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Albanese visits governor general to kickstart five-week election campaign, with polls suggesting Labor is in a tight contest with Coalition under Peter DuttonAustralian election campaign 2025: live updatesSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians will head to the polls on 3 May after Anthony Albanese fired the starter’s gun on the federal election campaign.The prime minister visited the governor general, Sam Mostyn, on Friday morning to dissolve the 47th parliament, triggering a five-week race to form the next government.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link

Prime minister expected to kickstart Australian election campaign with Labor battling to hold off Peter Dutton’s Coalition. Follow today’s news liveWho is leading in the election polls?See all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment to enter caretaker modeSo what does this mean? Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/28/australia-news-live-federal-election-2025-updates-australian-pm-anthony-albanese-poll-date-peter-dutton-latest Author : Krishani Dhanji Publish date : 2025-03-27 20:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrantsUS politics live – latest updatesHuman rights organizations on Thursday denounced the US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem’s, visit to the notorious prison in El Salvador that is holding hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the US earlier this month without a hearing, calling her actions “political theatre”.Critics condemned Noem’s visit as just the latest example of the Trump administration’s aim to spread fear among immigrant communities, as the cabinet member stood in a baseball hat in front of a line of caged men bare from the

The festival, started by Robert Redford in 1978, will move from its previous home in Park City, Utah, for 2027Boulder, Colorado, has been named as the new home for the Sundance film festival starting in 2027.The festival, which was started in 1978 by Robert Redford, will move from its home in Park City, Utah. Sundance brings more than 20,000 people a year to the ski town, which many had seen as too small to house something of this size. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/27/boulder-colorado-sundance-film-festival Author : Benjamin Lee Publish date : 2025-03-27 17:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Retailer ‘defies gravity’ to become only fourth in UK to pass £1bn profit thresholdIt may not be a fashion leader or the cheapest place to fill your wardrobe, but Next has quietly confirmed its place as a British success story by ringing up £1bn in profits for the first time.Next’s growth came despite static sales of its own label in the UK as it expands the brand overseas – including via online marketplaces such as Zalando – and sells other labels it has invested in both online and in its stores. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/27/next-reports-1bn-in-annual-profits-for-first-time-but-warns-on-uk-economy Author : Sarah

North Bergen’s Robert Farley allegedly drugged coffee pot and shaved body hair on colleagues in series of ‘pranks’A New Jersey police chief has come under fire after colleagues accused him of defecating on the station floor, attempting to drug co-workers by putting viagra and Adderall in their coffee, and sticking a hypodermic needle into an officer’s penis, according to a report.NJ.com reported that Robert Farley, chief of North Bergen police, repeatedly harassed his co-workers with a series of so-called pranks, while he is also accused of retaliating after a colleague, who is a person of color, complained of racial harassment.

Incident took place near the popular Egyptian Red Sea resort of HurghadaThe Russian consulate in Hurghada said the submarine, named “SINDBAD”, had 45 Russian tourists on board in addition to crew members.The consulate said four people had died, but did not specify if they were Russian, Reuters reported.Six people have died and nine others are injured after a tourist submarine sank in the popular Egyptian Red Sea destination of Hurghada, two municipal officials said. AP reported that the officials were speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media.The incident, involving a recreational vessel operated

US president threaten ‘large scale tariffs, far larger than currently planned’ if EU works with Canada amid trade war concernsTop aides to Joe Biden “aggressively” warned Democratic donors last summer that if the then president was forced out of the 2024 election over concerns about his age and fitness, the party would inevitably make the “mistake” of running the vice-president, Kamala Harris, against Donald Trump, a new book says.“One donor on the receiving end of an electronic message summed up the sentiments of Biden’s top aides: ‘They were aggressively saying that we would wind up with the vice-president and that

Reeves also said talks were continuing with the US about securing ‘a better trading relationship’In an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, said she would not accept free tickets for concerts again in the future.Asked about the controversy about her decision to accept two corporate tickets for a Sabrina Carpenter concert at the O2, she repeated the line that she used at her press conference yesterday – that a family member wanted to attend the concert (presumably one of her children, but she did not say that), and that she accepted tickets for a corporate box

French president rules out any lifting of sanctions and says European forces could be deployed to mark ‘clear support’Oh, of course there was one more thing we needed before sitting down for talks: a family photo! But now we’re properly off.… and with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK’s Keir Starmer arriving last, I think we now have a full house, and so the talks can begin. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/27/macron-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-trump-tariffs-eu-greenland-vance Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-03-27 09:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Coalition leader says national gas plan will require LNG producers to set aside more supply for domestic use to protect Australia from global ‘price shocks’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has vowed to establish an east coast gas reservation scheme to lower power prices and sack all 41,000 federal public servants hired under Anthony Albanese if he wins an election billed as a “sliding doors moment” for the nation.The opposition leader used his budget reply speech on Thursday night to claim Australia’s prosperity would be “damaged

After pulling out of the market Squid is charging parents who want to withdraw their remaining fundsA payments company that was used by parents to pay for school dinners has drawn criticism for charging them £10 to withdraw the remaining funds in their accounts after it pulled out of the market.Squid, which was used by 600 schools around the UK to take payments, stopped its service earlier this month after announcing in February that the accounts would be ending. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/mar/27/school-dinner-payment-app-squid-criticised-refund-fee Author : Shane Hickey Publish date : 2025-03-27 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre says ‘tide is turning’ in its negotiations to repatriate ancestral remains and important cultural itemsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter more than 170 years at a Scottish university, the remains of a young Aboriginal man killed on his traditional land have returned home.The skull of the unknown man was taken from Tasmania in the 1830s and had been held by the University of Aberdeen since the early 1850s. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/27/aboriginal-man-remains-returned-tasmania-from-university-of-aberdeen Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-03-27 05:43:00

