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Reserve Bank of Australia leaves cash rate unchanged amid hotly contested federal election campaignElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank of Australia has left rates on hold at 4.1% in a widely anticipated decision that keeps the independent central bank on the sidelines amid a hotly contested election campaign.In an accompanying statement that is likely to firm bets for a cut at the next meeting in May, the monetary policy board showed building confidence that inflation is returning to target – even if members remained “cautious about

President backs ‘commonsense reforms’ to stop soaring resale prices as singer urges Congress to pass legislationDonald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that aimed to protect fans by cracking down on “exploitative ticket scalping” and introduced “commonsense reforms” to the way live entertainment events are priced.Flanked by a bespangled Kid Rock in the Oval Office, Trump signed what he called a “very serious” order designed to protect fans from “having to pay crazy prices” for tickets. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-executive-order-ticket-scalpers-kid-rock Author : Lauren Gambino Publish date : 2025-04-01 02:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Group’s chief executive condemns president’s ‘dangerous’ agenda and says funding cuts will cause ‘devastation’The reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood said on Monday the Trump administration would cut federal family planning funding as of Tuesday, affecting birth control, cancer screenings and other services for low-income people.Planned Parenthood said that nine of its affiliates received notice that funding would be withheld under a program known as Title X, which has supported healthcare services for the poor since 1970. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-planned-parenthood Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-04-01 01:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US Investment Accelerator will oversee the semiconductor production boosting law signed in to law in August 2022Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday setting up a new entity to take over the Chips Act program and speed up corporate investments in the US.The United States Investment Accelerator within the commerce department will oversee implementing the Chips and Science Act, a 2022 law that made $52.7bn in subsidies available for semiconductor chips manufacturing and production. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-order-chips-act Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-03-31 23:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘Large-scale’ emergency response launched but later scaled down, while girl’s next of kin given supportA search is under way to find an 11-year-old girl after she fell into the River Thames in east London, police have said.Metropolitan police officers were called to reports that the child had entered the river close to Bargehouse Causeway, near London City airport, at about 1.15pm on Monday. Emergency services launched a “large-scale response” to the incident, the force said, but the search was later scaled down. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/31/search-under-way-for-girl-11-who-fell-into-thames-in-east-london Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-03-31 20:45:00 Copyright for syndicated

Move is latest in controversial method of deporting people from Guantánamo to prison abroad without US due processThe 17 additional people the US shipped off to a prison in El Salvador on Sunday and accused of being tied to transnational gangs were sent there from immigration detention at Guantánamo Bay, a White House official confirmed to the Guardian on Monday afternoon.The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced the overnight military transfer, asserting that the group included “murderers and rapists” from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs, which the Trump administration has recently labeled foreign terrorists. Continue reading... Source link

PM in South Australia to commit $150m towards Flinders hospital clinic. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe fight for Boothby and Sturt in South AustraliaMore from Dan who is travelling with the prime minister today. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/01/australia-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-cost-of-living-housing-interest-rates-rba-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-03-31 19:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

President issues full pardon to veteran Thomas Caldwell and commutes Jason Galanis’s 14-year prison sentenceDonald Trump has issued a full pardon to another person involved with the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol and commuted the sentence of a former business associate of Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s scandal-plagued son.Thomas Caldwell, 69, of Berryville, Virginia has been granted a pardon for his alleged role in the Capitol attack following a series of pardons Trump has given out to those involved with or present during the events on 6 January 2021. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-pardon-jan-6-hunter-biden Author : Marina Dunbar

Trump administration’s slashes to prevention and access expansion likely to erode progress on eliminating epidemicThe federal government has cancelled dozens of grants to study how to prevent new HIV infections and expand access to care, decimating progress toward eliminating the epidemic in the United States, scientists say.The National Institutes of Health (NIH) terminated at least 145 grants related to researching advancements in HIV care that had been awarded nearly $450m in federal funds. The cuts have been made in phases over the last month. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/trump-administration-hiv-research-grant-cuts Author : Rosalind Adams Publish date : 2025-03-31 17:12:00 Copyright

