Judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard to Portland 08. November 2025 (02:21) Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of controlA judge has issued her final order and formally blocked Donald Trump from sending the national guard to Portland, Oregon.The district court judge, Karin Immergut, delivered her final order in the case on Friday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Severe storms forecast for parts of NSW as Victoria and Queensland face wet weather 08. November 2025 (02:10) BoM says destructive winds and ‘very dangerous thunderstorms’ are most likely across the Hunter, mid-north NSW coast and northern tablelandsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereSevere storms with the potential for destructive winds and large hail are expected to move across New South Wales on Saturday.Storms were also expected in parts of Queensland and Victoria.Sydney 32C with showers and then storms developing.Melbourne 13C with rain increasing.Brisbane 31C with a late shower or two.Perth 28C and sunny.Adelaide 18C and cloudy.Hobart 15C and partly cloudy.Canberra 26C with a shower or two and then becoming windy.Darwin 34C and partly cloudy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US grants Hungary one-year exception from sanctions over Russian oil and gas 08. November 2025 (02:10) Viktor Orbán had a friendly meeting with Donald Trump on Friday to press his case for a reprieve The United States has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, a White House official said on Friday, after Viktor Orbán pressed his case for a reprieve during a friendly meeting with Donald Trump in Washington.Last month, Trump imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russian oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft that carried the threat of further sanctions on entities in countries that buy oil from those firms. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned 08. November 2025 (00:00) Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rulesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government is overhauling national environment laws. It wants its changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act rushed through parliament before the end of the year.But should they be? Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump says US will boycott G20 summit in South Africa, citing treatment of white farmers 07. November 2025 (23:57) Administration has long accused South Africa of allowing white Afrikaner farmers to be persecuted and attackedDonald Trump said Friday that no US government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.The US president had already announced he would not attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globe’s leading and emerging economies. JD Vance had been scheduled to attend in Trump’s place, but a person familiar with Vance’s plans who was granted anonymity to talk about his schedule said Vance would no longer travel there for the summit. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump claims foreign-owned meatpackers driving up US beef prices 07. November 2025 (23:25) President asks justice department to open an investigation but provides no proof to support his allegationsDonald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the US and asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation.The Republican president announced the move on social media days after his party suffered losses in key elections in which the winning Democratic candidates focused relentlessly on the public’s concerns about the cost of living. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One-year-old girl dies after being struck by freight train in NSW 07. November 2025 (23:22) The toddler was treated by paramedics at the scene in the tiny village of Baan Baa on Friday night but later died in hospitalGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA toddler has died after being struck by a freight train near Narrabri in New South Wales.Emergency services were called to Baranbah Street in the tiny village of Baan Baa in the state’s north at 7.50pm on Friday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Flattery will get you everywhere: Orbán lays it on thick with Trump 07. November 2025 (23:12) The Hungarian PM needed Trump’s help over Russia oil sanctions – so he deployed a tried-and-trusted methodViktor Orbán must have been feeling the tension – and perhaps a bit left out.As Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, held court – on the instruction of Donald Trump – at a lunch held in honor of the visiting Hungarian leader on Friday, Orbán, self-anointed avatar of international illiberalism and Maga role model, began cracking his knuckles. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration asks appeals court to block order on Snap benefits 07. November 2025 (22:41) Judge had ordered Trump administration to make full payments by Friday amid government shutdownThe Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly food stamp benefits amid a US federal government shutdown, even as the administration said it will fund the program this month while the court battle plays out.US district judge John J McConnell Jr had given the Trump administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), after the administration said last month that it would not pay benefits for November because of the shutdown. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Remaining four ‘rebel’ Labour MPs have whip restored 07. November 2025 (21:35) Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell are last of series of penalised backbenchers to return to the partyFour Labour MPs who lost the party whip in July for being “persistent rebels” have had the sanction removed, the last of a series of penalised backbenchers to be allowed back into the fold.Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell spoke to the party’s chief whip, Jonathan Reynolds, and were allowed to hold the whip again after a review of how they had behaved since the suspension, it is understood. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
