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‘Where there’s smoke sometimes there’s fire,’ WA senator’s chief of staff and ‘preference whisperer’ tells Guardian AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFatima Payman’s chief of staff has encouraged speculation the Western Australian senator will create a political party to run Senate candidates including in other states.Responding to a report suggesting Payman’s party could be launched in weeks, Glenn Druery quibbled with the timing but did not deny the plan to run for the Senate, and possibly lower house candidates in select seats.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking

Images from Arthur William Hobart, who leant out of a biplane to produce pictures of life in the interwar period, digitised and released1930s England from the air – in picturesThey are not yet a century old but a collection of black and white photographs taken by a pioneering aerial photographer shows how very different aspects of everyday life are for Britons today.The images, taken by Arthur William Hobart in the 1930s as he leant out of a biplane, capture people moving about on horse-drawn vehicles as well as in motorised ones, and rivers teeming with working boats. Continue reading... Source

Police had opposed events being held at Town Hall on 6 and 7 October and launched supreme court action to have them ruled unlawfulFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOrganisers of pro-Palestine events planned for Sydney’s long weekend have agreed to cancel a controversial vigil scheduled for Monday 7 October but are pushing ahead with plans to rally on Sunday.New South Wales police this week launched a supreme court action to have both events deemed unlawful, citing concerns over expected crowd size and potential hazards including “planter boxes”

Jayson Gillham claims he was ‘silenced for speaking the truth’ and says situation ‘strikes at the heart of our right to free speech’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian British pianist Jayson Gillham is suing the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra over the cancellation of a concert in August.The pianist has filed legal proceedings in the federal court, alleging MSO management cancelled the 15 August concert in Melbourne in an attempt to silence him over his stance on the conflict in Gaza. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/oct/03/pianist-sues-melbourne-symphony-orchestra-for-cancelling-his-concert-allegedly-over-gaza-stance-ntwnfb Author :

Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, the Guardian’s science editor and Science Weekly co-host, to answer the questions we are all asking about Covid this autumn, from what is going on with the new variant XEC to how to get a vaccine and what scientists think the government should be doing differentlyCovid on the rise as experts say England has ‘capitulated’ to the virus Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/audio/2024/oct/03/everything-you-need-to-know-about-covid-this-autumn-podcast Author : Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Ian Sample, produced by Ellie Sans, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Publish date : 2024-10-03 04:00:07

Strike on medical centre is the second attack on the centre of Lebanon’s capital this week and comes after the IDF suffered their deadliest day against Hezbollah since 8 OctoberMiddle East crisis: live updatesAnalysis: After a fortnight of military triumph, what is Israel’s endgame?Israeli strikes on a central Beirut medical centre have killed at least six people, after Israel’s military suffered its deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah.Residents in Beirut heard a missile flying above the city before hearing the sound of the explosion. Videos showed the floor of an apartment building

The H5N1 virus killed 47 tigers, three lions and a panther at the My Quynh safari park and the Vuon Xoai zoo, according to state mediaForty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media reported.The deaths occurred in August and September at the private My Quynh safari park in Long An province and the Vuon Xoai zoo in Dong Nai, near the capital Ho Chi Minh City, the official Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/vietnam-bird-flu-outbreak-tiger-deaths-my-quynh-safari-vuon-xoai-zoo Author : Agence France-Presse

In her memoir, former first lady has voiced support for the procedure, the right to which was overturned by a court of her husband’s justicesThe revelation on Wednesday evening that Melania Trump’s forthcoming memoir includes a full-throated defense of abortion rights, an issue her husband Donald Trump has repeatedly flip-flopped on during his presidential campaign, left people on both sides of the issue less than impressed.“Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body,” Melania Trump wrote in her memoir. “I have carried this belief with

Massachusetts court to decide whether internet-famous ‘diva’ beaver will stay with rescuers or be released into wildWhether a two-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up in court – and caused such an uproar that even the governor has weighed in.“To literally see people from around the world come together to protect this beaver is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen in my life,” said Adam Teper, an attorney representing Nibi’s

Saturday morning showers will make way for a top of 29C on Sunday and 27C Monday, good news for NRL and NRLW fans headed to grand finalsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBlue skies and sunshine are on the way for New South Wales this long weekend with Sydney forecast to reach the high 20s on Sunday and during Monday’s public holiday.Stephen Stefanac, a meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said Friday was looking dry for Sydney with a top of 23C, with mostly sunny weather becoming increasing

Defectors seeking to cross back into North Korea from the South are rare, though many struggle to adapt to life in their democratic, capitalist neighbourA North Korean defector living in South Korea has been detained after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarised border, in a failed attempt to return to his isolated homeland.The man – who fled to the South in 2011 – ignored warnings from soldiers to stop while attempting on Tuesday to drive through the Tongil Bridge in Paju, just south of the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ) between the

Some councils are already spending up to 80% of their budget on social care and say costs are rising and increasingly unsustainableThe spiralling cost of social services is eating into the budgets of England’s largest councils to the extent that many will soon be forced to abandon “nice to have” functions such as arts and youth clubs and Sure Start centres.Council leaders are concerned town halls are at risk of becoming “care authorities” focused primarily on the provision of care packages to an expanding number of at-risk children and frail adults at the expense of other services. Continue reading... Source

Top Israeli diplomat at UN warns his country’s retaliation for Iranian missile attack will be heavier than Tehran ‘could ever have imagined’Joe Biden has said he would not support an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites, as the US sought to temper Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack on Tuesday and contain a rapidly escalating regional conflict.Biden’s comments came after the top Israeli diplomat at the UN warned his country’s retaliation for an Iranian salvo of nearly 200 ballistic missiles would be heavier than Tehran “could ever have imagined”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/us-wont-support-israeli-attack-on-irans-nuclear-sites-says-biden Author : Peter Beaumont in

Researchers suggest stricter regulation as one in 10 people in Britain aged 16 or over now use e-cigarettesOne million people in England now vape despite never having been regular smokers, a seven-fold increase in just three years, according to research that has prompted alarm among health experts.Rates of e-cigarette use among adults who had never regularly smoked were stable until 2021, when one in 200 – about 133,000 people – were vapers. However, the proportion has increased sharply to one in 28 in 2024 – 1,006,000 people – a study published in The Lancet Public Health journal suggests. Continue reading...

