Queensland state LNP backs Labor’s emission cuts of 75% by 2035 drawing ire from federal colleagues pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 18 minutami ‘We must do all we can to become more sustainable’, says shadow environment ministerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s Liberal National party has backed one of the most ambitious emission reduction targets in Australia – much to the disappointment of some of their federal counterparts.While the federal opposition is still yet to unveil mid-term climate targets as part of its net zero by 2050 promise, the Nationals leader, David Littleproud, has decisively ruled out joining his state counterparts in their ambitious pledge.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NatCon conference to resume after Brussels court overturns closure order pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 19 minutami Belgian PM condemns move by local mayor to shut down radical rightwing conference as ‘unconstitutional’The NatCon conference featuring Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, among its speakers will resume on Wednesday after a Brussels court overturned a local mayor’s decision to close it down on Tuesday.After moves condemned as “unacceptable” and “unconstitutional” by the Belgian prime minister, Alexander De Croo, the organisers took the matter to the conseil d’état, the country’s supreme administrative court. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Revealed: Israel has sped up settlement-building in East Jerusalem since Gaza war began pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 43 minutami Exclusive: Government ministries and offices behind most contentious of projects, which will create thousands of housing unitsIsrael’s government has accelerated the construction of settlements across East Jerusalem, with more than 20 projects totalling thousands of housing units having been approved or advanced since the start of the war in Gaza six months ago, planning documents show.Ministries and offices within the Israeli government are behind all the largest and most contentious of the projects, sometimes in association with rightwing nationalist groups with a history of trying to evict Palestinians from their homes in parts of the city. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Middle East crisis live: David Cameron lands in Israel for talks with Netanyahu pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 2 minutama UK foreign secretary’s visit comes as west considers new sanctions on Iran following its attack on IsraelSee all our Middle East crisis coverageAl Jazeera reports that at least 20 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on homes in Rafah, Maghazi and Gaza City since yesterday afternoon. These pictures show Palestinians searching through the rubble overnight after a strike in Rafah. Israel’s military has repeatedly ordered Palestinians to move south in the Gaza Strip to Rafah, which is now severely overcrowded and where many people are being forced to live in makeshift tent camps.Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday called on Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Asylum seekers with unfounded fears would have right to release if Australia loses case, high court told pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 8 minutami Solicitor general warns that ruling indefinite detention unlawful could turn federal circuit court into ‘refugee tribunal’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAsylum seekers would have a “constitutional right” to be released from immigration detention even if their fears are not well-founded, if the commonwealth loses a landmark case, the high court has been told.The solicitor general, Stephen Donaghue, on Wednesday also warned the high court that ruling indefinite detention unlawful even where detainees refuse to cooperate in deportation would “turn the federal circuit court into the refugee tribunal”, requiring it to relitigate protection claims that had already been rejected.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Half-baked and half-arsed’: federal inquiry takes aim at 2032 Brisbane Olympics planning pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 18 minutami Senators hear the Miles government held two concurrent reviews into the 2032 Games preparationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSenators have taken aim at the Queensland government’s approach to Olympics infrastructure planning, as a federal committee hears the Miles government held two reviews into the 2032 Games at once.The Liberal and Nationals-led federal inquiry held hearings in Brisbane on Wednesday, largely focusing on venue planning.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sydney man Benjamin Cohen wrongly named as Bondi Junction killer by Channel Seven seeks damages pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 21 minutami The university student has hired a defamation lawyer after the TV network incorrectly named him without confirmation from policeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Sydney man Benjamin Cohen, who was wrongly named on air by Seven News as the Bondi Junction killer, has hired a lawyer and is seeking damages from the network.The university student has engaged defamation lawyers and issued a concerns notice to Seven, his solicitor Patrick George of the law firm Giles/George has confirmed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK inflation falls to 3.2%, the lowest level since September 2021 pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 42 minutami Bank of England will examine CPI figure closely when considering possible interest rate cutBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s annual inflation rate fell in March for a second consecutive month, dropping to 3.2% – a two-and-a-half-year low – easing pressure on households amid the cost of living crisis.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show inflation continued to fall from 3.4% in February, as food prices rose at a slower pace than a year earlier. City economists and the Bank of England had forecast a slightly larger decline to 3.1%. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Everton on the brink: questions over club’s finances are more urgent than ever pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 43 minutami Time taken for Farhad Moshiri to attract new investors may have made a viable solution harder to find Everton fans are used to owner Farhad Moshiri telling them that better times will be arriving soon. He began his reign at the club in 2016 promising to give fans “whatever I have” – the type of soundbite he would continue to deliver during the following eight years. He promised fresh financing for the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, a new star striker, and to bring in a wealthy and expert investor.In January 2023, Moshiri told Everton’s Fan Advisory Board: “The club is not for sale, but I have been talking to top investors of real quality to bridge a gap on the stadium. I can do it [fund it] myself … We are close to having a deal done.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bob Graham, former US senator and Florida governor who opposed Iraq war, dies at 87 pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 59 minutami Democrat praised for serving with ‘immense dignity and courage’ during five-decade career while also perfecting ‘workdays’ to connect with constituentsFormer US senator and two-term Florida governor Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate intelligence committee in the aftermath of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war, has died aged 87.Graham’s family announced the death in a statement posted on X by his daughter Gwen Graham on Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
