Real estate agents face $110,000 fine for underquoting under new laws in NSW 12. November 2025 (20:00) Labor is consulting with the property sector as it drafts legislation to stamp out misleading price estimatesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastReal estate agents in New South Wales could be fined $110,000 or more if caught underquoting properties under proposed new laws intended to stamp out misleading price estimates and increase transparency for buyers.The Minns Labor government has started consultation with the property sector as it prepares to draft legislation to enact tougher underquoting laws, which it expects to introduce to parliament next year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists 12. November 2025 (20:00) Connection of near-ubiquitous EBV to autoimmune disease affecting about 1 in 1,000 people may spur hunt for vaccineA common childhood virus appears to be the trigger for the autoimmune disease lupus, according to groundbreaking research.The study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which for most people is harmless, can cause immune cells to “go rogue” and mistakenly attack the body’s own tissues. The team behind the work said that uncovering the cause of lupus could revolutionise treatments. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Georgia election board settles ethics lawsuit over private emails for $50,000 12. November 2025 (19:32) Republican-controlled board, which questions Trump’s 2020 loss, agrees to use government, not personal, accountsThe Georgia state election board has settled a lawsuit filed by a watchdog organization over access to board members’ emails for $50,000 and an agreement to conduct future business without using private email.The settlement requires the Republican-controlled board, which continues to push for additional investigation into the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, to instruct its members to use official email accounts, and “not to use personal email accounts, text messaging, or messaging through other applications for that purpose”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal pardoned and to be released from prison 12. November 2025 (19:23) Eighty-one year-old, who has prostate cancer, can now be transferred from Algeria to Germany for medical treatmentThe French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been pardoned and is to be released from prison, the Algerian presidential office said in a statement on Wednesday.The move, which will mean Sansal can be transferred to Germany for medical treatment, comes after the German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, urged Algeria to free Sansal. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The Devil Wears Prada 2: first teaser trailer for hotly anticipated sequel 12. November 2025 (18:50) Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway reunite in the first look at the follow-up to hit comedy set to be released in May 2026Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway have reunited in the first teaser trailer for the much-anticipated follow-up to The Devil Wears Prada.The Oscar-winning actors are reprising their antagonistic roles for The Devil Wears Prada 2 which is set for release next summer. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
India confirms deadly Delhi car blast being treated as terror incident 12. November 2025 (18:46) Cabinet says explosion near Red Fort that killed 12 is suspected to have been perpetrated by ‘anti-national forces’India has confirmed it is treating the explosion that killed 12 people outside Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday as a “terror incident” perpetrated by “anti-national forces”.The statement by the cabinet, led by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, confirmed mounting speculation that a terrorist attack was behind the blast that took place during peak time in one of the capital’s busiest areas and outside one of India’s major landmarks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
