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Unlawful termination hearing is examining how and why ABC removed journalist from the Radio Sydney Mornings show in December 2023We’re backJustice Darryl Rangiah let’s everyone know he can’t sit beyond 4.15pm today, but makes clear he’s not inviting the parties to take up all of that time. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/live/2025/feb/28/antoinette-lattouf-vs-abc-unlawful-terminantion-hearing-live-updates-buttrose-anderson-ntwnfb Author : Nino Bucci Courts and justice reporter Publish date : 2025-02-28 00:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Xiao Qian signals Beijing will regularly send more warships to region. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSafety net for laid off fashion group workersWorkers out of a job after the collapse of fashion retailer Mosiac Group will be guaranteed their entitlements after the federal government fast-tracked access to its worker safety net scheme.Staff are largely women, many balancing part-time employment with care responsibilities, and highly reliant on their pay, so we want to ensure they have as much certainty as possible around their finances going forward. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/28/australia-news-live-creative-australia-adrian-collette-greens-election-cost-of-living-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb

US president was questioned about defence deal during meeting with UK prime minister Keir StarmerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian politicians have played down a slip from Donald Trump, who initially failed to understand a question about Aukus posed by a British reporter.The US president was questioned about the Australia-UK-US defence deal during a meeting with the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, in the Oval Office.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/28/donald-trump-aukus-what-does-that-mean-uk-australia-defence-deal Author : Emily Wind Publish date : 2025-02-27

Website arrives before government’s two-week ultimatum to schools and universities to dismantle programDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The Trump administration has launched a controversial online portal allowing citizens to report diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in public schools, escalating an aggressive campaign to purge those initiatives from American education.Unveiled on Thursday, the Department of Education’s “End DEI” portal arrived just before the expiration of the administration’s contentious two-week ultimatum for schools and universities to dismantle DEI programs or face funding cuts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/trump-administration-dei-reporting-website Author

Rhianan Rudd, 16, was referred to Prevent by her mother after becoming ‘fixated on Hitler’, inquest toldA teenager who killed herself after becoming the youngest person in the UK to be charged with terror offences had been groomed online by an American “neo-Nazi”, an inquest has been told.Sixteen-year-old Rhianan Rudd, who was autistic, had been referred to the government’s Prevent counter-radicalisation programme by her mother, Emily Carter, the counsel to the inquest Edward Pleeth told the hearing. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/27/uk-teenager-killed-herself-terror-charges-groomed-neo-nazi-inquest Author : Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent Publish date : 2025-02-27 19:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Agency had accused banking giant of cheating consumers out of more than $2bn in interest payments on savings accountsThe US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday dropped a legal action against Capital One, which the agency had accused last month of cheating consumers out of more than $2bn in interest payments on savings accounts.The dismissal continues Donald Trump’s rapid moves to dismantle the agency, which he has said should be eliminated, but comes the same day as his nominee to head the CFPB, Jonathan McKernan, testified before the Senate in a confirmation hearing. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/us-consumer-watchdog-drops-case-capital-one Author

Estimated 987,000 people aged 16 to 24 were not in education, employment or training in October to DecemberExperts say the UK faces a youth jobs crisis after a rise in the number of young people not in education, employment or training (neets) to almost a million, the highest level in more than a decade.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show there were about 987,000 young people aged 16 to 24 who were neets in October to December last year, up from 877,000 in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the highest level since 2013. Continue reading... Source link :

First such request in 29 years blames economic hardship and climate crisis for high livestock prices and shortagesKing Mohammed VI has urged his fellow Moroccans not to slaughter sheep for upcoming Eid al-Adha festivities as the country grapples with dwindling herds due to a six-year drought.The request was delivered on Wednesday by the minister of Islamic affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, who read a letter on the monarch’s behalf on the state-run Al Aoula TV channel. He cited economic hardship and the climate crisis as reasons for the rising prices of livestock and sheep shortage in the north African state. Continue reading...

