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Canavan claims Coalition ‘on the cusp’ of abandoning net zero as Ley urged to follow Dutton’s voice referendum tactics | Climate crisis
Nationals senator Matt Canavan has claimed the Coalition is “on the cusp of walking away from net zero”, urging Sussan Ley to campaign against the emissions reduction target by taking inspiration from Peter Dutton’s opposition to the Indigenous voice referendum. The conservative political conference Cpac has heaped more pressure on Ley to dump the climate […]
NT attorney general criticised after confirming family link to hit-and-run driver | Northern Territory
The Northern Territory’s attorney general, Marie-Clare Boothby, has faced criticism after confirming she is related to a man who was spared prison last week over a hit-and-run car crash that killed an Aboriginal man. Jack Danby, 24, was sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order in relation to the crash in June 2024. Danby hit […]
Australia news live: Bowen accuses National party of betraying farmers; Optus pledges investigation into triple-zero deaths | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Spectre of black summer bushfires hangs over Optus outage, minister says McBain said the spectre of the black summer bushfires hung over the Optus outage, particularly given reports that the incident lead to at least four deaths. The minister is asked […]
Gabrielle forecast to become 2nd Atlantic hurricane of season : NPR
According to a 5 p.m. ET update from the National Hurricane Center, Gabrielle is forecast to miss Bermuda and the U.S. mainland, but both regions could see potentially life-threatening swells. National Hurricane Center/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hide caption toggle caption National Hurricane Center/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to become […]
Man arrested in drive-by shooting at Sacramento ABC station : NPR
ABC10 TV station in Sacramento, Calif., an ABC affiliate owned by TEGNA. Screenshot/Google Earth hide caption toggle caption Screenshot/Google Earth A man has been arrested after a drive-by shooting into an ABC affiliate TV station in Sacramento, according to police. Anibal Hernandezsantana, 64 years old, was arrested early Saturday and charged with felonies that include […]
UK set to recognise Palestinian state on Sunday | Gaza
The UK is expected to recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday after Israel failed to meet the conditions set out by Keir Starmer in July. The prime minister is set to make the announcement after concluding the humanitarian situation has deteriorated significantly in the past few weeks. The move comes despite pressure from the US […]
California bans masks meant to hide law enforcement identities : NPR
An immigration raid at a car wash in California in August. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP SACRAMENTO, Calif — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning law enforcement from wearing masks on duty except for things like riot gear, medical masks and undercover work. Saying it’s the first bill of […]
Trump’s new $100K fee on H-1B visas will hurt tech companies : NPR
President Donald Trump listens to a reporter’s question in the Oval Office of the White House, on Friday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump’s latest executive order on immigration will sharply curtail a visa program used by hundreds of thousands of people currently living in the United States. It also threatens […]
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ to hit AMC theatres : NPR
Taylor Swift attends an event at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP The showgirl is headed back to the big screen. Global music icon Taylor Swift is bringing her upcoming 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl to theaters, coinciding with the album’s […]
Revealed: how Albanese tried and failed (so far) to get a meeting with Trump | Australian foreign policy
Anthony Albanese is anticipating his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump next week. If it goes ahead, it will be the culmination of a long and complicated process of diplomatic scheduling, according to documents obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information. More than 100 pages of government communications reveal the lengths senior Australian officials […]