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Australia news live: Albanese heads to Trump reception in New York; number of regular gamblers rising | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Mal Lanyon named as NSW new police commissioner Anne Davies Controversial deputy commissioner, Mal Lanyon has been named New South Wales’s new police commissioner, replacing Karen Webb. The 38-year-old veteran of the NSW Police is due to be announced by the […]
Trump’s address to world leaders at the UN was for a different audience: his base | Donald Trump
Donald Trump may have been speaking to the 192 other world leaders gathered in the United Nations, but the real target of his speech on Tuesday was Europe, which was hauled up repeatedly as the whipping boy for an antiliberal, blood-and-soil polemic that renewed an assault on the transatlantic relationship that has become a theme […]
Colorado lightning strikes kill two elk hunters caught in ‘horrific act of nature’ | Colorado
Lightning strikes in Colorado earlier this month killed two elk hunters who were caught in a storm, authorities concluded this week. Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko, both 25, had been hunting in the Rio Grande national forest in southern Colorado the week of 11 September when they stopped making contact. After extensive search and rescue […]
Jeffrey Epstein ‘threatened to destroy’ Sarah Ferguson before her apology | Jeffrey Epstein
The Duchess of York allegedly sent an email apologising to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein after he threatened to “destroy her” in a “Hannibal Lecter-style” phone call, according to reports. Sarah Ferguson sent the message in April 2011, describing Epstein as a “supreme friend”, after she had publicly disowned him in the media. James Henderson, […]
Elon Musk’s father accused of sexually abusing his children and stepchildren | US news
Errol Musk, the 79-year-old father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The outlet said those allegations could be why the entrepreneur, who temporarily served as an adviser to the second Trump administration, rarely mentions his […]
Trump cancels meeting with top Democrats as federal shutdown looms | US Congress
Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not meet with top congressional Democrats to discuss their demands for keeping the federal government open, prompting Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer to accuse the president of “running away from the negotiating table before he even gets there”. Congress is up against a 30 September deadline to authorize […]
Teacher takes legal action against Melbourne Catholic school group over refusal of pronouns | Australian education
The Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (Macs) has refused to let a non-binary teacher use their preferred pronouns and title, in a case that has put state and federal anti-discrimination laws on a legal collision course. Two years ago, non-binary teacher Myka Sanders – who uses they/them pronouns and Mx for their title – asked Sacred […]
Denmark says Europe witnessing ‘disturbing shift’ amid Russian airspace violations and ‘unwanted drone activity’ – Europe live | Denmark
‘We are witnessing a disturbing shift,’ Danish PM warns after talks with regional, EU, Nato leaders Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen also spoke with her Norwegian and Swedish counterparts, as part of a broader diplomatic engagement this afternoon which also involved calls with EU and Nato leaders, her office said. She said: “At the moment, […]
Austrian authorities capture chaos-causing ‘problem moose’ | Austria
A footloose moose called Emil, whose summer wanderings caused havoc on Austrian roads and railways, has been captured, sedated and released in a verdant nature reserve, leaving his legions of fans wishing him well on social media. The approximately three-year-old male, believed to have come originally from Poland or the Czech Republic, rose to online […]
UK to suffer highest inflation in G7 this year, says OECD | Global economy
The UK is expected to suffer the highest inflation among G7 nations this year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said. Amid resurgent food prices, with some retailers blaming the UK government’s £25bn-a-year increase in employer national insurance contributions (NICs) for pushing up costs, the OECD predicts that inflation in the UK will […]