Stay of lower court ruling comes as Trump administration said it is eliminating $60bn worth of US assistance around the worldTrump administration briefing: president praises Doge’s efforts and threatens US mediaAs Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a

Rights experts say group who have been detained for more than 10 years face high risk of torture and imprisonmentDozens of Uyghurs have been deported from Thailand to China in the face of warnings from human rights experts that they will face a high risk of torture, enforced disappearance and imprisonment.Local media reported that several trucks with their windows covered were seen in the early hours of Thursday leaving the Bangkok immigration centre where 48 Uyghurs had been held during their more than 10 years in Thai detention. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/27/thailand-deports-dozens-of-uyghurs-to-china-despite-torture-fears Author : Helen Davidson and Rebecca

Starmer said he wants Trump to agree that, in the event of a peace settlement in Ukraine, US will offer security guarantees that make it durableEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to take part in an informal meeting on Ukraine and European security, the European Commission has just confirmed. Jakub Krupa has more on his Europe live blog.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, has confirmed that President Trump has the ability to veto the deal that the UK has negotiated transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Isands to Mauritius. Speaking on ITV’s Peston last night,

Independent review also calls for ban on other ‘legal, but harmful’ material that is degrading, violent or misogynistic Pornography depicting strangulation should be made illegal along with other kinds of “legal but harmful” sexual material, according to an independent government review.The recommendation is one of 32 made to the UK government by the Conservative peer Gabby Bertin, who was commissioned by the former prime minister Rishi Sunak to scrutinise the industry in 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/27/ban-pornography-depicting-strangulation-review-urges-ministers Author : Dan Milmo Global technology editor Publish date : 2025-02-27 10:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The brothers, who are dual UK-US nationals, were given a travel ban in December 2023 amid trafficking allegationsThe statement from the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism says that “the two defendants of dual British-American citizenship” have been allowed to travel, but have to report when summoned and any violation of this condition could lead to stricter restrictions on their movement.Here it is in full (in Romanian). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/27/andrew-tate-tristan-romania-us-uk-europe-latest-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-02-27 08:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Focusing foreign aid on infectious diseases has allowed a rise in cancer and diabetes that African governments don’t have resources to fight, says Dr Githinji GitahiHealth services in Africa are at risk of “collapse in the next few years” due to soaring chronic diseases, a senior public health leader has warned.Foreign aid to Africa has been focused on infectious diseases, leaving conditions such as cancer and diabetes to escalate, said Dr Githinji Gitahi, group CEO of Amref Health Africa. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/27/africas-medical-system-risks-collapse-in-next-few-years-warns-health-leader Author : Kat Lay, Global health correspondent, in Kigali Publish date : 2025-02-27 07:00:00 Copyright

Hilda Jackson and fellow residents partied with strobe lights, glowsticks and drum’n’bass from festival-headlinerIt was a birthday party that would do even the most seasoned raver proud, with strobe lighting, glow sticks and a headline act who has played some of the biggest festivals in the UK.The birthday girl sipped on champagne, while guests helped themselves to free-flowing cocktails from a pop-up bar run by Jägermeister. This was not an Instagram influencer’s Ibiza pool party, however – it was Hilda Jackson’s 105th-birthday rave in her Derbyshire care home. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/27/im-still-dancing-derbyshire-woman-has-105th-birthday-rave-at-care-home Author : Hannah Al-Othman North of

Rory Amon committed to stand trial on 10 separate charges, including sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former New South Wales Liberal MP has been committed to stand trial over multiple alleged sexual assaults.Rory Amon is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy he knew on Sydney’s northern beaches in 2017. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/27/rory-amon-nsw-liberal-party-mp-alleged-sexual-assault-teen-boy-charges-plea-hearing-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-27 04:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jack Gibson-Burrell, 21, released after flagging he will fight more than 50 offences and being accused of painting on Melbourne landmarksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne man alleged to be the creator of the prolific “Pam the Bird” graffiti has been released back into the community to live with his grandmother in Geelong, who has warned it is “my house, my rules”.Jack Gibson-Burrell’s legal team successfully argued for their client to be granted bail under strict conditions including not possessing abseiling-related equipment or graffiti implements, a