Donald Trump accused of damaging US ability to respond to disasters through cuts to foreign aid programmes.As aid from China, Russia, India and the UK begins to flow into Myanmar, there is a conspicuous gap in global support from the world’s richest country: the US.The powerful 7.7-magnitude quake that struck central Myanmar on Friday has caused widespread destruction, flattening swathes of the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay, and even a tower block in the Thai capital, Bangkok, more than 600 miles (1,000km) away. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/31/myanmar-earthquake-us-slow-to-act-as-other-countries-step-in Author : Kate Lamb and Rebecca Ratcliffe Publish date : 2025-03-31 15:47:00

Downing Street says it ‘reserves right’ to respond to protect national interest when US levies are announced this weekUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has admitted the UK will be hit by more tariffs when Donald Trump announces his latest round of trade barriers on Wednesday, and said it “reserves the right” to respond to protect the national interest.Ministers are now expecting the UK to be hit by a tariff that will apply to all countries as part of the US president’s “liberation day”, despite hoping to have secured a carve out. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/31/no-10-concedes-uk-will-be-hit-by-new-trump-tariffs Author

The drama teachers behind the young actors in the Netflix smash say their lack of recognition ‘has caused wide upset’Adolescence’s stratospheric success has catapulted its young cast of unknown actors into the limelight. Reams of headlines have suggested that they have come from nowhere – yet the grassroots regional drama schools that trained them say this overlooks their hard work.To find undiscovered talent for the show, Adolescence’s casting director, Shaheen Baig, visited two northern drama schools that work with children from underrepresented and deprived communities. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/31/adolescence-drama-schools-hit-out-at-stars-from-nowhere-narrative Author : Rachel Hall Publish date : 2025-03-31 12:54:00

President tells NBC ‘there are methods’ in securing a third term despite constitutional barriersImmigration remains a strength for Donald Trump, but his handling of tariffs is getting more negative feedback, according to a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. About half of US adults approve of Trump’s approach to immigration, the survey shows, but only about 4 in 10 have a positive view of the way he’s handling the economy and trade negotiations. The poll indicates that many Americans are still on board with Trump’s efforts to ramp up deportations and restrict immigration. But it also

Sweeping order from military covers most of city in southern GazaThe Israeli military said on Monday that an inquiry had found that on 23 March, troops opened fire on a group of vehicles that included ambulances and fire trucks when the vehicles approached a position without prior coordination and without headlights or emergency signals.It said several militants belonging to the militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad were killed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/31/israel-orders-rafah-evacuation-yemen-iran-middle-east-crisis-live Author : Tom Ambrose (now) and Vicky Graham (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-31 10:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

French far right leader and eight National Rally MEPs found guilty in embezzlement caseThe judges have begun reading their verdicts.Patrick Maisonneuve, lawyer for the European parliament, arriving in court, said that what was at stake was the embezzlement of European taxpayers’ funds. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/31/france-marine-le-pen-embezzlement-verdict-europe-news-live Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-03-31 09:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

UK PM hosting international summit in London in attempt to crack down on organised immigration crimeGood morning. Keir Starmer is opening a big international summit in London this morning which shows, according to Downing Street, that Britian is “spearheading the toughest ever international crackdown on organised immigration crime”. Here is the news release from No 10 and here is Kiran Stacey’s overnight preview story.To coincide with the event, Starmer has written an article for the Daily Mail summing up his approach to illegal immigration. He starts by saying people are right to be angry about the problem.I know many of

World Health Organization issues flash appeal for $8m of emergency support amid frantic search for survivorsA Myanmar Muslim organization says more than 700 worshipers were killed when the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the country at Friday prayer time during the holy month of Ramadan. The country’s military-led government has put the death toll so far at 1,7000, Associated Press reports.The news agency states that it is not clear at this moment whether the 700 worshippers, reported dead by the Spring Revolution Myanmar Muslim Network, are included in the government figures given by government spokesperson Maj Gen Zaw Min Tun on

