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Exclusive: Health minister says John Brogden and former deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt ‘respected across the aisle’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former New South Wales Liberal leader who denounced pill testing as a drug reform option has been picked by the Labor government to co-chair its highly anticipated drug summit.John Brogden AM will lead the summit, which kicks off in regional NSW in November, alongside the former deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/06/nsw-drug-summit-co-chairs-john-brogden-carmel-tebbutt-pill-testing-debate Author : Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-05

Olympian sustained 80% burns during attack in KenyaPolice say former boyfriend attacked her amid disputeThe family of a Ugandan athlete who died in Kenya after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend has called for justice and legal action against the culprit.“I have a lot of grief because I’ve lost my daughter. I seek your help so that this person who has killed my daughter can be prosecuted,” Joseph Cheptegei, the father of Rebecca Cheptegei, told reporters at the hospital where she died. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/05/ugandan-runner-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-from-injuries-after-being-set-on-fire Author : Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi Publish date :

Competition and Markets Authority to look at how ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used to increase pricesThe competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the Oasis ticket sales fiasco.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate Ticketmaster’s handling of ticket sales for the band’s upcoming tour, including how “dynamic pricing” may have been used to adjust the price. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/05/watchdog-to-investigate-ticketmaster-over-oasis-ticket-sales Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2024-09-05 15:28:38 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Labour is expected to roll back the Conservatives’ 5p duty cut in the autumn statement, which would be the first increase since 2011Petrol and diesel pump prices in the UK have fallen to their lowest levels in nearly three years, but drivers should expect a first rise in fuel duty for 14 years in next month’s autumn statement.According to the AA, the average price at petrol pumps dropped to 139.5p a litre on Wednesday for the first time since October 2021, four months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a global oil market rise. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/05/uk-pump-prices-at-three-year-low-but-fuel-duty-increases-expected-in-october-budget

Far-right leader says newly announced prime minister should respect the ‘11m French people’ who voted for her partyThe far right National Rally’s Marine Le Pen has stressed that the new head of government respect those who voted for her party.Xavier Bertrand, whose name was floated earlier as a potential prime minister, sent his best wishes to Michel Barnier. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/05/michel-barnier-named-as-frances-new-prime-minister-europe-live Author : Lili Bayer Publish date : 2024-09-05 13:47:01 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Edenglassie, about the colonisation of the place now called Brisbane, has won the highest accolade at the 2024 Queensland literary awardsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMelissa Lucashenko’s historical novel Edenglassie, about the colonisation of Magandjin/Meanjin/Brisbane, has won the highest accolade at the Queensland literary awards, with the judges praising it as a work that “elevates our understanding of Queensland’s soul”.It’s the second time Lucashenko has taken out the $30,000 premier’s award for “a work of state significance”, previously winning for her 2018 novel Too Much Lip, which also won the Miles Franklin. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/sep/05/queensland-literary-awards-winner-edenglassie-melissa-lucashenko Author

Minister for social services commits to committee recommendation for SmartCard, which quarantines 50% of income, to become voluntaryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Labor-led inquiry into compulsory income management has recommended the government abolish the scheme after receiving a large amount of evidence showing the compulsory SmartCard increases hardship, makes it difficult for women to flee violent relationships, and is discriminatory towards First Nations people.Labor’s SmartCard was introduced last year, and quarantines 50% of people’s income, preventing users from spending money on tobacco, pornography, alcohol or gambling. Some users remain on the BasicsCard and its

