Category: Politics

Labour has pledged to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers by the end of this parliament in 2029 In an interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme on Friday, MSP Jeremy Balfour who has resigned from the Scottish Conservatives (see 9.13am BST), said he feels the party has “lost its…

Lese-majesty case against Thaksin Shinawatra is dismissed, but his daughter Paetongtarn will hear next week if she will be removed as prime minster A criminal court in Thailand has dismissed a case accusing former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of defaming the monarchy, the first of three court cases that could decide the fate of one…

Senator says Tony Burke’s remarks were ‘grossly irresponsible’. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Coalition says if Labor tries to raise taxes after roundtable it would be ‘major breach of faith’ with Australian people James Paterson, the shadow minister for finance, says if the government moves…

California Democrats’ aim is to offset the Republican-drawn gerrymandered Texas map that nets five new US House seats for the GOP in 2026 Texas Republicans pass gerrymandered congressional map The government lost its bid to unseal grand jury transcripts in the sex-trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein. Richard Berman, a federal judge in New York, said…

A total of 32,059 people were being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of Labour’s first year in government, Home Office data shows Despite a good month for the public finances, the Treasury won’t be putting in any champagne orders, writes the Guardian’s senior economics writer, Phillip Inman. You can read his analysis,…

Weather and flood warnings stretch from south of Sydney to the state’s north-west, as elevated river levels, full dams and more rainfall pose risks to communities Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of New South Wales residents have made calls…

Aemo says demand for large-scale energy generation to grow by 21% over next decade. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Butler says Thriving Kids plan will help bolster NDIS long-term Health minister Mark Butler has said planned changes to the NDIS that will see children with…

Law temporarily blocked after group sought preliminary injunction, saying it violated first amendment protections Texas cannot require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said on Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state’s new requirement, making it the third such state law to be blocked by a court. A…

Tulsi Gabbard accuses officials, some of whom worked on intelligence community’s assessment of Russian interference in 2016 election, of ‘politicizing intelligence’ President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday he will pressure the Smithsonian Institution – a premier museum, education and research complex for US history and culture – to accept his demands, just like he did…

Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast As I noted in my hello earlier, rain is on the brain in Sydney, with a deluge set to continue for days. Melbourne is cold, but lovely, and Adelaide and Hobart are both expecting sunshine today. Brisbane, Perth and Canberra…