Australia news live: Joyce calls One Nation byelection win ‘decisive’ and ‘humbling’; Oscar Jenkins gives first interview since Russia conviction 31. August 2026 (00:02) One Nation MP says voters are disillusioned with traditional political parties. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment announces ID protection service and privacy reformsThe government says it will develop a digital identity service that will allow Australians to block or monitor the use of their ID documents that are used for verification through its document verification service.Whether their driver licence details have been exposed in a data breach or they are concerned about scams and identity theft, IDLock will give Australians an accessible and simple way to have greater visibility, control and confidence in how their identity documents are used.We know fraud and scams have been front of mind recently after several major data hacks including most recently Origin energy, but you might have to wait a bit longer before accessing this new ‘IDLock’ service - it’ll be tested later this year, and rolled out nationally in 2027. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and fund cuts 30. August 2026 (23:10) Trump officials shuttering three projects on foodborne parasite, two defunded by Congress, Politico reportsThe Trump administration is shuttering two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after the foodborne parasite has sickened tens of thousands of Americans during the summer, Politico reported on Sunday.The two projects were defunded by Congress earlier in the year, while the third is due to be moved in coming months from Maryland to Iowa as part of a broader USDA reorganization, according to the report. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak island amid strait of Hormuz tensions 30. August 2026 (23:05) Attack was response to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing rockets to launch sea mines into strait, says USUS forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes since late July.“I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait of Hormuz,” the official said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
All-time great Aaron Donald comes out of retirement to rejoin stacked LA Rams 30. August 2026 (22:42) Los Angeles were already Super Bowl favoritesDefensive tackle was 10-time Pro Bowler with Rams35-year-old aiming to win second Super Bowl in LAAaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, is coming out of retirement to rejoin his only professional team, the Los Angeles Rams.During a 10-season career with the Rams, who drafted him with the 13th overall pick in 2014, Donald was a three-time defensive player of the year and an eight-time first team All-Pro. He won a Super Bowl with the Rams at the end of the 2021 season before announcing his retirement in March 2024 at the age of 32. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australian boxing great Tony Mundine dies aged 75 30. August 2026 (22:25) Father of former boxer and NRL star Anthony Mundine had a heart attack on SundayWarning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndigenous Australian boxing great Tony Mundine has died, aged 75.The father of former boxer and NRL star Anthony Mundine had a heart attack on Sunday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump ‘border czar’ denies that Milo Yiannopoulos was deported for political reasons 30. August 2026 (21:04) Tom Homan says rightwing influencer overstayed visitor visa after receiving final order of removalThe White House “border czar,” Tom Homan, denied on Sunday that the British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported just a day after being arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for political reasons.Homan said it was his understanding that Yiannopoulos, 41, had overstayed what he believed to be a visitor visa, had not appeared at an immigration hearing and was issued a final order of removal on 22 July. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Prisons ‘one major event from disaster’ after U-turn on early release scheme 30. August 2026 (20:50) Critics say the move, which will keep PC Harper’s killers in jail, leaves number of prison spaces ‘too close to the bone’PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after a critical intervention by Andy Burnham, but the move has led to warnings that overcrowded prisons will be left “one major event away from disaster”.Announcing a U-turn on the early release scheme after weeks of intense pressure, Burnham said he understood “how strongly people feel about this issue”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man killed by falling sign at Christian festival named as church pays tribute 30. August 2026 (20:42) Robert Guanco, 41, a pastor at Jesus Living Water church in Eastbourne, described as having ‘touched many lives’A 41-year-old man who died after a large wooden sign fell at a Christian festival on Friday has been named as Robert Guanco, a pastor at a church in Eastbourne, East Sussex.A tribute from his church on Sunday described him as a respected pastor who was a “loving husband” and “a devoted and caring father”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘GB News wouldn’t touch him’: Milo Yiannopoulos will struggle to fit in with UK right wing 30. August 2026 (19:50) ‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for ReformAs he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos may be wondering what lies ahead for him in his native country.The “alt-right” agitator, 41, made his name in the US by promoting Donald Trump and associating with his allies before the 2016 election. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump says NBC’s Kristen Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC 30. August 2026 (19:16) Trump’s threat comes after host described success record of candidates whom president had endorsed as ‘mixed’Donald Trump on Sunday said NBC’s Kristen Welker – host of Meet the Press – should face “rebuke or punishment” from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).Preceding Trump’s comments was a live shot by Welker in which she described the success record of political candidates whom president had endorsed as “mixed” on Washington DC’s NBC affiliate prior to the airing of Sunday’s edition of Meet the Press. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