Sixth-formers discuss the hit show and what it is really like to be a young male in Britain todayWarning: contains spoilersPodcast: What teenage boys really think of girls, influencers and pornEveryone from the prime minister down seems to have a view on Adolescence, the Netflix smash about a teenage murder fuelled by social media and toxic masculinity.But there is one voice missing from the debate: teenage boys themselves. We gathered a group of sixth-formers from Xaverian college in Manchester to get their views on the show, and find out what it is really like to be a teenage boy in

Adelaide records driest period in decades and Perth swelters through temperatures above 35C as BoM forecasts record rainfall in QueenslandElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFrom intense rain and floods to heatwaves and drought, Australians across the country faced weather extremes as politicians headed into their first full week of campaigning.Queensland cities and towns were still dealing with the effects of flooding on Monday, including extensive stock losses and widespread damage, after a year’s worth of rain fell in a matter of days.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news

Testing had previously revealed the mine was emitting more than 11 times the legal limit of dust containing heavy metalsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe operators of Cadia goldmine have been ordered to pay $350,000 in fines and convicted of three offences after a prosecution by the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority.Cadia Holdings Limited, trading as Cadia Valley Operations, pleaded guilty to three offences under the environmental protection act relating to breaches of clean air regulations at the mine in central west NSW.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s

Federal court hears Nick McKenzie allegedly told a witness that Roberts-Smith’s ex-wife and her friend were ‘actively briefing us on his legal strategy’Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Roberts-Smith has argued his case should be retried because there was a “miscarriage of justice” caused by the alleged “misconduct” of Nick McKenzie, the Nine journalist whom Roberts-Smith unsuccessfully sued for defamation.In an interlocutory application, published by the federal court in Sydney on Monday, Roberts-Smith claimed that McKenzie “engaged in wilful misconduct in the proceedings by improperly and unlawfully obtaining

More than 300,000 without power as storm, expected to continue overnight, pummels Ottawa, Quebec and OntarioMore than 300,000 Canadians faced power outages in parts of Ontario on Sunday as an ice storm pummeled the region over the weekend, according to electricity provider Hydro One.Environment Canada issued winter storm warnings for freezing rain in Ottawa, parts of Quebec and Ontario, with the risk of snow mixed with or transitioning to ice pellets expected to continue until Monday morning in some regions. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/30/canada-ontario-ottawa-quebec-power-outage Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-03-30 22:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Red Cross says devastation is of a level not seen in Asia for over a century as more than 1,700 people killedRescue volunteers, many of them poorly equipped local people, raced to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings across central Myanmar, two days after a huge earthquake killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.Red Cross officials said Myanmar was facing “a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia”, after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck near the centre of the country on Friday afternoon, followed minutes later

Two girls, boy and 46-year-old woman all in stable condition after the attack in Baulkham HillsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree children and a woman have been taken to hospital after a stabbing attack on Monday morning in a suburb in Sydney’s north-west.According to a press release from New South Wales police, about 5.20am on Monday emergency services were called to a home in Baulkham Hills, following reports that multiple people had been stabbed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/31/three-children-and-woman-in-hospital-after-stabbing-attack-in-sydney-suburb Author : Guardian reporters Publish date : 2025-03-30

In interview Trump said he wasn’t joking when he alluded to a purported loophole for a third term as presidentDonald Trump has said there are “methods” – if not “plans” – to circumvent the constitutional limit preventing US presidents from serving three terms.In an interview aired Sunday on NBC, Trump was asked about his trying to stay in office beyond his second presidency, a specter he has repeatedly raised while sometimes claiming he is just joking. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/30/trump-third-term-president Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-03-30 19:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.