued a directive demanding that the government “immediately restore frozen funding”.We call upon our elected representatives

Confirmation of snub comes after JD Vance criticises Europe’s ‘excessive regulation’ of technologyThe US and the UK have refused to sign the Paris AI summit’s declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence, in a blow to hopes for a concerted approach to developing and regulating the technology.The two countries did not immediately explain their reasons for not adding their names to a document backed by 60 signatories on Tuesday, including China, India, Japan, Australia and Canada. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/11/us-uk-paris-ai-summit-artificial-intelligence-declaration Author : Dan Milmo in Paris Publish date : 2025-02-11 13:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Countries have not immediately explained their reasons for not signing declarationJD Vance continues, talking about “revolutionary applications” of AI and the need to deregulate to allow for its fast development and its roll out.Our administration, the Trump administration, believes that AI will have countless revolutionary applications and economic innovation, job creation, national security, health care, free expression and beyond, and to restrict its development now will not only unfairly benefit incumbents in the space, it would mean paralysing one of the most promising technologies we have seen in generations.I’m not here this morning to talk about AI safety, which was