‘Common sense and justice’: Sydney bowling club in Aboriginal hands after high court win pred 1 dnevom, 8 urami in 25 minutami Disused Paddington lawn bowls club to be passed to Aboriginal land council as high court decision set to ripple across numerous crown land leasesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Aboriginal land council will take control of an inner city bowling club abandoned a decade ago after a narrowly won high court battle.Lawn bowls last rolled down the greens of the Paddington Bowling Club in 2015 but the crown land site’s future had been in limbo until Wednesday after state and local land councils took their fight to the high court. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
London Pride parade chief investigated over alleged misuse of funds pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 11 minutami Exclusive: Whistleblowers claim food vouchers for volunteers were spent on perfume and Apple devices insteadThe head organiser of the LGBTQ Pride parade in London is under internal investigation over claims he abused his position, including by buying luxury perfumes with food and drink vouchers donated by a sponsor.Christopher Joell-Deshields, who has been chief executive of Pride in London since 2021, is facing a series of allegations from volunteer directors and others. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UTS ordered by SafeWork NSW to pause job cuts due to risk of ‘psychological harm’ pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 17 minutami Union labels intervention a ‘rare and damning rebuke’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe University of Technology Sydney has been forced to pause a plan to slash hundreds of jobs after a rare intervention by SafeWork NSW, which said workers would be subject to a “serious and imminent risk of psychological harm” if management pushed ahead.Under the ruling, UTS cancelled all meetings scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday with about 800 impacted staff and paused the release of its change proposal, which was to be rolled out this week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New Zealand woman alleged to have drunkenly danced in aisle on Sydney flight fails to appear in court pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 29 minutami Australian federal police allege Sheree Young ignored safety instructions and swore at cabin crew on a flight in JulyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New Zealand woman has failed to appear in court after being charged for alleged drunken behaviour on a scheduled international flight from Sydney, including dancing in the aisle before takeoff.Sheree Young, 50, was on a flight from Sydney to Queensland around 4pm on 21 July when she performed allegedly intoxicated behaviour, including ignoring safety instructions, swearing at cabin crew and dancing in the aisle as the pilot was taxiing for takeoff, the Australian federal police alleged. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
North Korea: Kim Jong-un’s daughter makes international debut fuelling succession speculation pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 31 minutami Kim Ju-ae’s arrival in Beijing ahead of China’s victory day military parade show she is her father’s preferred successor, experts sayThe appearance of Kim Jong-un’s daughter in China ahead of Xi Jinping’s “victory day” parade in Beijing has added to speculation that she is being groomed to become the first female ruler of North Korea.Photos released by North Korean state media showed Kim Ju-ae, who is believed to be in her early teens, stepping off her father’s heavily armoured train in the Chinese capital, where she was greeted by Chinese officials at the start of her debut on the international stage. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Daniel Andrews attends China military parade, poses with Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 50 minutami Former Victorian Labor premier earlier filmed shaking Chinese president Xi Jinping’s handFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDaniel Andrews has been criticised by the opposition for posing alongside North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, at a military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.The former Victorian Labor premier stood several rows behind the North Korean semi-recluse (who is facing complaints of alleged crimes against humanity) during the photo opportunity for leaders from the so-called “axis of upheaval”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Thailand tycoon who championed cannabis legalisation takes lead in race to be PM pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 2 minutama Conservative Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul gets main opposition party’s conditional backing to form interim governmentTycoon-turned-politician Anutin Charnvirakul appears to have taken the lead in a chaotic race to become Thailand’s next prime minister, after days of tense negotiations.Anutin, who is leader of the conservative Bhumjaithai party and perhaps best known for championing medical cannabis legalisation, has received the backing of MPs from the main opposition party People’s party to form an interim government, provided he signs an agreement laid out by its leaders. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘It kept me going’: halt to refugee reunion scheme in UK shatters hopes pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 10 minutami Afghan man seeking asylum and permission to bring wife to Britain describes shock at home secretary’s announcementThe hopes of asylum seekers aiming to be reunited with their loved ones in the UK have been shattered after the home secretary announced on Monday that new applications to the family reunion scheme were to be suspended. The prospect of reuniting with spouses and children after reaching safety is often what sustains those trying to reach Britain during their difficult journeys.Immigration lawyers are urgently working to lodge applications while the scheme remains open in cases of people who have been granted refugee status. The suspension will last until the spring and it is likely that any new scheme will be more restrictive than the current one, the Home Office said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘A class act’: Tim Allan, the former Blair ‘smoother’ recalled to Downing Street pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 10 minutami Described as inscrutable and smart, the PR man has a job on his hands to turn around No 10’s communications effortTim Allan once acknowledged that under Tony Blair’s No 10 press operation it was a mistake that “spin doctors became the story”.Now he is returning to Downing Street more than 25 years later at the request of Keir Starmer, and will be hoping to avoid that destiny that so many political press chiefs – from Alastair Campbell and Steve Hilton to Fiona Hill and Dominic Cummings – have faced. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sánchez: Europe’s response to war in Gaza has been a ‘failure’ pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 11 minutami Spanish prime minister says double standards over Gaza and Ukraine threaten to undermine the west’s global standing‘You need solidarity and consistency’: Pedro Sánchez on the EU, Trump and fighting the far rightEurope and the west’s double standards over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza threaten to undermine its global standing, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has warned, describing the response to Israel’s assault on the Palestinian territory as one of the darkest episodes of international relations in the 21st century.In an interview with the Guardian before talks with UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, in London on Wednesday, the socialist leader also said the US under Donald Trump was trying to end the post-second world war, rules-based global order it had originally created. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
