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Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say state government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of Bondi attackThe NSW parliament is once again rushing through anti-protest laws. Will they survive a court challenge?What does ‘globalise the intifada’ mean, and why does NSW want to ban the chant?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said he is “confident” new laws to ban protests for up to three months can withstand a constitutional challenge from three groups

Advocates say State Electricity Commission’s $650m Delburn windfarm will be a ‘new chapter’ for region previously home to Hazelwood coal power stationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereVictoria will have its first publicly owned windfarm after the government’s electricity commission spent $650m on a 33-turbine project in the Latrobe valley.Construction of the Delburn windfarm is due to start in early 2026 and climate advocates said the purchase of the project by the State Electricity Commission marked a key turning point for a region known for

Financier will assume the role on 15 February, ahead of US free trade negotiations, says prime minister Mark Carney Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, announced that financier Mark Wiseman will serve as the country’s next ambassador to the US, an appointment that comes at a critical time in relations between the two major trading partners.Wiseman will assume the role on 15 February and will be involved in negotiations with the US regarding the review of their free trade agreement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/23/former-blackrock-executive-mark-wiseman-named-as-canadas-next-ambassador-to-us Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-12-23 00:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

An atmospheric river is forecast to drive storms across the state this week, bringing rain, high winds and risk of floodsOne person has died in California amid heavy flooding, as residents across the state brace for a week of brutal storms that are predicted to bring extensive rainfall throughout the Christmas weekend.Authorities in Redding, a city in northern California, reported that a motorist died on Sunday after becoming stranded in their vehicle. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/22/california-storms-flooding-atmospheric-river Author : Abené Clayton Publish date : 2025-12-22 21:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Liberals voted with Labor to pass the legislation last night, while the Nationals opposed the bill. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW parliament’s emergency sitting of parliament in the wake of the Bondi shootings will continue today with the omnibus bill to change gun laws and to restrict protests expected to move to the upper house.The lower house passed the bill last night after nearly 10 hours of debate. The Liberals voted with Labor, while the Nationals opposed the bill. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/23/bondi-terror-attacks-response-nsw-law-changes-gun-law-reform-protest-restrictions-chris-minns-anthony-albanese-labr-sussan-ley-coalition-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date

Philip Young, 49, charged along with five other men as alleged victim waives right to anonymity A man has been charged with 56 sexual offences, including multiple counts of rape and administering a substance with intent to stupefy, against his ex-wife over 13 years.Philip Young, 49, was charged along with five other men and will appear in court on Tuesday, Wiltshire police said. The alleged victim, Joanne Young, has waived her right to anonymity. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/22/man-in-uk-charged-with-56-sexual-offences-against-ex-wife Author : Press Association Publish date : 2025-12-22 17:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Chuck Schumer announces he is introducing resolution to force Senate to initiate legal action against justice department for ‘blatant disregard of law’Members of Congress slammed CBS’s eleventh-hour decision to kill a fully reported 60 Minutes investigation into Trump deportees sent to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison.Senator from Hawaii Brian Schatz called it “a terrible embarrassment,” writing on X that “if executives think they can build shareholder value by avoiding journalism that might offend the Mad King they are about to learn a tough lesson. This is still America and we don’t enjoy bullshit like this.”“If the standard for airing a

Chris Philp says Mary-Ann Stephenson is dismissing ‘legitimate concerns about mass migration’Mary-Ann Stephenson, the new chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has said that the “demonisation of migrants” is bad for Britain. (See 10.21am.)This morning we have published a video report illustrating what she is worried about. It is about the rise in hate crimes, and it features the Muslim journalist Taj Ali visiting smaller more isolated minority communities around the UK to find out the impact this is having.I remember thinking that the pandemic really showed just how dependent we all are upon the workers that keep

Official says investigators are pursuing ‘numerous lines’ in inquiry, including whether Ukrainian intelligence were involvedUkrainian President Voldymrr Zelenskyy has signalled that he is prepared to drop Ukraine’s desire for Nato membership if he can get robust security guarantees from the west.This represents a huge shift for Ukraine, which has fought to join Nato as a safeguard against Russian attacks. Kyiv has so far held firm against ceding territory to Moscow. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/dec/22/ukraine-russia-car-bomb-general-europe-latest-news-updates Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2025-12-22 09:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

