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Australian billionaires make $67,000 an hour, Oxfam says in call for tax on super-rich

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Australian billionaires make ,000 an hour, Oxfam says in call for tax on super-rich
Analysis shows local billionaire wealth rose by 8% last year, meaning tycoons such as Gina Rinehart make 1,300 times more than average person’s payWealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report findsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s 47 billionaires take home an average of A$67,000 an hour, over 1,300 times more than the average Australian, new Oxfam analysis reveals, as the anti-poverty organisation calls for the major parties to tax the fortunes of the super-rich to tackle inequality.Using data from Forbes’ real-time billionaires list –
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Chrystia Freeland warns of Trump’s ‘existential risk’ to Canada in campaign launch

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Freeland casts herself as ‘battle tested leader’ and most capable of negotiating with an unpredictable White HouseWho could replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal party?Chrystia Freeland has warned of the “existential risk” to Canada posed by Donald Trump, casting herself as a “battle tested leader with the scars to prove it” during the formal launch of her bid to be the country’s next prime minister.Freeland, who has presented herself as the figure most capable of negotiating with a protectionist and unpredictable White House, held her formal campaign launch the day before the incoming president’s inauguration and pledged “dollar
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Australia news live: Dutton calls for six-year minimum sentences for terror crimes; Joe Hockey tips ‘measured’ Trump inauguration speech

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLambie says Labor doing ‘a fair bit of clean up’ from nine years of CoalitionAsked about polling showing Peter Dutton had drawn level to Anthony Albanese as preferred PM, and whether this could be attributed to Dutton’s stance on law and order, Jacqui Lambie responded:It hasn’t got any worse or better, I can assure you. You didn’t get much out of him after nine years, but if people want to fall back into that and go, well, you know, Labor’s had three years and that’s all we’re
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Biden posthumously pardons civil rights leader Marcus Garvey

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Activist who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s influenced Malcolm X and other leader leadersPresident Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention.Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey, with supporters arguing that Garvey’s conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the increasingly popular leader who spoke of racial pride. After Garvey was convicted,
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Trump launches crypto meme coin as price soars ahead of inauguration

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Asset triples in price from $20 per token to more than $70, with at least $24bn in trading as of Sunday morningDonald Trump has launched a cryptocurrency “meme coin” ahead of his inauguration for a second term as US president, called $Trump.He announced the launch on Truth Social and X on Friday night. The asset has since soared in value, more than tripling in price from about $20 per token to more than $70, with at least $24bn in trading volume as of Sunday morning and more than $14bn in market capitalization. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/19/trump-crypto-meme-coin Author :
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Victorian RSL clubs spent only 1.5% of pokies revenue on veteran welfare, study finds

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Financial analysis shows clubs took $2.1bn in gambling revenue over 10-year period but spent 12 times more on business expenses than support programsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnly 1.5% of the money lost by gamblers in poker machines in Victorian RSLs over several years went towards improving veteran welfare, new research shows.The study, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, analysed records submitted to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission over a 10-year period.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/20/victorian-rsl-clubs-spent-only-15-of-pokies-revenue-on-veteran-welfare-study-finds Author : Donna
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TikTok users posting cat videos do not threaten UK national security, minister says

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Darren Jones defends decision to allow app to continue running in UK as it stops working in US ahead of national banTikTok users posting videos of cats or dancing do not pose a security threat to the UK, a cabinet minister has said, as he defended the government’s decision not to ban the Chinese-owned video platform.Darren Jones defended the government’s decision to allow the app to continue running in Britain, even as it stopped working in the US before a federal ban comes into force. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/19/tiktok-users-posting-cat-videos-do-not-threaten-uk-national-security-minister-says Author : Kiran Stacey Political correspondent Publish date :
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Gaza ceasefire finally begins after three hours of delay and Israeli strikes

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Hamas prepares to free three hostages as aid trucks arrive at border crossing, but fears abound over fragility of dealIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesHow will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work?Israel and Hamas have begun a long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza that started hours behind schedule amid growing concerns over the fragility of the deal to end 15 months of brutal war.The truce came into force a day before the inauguration of the US president Donald Trump, who had demanded an end to the fighting in Gaza. Hamas was preparing to release three Israeli women held hostage – including the
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‘This is about witnesses speaking their truth’: Prince Harry gets his day in court against Murdoch’s newspapers