‘Disgraceful’ treatment of social tenants and stigma they face must change, deputy PM saysHere is the full list of the 20 MPs who have won a slot in the private members’ bill ballot.1) Kim Leadbeater, Labour (Spen Valley) Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/sep/05/grenfell-report-angela-rayner-labour-tories-uk-politics Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2024-09-05 11:19:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Munich police said that a large operation was under way and a person had been hit by police shotsHere’s what we know so far:There is a large police presence in the centre of Munich, southern Germany, after an incident close to the Israeli General Consulate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/05/munich-shooting-police-germany-nazi-documentation-centre Author : Lili Bayer Publish date : 2024-09-05 10:34:29 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Selling would be bad news for struggling homeowners, but Michele Bullock likely thinks a long period of high inflation would be worse Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank governor, Michele Bullock, has warned some Australians may have to sell their homes in her first public comments on the state of the economy since the release on Wednesday of June quarter GDP figures.Here are five key takeaways from Bullock’s speech on Thursday to the Anika Foundation fundraising lunch in Sydney. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/05/rba-interest-rates-announcement-inflation-michelle-bullock

In today’s newsletter: Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report lays out how to avoid a similar disaster from happening again. But the bereaved want to more than recommendations – they want prosecutions• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. More than seven years after the deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell Tower fire, the report of the public inquiry into the causes was finally published yesterday – and it forms a devastating verdict on the incompetence, dishonesty and greed that made the disaster possible.Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report paints a horrifying picture of failures in the construction industry, the

Case resolved with Oldfield Entertainment for an undisclosed amount after Craig McLachlan allegations sagaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastActor Christie Whelan Browne has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company behind a production of The Rocky Horror Show.Whelan Browne alleged she was victimised by Oldfield Entertainment, previously known as GFO Entertainment, after making complaints she was sexually harassed by fellow actor Craig McLachlan. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/sep/05/christie-whelan-browne-sexual-harassment-allegations-craig-mclachlan-settlement-rocky-horror-show-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-09-05 07:50:12 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Shoppers can use technology to advise them on outfit choices based on their body shape and style preferencesMarks & Spencer is using artificial intelligence to advise shoppers on their outfit choices based on their body shape and style preferences, as part of efforts to increase online sales.The 130-year-old retailer is using the technology to personalise consumers’ online experience, and suggest items to buy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/05/m-and-s-using-ai-to-advise-shoppers-body-shape-style-preferences Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2024-09-05 07:00:57 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Brand partnership for pastis, a traditional Marseille aperitif, with arch-rival decried as ‘stab in the back’It is the quintessential pre-dinner apéro enjoyed in the Provençal afternoon sun, as unmistakably southern French as the clicking sound of a game of pétanque.But the cloudy, aniseed-flavoured aperitif Ricard Pastis is leaving an aftertaste even more bitter than its makers intended in the mouths of some football fans in the southern city of Marseille. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/05/pernod-ricard-psg-tie-up-leaves-bitter-taste-marseille-football-fans Author : Philip Oltermann European culture editor Publish date : 2024-09-05 06:00:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two male senior constables suspended and charged after alleged assault of 23-year-old at Mareeba watch house in far north QueenslandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo police officers have been charged after being accused of assaulting a prisoner in far north Queensland earlier this year.The alleged incident involved a 23-year-old man at the Mareeba watch house, near Cairns, in January.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/05/mareeba-watch-house-police-accused-assault-prisoner-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press and Guardian staff Publish date : 2024-09-05 05:04:18 Copyright for

Health bodies say the questions are needed to fill gaps in much-needed researchFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLeading health experts have criticised the federal government for suggesting proposed LGBTQI+ questions should be excluded from the census because they were “too complex” – arguing similar questions are already used elsewhere.Versions of the proposed questions have been answered by 85,000 Australians in existing health surveys administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/05/census-questions-on-trans-and-gender-diverse-people-critical-for-health-care-experts-tell-labor Author : Amy Remeikis

Tim Pool and Benny Johnson addressed allegations that a company they were associated with had been paid to publish videos with messages in favour of RussiaRussia accused of trying to influence US voters through online campaignA number of high-profile, conservative influencers in the US have said they are “victims” of an alleged Russian disinformation campaign, after the Biden administration accused Moscow of carrying out a sustained campaign to influence the outcome of November’s presidential elections.Tim Pool and Benny Johnson published statements on Wednesday evening addressing allegations that a US content creation company they were associated with had been provided with

