Category: Politics

Joe Outlaw, who climbed on to a prison roof, is using the mental toll of indeterminate detention as a legal defence The trial of an alleged escapee who spent hours on the roof of a high-security prison in his underpants is set to be the first time the stress caused by indeterminate sentences can be…

Independent MP Kate Chaney to introduce legislation to criminalise possession of AI tools that create child sexual abuse material. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese says five of his ten votes for the Triple J hottest 100 of Australian music made it into the…

Israeli military says 10-hour ‘tactical pauses’ in certain areas will allow increase in flow of aid to territory Middle East crisis – live updates Israel has said it will halt military operations each day for 10 hours in three areas of Gaza and allow aid to come in through new corridors as it seeks to…

Military says it will halt activity in Muwasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City from 10am to 8pm local time every day until further notice At least 13 Palestinians, including two children, have been killed this morning after Israeli forces opened fire on people waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza, medical sources have told Wafa, the…

Journalist Tania Safi and human rights activist Robert Martin on board Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessel the Handala, group says A boat reportedly carrying two Australians has been intercepted by Israeli troops, Israel’s foreign ministry has confirmed, as a pro-Palestinian activist group claims its crew have been subjected to “unlawful” detention while attempting to transport aid…

New government measures will also require developers to soundproof flats and apartments near existing venues Music venues that are subject to noise complaints by nearby residential developments will be offered “greater protection” under new government plans. The measures, which are set to be introduced under the national licensing policy framework, would mean developers taking responsibility…

Target of the explosion, Konstantinos Varsamis, is unharmed after ‘cowardly attack’ in Thessaloniki Two people have been wounded in a bomb attack in a suburb of Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, damaging a block of flats and six cars. The explosion in the early hours on Saturday morning targeted the home of the president of the…

Keir Starmer is under pressure from UK MPs while Italy’s Giorgia Meloni said she was in favour but not prior to the state being established Gunmen killed five civilians during a “terrorist attack” on a judiciary building in southeast Iran on Saturday before being killed themselves, state media reported. “Unknown gunmen attacked the judiciary centre…

This blog is now closed. Read our latest story here Donald Trump has said Hamas “did not want to make a deal” on a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza. Speaking to reporters at the White House earlier, the president’s comments echoed those of his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, who said yesterday the Trump…

Christopher Earl Lloyd, 39, claimed he was a financial expert to convince victims to transfer him money, prosecutors say A California man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly using dating apps to con his matches out of more than $2m over the course of nearly three years. Allegedly posing as an investor, Christopher Earl Lloyd,…