Category: Politics

Voting to close at 6am on Wednesday as Australian magpie fails to make list of final contenders Vote now in the 2025 Australian bird of the year poll See more Australian bird of the year content Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The final day of voting for the 2025…

Treasurer says he spoke to former PM ‘half a dozen’ times before unveiling changes to his plans for superannuation tax concessions. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then…

PM’s spokesperson says it is ‘entirely false’ government played role in getting CPS to drop China spying case At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the PM’s spokesperson said it was “entirely false” to suggest the government influenced the collapse of the China spying case because of concerns Beijing could withdraw investment in the…

Israeli PM greets US president at Ben Gurion airport as Red Cross travels to collect second group of living captives Full report: Hamas releases first seven of 20 Israeli hostages after more than 780 days in Gaza Who are the 20 hostages believed alive and expected to be freed from Gaza? Explainer: As Donald Trump…

Youth collective member says under-16s social media ban due in December will change how young people interact with the world. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast NSW to begin $200m pothole blitz across greater Sydney The NSW government said this morning it will fast-track $200m in…

Senior PA leader confirms readiness to work with former UK PM on post-ceasefire recovery The former UK prime minister Tony Blair appears to have won the endorsement of the Palestinian Authority to be involved in the reconstruction of Gaza, after an exploratory meeting in Jordan. Blair met Hussein al-Sheikh, the deputy president of the Palestinian…

Israel’s military says it has completed first phase of withdrawal, ahead of Monday peace summit in Egypt Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that Israel is ready for the “immediate” reception of all Gaza hostages. “Israel is prepared and ready to immediately receive all of our hostages,” he said in a statement after a…

Exclusive: Report by GMB union also finds pay disparity for women and disabled, trans, non-binary and gay staffers A race and gender pay gap among parliamentary staff means people of colour earn on average £2,000 less each year than their white counterparts, research seen by the Guardian suggests. A study due to be released this…

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents ‘absolutely horrifying’ A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning, and later released, during an Ice raid on the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on…

Palestinians return to destruction as US special envoy visits Hostages Square in Israel with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Malak A Tantesh, a young reporter who has contributed to the Guardian’s coverage, has written about a harrowing two years in besieged Gaza. You can read her account here: The Trump plan calls for Israel to…