As Labor seeks to pass end-of-year environmental law reform, Ley and the Greens will be vying to seal the deal 21. November 2025 (15:00) The EPBC Act has emerged as a key test, with the government hoping to score a political milestone while the Liberal leader needs to prove her authorityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe final sitting week of federal parliament before the summer break is not usually the most edifying example of democracy in action. Politicians and the media are spent and the sausage-making process can get a little rough.So it was at the end of 2024, as Labor moved to clear the decks with an election looming and rumours of a summer campaign spreading. On the last sitting day alone, more than 30 bills went through the Senate, including reforms to the Reserve Bank – and Labor’s landmark social media ban for under-16s, now just weeks away. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How to make sustainable seafood choices this Christmas to ease the pressure on Australia’s oceans 21. November 2025 (15:00) Australian Marine Conservation Society’s GoodFish guide aims to showcase the most environmentally friendly seafood sources Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs a challenging year for marine life heads into its final weeks, GoodFish has shared its list of sustainable choices for the festive season to help take the pressure off Australia’s oceans.“It’s a time to be more careful than ever,” said Adrian Meder, sustainable seafood program manager at the Australian Marine Conservation Society, which produces the GoodFish guide. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man pleads guilty to rape of 12-year-old girl that sparked anti-asylum protests 21. November 2025 (14:51) Ahmad Mulakhil changed his plea at Warwick crown court, admitting to the single charge of rape of a child under 13A man has pleaded guilty to the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Warwickshire, in a case that prompted anti-asylum protests in Nuneaton.Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, of no fixed abode, changed his plea at Warwick crown court on Friday, admitting to the single charge of rape of a child under 13 on 22 July. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US men indicted for alleged coup plot to kill and rape people on Haitian island 21. November 2025 (14:48) Texans planned to utilize unhoused US people to take over Gonâve and fulfill ‘rape fantasies’, justice department saysThe Department of Justice has alleged that two Texas men plotted a murderous coup d’etat on the island of Gonâve, the largest in Haiti, “for the purpose of carrying out their rape fantasies”.The two men, 21-year-old Gavin Rivers Weisenburg and 20-year-old Tanner Christopher Thomas, have been accused of plotting to take the island by force, utilizing the homeless population of Washington DC, then killing all the men on the island and “using the women and children as sex slaves”, according to an announcement by the US attorney’s office of the eastern district of Texas on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Europe’s economy is geared towards a disappearing world, says ECB’s Lagarde 21. November 2025 (14:32) Central bank chief warns that the bloc’s dependence on third countries for trade and security has left it vulnerableEurope’s economy is “geared towards a world that is gradually disappearing”, according to a warning from Christine Lagarde that the EU needs reforms to spur growth.The president of the European Central Bank (ECB) said the EU’s dependence on international trade had left it vulnerable, as major partners had turned away from the trade that made the bloc’s exporters wealthy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer and Zelensky discuss US-backed peace plan 21. November 2025 (14:31) The Prime Minister held a call with the Ukrainian president, as well as French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Friedrich Merz.(London News)