BMA calls on Wes Streeting to be equally positive and says 11th-hour talks before five-day stoppage came too late but were encouragingResident doctors have said they will approach talks with Wes Streeting with a “can-do spirit” to avoid further strikes in the new year, as their five-day action ended on Monday morning.The British Medical Association called on the health secretary to come to the table with the same “constructive” attitude, saying the tone of 11th-hour talks before their stoppage had been encouraging but too late to avoid the strike in England. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/22/resident-doctors-strikes-talks-bma-wes-streeting Author : Rowena

Attorney general’s office also says 10 people received prison terms from 463 to 958 years amid crackdown on gangs under state of emergencyEl Salvador has announced prison sentences for hundreds of gang members, with some of the convicted receiving terms of hundreds of years.The attorney general’s office posted on X that 248 members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang had received “exemplary sentences” for 43 homicides and 42 disappearances, among other crimes. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/man-jailed-1335-years-el-salvador-sentences-ms-13-gang-members Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2025-12-22 04:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Regulator says ex-customers allegedly affected by Centrepay scandal were already ‘likely experiencing economic vulnerability’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOrigin Energy will face court for allegedly overcharging thousands of former customers on Centrelink by a combined $2.5m and breaching laws more than 77,000 times.The company allegedly took payments through Centrepay over six years from over 3,400 customers who had closed their accounts and owed no money, including one customer who paid $11,000. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/22/origin-energy-centrepay-allegedly-overcharging-former-customers-on-centrelink Author : Luca Ittimani Publish date : 2025-12-22 02:05:00 Copyright

Vilma Palacios, 22, tells local outlet ‘I want my freedom back’ as she may be forced to return to HondurasA recent graduate of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been held in an ICE processing center in Basile, Louisiana, for the past six months following her arrest by immigration agents over the summer.Vilma Palacios had just recently accepted a position at Touro Infirmary when ICE agents arrested her and transferred her to the processing center in Basile. Her detention comes amid a broader immigration crackdown under the Trump administration, including cases involving individuals with no criminal records

Follow the latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese orders review of AFP and Asio processes in lead-up to Bondi attackWhile he has resisted calls for a federal royal commission, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced a major review into intelligence and law enforcement processes in the lead-up to the Bondi beach attack.We need our police around Bondi and Sydney’s east at the moment. People, again, should feel free to express their opinions – they can do it in an ongoing fashion after that terrorist designation.I would like to see a royal commission. I’d

Photos suggest former Duke of York served as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s pass to British high societyThe former Prince Andrew at Sandringham lying across the laps of five elegantly dressed women as Ghislaine Maxwell looks on; Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein on a shoot near Balmoral; the three of them peering down from the royal box at Ascot.The images are just some of the “Epstein files” released by the US Department of Justice on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/21/latest-epstein-images-shine-a-light-on-access-seemingly-granted-by-andrew Author : Caroline Davies Publish date : 2025-12-21 17:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Thinktank’s findings undermine successive home secretaries’ statements about misuse of system in England and WalesAsylum seekers are not abusing the modern slavery system in a widespread manner, according to a report from a centre-right thinktank that undermines statements from successive home secretaries.The report from Bright Blue finds limited evidence that asylum seekers are falsely claiming to have been the victims of modern slavery to stay in the country, despite several home secretaries blaming the system for stopping them deporting more people. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/21/uk-asylum-seekers-not-widely-abusing-modern-slavery-rules-report-finds Author : Kiran Stacey Policy editor Publish date : 2025-12-21 16:00:00 Copyright