Ex-union leader who led ALP to two election defeats in 2016 and 2019 has announced upcoming retirementFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer federal Labor leader Bill Shorten is retiring from federal politics to take up the role of vice-chancellor at the University of Canberra.Shorten said on Thursday he believed “a nation can choose its own path – that means choosing education, skills, choosing the reskilling of our Australians, choosing lifelong knowledge acquisition”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/05/bill-shorten-retirement-quit-politics Author : Amy Remeikis Publish date : 2024-09-05 03:09:35

Some of the 92 now about to lose their seats can trace their family’s presence in the Lords back to the middle agesThe UK’s 92 remaining hereditary peers are to lose their right to sit and vote in the House of Lords under proposals being put forward by the government. The change, which will probably take effect next year, has been billed as the biggest parliamentary reform in a quarter of a century.It will round off changes begun by Tony Blair’s government in 1999, which revoked a 700-year-old right for all peers to sit on and vote from the red

Campaigns had clashed over whether candidates should be audible while opponent is speakingKamala Harris and Donald Trump have accepted the rules for the first presidential debate in Philadelphia, due to air on ABC next week, the network said on Wednesday – including muted mics when the other candidate is speaking.ABC News said in a release that Harris, the Democratic nominee, and Trump, her Republican rival, “have qualified for the debate under the established criteria, and both have accepted the following debate rules”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/04/kamala-harris-donald-trump-debate-rules Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2024-09-05 01:24:17 Copyright

California, Nevada and Arizona swelter in what could be the most intense heatwave of an already blazing seasonSearing temperatures are roasting the US west once again this week, as a brutal heatwave could bring some of the highest temperatures of the summer so far.Excessive heat warnings were in effect across parts of southern California, Arizona and Nevada, affecting tens of millions of people. The harsh weather was predicted to peak beginning on Wednesday and lasting into the weekend. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/04/us-west-heatwave-summer Author : Dani Anguiano and agencies Publish date : 2024-09-05 00:23:21 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Economists will be looking for clues to any Reserve Bank policy change on interest rates amid economic gloom. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMoving to the 2026 census, Katy Gallagher was asked about comments from some of Australia’s major health institutions who say data on gender diverse Australians will be critical to inform care.Is that something the government will consider, given that this is the advice from a lot of major health bodies?It is, as you say, really important and it’s no surprise that health groups are saying that because, you know,

Sheriff’s office reports one suspect in custody after incident at Apalachee high school, 50 miles north-east of AtlantaTwo students and two teachers were killed at a Georgia high school on Wednesday in a mass shooting authorities say was committed by a 14-year-old male student at the school.At least nine others were taken to the hospital following the incident at Apalachee high school in Winder, about 50 miles north-east of Atlanta. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/04/georgia-high-school-shooting-apalachee Author : Richard Luscombe and agencies Publish date : 2024-09-04 22:59:01 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US vice-president and Democratic nominee for president makes remarks before campaign stop in New HampshireKamala Harris condemned the deadly shooting that occurred at a high school in Georgia on Wednesday, calling it a “senseless tragedy” and saying “we have to end this epidemic of gun violence in our country”.The US vice-president and Democratic nominee for president paused before she began a speech about economic matters on the election campaign trail in North Hampton, New Hampshire, to address the incident. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/04/kamala-harris-georgia-school-shooting Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2024-09-04 22:11:37 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Expulsion of Huang Ping comes after ex-aide to Governor Kathy Hochul charged with acting as Chinese agentChina’s consul general in New York has been expelled, CNN reported on Wednesday, deepening the crisis swirling around the former aide of the New York governor, Kathy Hochul, who has been charged with acting as a secret agent for the Chinese government.The news network said that Hochul had broken the news about the expulsion of Huang Ping, the consul general, at an unrelated event. She told reporters that she told the Chinese consulate she wanted Ping expelled after she had been in touch with