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· 3w ago

YouTube star Ms Rachel to match Macklemore’s $1m Palestine aid donation By Uwa Ede-Osifo Educator talks of ‘moral obligation’ and urges ‘every wealthy white celebrity’ to make similar donation https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/sep/17/ms-rachel-macklemore-palestine-donation #Culture #Palestine #USnews #Worldnews #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Celebrity #Macklemore #Music #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo

YouTube star Ms Rachel to match Macklemore’s $1m Palestine aid donation

Educator talks of ‘moral obligation’ and urges ‘every wealthy white celebrity’ to make similar donation

· 3w ago

No more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards By Anna North Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/florida-activists-rightwing-school-boards #Florida #USeducation #USnews #USmidtermelections2026 #USpolitics #USbookbans #Schools #Activism #TheGuardian #AnnaNorth

No more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards

Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education

· 3w ago

Mark Carney is making an eloquent case for an alliance sidelining the US | Ted Widmer By Ted Widmer The Canadian prime minister’s remarks before the European parliament outlined a vision of the west without its most powerful member https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/21/mark-carney-european-parliament-alliance #Canada #MarkCarney #Worldnews #Americas #DonaldTrump #USnews #Europe #TheGuardian #TedWidmer

Mark Carney is making an eloquent case for an alliance sidelining the US | Ted Widmer

The Canadian prime minister’s remarks before the European parliament outlined a vision of the west without its most powerful member

· 3w ago

US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show By Tom Perkins Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/20/epa-bayer-regulation-pesticide-dicamba #Trumpadministration #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Herbicides #Bayer #USnews #Environment #Food #USpolitics #TheGuardian #TomPerkins

US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show

Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule

· 2w ago

‘Hanging on by a thread’: 11th hour decision to protect endangered birds from SA space project plans welcomed By Petra Stock The Eyre peninsula site is ‘precious and important’ habitats for southern emu-wren and home to 80% of the mallee whipbird population https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/24/hanging-on-by-a-thread-11th-hour-decision-to-protect-endangered-birds-from-sa-space-project-plans-welcomed #Conservation #Environment #SouthAustralia #Wildlife #Birds #TheGuardian #PetraStock

‘Hanging on by a thread’: 11th hour decision to protect endangered birds from SA space project plans welcomed

The Eyre peninsula site is ‘precious and important’ habitats for southern emu-wren and home to 80% of the mallee whipbird population

· 2mo ago

‘More real than anything you’ll see scrolling’: the radical resurgence of UK fanzines, 50 years after punk By Claire Biddles Five decades years since punk bible Sniffin’ Glue, DIY magazines are in rude, rich health. Their creators talk fandom, community-building and resisting the algorithm https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/15/uk-fanzines-zine-radical-resurgence #Music #Culture #Punk #Indie #Hiphop #Magazines #Newspapersmagazines #TheGuardian #ClaireBiddles

‘More real than anything you’ll see scrolling’: the radical resurgence of UK fanzines, 50 years after punk

Five decades since punk bible Sniffin’ Glue, DIY magazines are in rude, rich health. Their creators talk fandom, community-building and resisting the algorithm

· 2mo ago

Judge grants DoJ bid to dismiss January 6 cases against rightwing Oath Keepers By Reuters Ruling vacates convictions of founder Stewart Rhodes and other militia members who took part in 2021 Capitol attack https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/jan-6-oath-keepers-cases-dismissed #USCapitolattack #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #Reuters

Judge grants DoJ bid to dismiss January 6 cases against rightwing Oath Keepers

Ruling vacates convictions of founder Stewart Rhodes and other militia members who took part in 2021 Capitol attack

· 2mo ago

Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner By Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes it’s a Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/28/led-by-donkeys-compensation-seizure-gaza-protest-banner-london #LedByDonkeys #Protest #Politics #London #Localgovernment #Society #UKnews #Gaza #IsraelGazawar #Palestine #TheGuardian #HaroonSiddiqueLegalaffairscorrespondent

Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner

Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes It’s A Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed

· 2mo ago

Reclaiming stolen childhoods: swimming classes resume in Gaza after three years of war By Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem; photographs by Amjed Tantesh In sea pools built with sandbags and rubble, Amjed Tantesh gives traumatised children brief respite from their daily lives https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/25/swimming-classes-resume-gaza-after-three-years-war #Gaza #IsraelGazawar #Children #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Palestine #Society #Worldnews #TheGuardian #SehamTanteshinGaza #EmmaGrahamHarrisoninJerusalem #photographsbyAmjedTantesh