About 120 helicopters and 9,000 people mobilised to fight blazes that have destroyed hundreds of structures and threaten Unesco heritage sitesWildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size in a day, as authorities on Thursday called the blazes the country’s worst ever natural fire disaster with at least 26 people killed and historic temples incinerated.More than 33,000 hectares (81,500 acres) have been charred or were still burning in the largest of the fires, which began in the central Uiseong county, making it the biggest single forest fire in South Korea’s history. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/south-korea-fires-death-toll-rises-worst-in-history Author : Guardian

Anthony Albanese’s move would steal thunder from Peter Dutton hours after he delivers budget reply speechFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is expected to call the federal election on Friday for a polling day in early May, according to Labor sources.Speculation had been rife in Canberra that Albanese could visit the governor general on either Friday or Sunday to capitalise on momentum from Tuesday’s federal budget and draw attention away from Peter Dutton’s budget reply speech on Thursday night. Continue reading... Source link

App to also show land borders for Indigenous protected areas and reserves following similar updates in Canada and the United States in 2023Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMillions of Australians will be able to request directions from Naarm (Melbourne) to Meanjin (Brisbane), tracing the original custodians of the land along the way, via a new feature on one of the world’s leading navigational apps.In a major collaboration with Indigenous groups, Apple Maps will now include more than 250 dual placenames for cities and towns across the country,

Caitlin Cassidy translates the prime minister’s use of gen Z phrases for Catie McLeodFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister is using phrases I don’t understand in parliament. On Wednesday, he said the Coalition were “delulu with no solulu”. What is going on?Catie, I am rapidly aging out of being cool and don’t understand the inner workings of the teenage mind. But I do know young people love TikTok, and politicians love rhymes. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/26/anthony-albanese-coalition-delulu-no-solulu-budget-tax-cuts Author : Caitlin Cassidy explains to Catie

The rise in housing costs has been extraordinary. The growth in population has notGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageAny way you look at it, and whether you like it or not, migration is shaping up as a major issue for the 2025 election.As Jim Chalmers did the rounds of media outlets to sell his fourth budget, the treasurer was regularly challenged about the boom in net overseas migration since Labor came to power in 2022. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/27/peter-dutton-keeps-blaming-migration-for-the-housing-crisis-but-can-it-really-be-that-simple Author : Patrick Commins Economics editor Publish date

President made announcement days before he is expected to unveil reciprocal tariffs on other imported goodsDonald Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas on Wednesday, days before the president is expected to announce wide-ranging levies on other goods from around the world.“What we’re going to be doing is a 25% tariff for all cars that are not made in the United States,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “We start off with a 2.5% base, which is what we’re at, and go to 25%.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/26/trump-new-car-tariffs Author : Dominic Rushe and

Opposition leader proposes alternative cost-of-living relief after voting against tax cuts. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEmily Wind here, signing on for blogging duties. I’ll be taking you through all the latest politics news from Canberra – and across the country – throughout the day.If you see something that needs attention, you can get in touch via email: [email protected]. Let’s get started. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/27/australia-politics-live-fuel-excise-cost-of-living-tax-cuts-salmon-election-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-03-26 20:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Rescue mission off Lost Coast Trail required US Coast Guard, fire department, helicopter team and swimmersTwo hikers were rescued from California’s rugged and remote north coast over the weekend after one of them slid more than 100ft (30 metres) down a steep cliff and was clinging to a “near vertical” bluff with hiking poles, authorities said.The Shelter Cove fire department and a US Coast Guard team responded to a call on Saturday afternoon for a hiker stranded on a cliff near the Lost Coast Trail, which traces more than 50 miles (80km) of the wild and undeveloped coast in far

Treasury watchdog says Rachel Reeves will also face higher borrowing costs in report issued alongside spring statementReeves blames cuts on ‘global uncertainty’Key points at a glancePolitics live – updatesRachel Reeves must cope with lower growth and higher borrowing costs this year, as the Treasury’s independent forecaster said the global economic situation was more unpredictable and could worsen in 2025.In a report to coincide with the chancellor’s spring statement, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said the economic outlook was “more challenging” and “more uncertain” as it forecast that growth would halve this year to 1% from its 2% prediction at

Senator Mark Warner, who questioned national intelligence director and CIA director on Tuesday says messages clearly classified as Gabbard doubles down on claimsNewly released messages show Trump advisers discussed Yemen attackUnder pressure from his rightwing base to challenge judges who have ruled against Donald Trump, speaker of the House Mike Johnson suggested on Tuesday that Congress could consider eliminating certain federal courts.It forms part of a broader assault on the judiciary, spurred by court decisions that have blocked several Trump administration actions, NBC News reports. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/26/donald-trump-signal-white-house-security-leak-jeffrey-goldberg-tulsi-gabbard-kash-patel-john-ratcliffe-us-politics-latest-news Author : Coral Murphy Marcos (now); Daniel Lavelle and

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Middle East coverage hereHere are some of the latest images coming in via the newswires:The Gaza health ministry said on Wednesday that at least 830 people had been killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on 18 March, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/26/anti-hamas-protests-gaza-israel-hamdan-ballal-middle-east-crisis-live Author : Amy Sedghi (now) and Daniel Lavelle (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-26 14:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Judge rules that law banning school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts had been applied unconstitutionallyA lawsuit brought by publishers and authors including John Green and Jodi Picoult has led to a portion of a law banning Iowa school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts being halted.On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the measure, writing that it had been applied unconstitutionally in many schools and that books of “undeniable political, artistic, literary, and/or scientific value” had been caught up in it, including Ulysses by James Joyce, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Beloved by