Gaza ceasefire appears to hold, though it remains unclear whether exchange would include all 602 Palestinian prisoners who were due for release on SaturdaySee all our Middle East coverageHamas has handed over the bodies of four hostages, and Israel has released some Palestinian prisoners, as the five-week-old ceasefire appeared to get back on track after a breach that had brought fears of a return to war in Gaza.The bodies of the hostages were transferred to the Red Cross in southern Gaza and driven to the border point at Kerem Shalom at about midnight. Meanwhile, a convoy of buses carrying Palestinian

Winston Peters says he told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi not enough warning was given about recent navy exercises that forced planes to divertNew Zealand’s foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China’s recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday.The issue was a lack of notice given to New Zealand over the military exercises off its coast, Winston Peters told reporters in Beijing after meetings with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and vice premier Han Zheng. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/27/new-zealands-top-diplomat-tells-china-sudden-live-fire-drills-represent-failure-in-relationship Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-02-27 00:39:00

Unlawful termination hearing is examining how and why ABC removed journalist from the Radio Sydney Mornings show in December 2023Day eight beginsAnd we’re off! Court has just started.The issue for me was not whether Ms Lattouf was pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli. Rather, the issue was that Ms Lattouf appeared to be an activist in relation to the Israel-Gaza conflict, which was a serious and contentious matter of concern in the community, regardless of which side of that conflict she was an activist for. I do not support the hiring of activists of any cause to the ABC. Continue reading... Source link

Case from Ohio woman could transform workplace discrimination claims and lead to flood of lawsuitsThe US supreme court justices appeared to lean on Wednesday toward making it easier for people from “majority backgrounds”, such as white or heterosexual people, to pursue workplace discrimination claims, as they heard an appeal by an Ohio woman who claims she was denied a promotion and demoted because she is heterosexual.The court heard oral arguments in a case that has the potential to transform workplace discrimination claims and unleash a flood of lawsuits from white people, straight people and men. Continue reading... Source link :

The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says the proposal will deliver more flights for Australians, create more jobs and strengthen competition in the aviation sector. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGambling giant Sportsbet will no longer advertise live betting odds and multi-bet options during sport broadcasts, acknowledging strong community criticism.The decision has been made despite the federal government’s decision to defer any action on gambling ads until after the election.Sportsbet can confirm that after listening to stakeholder and community sentiment on gambling advertising, we have taken the decision to remove integrations and ‘odds style’

Trump’s budget chief and head of personnel management direct bosses to provide detailed plans by 13 MarchUS government agency heads have been given a 13 March deadline to produce a plan for drastically slashing the federal workforce as Donald Trump reinforced warnings that workers who failed to account for what they do could be fired.A White House memo issued on Wednesday directed bosses to provide details of their workforce reduction plans in the most specific instruction yet to managers to cut stuff who are deemed unnecessary or inefficient. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/federal-layoffs-trump Author : Robert Tait in Washington

Guo Qingshan’s image of a cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River in Hubei province has been viewed millions of timesA cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River has become an overnight sensation in China after a Shanghai-based designer posted a photo of it earlier this month likening it to a dog.Guo Qingshan took the photo, which he captioned “Puppy Mountain”, while on a hike near his home town of Yichang, in Hubei province, in late January. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/viral-photo-makes-puppy-mountain-in-china-an-instant-sensation Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-26 17:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

European Commission recommits to 90% emissions cut by 2040, and will support steel and cement in transitionThe EU executive has insisted it will stay the course on its climate goals, while setting out plans to help Europe’s most polluting industries reach the green transition and watering down environmental reporting demands on companies.Publishing its “clean industrial deal” on Wednesday, the European Commission said it had a plan to help polluting industries, such as steel and cement, make the switch to the net zero emissions future, as well as boosting clean tech companies, such as firms making electric vehicle charging points. Continue