Greens pitch Zohran Mamdani-style $25.1bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets 05. October 2026 (15:01) Former MP and Greens Institute head, Max Chandler-Mather, says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery pricesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets would be nationalised, and hundreds of government grocery stores opened, under a $25bn plan being put forward by former Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather.Channelling New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan for publicly owned grocery stores, Chandler-Mather, the boss of the party’s thinktank, the Greens Institute, wants to use new forced divestiture laws to take over major supermarket sites and three distribution centres.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump heads to Nebraska in attempt to shore up GOP’s midterm vote – US politics live 05. October 2026 (14:56) President to visit Grand Island as his plan to allow more foreign beef imports proves unpopular in agriculture-rich stateSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe supreme court will hear the first arguments of its 2026-27 term today at 10am ET. The case was filed by local officials in Boulder, Colorado, against Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil. It focuses on whether states can sue oil companies for the impact of climate change on their communities.The energy companies argue that only federal law can be used to address this issue. Boulder is one of dozens of local governments that have filed lawsuits against energy companies that demands compensation for past and future harms to the environment. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nobu chef killed by teen driver who crashed into his parked car in Malibu 05. October 2026 (14:51) Ryo Uchimiya was sleeping in his car waiting for his shift to begin when a 16-year-old crashed into himA longtime chef for the famous Japanese restaurant chain Nobu was killed over the weekend in Malibu, California, when a teen driver crashed into his parked vehicle, where he was sleeping while waiting for his shift to start.The 51-year-old chef, named by the Los Angeles medical examiner’s office as Ryo Uchimiya, had arrived at work at Nobu Malibu early on Saturday when his vehicle was hit by a 16-year-old boy driving a Range Rover at 6.50am. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Six presumed dead as Coast Guard suspends search for missing medical plane near Nantucket 05. October 2026 (14:31) Medical transport plane flying from Bermuda to Boston crashed off coast of Massachusetts early Saturday Six people are presumed dead after the US Coast Guard on Sunday suspended its search for survivors of a medical transport plane crash off the coast of Massachusetts early the previous day.The aircraft, which was flying from Bermuda to Boston, lost contact with ground authorities at about 2am on Saturday, and the Coast Guard located a debris field near the island of Nantucket later that day. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests 05. October 2026 (14:25) PM orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairsEurope live – latest updatesHundreds of schools in France remained fully or partly closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in years.A 15-year-old protesting against what the demonstrators say are France’s dilapidated and understaffed schools had his hand blown off on Monday in the northern town of Lens, the local prefect François-Xavier Lauch said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman 05. October 2026 (14:13) Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliverSam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology.The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Guardian readers fund life-changing surgery for Somali boy injured in US airstrike 05. October 2026 (14:00) After Guardian investigation uncovered drone strike that killed 12 civilians and injured many more, seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent vital operation in MogadishuOn the rickshaw ride to the hospital, Marian Haji Abdi Guled felt a mixture of joy and apprehension: the day they had been waiting for had finally arrived.Almost a year earlier, her then seven-year-old son, Abdiqadir Salah, had been seriously injured, alongside his two siblings, in what a Guardian investigation found was a US drone strike on the village of Jamaame in Somalia that killed at least 12 civilians, including eight children. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Senate-approved bills aim to ease burden on pilots amid mental health ‘stigma’ 05. October 2026 (14:00) Culture of silence and fears of exclusion means aviation workers less likely to seek help for mental health issuesPilots and air traffic controllers in the US could soon have an easier time achieving a healthy mental altitude – a move with implications for the safety of air travel in America.The US Senate recently approved bills aimed at encouraging aviation professionals struggling with a mental health condition get treatment. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mary Beard suggests ‘tweaks’ to British Museum’s handling of queues to see Bayeux tapestry 05. October 2026 (13:55) Classicist and museum trustee visited the line after people complained of waiting for hours, with some turned awayMary Beard has intervened in the row about excessively long queues for the Bayeux tapestry by visiting the line and submitting a list of improvements to the British Museum.Beard, 71, is a trustee of the museum and inspected the queue herself after visitors to the tapestry complained that they had to wait for hours for their turn to view it, and some were turned away with no guarantee they would get another time slot. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years 05. October 2026 (13:39) Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate riseThe average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the money markets make the loans more expensive for lenders to offer.Figures from financial information provider Moneyfacts show the average is now 6.00%, its highest point since September 2023, while the average two-year fixed rate is not far behind at 5.98%, its highest since December of the same year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
