31 h. ago Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria

Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their livesThe Australian state of Victoria has taken a historic step towards reconciliation, passing the nation’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners.After two days of debate, the upper house of Victoria’s parliament passed the statewide treaty bill without amendment by 21 votes to 16, just before 9pm on Thursday. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago ITV's I'm A Celebrity star says 'it really is mad' as they share series update

A new batch of stars are preparing to swap their lives of luxury for the Australian jungle as I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! returns next month.

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59 h. ago Australian man living in Washington DC pleads guilty to selling trade secrets to Russian broker

US department of justice says Peter Williams, 39, stole material over three-year period working for US defence contractorFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian man pleaded guilty in US court on Wednesday to stealing trade secrets from his employer and selling them to a Russian cyber-tools broker.The US Department of Justice said on Wednesday that Peter Williams, 39, an Australian living in Washington DC, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of the trade secrets. The agency said Williams stole the material over a three-year period while working for a US defence contractor, including information on national security-focused software. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Ange Postecoglou makes final Celtic return decision after brutal Forest sacking

Ange Postecoglou has been linked with an emotional return to Celtic following the exit of former Liverpool and Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers and the Australian has now made a call on his future

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7 d. ago Schumer says Democrats will force vote to overturn Canada tariffs as Carney says nation ‘stands ready’ to continue US trade talks – live

Democratic leader calls Canada tariffs ‘damaging’ and vows effort to overturn them; Canadian prime minister says he wants to see progress on trade negotiationsUS and Canada spar over anti-Trump tariff ad that suspended trade talksThe US secretary of state has confirmed Donald Trump’s announcement that all trade negotiations with Canada have been suspended.Marco Rubio spoke during a visit to a civil-military coordination centre in southern Israel. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Labour ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows

Lobbyists attended 48% more meetings than Tories, as Labour accused of giving them ‘backstage pass’ UK politics live – latest updatesGovernment ministers met representatives from the fossil fuel industry more than 500 times during their first year in power – equivalent to twice every working day, according to research.The analysis found that fossil fuel lobbyists were present at 48% more ministerial meetings during Labour’s first year in power than under the Conservatives in 2023.Ministers at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) met fossil fuel lobbyists 274 times, with industry figures present at almost a quarter of meetings.During the same period DESNZ ministers met trade union representatives 61 times.Ed Miliband, the secretary for energy and climate change, met fossil fuel lobbyists 250 times – with a third of all his meetings attended by industry figures.Three fossil fuel companies: BP, Shell and Equinor, met ministers 100 times between them.Fossil fuel lobby...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Latest refinery strike shows ‘no safe places in Russia’s deep rear’

Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa is 1,400km from Ukrainian border; Zelenskyy says Trump can repeat Middle East peace success in Ukraine. What we know on day 1,327Ukrainian drones have struck Russia’s Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, 1,400km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, a source in Ukraine’s SBU security service told Reuters on Saturday. “This is the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.”Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine “[like in] the Middle East” during a phone call on Saturday. “If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war,” Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump’s “outstanding” Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukra...

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2 w. ago SNP cuts 'a gift to the far right', says Scotland's top trade unionist

Roz Foyer, general secretary of Scottish Trade Unions Congress, addressed delegates at the SNP conference in Aberdeen.

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3 w. ago Who founded the Royal Ballet School in 1926? The Saturday quiz

From Anne Boleyn’s ghost to a novel in three volumes, by a lady, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What is Earth’s largest living toothed predator?2 What 1811 work was “a novel in three volumes, By a Lady”?3 Who is the only person to play in a Super Bowl and the World Series?4 What London religious building was built on the site of Tothill Fields prison?5 In which TV show did contestants recall the contents of a conveyor belt?6 Who founded the Royal Ballet School in 1926?7 The event horizon is the boundary marking the limits of what?8 “Saigon shit” is which film’s first line of dialogue?What links: 9 Arabist and archaeologist; pioneering Channel swimmer; Munstead Wood gardener; partnered Toklas?10 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; The Dead; 21 Grams; Mayfair Witches?11 Hindu deity Chhinnamasta; St Denis of Paris; Bertran de Born in Dante; Anne Boleyn’s ghost?12 Trade and Industry Secretary; Northern Ireland Secretary; Ambassador to the US?13 Emile Berliner; Chris Blackwell...

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3 w. ago Paving experts share their 20p 'trade secret' to rid patios of algae in autumn

Algae will start to grow quickly on hardstanding areas as the damp weather and shorter days close in

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3 w. ago Murderer dubbed 'Modern day Jack the Ripper' dies in prison – victims' remains never found

Derek Brown, 64, was sentenced to a minimum term of 30 years in 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller Xiao Mei Guo, 29, and prostitute Bonnie Barrett, 24

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3 w. ago Jack the Ripper copycat who murdered two women after stalking the streets of Whitechapel dies in prison aged 64

Derek Brown was jailed for a minimum term of 30 years on October 6 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller Xiao Mei Guo, 29, and prostitute Bonnie Barrett, 24.

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3 w. ago Jack the Ripper copycat who stalked same streets as notorious serial killer dies in jail as victims’ remains never found

A JACK the Ripper copycat who stalked the same streets as the serial killer has died in jail. Derek Brown has died at the age of 64 after being taken to hospital. Brown was sentenced to a minimum term of 30 years on October 6 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller...

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