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Sep 29, 2026 - World

Kristen Michal says attack ‘against Milrem Robotics was ordered by Russian special services’, after Kremlin denies involvementRutte begins by recalling a drone shot down in Lithuanian airspace by Nato fighter jets two weeks ago.He says “the repeated drone incidents along our eastern flank showed the evolving nature of the threat, and we are strengthening our integrated air and missile defence.”“We are adapting and reinforcing our posture against drones.” Continue reading...

Sep 29, 2026 - World

Commonwealth tells high court its proposed laws to let users opt out of algorithms would ultimately have the same effect as the banGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has conceded it implemented the “world-leading” under-16s social media ban before there was scientific consensus on the link between mental health harms and social media use, but argued the “credible risks” of issues such as addictive behaviours and anxiety justify the policy.In its defence against a high court challenge of the ban, the government has also argued its proposed digital duty of care legislation, allowing users to opt out of social media features such as algorithms, would ultimately have the same effect as the ban, if implemented. Continue reading...

Sep 29, 2026 - World

More than half of Australians want to see the country’s migrant intake lowered while One Nation’s primary vote climbs to 25%Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition has failed to capitalise on growing criticism of Labor, with the opposition stuck at its lowest-ever primary vote in the Guardian Essential poll.The poll also shows more than half of all Australians want immigration cut and have voiced support for hardline enforcement, such as forced deportation. Continue reading...

Sep 29, 2026 - World

You could be forgiven for thinking the inquiry has been a bit of a damp squib. But high-profile resignations are not the only measure of Icac’s successGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMany people watching the Independent Commission Against Corruption hearings in Sydney over the past two months have come to admire the forensic questioning of the counsel assisting the inquiry, Peggy Dwyer SC.As she set out the complicated allegations in detail on the opening day in July, Dwyer emphasised the central role of electoral donations laws, observing: “Money in politics, as in other spheres of life, has the potential to corrupt.” Continue reading...

Sep 29, 2026 - World

No excuses for next leader of party, Adam Bandt says, while Bob Brown warns they must also be able to take on Pauline Hanson and One NationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Greens leader Adam Bandt says the party’s new leadership team, which could be chosen as early as today, will face mounting pressure from grassroots members to block the Labor government from approving any new coal and gas projects “by whatever means”.He told Guardian Australia there would be no excuses for the new leader, likely to be elected at a two-day retreat in Sydney which begins today, to allow the Albanese government to approve any new fossil fuel development. Continue reading...