Linda Reynolds’ bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins stalled by paperwork glitch 11. November 2025 (06:10) Ex-Liberal senator attempts to recoup legal costs awarded after defamation win against her former political stafferFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former senator’s bid to discover where Brittany Higgins’ $2.4m compensation payout went after their bruising defamation battle has been frustrated by a bankruptcy paperwork glitch.The former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds successfully sued Higgins over a series of social media posts the former defence minister believed damaged her reputation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Advisers told ministers banning Palestine Action could make it more popular 11. November 2025 (06:00) Briefing paper warned proscription could also heighten Muslim-Jewish tensions and be seen as favouring IsraelMinisters banned Palestine Action despite being told by their advisers it could “inadvertently enhance” the group’s profile, an official government document shows.The briefing paper was written three months before the proscription of the group, which was set up to take direct action to halt UK arms supplies to Israel. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hopes of Irish language revival in public life as Catherine Connolly takes office 11. November 2025 (06:00) Advocates say presidency could be ‘transformative moment’ for Ireland after Gaelic’s cultural breakthroughsThe Irish language has scored cultural breakthroughs with the film The Quiet Girl and the controversial rap trio Kneecap and is now about to acquire a new talisman: Catherine Connolly.When the independent leftwing politician is inaugurated as Ireland’s president on Tuesday, she will carry hopes of a transformational Gaelic revival. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Olympians call on Iran to halt execution of boxing champion 11. November 2025 (06:00) Sports personalities including Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies sign letter condemning Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani’s death sentenceMore than 20 Olympic medallists, coaches and other international athletes, including the tennis player Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies, have signed a letter calling for a halt to the execution of a boxing champion and coach, who is on death row in Iran.Amid growing international outrage over Iran’s escalating use of capital punishment as a tool of oppression, the strongly worded letter condemns the Iranian regime’s decision to uphold the death sentence of Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to put John Kerr ‘under police arrest’ during dismissal saga 11. November 2025 (05:23) Former PM calls incident a ‘coup’ but recalls both he and Whitlam were concerned about potential for standoff between military and policeThe dismissal: the day the governor general sacked the Whitlam government – in picturesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former prime minister Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to arrest the then governor general Sir John Kerr at the height of the dismissal saga, calling the incident a “coup” from which Australian politics “never really recovered”.Keating, recently promoted to a junior ministry position in the Labor government when Prime Minister Whitlam was dismissed on 11 November 1975, said Kerr should have been detained by officers of the law, but admitted he was concerned about a potential standoff between military and police. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Japan and China in growing row after PM Takaichi says Taiwan conflict could trigger military deployment 11. November 2025 (05:17) New prime minister says an attack on Taiwan could trigger the deployment of her country’s self-defence forces if the conflict poses threat to JapanJapan and China are embroiled in a row about Tokyo’s potential military involvement in the event of a conflict over Taiwan.Beijing reacted angrily this month after Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said an attack on Taiwan could trigger the deployment of her country’s self-defence forces if the conflict posed an existential threat to Japan. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Planes came within metres of hitting Melbourne airport workers in ‘terrifying’ incidents after runway shortened 11. November 2025 (04:53) Australian safety investigation finds serious accidents involving two planes in September 2023 were only avoided ‘by luck’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo passenger planes only narrowly avoided colliding with construction vehicles and workers during takeoff at Melbourne airport in 2023, in one case by less than five metres, because the flight crews were unaware the runway was nearly 1,600m shorter than usual, an Australian safety investigation has found.The incidents, described as “terrifying” for workers on the ground, have prompted changes to domestic and international practices on notifying flight crews about critical safety information to reduce the potential for human error in takeoff. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest 11. November 2025 (04:42) The failure by state governments to do anything about pollution means it has often been met with apathy. But at a rare protest anger and frustration were rifeAs a familiar smoky evening haze gathered over Delhi, the crowd began to assemble in their hundreds. Mothers and children, students, retirees and environmentalists were all united by a basic but desperate demand: the right to breathe safely in India’s capital.“Delhi is not a liveable city any more, it’s a death trap,” said Radhika Aggarwal, 33, an engineer who joined the protest on Sunday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Alan Jones sexual abuse case to hear from 139 witnesses over up to four months 11. November 2025 (04:26) Radio host denies 25 charges of indecent assault and two of sexual touching against nine alleged victimsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA massive sexual abuse hearing against Alan Jones has been locked in despite claims the radio host was kept in the dark about the police investigation against him.The 84-year-old faces 25 charges of indecent assault and two of sexual touching against nine alleged victims. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Protests as rightwing Charlie Kirk activist group makes final campus tour stop 11. November 2025 (04:22) People shout ‘Fascists out of Berkeley’ as Turning Point USA brings message to college with history of leftwing activismTurning Point USA, the influential rightwing college group founded by Charlie Kirk, has brought Kirk’s message to a campus with a long history of leftwing activism two months after his death.An event at the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday evening marked the chaotic last stop of the American Comeback tour, which Kirk had just begun at the time of his death at Utah Valley University. In the aftermath of Kirk’s fatal shooting, the events have come to serve as memorials, with prominent conservative speakers, including JD Vance, highlighting the staggering impact the controversial rightwing influencer’s death has had on American politics. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