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The Duke of Sussex and the former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson are the last two claimants still suingAn extraordinary personal legal battle which has been years in preparation is to pit one of the most famous members of the British royal family against the world’s best-known media baron this week. On Tuesday Prince Harry’s lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group, owners of the Sun and the now defunct News of the World, will officially begin at the High Court in London.Fifth in line to the throne, King Charles’s younger son lives in self-imposed exile in California, but is due
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The three female hostages Hamas says it will release first under the ceasefire deal

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A British-Israeli citizen, a Nova festivalgoer and a veterinary nurse are the three women to be freedIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesA ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has taken effect, pausing a 15-month war that has brought devastation and political change to the Middle East.As part of the deal, three Israeli hostages are due to be released later on Sunday, named by Hamas as Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/19/gaza-ceasefire-deal-female-hostages-hamas-release Author : Peter Beaumont Publish date : 2025-01-19 11:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes into force following delay over release of hostage list – live

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Hamas says it will free Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher after Israel delayed start of ceasefire until named releasedFull story: Gaza ceasefire begins after delay and Israeli strikesHow will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work?Israeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a brief televised address on Sunday that the political echelon had directed the military to delay implementation and that it retained freedom to continue attacks in the Gaza Strip as long as
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Israel security cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire agreement

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Ratification comes after delay led to fears that deal would come unstuck. It now passes to full cabinet for signoffMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s security cabinet has ratified a ceasefire deal to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause the 15-month war for an initial six weeks.The approval came after an unexpected delay that sparked fears that last-minute disagreements between Israel and Hamas might scuttle the agreement. Far-right members of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government also threatened to derail months of work to end the conflict. Continue reading... Source link
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Kyle & Jackie O Show drew nearly half of all decency complaints on Australian radio in last financial year

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Exclusive: Kiis FM show promises to ‘behave’ in 2025 as regulator reveals 146 complaints made to broadcaster about material in 2023-24Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereAlmost half of all complaints made in the last financial year about decency standards on Australian radio were about The Kyle & Jackie O Show, the Guardian can reveal.In the 2023-2024 financial year, 321 complaints were made to radio stations across Australia about “material not suitable for broadcast”. Of these, 146 complaints (45%) were about The Kyle & Jackie O Show.Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a
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Bank of England delays rules designed to avoid banking crash by a year

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Donald Trump’s return to White House and Rachel Reeves’s call for regulators to help drive UK growth taken into accountBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England will further delay capital rules meant to prevent another 2008-style crash, as it weighs the impact of Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s call for regulators to help drive UK growth.The Bank’s regulatory arm said it was delaying the date by which banks had to implement Basel 3.1 rules by a year, to January 2027. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/17/bank-of-england-delays-basel-bank-capital-rules Author : Kalyeena Makortoff and Mark
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Timothée Chalamet’s red-carpet ride adds to Lime bikes’ ‘fashion credentials’

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Actor’s premiere entry shows how the electric rental bikes have shifted gear from everyday commuter transportWobbling along on a scuffed-up, muddy Lime bike is a journey that will be familiar to many commuters. But riding one to to the premiere of your new Oscar-tipped film? Less so.That Timothée Chalamet turned up to the London red carpet of A Complete Unknown on a Lime is a new high for the clunky electric bikes, which in recent years have shifted gear from quotidian to cool. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/17/timothee-chalamet-lime-bikes-fashion-credentials Author : Ellie Violet Bramley Publish date : 2025-01-17 12:35:00 Copyright
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Israeli security cabinet meets to vote on ceasefire deal | First Thing

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said the release of hostages will begin on Sunday if the deal passes. Plus, test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX ends in failureGood morning.The release of hostages seized by Hamas in its 7 October 2023 attack on Israel is expected to begin on Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said, provided the security cabinet passes the deal. At time of writing, the cabinet’s meeting – where it will discuss and vote on the deal – was underway.Has the fighting continued? Yes. Israeli strikes have continued, with Palestinian authorities said late on Thursday that at least 86 people
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine police conduct nationwide raids over draft evasion

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Ukrainian police said officers were conducting 200 searches nationwide amid probe into illegal exit of military-aged men from the countryA Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s southern city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday killed at least three people and injured others, the regional governor said.The attack damaged an educational facility and a residential building, he added on Telegram. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/17/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2025-01-17 11:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Jimmy Mizen’s killer recalled to prison after breaching licence conditions

