Category: Politics

Hamas says remains found in tunnel as other bodies yet to be recovered amid fragile ceasefire Israel has announced that the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefire holds. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were found on Sunday…

Liberal senator Sarah Henderson says the Optus triple zero hearing has raised ‘more questions than answers’. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Mortgage arrears fall at Westpac after rate cuts Mortgage holders are enjoying a reprieve from relentless cost of living pressures, as the number of…

Jack Schlossberg says ‘dangerous’ to evoke grandfather’s assassination; Fox says it’s a ‘statement’ of Jackie’s ‘bravery Political writer and commentator Jack Schlossberg has said it was “disgusting, desperate and dangerous” for actor Julia Fox to wear a Halloween costume evoking the assassination of president John F Kennedy, his grandfather. Fox, however, has defended her controversial…

Customers are being lured back to the partnership’s flagship branch with a free drink, a massage and Waitrose chocolates John Lewis is to open a VIP space at its flagship London department store as part of a drive to lure customers back, after years in which it has lost ground to rivals including Marks &…

Nine people hospitalised with life-threatening injuries; police say counter-terror officers involved in investigation. Follow the latest developments Full report: ten people taken to hospital following stabbing attack Explained: what we know so far Some more reaction is coming in. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said she was “deeply disturbed” by the reports from Huntingdon. Continue…

Environment minister says ‘tail wagging the dog’ on Coalition’s net zero debate Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Watt says Labor doesn’t have a policy to end native forest logging Asked if he wanted native forest logging to continue (it’s not banned in the legislation, despite the significant negative environmental…

Nearly 50% of 30 busiest airports facing absences as staff are forced to work without pay and shutdown hits 31st day Nearly 50% of the 30 busiest US airports faced shortages of air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday, leading to flight delays nationwide as a federal government shutdown hit its…

Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers More than 50 lone child asylum seekers who disappeared soon after arriving in the UK and while in the care of the authorities are still missing, according to data obtained by the Guardian. Many of…

Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place An A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England. Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated…

Ofir Birenbaum is suing for defamation after deleted and retracted social media posts by Cairo Takeaway inferred he visited the restaurant with reporters to ‘stir up controversy’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A pro-Israel activist who visited a pro-Palestinian Sydney restaurant with News Corp reporters claims he was vilified…