‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery 28. September 2026 (07:48) Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSwarms of bogong moths have surprised New South Wales residents over the last few days – with experts saying sightings of the endangered native insect are cause for excitement rather than alarm.Hundreds of moth sightings in coastal areas were posted over the weekend to the iNaturalist page for Bogong Watch, a citizen science initiative run by Invertebrates Australia. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Extra 1,000 prison beds announced in NSW as union warns against arresting ‘our way out of domestic violence’ 28. September 2026 (07:46) Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviourFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe reopening of part of Sydney’s Silverwater jail will deliver hundreds of extra beds amid record numbers of prisoners on remand, the state government says, as the prison officers’ union warns against “arrest[ing] our way out of domestic violence”.The Minns government, responding to a surge in prisoners awaiting trial since domestic violence bail laws were tightened, announced on Monday it would spend $47.1m to recommission the 515-bed Dawn de Loas correctional centre at the Silverwater complex by early next year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Should you lock into a fixed-rate savings account paying 5.25%? 28. September 2026 (07:00) Savers face a dilemma: lock down the deals now or wait, with offers tipped to ‘get even better’Returns on the top fixed-rate savings accounts are at their highest level in years and still climbing, with some now paying up to 5.25%.It leaves those with money to put away facing a choice: lock into some of the best interest rates on offer in several years or hold your nerve in the hope they get even better? Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘The same struggles as 100 years ago’: exhibition highlights lives of Sami people in Sweden 28. September 2026 (06:00) Show at Kin Museum in Kiruna marks handover of long-awaited report on abuses committed by the state against the Indigenous peopleFrom a detailed multi-perspectival drawing of reindeer to written accounts of belief systems and childbirth, Johan Turi’s work offers unparalleled insight into his life as a Sami person living in northern Sweden at the start of the 20th century.In the face of racist discrimination, land disputes and the spectre of encroaching industry, Turi wanted his 1910 book Muitalus sámiid birra (An Account of the Sami) to set the record straight about the lives of Europe’s only recognised Indigenous people. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ed Miliband to acknowledge Labour’s former stance on Palestine fell short 28. September 2026 (06:00) Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’Ed Miliband will tell campaigners and party members who raised the plight of Palestinians they were right that Labour’s approach had not been enough, saying he was heeding the calls of millions of people by imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements.The foreign secretary will tell the Labour party conference that the government will take more explicitly progressive foreign policy positions under Andy Burnham, and that the UK will be a leader among like-minded countries in a new age of diplomacy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections 28. September 2026 (03:31) Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential pollFrance’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in the rightwing-dominated Senate in elections, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential poll.RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen called the results an “historic victory” after they were announced on Sunday. “The results have exceeded our expectations,” she said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Beau Lamarre-Condon told friend if he killed anyone he’d dump belongings in bin and take bodies to bushland, court hears 28. September 2026 (03:15) Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 – nine months after discussion with friend Georgia CookFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney police officer told a friend he would hide the bodies of anyone he killed in bushland and put their belongings in a dumpster, months before allegedly murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, a court has heard.Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting the couple with a police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
