News live: Australia and PNG sign defence treaty; Broncos double in market value after $50m grand final boost
Pukpuk treaty described as an agreement to ‘support each other’s defence and contribute to a region that is peaceful, stable and prosperous’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian has won an award at this year’s Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship.Caroline Velik was named Speciality Dish winner for her porridge jaffles – a yoghurt flatbread filled with rum bananas, made with her mother’s recipe, which included Bundaberg banana toffee rum liqueur, bananas, oatmeal and wattle seeds, tossed in Davidson plum sugar. Continue reading...
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Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday
Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said late Sunday.
‘Non-stop bang bang bang’: man arrested after about 50 shots fired from Sydney flat into street, injuring 16
People treated for injuries and firearm seized after shooting in Croydon Park in city’s inner west on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere was an exchange of gunfire between New South Wales police and an alleged gunman before the 60-year-old was arrested in Sydney on Sunday night, police claim.The man allegedly shot “about 50” high-powered rifle rounds at pedestrians, cars and buildings in Croydon Park over two hours before he was apprehended by tactical officers. Continue reading...
Water bills: millions of households in England could face even bigger rises
CMA poised to give verdict after appeal by five firms for permission to increase bills higher than allowed by OfwatMillions of households in England face the prospect of even bigger water bill increases than originally expected, as the competition regulator prepares to give a preliminary verdict on industry spending plans as soon as this week.Five water companies appealed to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to ask for permission to raise bills higher than allowed previously by the industry regulator, Ofwat. Continue reading...
Australia lacks ‘legitimate objective’ in fast-tracking Nauru deportations, Labor-led committee finds
Parliamentary committee warns international human rights obligations could be breached under new regimeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government does not have a “legitimate objective” in denying fair hearings to those set to be deported to Nauru and could place Australia in breach of international human rights obligations, a Labor-chaired committee has found.The joint human rights committee’s scrutiny of the law said the changes would “likely exacerbate the underlying human rights concerns” with the regime to off-load more than 350 NZYQ-affected noncitizens to Nauru as part of a $2.5bn deal. Continue reading...
Drones, Democracy and the War in Ukraine
Back from a trip to Ukraine, our international editor Philip Pan explains how this is a new kind of war.
Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists
Families of some aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla say they are being held without access to clean water or legal representationActivists from New Zealand detained in Israel after they were removed from vessels carrying aid to Gaza are being held in poor conditions without access to water and legal representation, their families have said, as dozens more passengers from the Global Sumud Flotilla were set to be deported.Rana Hamida, Youssef Sammour and Samuel Leason were among 437 activists, parliamentarians and lawyers travelling aboard the flotilla, a coalition of more than 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid whose goal was to breach Israel’s 16-year maritime blockade of Gaza. Continue reading...
The Pelicot Trial: A Timeline
Dominique Pelicot was convicted of drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and of inviting dozens of men to rape her. Here is how the events unfolded.
Pakistan Fights Its Fiercest Taliban Insurgency in a Decade
Pakistan uprooted the Taliban with U.S. help in the 2010s. But the insurgency has resurfaced with assistance from the Afghan Taliban.
MPs’ pay watchdog to give public more of a say on how politicians are funded
Ipsa’s Karen Walker says that even after recent ‘big change’ to system there is still room for potential improvementThe MPs’ pay watchdog is planning to give the public more input into how politicians are funded as it considers changes to the system, its new chief executive has said.Karen Walker, who took over as head of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority last month, said Ipsa had recently brought in a “big change” in the way politicians were allowed to claim funding for running their offices, employing staff, living accommodation, travel and other costs. Continue reading...