Australia news live: eSafety warns online gaming can cause ‘serious harms’ to children; Atlassian to power solar farm 01. October 2026 (23:36) Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinns government vows to regulate labour hire in NSWThe Minns government has pledged to regulate labour hire in New South Wales if reelected, a move meant to protect workers and businesses from dodgy labour hire providers.The NSW Government has zero-tolerance for the exploitation of workers, and this commitment builds on the work we are doing to stamp out dodgy labour hire firms.Every worker deserves fair pay, access to their entitlements, and to work and live in a safe environment and a labour hire licencing scheme is an important step in ensuring safer workplaces for labour hire workers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hitting the sweet spot: bear treats itself to baked goods at Colorado farmers’ market 01. October 2026 (23:23) Shoppers and vendors in Aspen surprised by unusual customer as it stretched to sample stall offeringsFarmers’ market shoppers might not usually pay much attention to the local resident devouring fresh bread and pastries at one of the stalls with extra gusto – but some certainly did last weekend when they realized it was a hungry bear.Onlookers on Saturday reached for their phones to take photos and videos of the bear in downtown Aspen, Colorado, after it wandered through the stalls and got up on to its hind legs to dig into the baked goods. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Judge denies defense motion to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murder 01. October 2026 (22:27) Request for Clancy, 36, to be acquitted turned down nearly a month after first trial ended with deadlocked juryThe judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there was not enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.On Tuesday, Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington tried to persuade Judge William Sullivan that prosecutors had not offered any proof that Clancy had killed her three children. Prosecutors argued there was plenty of evidence, calling Reddington’s claim “laughable”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Supreme court to hear case challenging Trump’s immigration detention policy 01. October 2026 (22:20) Court will review practice of indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants living in the US The US supreme court agreed on Thursday to take up a case challenging the Trump administration’s practice of indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants living in the US and awaiting deportation proceedings.At the center of the immigration case is a dispute over Donald Trump’s reinterpretation of a longstanding policy that has led to a huge surge in the number of migrants held in detention centers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How success of Manchester City helped put Andy Burnham in power 01. October 2026 (20:53) Critics argue PM’s praise of Abu Dhabi group as ‘huge partner’ in reshaping Manchester ignores public cost of city’s transformationIn July 2016, the Manchester City player Yaya Touré ambled into a small bar near Beijing’sWorkers’ Stadium and offered a bemused smile as dozens of Chinese fans rushed towards him.Manchester City had just won their sixth trophy under the big-spending ownership of Sheikh Mansour’s Abu Dhabi United Group and the blues were international megastars. They were also magnets for investment. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Welfare changes under debate include ending key disability benefit for under-25s 01. October 2026 (20:43) Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive package of support to help young people into employment Ministers are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and replacing it with a multibillion-pound package of support to get into work, the Guardian has learned.Multiple Whitehall sources said the package of changes under debate was much bigger than previously thought, as Andy Burnham’s government hopes to persuade more people on benefits back into work. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Brazil attorney general says meddling ‘cannot be tolerated’ after Trump funding plans revealed 01. October 2026 (20:34) Jorge Messias calls Guardian report ‘an important alert for Brazilian sovereignty’, as nation prepares to go to pollsBrazil’s attorney general has said foreign meddling in his country’s institutions and democracy “cannot be tolerated” after a Guardian report revealed how the Trump administration was pushing to direct funds to a campaign against the Brazilian supreme court.Writing on X, Jorge Messias called the report “an important alert for Brazilian sovereignty”. “The information is especially serious in light of Brazil’s electoral process and the recent episodes of external pressure on our institutions,” Messias added. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labour figures uneasy about Healey’s ‘underpowered’ approach to budget 01. October 2026 (20:33) Chancellor faces challenge of volatile global headwinds and soaring energy costs at home as some insiders worry lack of clarity could trigger fresh market shockSenior Labour figures are privately voicing unease about John Healey’s approach to his crucial first budget this month, against the backdrop of volatile global markets and soaring energy costs.The chancellor’s work has been made significantly harder by the global bond sell-off, which continues to raise the cost of government borrowing, and ever increasing energy prices as Donald Trump continues the US war with Iran. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tennessee suspends executions as Christa Pike’s lawyer says failed lethal injection leaves her in critical condition 01. October 2026 (20:33) Independent inquiry ordered after failed execution of Pike, who was convicted of 1994 murderChrista Pike: what we know so far about Tennessee woman’s failed executionTennessee’s governor on Thursday said it was “deeply disturbing” that his state botched the execution of a death row prisoner who remained alive and snoring 40 minutes after receiving a double dose of the lethal drug that should have quickly killed her.Bill Lee, a Republican, has suspended all executions in the state until at least the end of the year and ordered an independent inquiry after Wednesday night’s failed attempt to put to death Christa Pike, who was convicted of murder, at the execution chamber in Nashville. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Total class act’: Marie-France van Heel is poised to be a very different PM’s wife 01. October 2026 (19:56) The former marketing executive is expected to play a big role in promoting the UK and could be the most influential spouse in No 10 in yearsSarah Brown called Gordon her hero, Samantha Cameron insisted David was “incredibly funny”, while Akshata Murty said Rishi was her best friend. When Marie-France van Heel spoke about her husband, Andy Burnham, in a rare public interview a decade ago, she joked that she had noticed his “good looks … and monobrow”.The spousal humanising of a party leader is a well-worn political tool, but van Heel is likely to be a very different prime ministerial partner. The former senior marketing executive is poised to play a more significant role in promoting Britain than any other spouse in the last two decades, stepping up her political engagements after stepping back from her own corporate career. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