Newly unsealed court filing argues former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecutionDonald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former US president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution.The filing was unsealed on Wednesday. It was submitted by special counsel Jack Smith’s team following a supreme court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents and narrowed the scope of the prosecution. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/trump-crimes-2020-election-unsealed-filing Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish

Exclusive: ‘I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life’, former first lady writes in memoir Melania Trump made an extraordinary declaration in an eagerly awaited memoir to be published a month from election day: she is a passionate supporter of a woman’s right to control her own body – including the right to abortion.“It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government,” the Republican nominee’s wife writes, amid a campaign in which Donald Trump’s threats

Labor’s Steven Miles to face LNP rival David Crisafulli in TV debate. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government is looking at cracking down on “dodgy discounts” by supermarkets who reduce product sizes but maintain or increase prices as part of its campaign against misleading and deceptive pricing in the sector.The government will consult on changes to strengthen the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Price Unit Code, which requires larger supermarkets and grocers to provide cost per unit breakdowns on price tags within stores and online.Improving readability and visibility of unit

Hawks argue Tehran’s missile assault gives legitimacy to a direct attack on Iran – but would ‘wars and wars and wars’ guarantee greater security?Israel is enjoying a moment of military and intelligence triumph. Over two weeks, it has killed an “archenemy” in his secret bunker, decimated Hezbollah’s leadership, blown up the militant group’s communications networks and parts of its arsenal and humbled its sponsor, Iran.As its ground troops marched into Lebanon, Israel fended off a large-scale Iranian ballistic missile attack with backing from the US and other allies. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/after-a-fortnight-of-military-triumph-what-is-israels-endgame Author : Emma Graham-Harrison Publish date

Joan E Greve and Leah Wright Rigueur discuss JD Vance and Tim Walz’s clash on the debate stage in New York City on Tuesday night. Although Walz gave a solid performance, it was described as underwhelming, while Vance attempted to reset his image and get on the front foot. Will this debate have moved the needle at all? And as the situation in the Middle East escalates, where do Trump and Harris stand on foreign policy?Archive: Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/oct/02/underwhelming-walz-presentable-vance-vice-presidential-debate-podcast Author : Presented by Joan E Greve, with Leah Wright Rigueur, produced by Tom Glasser and the executive

Casualties during heavy fighting in border areas come days after Israel launched ground incursionMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesEight Israeli soldiers have been killed and a number of others wounded in three exchanges with Hezbollah in heavy fighting inside Lebanon.The largest group of soldiers, from the commando brigade and including an officer, was involved in a firefight with Hezbollah in a village north of the Israeli border community of Misgav Am, while two other soldiers from the Golani brigade were killed in a separate incident. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/israeli-soldiers-killed-hezbollah-lebanon Author : Peter Beaumont and Andrew Roth in

Most of the defensive effort appears to have been undertaken by Israeli air defence systemsMiddle East crisis – live updatesQuiet planning by the US, UK and other allies to help Israel repel an Iranian long-range attack have been going on for several months or more – but most of the defensive effort appears to have been undertaken by Israeli air defence systems.The only reported military engagements in support of Israel were a dozen interceptors fired by two US warships in the Eastern Mediterranean, while Jordan said its own air defence systems and air force were involved in targeting Iranian missiles.

Prosecutors say Christian Brückner, main suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, should be kept in preventive detentionGerman prosecutors have called for a sexual offences conviction and 15-year prison sentence for a man who is also under investigation separately over the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann.The 47-year-old German national, who has been identified by local media as Christian Brückner, is on trial at the Braunschweig state court in northern Germany over offences he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/02/prosecutors-call-for-15-year-sentence-for-mccann-suspect-in-unrelated-trial Author : Associated Press in Berlin Publish date : 2024-10-02

Peter Beaumont joins Michael Safi from Jerusalem to discuss the unprecedented attack on Israel by Iran – and what may come next Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/oct/02/today-in-focus-extra-crisis-in-the-middle-east-podcast Author : Presented by Michael Safi with Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Publish date : 2024-10-02 16:31:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Peer who gave gifts to Keir Starmer is being investigated after complaint he did not declare interests correctlyThe Labour peer Waheed Alli is under investigation by a parliamentary watchdog over a potential breach of the code of conduct.Alli is being investigated after a complaint that he has not registered his interests correctly. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/02/labour-peer-waheed-alli-under-lords-investigation Author : Eleni Courea and Rowena Mason Publish date : 2024-10-02 15:53:32 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In separate incident, Swedish police launch investigation after shots fired at Israeli embassy in StockholmMiddle East crisis – live updatesPolice in Denmark and Sweden are investigating after hand grenades were thrown near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen and shots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday night and the early hours of Wednesday morning.Three Swedish men were arrested in the Danish capital on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in two explosions near the Israeli embassy at 3.20am in the Copenhagen district of Hellerup. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2024/oct/02/hand-grenades-thrown-near-israeli-embassy-in-copenhagen Author : Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent Publish date