Reclaiming stolen childhoods: swimming classes resume in Gaza after three years of war

In sea pools built with sandbags and rubble, Amjed Tantesh gives traumatised children brief respite from their daily lives

· 3mo ago

Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials and pro-Israel groups over ‘conspiracy’ to target him By Anna Betts Lawsuit alleges administration coordinated with online surveillance groups to ‘criminalize solidarity with Palestine’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/mahmoud-khalil-lawsuit #MahmoudKhalil #NewYork #USnews #Worldnews #USimmigration #Trumpadministration #Palestine #ICEUSImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement #TheGuardian #AnnaBetts

Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials and pro-Israel groups over ‘conspiracy’ to target him

Lawsuit alleges administration coordinated with online surveillance groups to ‘criminalize solidarity with Palestine’

· 2mo ago

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We are US civil rights lawyers. Trump’s policies have driven us to seek justice internationally| Thomas Becker and Antonio Romanucci By Thomas Becker and Antonio Romanucci On Tuesday, a human rights commission will hold an extraordinary hearing over the administration’s alleged attacks on protesters, journalists and others https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/04/trump-ice-migrants-human-rights #Trumpadministration #USnews #Worldnews #ICEUSImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement #USimmigration #MinnesotaICEshootings #LawUS #UnitedNations #TheGuardian #ThomasBecker #AntonioRomanucci

We are US civil rights lawyers. Trump’s policies have driven us to seek justice internationally | Thomas Becker and Antonio Romanucci

On Tuesday, a human rights commission will hold an extraordinary hearing over the administration’s alleged attacks on protesters, journalists and others

· 2mo ago

Trump says he may ‘temporarily’ drop bid to make Blanche attorney general By Guardian staff US president’s former lawyer has been struggling to persuade some Republican senators to back his nomination https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/todd-blanche-attorney-general-doj-nomination-trump #Trumpadministration #USSenate #DonaldTrump #Republicans #USnews #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff

Trump says he may ‘temporarily’ drop bid to make Blanche US attorney general

Trump says he may ‘temporarily’ drop bid to make Blanche US attorney general

President’s former lawyer has been struggling to persuade some Republican senators to back his nomination

· 2mo ago

Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash By Ben Beaumont-Thomas Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama Once https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/29/glen-hansard-oscar-winning-irish-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-56-in-motorcycle-crash #Music #Folkmusic #Popandrock #Culture #Ireland #Film #TheGuardian #BenBeaumontThomas

Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash

Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama Once

· 2mo ago

US schools are struggling to keep the yellow bus running amid shortages and cuts By Guardian Staff Districts are reducing routes and exploring new ways to get students to class as transportation costs climb https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/29/us-school-bus-cuts #USnews #USeducation #Arizona #Connecticut #Florida #Idaho #NewJersey #NewYork #Ohio #Oregon #Virginia #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

US schools are struggling to keep the yellow bus running amid shortages and cuts

Districts are reducing routes and exploring new ways to get students to class as transportation costs climb

· 2mo ago

Jodrell Bank Observatory facing closure after major funder cuts support By Ian Sample Science editor Scientists say decision is blow to UK astronomy as deep space observatory is home to world-leading facilities https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/27/jodrell-bank-observatory-facing-closure-uk #Astronomy #Science #Space #Sciencepolicy #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #IanSampleScienceeditor

Jodrell Bank Observatory facing closure after major funder cuts support

Scientists say decision is blow to UK astronomy as deep space observatory is home to world-leading facilities

· 2mo ago

US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters By Tom Perkins Coalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s use https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/pfas-datacenter-cooling-epa #USnews #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Pfas #Environment #TheGuardian #TomPerkins

US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters

Coalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s use

· 2mo ago

What makes a woman a witch? Financial independence By Lucianne Tonti Women aren’t being burnt at the stake any more, but there is still risk and violence implicit in the label ‘witch’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/26/women-witchcraft-financial-independence #Women #Historybooks #Witchcraft #Women #TheGuardian #LucianneTonti

What makes a woman a witch? Financial independence

Women aren’t being burnt at the stake any more, but there is still risk and violence implicit in the label ‘witch’

