Coalition’s migration plan risks breaching India free trade agreement and damaging economy, advocates warn 06. October 2026 (16:00) Angus Taylor’s drastic cuts to graduate visas aim to end a citizenship pathway, but universities body says changes will make Australia less competitiveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition’s migration plan risks breaching Australia’s free trade agreement with India, signed by the former Morrison government, allowing Indian students to stay and work for up to four years after completing their studies.Angus Taylor on Tuesday announced plans to cut net overseas migration to 100,000 for the first two years of a Coalition government and up to 160,000 in year four, in a plan which would abolish temporary graduate visas, make major cuts to international student, bridging and temporary protection visas, and halve humanitarian places. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and husband sue ex-friends for ‘betrayal of trust’ 06. October 2026 (15:59) Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett launch defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles, claiming ‘coordinated series of devastating public attacks’The Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and her husband, the American businessman Durek Verrett, are suing several former members of their inner circle for defamation over what they described as a “calculated betrayal of trust”.Court documents filed in Los Angeles on 14 September claim the former friends and colleagues took “private access once afforded to them and weaponised it”. The accused include “former intimate partners, trusted business associates, a family member”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases 06. October 2026 (15:17) The deadly outbreak in Pennsylvania is its largest in more than three decades, and confirmed cases in New York are upThe New York governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emergency on Monday in response to a dramatic spike in measles cases in the state.Hochul’s administration said the emergency declaration was in response to a “growing number of measles cases across rural areas of New York and neighboring states”, including Pennsylvania, which has been grappling with a deadly outbreak that is its largest in more than three decades. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’ 06. October 2026 (15:00) John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists An 18-year veteran of the US Department of the Interior has resigned in protest from the sprawling federal agency, denouncing “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of the law” that took place at the department under Donald Trump.John Murdock, an attorney and self-described conservative Christian, began working for the agency’s legal office in 2002. In his resignation letter, first sent to his supervisor earlier this year and obtained exclusively by the Guardian and Public Domain, Murdock cites “glaring legal flaws” he witnessed within the agency during the course of the Trump administration, as well as concerns over offshore oil and gas drilling, the aggressive push to expand fossil fuels and the flouting of environmental regulation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
British man arrested over suspected RAF Fairford terrorism plot 06. October 2026 (14:52) Counter-terrorism policing says 22-year-old detained in London on suspicion of terrorism offencesA seventh man has been arrested in London on suspicion of terrorism offences related to the suspected RAF Fairford terrorism plot, police have said.The 22-year-old British national was arrested in Westminster, central London, on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, counter-terrorism policing said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
GOP candidate for San Diego House district criticizes Trump comments on Iran – US politics live 06. October 2026 (14:45) Jim Desmond pushes back after president says losing Los Angeles and San Diego would be ‘small price to pay’Q&A: The Iran war is unpopular, but will it cost Trump the midterms? Our reporters answer your questionsSign up for Breaking News US emailJim Desmond, the Republican candidate for a competitive San Diego based House seat has pushed back on Donald Trump’s comments at a rally in Nebraska on Monday, where the president said that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, and it would be “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe”.Desmond said that he “vehemently” disagrees with Trump’s comments. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says 06. October 2026 (14:38) World Health Organization detects no sign of further outbreak since Darya Shipilova died last weekThe World Health Organization has said the risk of an epidemic in Russia is lowafter the sudden death of a lab technician who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia.Darya Shipilova, who was 28, died last week, two days after falling ill. Russian media reports suggested she may have become infected after an accident at her workplace, where dangerous pathogens are kept and studied. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening to leak data 06. October 2026 (14:26) Push message claims fashion company’s data has been ‘fully compromised’, but website and app remain onlineBusiness live – latest updatesAsos is investigating after users of its mobile app received a notification claiming hackers had “fully compromised” the online fashion retailer’s data.The value of Asos’s shares on the London Stock Exchange dived more than 14% after thousands of customers received a notification titled “Asos hacked” with a link that sent them to the Telegram messaging service. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in Israel 06. October 2026 (14:21) Trump’s counter-terrorism ‘czar’, Sebastian Gorka, was scheduled to speak at conference but White House says he will no longer attendA National Conservatism (NatCon) conference beginning today in Jerusalem advertises a talk from the Trump administration’s anti-terrorism czar alongside speeches from far-right Israeli politicians, European figures who have faced disciplinary action over alleged antisemitism, and Christian nationalist and far-right figures from the United States.The Jerusalem event is perhaps the most significant recent gathering to feature large contingents of Israeli nationalists alongside Christian nationalists and far-right European nationalists from a milieu sometimes shadowed by accusations of antisemitism. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Argentina will stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, foreign minister says 06. October 2026 (13:40) Pablo Quirno says move is part of Argentinian government’s strategy to peacefully assert sovereignty over the islandsArgentina’s foreign minister has told an audience that included the British ambassador that his government would stop the Falkland Islands from exploiting its offshore oilfields as part of a strategy to take sovereignty.During a speech at a thinktank event in the Argentinian capital, Pablo Quirno condemned the British government for failing to open negotiations over the islands and facilitating a significant offshore oil project in its waters. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
