Advance launches last-minute lobbying campaign pressuring Liberal MPs to dump net zero target 11. November 2025 (08:06) Rightwing lobby group’s email blitz targets party ahead of Liberal shadow ministry meeting at 9am on ThursdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe rightwing lobby group Advance has launched a last-minute lobbying campaign to pressure Liberal MPs to dump a net zero emissions target at a special meeting in Canberra on Wednesday.The campaign group emailed supporters on Tuesday afternoon urging them to flood the inboxes of Liberal MPs with a generic anti-net zero message in the hours leading up to the crunch talks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation 11. November 2025 (08:00) Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources sayThe Gambling Commission has demanded a UK bookmaker hand over a trove of financial documents after the company accidentally disclosed information suggesting it may be running an illegal offshore betting operation.The Guardian understands that the company, which sponsors sporting events and boasts connections to high-profile figures in sport and politics, is the subject of early inquiries that could lead to a full-blown investigation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nauruan president makes surprise visit to meet Albanese government as another man quietly deported to Pacific island 11. November 2025 (07:44) President David Adeang was spotted by ABC cameras as Nauru received its fourth member from the NZYQ cohortFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Nauruan president has stopped by Parliament House for a brief unannounced meeting amid media reports of alleged links between security contracts offered to an Australian bikie gang and his Pacific island government.The president, David Adeang, was spotted by ABC cameras with a small entourage heading into Capital Hill on Tuesday afternoon to meet the home affairs minister, Tony Burke. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Crime gangs in UK start making own branded weight-loss drugs 11. November 2025 (07:00) Medicines watchdog says criminals are designing packaging and branding to look like legitimate productOrganised crime gangs have begun manufacturing their own branded weight-loss drugs, designed to look like legitimate medicines, in what authorities warn is a significant threat.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the trend had only just emerged, leading them to conduct the largest single seizure of trafficked weight-loss drugs ever recorded by any global law enforcement agency. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nexperia row shows how China is weaponising trade – and winning 11. November 2025 (07:00) Experts say Brussels must stand up against Beijing using supplies of vital chips and minerals as ‘sword of Damocles’As interventions go it was pretty audacious. The Dutch government decision at the end of September to take over Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chip factory, almost brought the entire European car industry to a halt.Tensions between Europe and China de-escalated over the weekend as Beijing confirmed it would ease restrictions on automotive chip supplies to the EU, prompting sighs of relief in car factories around the world. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Linda Reynolds’ bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins stalled by paperwork glitch 11. November 2025 (06:10) Ex-Liberal senator attempts to recoup legal costs awarded after defamation win against her former political stafferFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former senator’s bid to discover where Brittany Higgins’ $2.4m compensation payout went after their bruising defamation battle has been frustrated by a bankruptcy paperwork glitch.The former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds successfully sued Higgins over a series of social media posts the former defence minister believed damaged her reputation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Advisers told ministers banning Palestine Action could make it more popular 11. November 2025 (06:00) Briefing paper warned proscription could also heighten Muslim-Jewish tensions and be seen as favouring IsraelMinisters banned Palestine Action despite being told by their advisers it could “inadvertently enhance” the group’s profile, an official government document shows.The briefing paper was written three months before the proscription of the group, which was set up to take direct action to halt UK arms supplies to Israel. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hopes of Irish language revival in public life as Catherine Connolly takes office 11. November 2025 (06:00) Advocates say presidency could be ‘transformative moment’ for Ireland after Gaelic’s cultural breakthroughsThe Irish language has scored cultural breakthroughs with the film The Quiet Girl and the controversial rap trio Kneecap and is now about to acquire a new talisman: Catherine Connolly.When the independent leftwing politician is inaugurated as Ireland’s president on Tuesday, she will carry hopes of a transformational Gaelic revival. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Olympians call on Iran to halt execution of boxing champion 11. November 2025 (06:00) Sports personalities including Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies sign letter condemning Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani’s death sentenceMore than 20 Olympic medallists, coaches and other international athletes, including the tennis player Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies, have signed a letter calling for a halt to the execution of a boxing champion and coach, who is on death row in Iran.Amid growing international outrage over Iran’s escalating use of capital punishment as a tool of oppression, the strongly worded letter condemns the Iranian regime’s decision to uphold the death sentence of Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to put John Kerr ‘under police arrest’ during dismissal saga 11. November 2025 (05:23) Former PM calls incident a ‘coup’ but recalls both he and Whitlam were concerned about potential for standoff between military and policeThe dismissal: the day the governor general sacked the Whitlam government – in picturesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former prime minister Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to arrest the then governor general Sir John Kerr at the height of the dismissal saga, calling the incident a “coup” from which Australian politics “never really recovered”.Keating, recently promoted to a junior ministry position in the Labor government when Prime Minister Whitlam was dismissed on 11 November 1975, said Kerr should have been detained by officers of the law, but admitted he was concerned about a potential standoff between military and police. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