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Jake Fahri served 14 years in jail for the murder of the London schoolboyJake Fahri, 35, who served 14 years in jail for the murder of the London schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions, the Probation Service said.A Probation Service spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with Jimmy Mizen’s family who deserve better than to see their son’s murderer shamelessly boasting about his violent crime. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/17/jimmy-mizen-killer-jake-fahri-recalled-to-prison-after-breaching-licence-conditions Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-01-17 10:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Gaza ceasefire live: Israel security cabinet due to vote on hostage deal

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says that security cabinet will meet today following earlier delays Analysis: Islamist groups will emerge from Gaza war weakenedDuring his final press conference earlier on Thursday, US secretary of state Antony Blinken was heckled by two journalists who criticised him for his support for the war in Gaza.That includes providing Israel with diplomatic support at the UN – blocking multiple calls for a ceasefire – and continuing to send billions of dollars worth of weapons to Israel despite concerns within his own department it is committing human rights violations. Reuters reports:“Criminal! Why aren’t you in The Hague,”
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Starmer urged to prioritise child sexual exploitation victims

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Charities and experts call for national conversation to move away from sensationalism after Musk criticismKeir Starmer must move the conversation on child sexual exploitation away from sensationalism to support for victims who have had help and protection reduced in recent years, charities, campaigners and experts have said.A joint statement, whose signatories include government services contractors such as the Salvation Army and the Snowdrop Project, says changes in the law have made it harder for survivors to be recognised as victims and to access support services. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/17/starmer-child-sexual-exploitation-victims-elon-musk-criticism Author : Haroon Siddique and Jamie Grierson Publish date
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Streeting defends pace of plans for adult social care reform – UK politics live

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Ministers to launch historic commission to reform ‘failing’ system amid warnings the NHS risks being overwhelmedHealth secretary Wes Streeting has defended the government’s proposed timeline for reforming social care.Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme he stressed there would be action taken in this parliament. He said “successive governments led by Labour, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and the SNP have all failed on social care.”If anyone is going to help us to break the cycle of bad politics, knock heads together, and forge the national consensus I think we need on social care, it is Louise Casey.And that work
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Police investigate after reports of prison attack on Sara Sharif’s father

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Urfan Sharif said to have been treated for injuries to his neck and face after attack in his cell in Belmarsh prisonPolice are investigating reports that the father of the schoolgirl Sara Sharif had his throat cut in an assault by fellow inmates while in prison for her murder.Urfan Sharif, 43, is said to have been attacked in Belmarsh prison, south London, by two men who rushed into his cell with a weapon made from a tuna tin lid, according to the Sun. The assault is said to have happened on New Year’s Day and caused injuries to his neck
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Bodies of British woman and South African fiance found in Vietnam tourist villa

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No evidence of physical trauma on Greta Marie Otteson and Arno Els Quinton, who were found in separate rooms The bodies of a British woman and her fiance have been discovered in separate rooms at a tourist villa in Vietnam, police said.The victims were named locally as Greta Marie Otteson, a 33-year-old Briton, and Arno Els Quinton, a 36-year-old South African, who were staying at the complex in Hội An in the central Quang Nam province. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/bodies-of-british-woman-and-her-fiance-discovered-in-vietnam-tourist-villa Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-01-03 07:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Badenoch’s department wrote to Treasury after Dyson lobbying over potential tax break

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Business department raised issue of patent box benefit after meeting that took place last June, documents showKemi Badenoch instructed her department to write to the Treasury about a potential tax break after an intervention from Dyson, documents have revealed.In the minutes of a meeting during her time as business secretary last June, seen by the Guardian, it said Ian Robertson, a board member at the vacuum cleaner and air-filter maker, lobbied Badenoch on the patent box tax benefit that had “worked very successfully but now that corporation tax has risen but the patent box has not losing its effectiveness”. Continue
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‘Unimaginable tragedy’ for central Victorian community as three-year-old boy found dead after caravan fire

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Police continue investigation into child’s body found after firefighters put out blaze in BoortGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA regional community is mourning an “unimaginable tragedy” after a three-year-old boy was found dead following a caravan fire.Emergency services were called to Lake View Street in Boort, north-central Victoria, at about 5.50pm on Thursday after reports a caravan had caught fire.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/02/child-found-dead-after-a-caravan-fire-in-central-victoria Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-01-03 06:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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