Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial hears
The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles
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Sussan Ley’s allies urge Angus Taylor’s backers ‘put your name to it’ amid leadership plot to oust her
Push discussed in private talks and echoes tactic of then-Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull used against Peter DuttonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley’s allies want the Liberal leader to demand her rivals put their names to a petition calling for a spill, forcing Angus Taylor’s backers to publicly reveal themselves as plotting to oust her.The push was discussed in private talks on Tuesday and has echoes of the tactic then-Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull used to stall Peter Dutton’s ultimately failed leadership coup in 2018. Continue reading...
Australia politics live: Ley allies demand Taylor backers put their names to spill petition; rally at Sydney police station after alleged brutality at Herzog protest
Follow the latest news liveSydney protest: NSW premier Chris Minns defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after video emerges of officers punching protestersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW premier, Chris Minns, is making the first of multiple appearances across the media this morning following the violent clashes between police and protesters yesterday evening.He has told Channel Nine’s Today program that police were “put in an impossible situation last night”:It’s worth remembering they did everything possible to avoid that confrontation, starting last week when they begged protest organisers to have it in Hyde Park, where it was safe and a march could take place.I know that some of the scenes on media are short clips, but people have to understand the circumstances where protesters breached police lines and ran amuck in Sydney would have been devastating.No. She’s wrong. I’m not going to throw police under the bus this morning. This is a situation that’s incredibly combustible. And the circumstances that weren’t shown on the news this morning or on TV last night because is what would have happened if protesters breached police lines ...It would have dangerous … as difficult as the scenes were to watch, it would have been infinitely worse if NSW police didn’t do their job last night.I think the - the protest organisers, when both the police and the courts said to them, yes, you can protest, but you can either do it in a stationary way here in Town Hall, if you want to march, you can march through a different part of the city, should have heeded that advice.But of course, some of the videos that we’ve seen have been very concerning. And I expect they’ll be investigated. Continue reading...
Chappell Roan leaves talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after Epstein fallout
Wasserman has been criticised after his flirtatious emails to Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the Epstein files.
US judge blocks Trump administration’s effort to deport Rumeysa Ozturk
Lawyers say immigration judge found the Trump administration failed to prove Rumeysa Ozturk should be removed from US.
Air Canada Cancels Flights to Cuba as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel
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Philippine top court says same-sex couples can co-own property
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Sheikh who led prayer at Sydney protest against Herzog says police were ‘unhinged and aggressive’
Any officers who acted unlawfully should face prosecution for actions, Muslim groups sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police who grabbed men kneeling in prayer during a protest in Sydney against Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit should face prosecution, a coalition of Muslim organisations has said.The joint statement demanded an apology from the state premier and called for the resignation of the NSW police commissioner after the incident on Monday night, with the man leading the prayer calling the police response “unhinged” and “aggressive”. Continue reading...
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democraciesThe UK and US have sunk to new lows in a global index of corruption, amid a “worrying trend” of democratic institutions being eroded by political donations, cash for access and state targeting of campaigners and journalists.Experts and businesspeople rated 182 countries based on their perception of corruption levels in the public sector to compile a league table that was bookended by Denmark at the top with the lowest levels of corruption and South Sudan at the bottom. Continue reading...
‘Keir Starmer doesn’t do anything but U-turns’: the bleak mood in Makerfield
Many in ‘red wall’ seat of Josh Simons, a staunch ally of the PM, have had enough of Labour – and its leaderAs he rose to his feet in the Commons in September 2024, the incoming Labour MP Josh Simons echoed Keir Starmer’s promise to deliver.“Unless working people like those I am so proud to represent feel change and unless we in this chamber demonstrate humility and honesty and act with integrity and with respect, they have no reason to believe in democracy,” he said. Continue reading...