The first ever mass deployment of mother reef bricks aims to rebuild habitats – and could reshape the North SeaAllie Wharf’s career unfolded amid conflict. As a senior foreign producer for Newsnight, she reported on Iraq and Afghanistan. Just two years ago, she was filming mass graves in Ukraine.But burnt out by wars, and after a detour farming ducks in Tanzania, Wharf has now settled on the quiet north Norfolk coast. Here, alongside her life and business partner, Willie Athill, she has embarked on a different kind of mission: the creation of Europe’s largest natural oyster reef. Continue reading... Source

Anna Turley says people will start to ‘see and feel’ change in public services and cost of living from next yearTory deputy chair Matt Vickers was asked by Sky News’ Trevor Phillips about the councils that have said they will request a delay to elections next year (see post at 09.59 for more details).He said:Most Conservative councils have said no … In fact, we voted against the legislation that was being brought forward to move these things.Some of these people are going to see a delay of two years in their elections, like the five-year term, a seven-year term, even

PostNord’s decision to end service on 30 December comes after fear over ‘increasing digitalisation’ of Danish societyThe Danish postal service will deliver its last letter on 30 December, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition.Announcing the decision earlier this year to stop delivering letters, PostNord, formed in 2009 in a merger of the Swedish and Danish postal services, said it would cut 1,500 jobs in Denmark and remove 1,500 red postboxes amid the “increasing digitalisation” of Danish society. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/denmark-postnord-postal-delivery-letters-society Author : Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent Publish date : 2025-12-21 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

A protest barring MPs from pubs is exposing deeper tensions between politicians and the communities they representLabour MPs heading back to their constituencies this weekend will do so with a sense of relief that another turbulent term in British politics is over. But those hoping to pitch up at their local pub for a restorative pint with colleagues and constituents may find festive cheer is in short supply. In fact, some may not be allowed through the door.For the past few weeks, pubs across the country have been putting up signs declaring “No Labour MPs” in protest at changes to

Perth and Brisbane to swelter through hottest conditions of Australia’s capital cities on ThursdayFollow the latest live news updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildly different weather is on the way across Australia for Christmas Day, as a clearer picture emerges of the forecast for celebrations on Thursday.The Bureau of Meteorology has tipped Perth, at 41C, and Brisbane, 35C, to swelter through the hottest conditions of Australia’s capital cities. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/21/bom-christmas-weather-forecast-perth-brisbane-melbourne-sydney-adelaide-hobart-darwin-canberra Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-12-21 02:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Clubs including Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City hope to entice fans of top teams looking for festive football fixThe presents are open, the turkey’s devoured and the family bickering has momentarily paused. For hundreds of thousands of football fans that can mean only one thing: it’s time for the match.But not this Boxing Day. With just one Premier League game being played instead of the usual festive footballing feast, fans are looking elsewhere for blessed respite, with teams lower down the football pyramid hoping to entice those who are desperate to get out of the house. Continue reading... Source link

PM reconvenes national security cabinet as NSW parliament to sit this week to consider new legislation in response to shooting. Follow updates liveNSW will move to ban phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ in crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric. Here’s what we know so farGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAussie honours Bondi victims in Scottish league gameA rising Australian player in Scotland has paid tribute to victims of the Bondi tragedy on an afternoon when Socceroo Martin Boyle shone again.Unfortunately, Zac knew a number of people involved in the tragedy in Bondi Beach. His family stay quite close

Michaela Benthaus from Germany soared 65 miles above the Earth’s surface in 10-minute Blue Origin flightA paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers on Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair user in space, launching from west Texas with Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin. She was accompanied by a retired SpaceX executive also born in Germany, Hans Koenigsmann, who helped organize and, along with Blue Origin, sponsored her trip.

Public exhibition, featuring billboard-sized portraits projected onto buildings, calls attention to Trump administration’s attacks on civil libertiesEach evening, drivers on the busy 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles pass billboard-size portraits of Angelenos that flash across the side of a building with a simple message next to their faces: Am I Next?Three Los Angeles institutions have teamed up to launch a response to federal immigration raids in the nation’s second-largest city, projecting illuminated images of everyday LA residents in support of the thousands of community members who have been detained this year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/20/los-angeles-public-art-trump-ice-raids Author :