ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’ 30. September 2026 (05:28) The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildrenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereFinancial journalist Alan Kohler, a familiar face on the ABC’s 7pm news bulletin, will retire in December after three decades as the public broadcaster’s highly respected financial guru.Now 74, Kohler has been presenting finance, complete with idiosyncratic graphs, on the ABC for almost a quarter of a century, signing off each evening since 2002 with the catchphrase: “And that’s finance”.Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years 30. September 2026 (04:02) Group of officers known as ‘riders’ in 2000s prompted longest arrangement of its kind in US historyAfter 23 years, a district judge has released the Oakland police department (OPD) from federal oversight, marking the end of the longest arrangement of this kind in US history.In the early 2000s, a group of police officers known as the “riders” were exposed for offenses like planting evidence, falsifying reports and using excessive force against primarily young Black men. These actions led victims to file more than 100 civil lawsuits against the department. In 2003, as a part of the settlement of these cases, OPD was put on a federal court-ordered reform program. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles 30. September 2026 (04:02) A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle CouncilFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are buying electric vehicles at record levels, with sales more than doubling year on year and occurring at a rate equivalent to one EV sold every 100 seconds.A record 157,957 EV sales occurred between January and June – an 117% increase on the same period last year, according to a new report released by the Electric Vehicle Council. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank 30. September 2026 (02:16) Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022The US Senate on Tuesday evening rejected along mostly party lines a Democratic resolution that would have forced the state department to report to Congress on violence in the occupied West Bank, including the killings of nine American citizens by Israeli settlers or security forces over the last few years.The resolution, led by the Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen, would have given the state department 30 days to report to Congress on those deaths and on wider human rights conditions in the territory, including Israel’s detention of Palestinian children. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
David Shoebridge launches leadership bid ahead of Greens ballot at party retreat 30. September 2026 (02:02) Shoebridge to stand on a joint ticket with Steph Hodgins-May – a first-term senator from VictoriaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales senator David Shoebridge has joined the race to become the Greens’ new leader, with an increasingly crowded field revealing splits among the 11-member party room.Shoebridge said on Wednesday morning he would stand on a joint ticket with Victorian senator Steph Hodgins-May as his proposed deputy, facing off with the deputy leader, Mehreen Faruqi, and communications spokesperson, Sarah Hanson-Young.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...(The Guardian)