· 2mo ago

‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raids By Amy Hawkins and Yu-chen Li in Taipei Taiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/23/taiwan-hong-kong-independent-bookstore-raids-china-censorship #Taiwan #HongKong #China #Censorship #Books #TheGuardian #AmyHawkins #YuchenLiinTaipei

‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raids

Taiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months

· 2mo ago

WA police facial recognition trial launches with a real-time arrest – and backlash over privacy By Ima Caldwell Live video feeds can scan hundreds of faces a minute, instantly cross-referencing their profiles. But critics fear false alerts, algorithmic bias and ‘function creep’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/20/western-australia-police-real-time-facial-recognition-trial-privacy-ntwnfb #Australianpoliceandpolicing #WesternAustralia #Australianews #Privacy #Surveillance #TheGuardian #ImaCaldwell

WA police facial recognition trial launches with a real-time arrest – and backlash over privacy

Live video feeds can scan hundreds of faces a minute, instantly cross-referencing their profiles. But critics fear false alerts, algorithmic bias and ‘function creep’

· 2mo ago

Trump fires new US attorney in Seattle an hour after federal judges appoint him By Associated Press Roger Rogoff’s was selected by panel of judges for top prosecutor job after interim US attorney’s term ended https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-fires-us-attorney-roger-rogoff-seattle #Seattle #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #USjusticesystem #Washingtonstate #USnews #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress

Trump fires new US attorney in Seattle an hour after federal judges appoint him

Roger Rogoff was selected by panel of judges for top prosecutor job after interim US attorney’s term ended

· 2mo ago

White House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner in World Cup semi-final By Sammy Gecsoyler White House Fifa taskforce chief defends Argentina footballers, saying US believes in free speech https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/18/white-house-backs-argentina-team-falklands-banner-world-cup-semi-final #WorldCup2026 #Argentina #FalklandIslands #England #UKnews #Football #KeirStarmer #Politics #USpolitics #Trumpadministration #USnews #Sport #Worldnews #WorldCup #Americas #TheGuardian #SammyGecsoyler

White House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner in World Cup semi-final

White House Fifa taskforce chief defends Argentina footballers, saying US believes in free speech

· 2mo ago

Tell us: have you been affected by the spread of wildfire smoke in the US and Canada? By Guardian community team We would like to hear about the impact of the smoke spreading from the wildfires in northern Ontario, Canada https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/16/tell-us-how-have-you-been-affected-by-the-spread-of-wildfire-smoke-in-the-us-and-canada #Wildfires #Worldnews #USnews #TheGuardian #Guardiancommunityteam

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/25/teals-new-party-gaza-flotilla-activists-anthony-albanese-jim-chalmers-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-one-nation-budget-capital-gains-tax-estimates-ntwnfb

· 4mo ago

Australia politics live: speculation teals may form new party; Gaza flotilla activists arrive home
By Krishani Dhanji

Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall said to be exploring ways independents can work more closely together. Follow today’s news live

#Australianews #Australianpolitics #AnthonyAlbanese #AngusTaylor #DavidPocock #ZaliSteggall #AllegraSpender #Laborparty #JimChalmers #Tax #KrishaniDhanji

Liberal MP is first to be suspended from lower house in five years – as it happened

Liberal MP is first to be suspended from lower house in five years – as it happened

This blog is now closed

· 2mo ago

Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans By Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent Campaigners hope move will force commercial banks to rethink holding assets linked to the fossil fuel https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/19/bank-of-england-bonds-coal-loans-assets #BankofEngland #Energyindustry #Banking #Business #Coal #Energy #Environment #UKnews #Fossilfuels #TheGuardian #KalyeenaMakortoffBankingcorrespondent

Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans

Campaigners hope move will will force commercial banks to rethink holding assets linked to the fossil fuel

· 2mo ago

Former Obama White House counsel to face House questioning over Epstein ties By Anna Betts Kathryn Ruemmler welcomes closed-door interview and says she had no knowledge of ongoing criminal activity https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/obama-kathryn-ruemmler-epstein-questions #Obamaadministration #JeffreyEpstein #USnews #USpolitics #TheGuardian #AnnaBetts

Former Obama counsel ‘not completely truthful’ in Epstein testimony, Democrats say

Former Obama counsel ‘not completely truthful’ in Epstein testimony, Democrats say

Lawmakers dubious of answers from Kathryn Ruemmler, whose name appeared thousands of times in released files

