Hannah Clarke murders: Queensland police made potentially critical mistakes, new evidence reveals 16. November 2025 (15:00) Exclusive: Detectives investigated ‘veracity and motive’ of Brisbane woman’s allegations of domestic violence and coercive control – even after the horrifying attack that killed her and her childrenRead more from Guardian Australia’s two-year investigation hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew evidence uncovered by Guardian Australia reveals serious police failings in the lead-up to the murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children that were overlooked by the coronial inquest and never investigated by homicide detectives.The previously unreported material includes evidence that Clarke made repeated disclosures to a Queensland police officer about her estranged husband, Rowan Baxter, that were not logged in police systems. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Debt collecting giant pursued 200,000 debts from Victorians while allegedly banned from operating in state 16. November 2025 (15:00) Thousands of people affected by actions of Panthera Finance, before it was acquired by new owners Francom GroupFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne of Australia’s largest debt collecting firms attempted to claw back more than 200,000 individual debts in Victoria while allegedly banned from doing so by the state’s regulator, Guardian Australia can reveal.Affected consumers who paid the company could be entitled to refunds if the collection activity is found to be in breach of the state ban. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him 16. November 2025 (15:00) Long after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his earHe got by with a little help from his friends. From British royalty to White House alumni, from a Silicon Valley investor to a leftwing academic, connections and influence were the ultimate currency for Jeffrey Epstein.Yet none appeared to challenge Epstein over his horrific crimes. If silence is complicity, the casual disdain of the elite circles he moved in spoke volumes. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer is killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv 16. November 2025 (14:26) Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodemchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disasterThe widow of the first Soviet engineer to die in the Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion was killed on Friday in Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Nataliia Khodemchuk as the victim of a “new tragedy caused by the Kremlin”, nearly four decades after her husband, Valerii, was killed inside Chornobyl’s nuclear reactor number four. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior 16. November 2025 (14:00) ‘Less expensive and time consuming’ model helps with fast and accurate predictions, possibly saving lives and propertyWhen then Tropical Storm Melissa was churning south of Haiti, Philippe Papin, a National Hurricane Center (NHC) meteorologist, had confidence it was about to grow into a monster hurricane.As the lead forecaster on duty, he predicted that in just 24 hours the storm would become a category 4 hurricane and begin a turn towards the coast of Jamaica. No NHC forecaster had ever issued such a bold forecast for rapid strengthening. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Angela Rayner condemns Labour infighting but does not rule out running for leader 16. November 2025 (13:58) Home secretary Shabana Mahmood calls past week of leadership speculation ‘deeply mortifying’Angela Rayner has condemned the “arrogant tittle-tattle” and Labour infighting dominating the past week in her first major interview since her resignation.The former deputy prime minister, often considered as a potential successor to Keir Starmer, declined to rule out running for the job or returning to frontline politics, saying she had “not gone away”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
