3 h. ago Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point

The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary its role is being questionedIn the 1980s, New Zealand’s department of Māori affairs set aside money for language groups to spend on projects as they saw fit. When Wellington teacher Huirangi Waikerepuru received his group’s share, he used it to challenge the government.He took his complaint to a relatively new body called the Waitangi Tribunal. Formed in 1975 amid a wave of protest, it was designed to address Māori grievances by determining whether the meaning of the country’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, was being adhered to. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Teachers exempt from reporting teenage sex under ‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause

Consensual relationships should not be considered abuse in the absence of coercion, minister says

Politics

6 h. ago Martínez and Pavard send Inter past Bayern into Champions League last four

Buffeted by wind and water, Inter ultimately brought the fire. Nobody should sleep on them as a credible contender to rule Europe now Bayern Munich, who took them to the wire in a tie that pulsated throughout, have been dismissed. Goals from Lautaro Martínez and Benjamin Pavard edged them through amid jubilant scenes and filthy conditions, eventually rendering an English double from Harry Kane and Eric Dier irrelevant. Their semi-final against Barcelona is a delicious prospect; Bayern, and Kane in particular, will regret opportunities spurned across the 180 minutes.San Siro had crackled at the outset. This venue is firmly of its time but that need not always be a fatal flaw and what a loss it will be if Inter and Milan, its two tenants, make real their plan for a new venue nearby. Serious business happens here: there may be nowhere that oozes Champions League like this, or even positively screams it. When the competition’s anthem played before kick-off, the home support hummed to it...

Sport

6 h. ago For the first time in years, the public trusts Republicans less on the economy than Democrats, poll finds

Trump’s own economic approval rating has fallen as he continues his trade war with China

Politics

7 h. ago Serena Williams on Jannik Sinner doping case: I’d have been banned for 20 years

Sinner is serving a three-month suspension that expires on May 4 after returning two positive tests last year.

Politics

7 h. ago Is Trump a bigger threat than Putin? Voters in a key border country reveal whether they view the U.S. as a friend or enemy

President Donald Trump's aggressive approach toward Canada has not ingratiated himself to his neighbor to the North according to a new poll.

Politics

8 h. ago Ruben Amorim could soon add five players to his strongest Manchester United matchday squad

The latest Manchester United news after Ruben Amorim provided a positive injury update about several players who are due to return before the end of this season

Sport

8 h. ago Ange Postecoglou has 'no idea' if he will remain as Tottenham manager

The manager continues to face intense speculation over his position

Politics

9 h. ago Ruben Amorim insists he's found the positive in Manchester United's horror campaign

Ruben Amorim has endured an awful time at Manchester United, but the under-pressure boss has insisted there are positives to be found in their dreadful campaign

Events

13 h. ago André Onana to start against Lyon but Ruben Amorim may eye new goalkeeper

Manchester United goalkeeper back in goal on Thursday‘We need to improve every position. Keeper is the same’Ruben Amorim will reinstate André Onana for Manchester United’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon but admits a new goalkeeper may be signed in the summer because “every position” will be evaluated.Amorim rested Onana and selected Altay Bayindir for Sunday’s 4-1 defeat by Newcastle at St James’ Park after the Cameroonian was culpable for Lyon’s goals in last week’s 2-2 draw in the opening leg. However, the head coach will start Onana in Thursday’s return at Old Trafford as United seek to progress to a semi-final against Rangers or Athletic Bilbao. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer’s route to ‘common sense position’ on transgender policy

The Prime Minister has faced repeated questions over his definition of a woman in the five years since he became Labour leader.

Events

13 h. ago Ofsted inspection system placing teachers in ‘imminent serious danger’ – union

The claim was made at the annual conference of the National Education Union in Harrogate.

Politics

15 h. ago 'I'm a driving teacher – never make key mistake when Xs appear on motorway'

A driving theory teacher has explained what you need to do if you see several red X marks above all the lanes on the motorway – and it might not be what you think you should do

Transport

15 h. ago Dad fuming after daughter suspended for 'standing up to bully' in horror school classroom brawl

Shocking footage shows a teacher looking on in stunned silence as a boy and girl fight in front of a packed school classroom - leading to both pupils being suspended

Events

15 h. ago Dutton admits he made mistake on Indonesia in ABC leaders’ debate as Albanese evasive on electricity prices

Opposition leader also says ‘I’ll let scientists pass that judgment’ when asked if climate change impacts getting worse in second showdownPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has admitted he made a mistake by wrongly claiming the Indonesian president had announced a proposal for Russia to base military aircraft in Indonesia, and declined to state whether the impacts of climate change were getting worse.The opposition leader has also confirmed his plan to reduce the size of the federal public service by 41,000 positions by 2030 would not pay for the entirety of the Coalition’s policy platform, suggesting further cuts to government spending may be necessary.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Are you worried that bin strikes could spread across the UK? Take our poll and have your say

Unite Boss says there's 'absolutely' a chance that strikes which have left mountains of bin bags piled up in Birmingham could spread across the UK

Events

18 h. ago Teacher 'who had sex with student' caught as boy exposes pics of them 'kissing'

A female teacher has been accused and charged with having a 'sexual and romantic relationship' with a student – the couple allegedly had sex several days after planning a date to the cinema

Society

19 h. ago The Penguin Lessons review – Steve Coogan seabird comedy drama tries to sell feelgood mood

Coogan does his best, but there’s a tonal mismatch here: the animal-teaches-lonely-human narrative jars with a depiction of lives in totalitarian ArgentinaHere is a well-meaning, awkward tonal jumble of a movie, based on the bestselling memoir by former teacher Tom Michell; it is a quirky true-story heart warmer, in which an adorable penguin is apparently supposed to redeem not merely the human hero’s personal heartbreak but maybe even the agony of Argentina during the 70s junta. It stars Steve Coogan, who has often in the past shown brilliant technique as a straight actor, and in Philomena with Judi Dench proved he is perfectly capable of carrying an un-ironised emotional story. But his performance here is bafflingly underpowered and opaque, as if he is slightly perplexed by the script he’s been given.Coogan plays Tom, who takes a job in Peronist Argentina in 1976, teaching English at a stuffy private school for the sons of wealthy expatriates, and is wary of the overbearing headte...

Events

25 h. ago Britain's 'bullying' school WhatsApps: How parents gang up on teachers, embarrass children and humiliate parents in cliquey group chats

A WhatsApp chat of parents seems innocent on the surface but, according to testimonies from parents across the nation, they are a place where clique behaviours and humiliation run rife.

Society

31 h. ago Woke white Washington State University teacher filmed beating Indian

Washington State University student Jay Sani said he left with severe injuries after he was beat up outside of a college bar for wearing a MAGA hat.

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