· 2mo ago

‘The biggest threat is the president’: election fears in Arizona as Trump sows fresh doubts By Mary Jo Pitzl in Phoenix Experts warn election denialism could bubble up again in November, despite truce in bitter power struggle https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/20/arizona-elections-trump #Arizona #USpolitics #USnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #MaryJoPitzlinPhoenix

Arizona’s Republican elections brawl raises fears over midterms, denialism and Trump: ‘The biggest threat is the president’

Arizona’s Republican elections brawl raises fears over midterms, denialism and Trump: ‘The biggest threat is the president’

Experts warn election doubts could bubble up again in November, despite truce in bitter power struggle

#Australianews #Australianpolitics #AnthonyAlbanese #AngusTaylor #DavidPocock #ZaliSteggall #AllegraSpender #Laborparty #JimChalmers #Tax #KrishaniDhanji

· 4mo ago

Australia politics live: Malcolm Turnbull denies role in push for teal political party but says Liberals have left political ‘vacuum’
By Krishani Dhanji

Zali Steggall confirms teals having ‘conversations’ amid speculation about new political party. Follow today’s news live

Liberal MP is first to be suspended from lower house in five years – as it happened

This blog is now closed

· 3mo ago

AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split By Dan Jervis-Bardy and Josh Butler Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creatives https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/12/ai-australia-will-labor-water-down-copyright-laws-datacentres #AIartificialintelligence #Australianews #Datacentres #Australianlaw #Australianpolitics #DavidPocock #AnthonyAlbanese #Laborparty #Technology #Technologysector #DanJervisBardy #JoshButler

AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split

Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creatives

· 2mo ago

Peruvian cardinal hails $150m lead poisoning settlement for 1,300 people as a ‘historic milestone’ By Dan Collyns in Lima Cardinal Pedro Barreto received death threats and harassment during his almost 20-year campaign against a US mining company’s operations in the Andes https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/05/peruvian-cardinal-historic-milestone-150m-lead-poisoning-settlement-1300-children #Mining #Mining #Business #Environment #Globaldevelopment #TheGuardian #DanCollynsinLima

Peruvian cardinal hails $150m lead poisoning settlement for 1,300 people as a ‘historic milestone’

Cardinal Pedro Barreto received death threats and harassment during his almost 20-year campaign against a US mining company’s operations in the Andes

· 2mo ago

‘When I go out, people throw jabs at us’: the Nigerian families fighting for their disabled children By Ajifa Solomon Stigma and superstition surround those with disabilities such as Down’s syndrome and cerebral palsy. But there is a growing move to raise awareness and increase inclusivity https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/16/when-i-go-out-people-throw-jabs-at-us-the-nigerian-families-fighting-for-their-disabled-children #Globalhealth #Globaldevelopment #Nigeria #Disability #Downssyndrome #Africa #Worldnews #TheGuardian #AjifaSolomon

‘When I go out, people throw jabs at us’: the Nigerian families fighting for their disabled children

Stigma and superstition surround those with disabilities such as Down’s syndrome and cerebral palsy. But there is a growing move to raise awareness and increase inclusivity

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/lebanese-diaspora-reaction-to-bombardment-in-lebanon

· 4mo ago

‘Sad, mad and disheartened’: for the diaspora, the bombardment in Lebanon is a special kind of loss
By Sarah Ayoub

The destruction of homes and villages in southern Lebanon leaves a mark not just on those living there, but families watching on across the globe

#Lebanon #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Australianews #Australianimmigrationandasylum #Migration #SarahAyoub

‘Sad, mad and disheartened’: for the diaspora, the bombardment in Lebanon is a special kind of loss

‘Sad, mad and disheartened’: for the diaspora, the bombardment in Lebanon is a special kind of loss

The destruction of homes and villages in southern Lebanon leaves a mark not just on those living there, but families watching on across the globe

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/24/suspected-ebola-cases-congo-health-workers-attacks

· 4mo ago

Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages
By Associated Press

World Health Organization says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains low

#Ebola #Worldnews #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Africa #Globalhealth #AssociatedPress

· 2mo ago

Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails By Patrick Wintour Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/27/trump-warns-return-strong-military-action-iran-diplomacy-fails #USIsraelwaronIran #Iran #Oman #USnews #StraitofHormuz #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Worldnews #DonaldTrump #TheGuardian #PatrickWintour

Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails

Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisis

· 2mo ago

Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat By Olivia Bowden in Toronto Officials say smoke from US fires has crossed border days after US president accused Canada of improper fire management https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/canada-air-quality-warnings-us-wildfire-smoke-trump-tariffs #Wildfires #Worldnews #USnews #Canada #Trumpadministration #Americas #TheGuardian #OliviaBowdeninToronto

Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat

Officials say smoke from US fires has crossed border days after US president accused Canada of improper fire management

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/25/family-estrangement-no-contact-mental-health-how-to-cope

· 4mo ago

Family estrangement is more common than people think, but research shows the effects on wellbeing are mixed
By Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough

Estrangement is not binary but a continuum of reducing contact. Support plays an important role, whether or not people seek to reconcile

#Family #Mentalhealth #Parentsandparenting #Siblings #Children #Psychology #GaynorParkin #DaveWinsborough

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/25/were-concerned-us-based-prediction-markets-taking-bets-on-australian-elections-and-albaneses-word-choices

· 4mo ago

US-based prediction markets taking bets on Australian elections and Albanese’s word choices
By Josh Butler

Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and Kalshi

#Gambling #Australianews #AnthonyAlbanese #Gambling #Australianpolitics #JoshButler

· 2mo ago

‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says By Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/uk-climate-extreme-weather-2025-hottest-year-on-record #Climatecrisis #Extremeweather #Environment #UKweather #UKnews #TheGuardian #AjitNiranjanEuropeenvironmentcorrespondent

‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says

Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record

· 3w ago

Australians will no longer be hit with card surcharges from 1 October. What will the ban mean for you? By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter Fees on Visa, Mastercard, and Eftpos payments will be banned – but what does it mean for retailers, rewards programs and consumers? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/21/australians-will-no-longer-be-hit-with-card-surcharges-from-1-october-what-will-the-ban-mean-for-you #Business #Creditcardfees #Banking #Bankcharges #Australianeconomy #Australianews #ReserveBankofAustralia #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

Australians will no longer be hit with card surcharges from 1 October. What will the ban mean for you?

Fees on Visa, Mastercard, and Eftpos payments will be banned – but what does it mean for retailers, rewards programs and consumers?

· 2mo ago

Australian and NZ safety assurances about asbestos in play sand were based on supplier’s own assessment By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter ACCC updates some recall notices to say products ‘may cause risk to health’, contrary to previous claims https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/20/play-sand-asbestos-safety-assurances-australia-nz-based-on-supplier-assessment #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommissionACCC #Health #Asbestos #Consumeraffairs #Children #Australianews #NewZealand #Toys #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

Parents were told asbestos in play sand was low risk unless ‘pulverised’. But regulators hadn’t tested it

Parents were told asbestos in play sand was low risk unless ‘pulverised’. But regulators hadn’t tested it

Exclusive: Some ACCC recall notices updated after testing finds 90% of samples release asbestos fibres, contrary to previous claims

· 3mo ago

Iran targets Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation as US strikes continue By William Christou in Beirut US hits targets in port cities of Bushehr and Bandar Abbas while Iran attacks two tankers in strait of Hormuz https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/14/us-strikes-iran-bahrain-jordan-uae-tankers #USIsraelwaronIran #Iran #USnews #Bahrain #Jordan #UnitedArabEmirates #StraitofHormuz #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Worldnews #TheGuardian #WilliamChristouinBeirut

Trump withdraws Hormuz tolls threat but says US will continue to blockade Iran

Trump withdraws Hormuz tolls threat but says US will continue to blockade Iran

US hits targets in port cities of Bushehr and Bandar Abbas while Iran targets Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/may/25/tourism-australian-travel-to-vietnam-south-east-asia-10-year-high

· 4mo ago

Why it seems like ‘everyone’ in Australia is travelling to Vietnam
By Isabella Lee

The number of Australians taking short trips to Vietnam has more than doubled since 2016 as holiday-makers seek affordable experiences close to home

#Vietnamholidays #Australianlifestyle #Travel #Asia #Lifeandstyle #Australianews #Vietnam #IsabellaLee

· 2mo ago

Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco By Melissa Davey Medical editor Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years ago https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/17/smoking-rate-australia-historic-low-illicit-tobacco #Health #Smoking #Australianews #Tobaccoindustry #TheGuardian #MelissaDaveyMedicaleditor

Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco

Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years ago

· 2mo ago

US claims of Cuba’s ‘unique threat’ jar with reality of hunger and blackouts By Ruaridh Nicoll in Havana State department’s 100-page report is latest push in Trump administration campaign to bring down government https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/us-state-department-report-cuba #Cuba #Americas #Caribbean #USforeignpolicy #USnews #MarcoRubio #Worldnews #TheGuardian #RuaridhNicollinHavana

US claims of Cuba’s ‘unique threat’ jar with reality of hunger and blackouts

State department’s 100-page report is latest push in Trump administration campaign to bring down government

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/may/25/gyg-class-action-workers-closed-chicago-stores-guzman-y-gomez

· 4mo ago

Guzman y Gomez faces class action from US workers over closed stores
By Jonathan Barrett Business editor

Mexican-themed Australian fast food chain accused of terminating staff without adequate pay or notice as it pulls out of the US

#Fastfood #Business #Australianews #Food #JonathanBarrettBusinesseditor

Guzman y Gomez faces class action from US workers over closed stores

Guzman y Gomez faces class action from US workers over closed stores

Mexican-themed Australian fast food chain accused of terminating staff without adequate pay or notice as it pulls out of the US

· 2mo ago

Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia By Tom McIlroy Political editor Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with and feel proud of the very civic underpinnings of our democracy’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/31/governor-general-warns-of-growing-catastrophe-that-threatens-to-undermine-democracy-in-australia-ntwnfb #Australianpolitics #Australianews #TheGuardian #TomMcIlroyPoliticaleditor

Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia

Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with’ civic underpinnings of our democracy

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/24/australia-budget-inequality-jim-chalmers-message-australians-left-behind

· 4mo ago

Jim Chalmers is talkin’ ’bout generations – but is the message resonating with Australians? | Julianne Schultz
By Julianne Schultz

Tackling ‘intergenerational equity’ is laudable but surveys show young and old alike fear the economic future will not be as good as the past

#JimChalmers #Australianeconomy #Australianpolitics #Australianews #Inequality #Australianbudget2026 #JulianneSchultz

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Baywatch honors teenage lifeguard hero who saved boy in viral video By Ramon Antonio Vargas Ryder Williams, 16, presented with distinctive red jacket by star of TV rescuer reboot, Stephen Amell https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/08/baywatch-ryder-williams-lifeguard #California #USnews #Oceans #WestCoast #Baywatch #TheGuardian #RamonAntonioVargas

Baywatch honors teenage lifeguard hero who saved boy in viral video

Ryder Williams, 16, presented with distinctive red jacket by star of TV rescuer reboot Stephen Amell

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Israel’s brutality cannot continue in plain sight | Letters By Guardian Staff Gwyn Daniel and Phil Gaunt respond to an article by Nesrine Malik about the horrors taking place in Israel’s prisons https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/19/israels-brutality-cannot-continue-in-plain-sight #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #BenjaminNetanyahu #Mentalhealth #Health #Worldnews #AndyBurnham #Labour #Politics #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #WestBank #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Israel’s brutality cannot continue in plain sight | Letters

Letters: Gwyn Daniel and Phil Gaunt respond to an article by Nesrine Malik about the horrors taking place in Israel’s prisons

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Muslim leader speaks out after 80 days in ICE detention: ‘It brought back memories from Palestine’ By Alice Speri Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, said ‘dehumanizing’ treatment reminded him of time spent in Israeli military jail https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/21/muslim-leader-ice-detention-wisconsin #ICEUSImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement #Wisconsin #Trumpadministration #USnews #Israel #USpolitics #Palestine #TheGuardian #AliceSperi

Muslim leader speaks out after more than 80 days in ICE detention: ‘It brought back memories from Palestine’

Muslim leader speaks out after more than 80 days in ICE detention: ‘It brought back memories from Palestine’

Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque and a green card holder, has lived in the US for decades

#Australianews #Australianpolitics #AnthonyAlbanese #AngusTaylor #DavidPocock #ZaliSteggall #AllegraSpender #Laborparty #JimChalmers #Tax #KrishaniDhanji

· 4mo ago

Australia politics live: ‘foreign state actor’ behind successful hack of MP’s WhatsApp account, estimates hearing told
By Krishani Dhanji

Meanwhile Steggall confirms teals having ‘conversations’ as Turnbull denies role in push for new political party. Follow today’s news live