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- Jacob Zuma sought to hand state assets to business allies, finds corruption report
- Bushland marked as environmental offset for new Sydney airport bulldozed for car park
- Will the RBA lift the cash rate this week to counter inflation – or wait until after the election?
- Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue reunite for Neighbours finale
- Labor’s election pitch: five key policies unveiled at party’s campaign launch
- Sydney Olympics were bought ‘to a large extent’, said Australian official John Coates
- Russia-Ukraine war: UN evacuation under way from Mariupol steelworks; Pelosi dismisses fears of provoking Russia – live
- Feminist ‘witch’ protest kicks off May Day protests in Berlin
- ‘Safe-passage operation’ evacuates 100 people from besieged Mariupol steelworks
- May Day marches across France send pensions message to Macron
- Russia’s trolling on Ukraine gets ‘incredible traction’ on TikTok
- Republican: Biden’s $33bn Ukraine aid request likely to get swift approval
- Pressure grows on Foreign Office to help free Briton facing death penalty in Iraq
- ‘Some bad apples’: senior Tory minister denies institutional misogyny
- What can be done to tackle sexism and harassment in parliament?
- ‘He hasn’t killed anyone’: Germans react to Boris Becker’s imprisonment
- ‘Dental deserts’ form in England as dentists quit NHS, experts warn
- Katie Kenyon: body in Lancashire forest confirmed to be missing 33-year-old
- Bank of England ‘duty bound’ to trigger recession to curb inflation
- Alabama: $10,000 reward offered for missing inmate and corrections officer
- Capitol attack panel set to subpoena Trump allies, Republican Kinzinger says
- Naomi Judd: Country Music Hall of Fame induction goes ahead after death
- Ron DeSantis Disney attack violates Republican principles, GOP rival says
- Biden’s top border official not worried about Republican impeachment threats
- Rand Paul promises Covid review if Republicans retake Senate in midterms
| Jacob Zuma sought to hand state assets to business allies, finds corruption report Posted: 01 May 2022 12:02 PM PDT Inquiry says South Africa's ruling ANC 'should be ashamed' by alleged efforts to steal vast sums under former president Jacob Zuma has been accused of systematic and "unlawful" efforts to give business allies control of billions of dollars worth of state assets by the judge charged with investigating wrongdoing during the former president's years in power in South Africa. Raymond Zondo, who was appointed in 2018 to lead an inquiry into allegations of systematic corruption under Zuma's rule, handed his latest report to the current president, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Bushland marked as environmental offset for new Sydney airport bulldozed for car park Posted: 01 May 2022 10:30 AM PDT The heritage listed and critically endangered Cumberland plain woodland was cleared for a new defence department facility An area of heritage-listed bushland that formed part of the environmental offset for the western Sydney airport has been bulldozed for a car park at a new defence facility. The clearing was revealed in an independent audit of the federal government's progress in delivering the offsets required to compensate for the destruction of endangered habitat for the new travel hub in Badgerys Creek. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Will the RBA lift the cash rate this week to counter inflation – or wait until after the election? Posted: 01 May 2022 10:30 AM PDT Analysis: The Reserve Bank of Australia finds itself in a strategic and political bind. Credibility is at stake
With all the forecasting nous reputed to reside inside their HQ in Sydney's Martin Place, you'd think the Reserve Bank's intel gatherers should have seen this coming. It's been clear for months an inflation data dump would land smack in the middle of an election campaign. Nor could the RBA's scouts have missed the LED-lit fuel prices and exploding supermarket bills warning that the March CPI would be a big one. Continue reading... |
| Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue reunite for Neighbours finale Posted: 01 May 2022 05:52 AM PDT The TV couple are to appear in Australia's long-running soap opera as production ends after 37 years They were one of television's most popular couples, and now they're getting back together, especially for you – or at least for viewers of Neighbours. Scott and Charlene, played by Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue, will return after more than 30 years for the show's finale. Jason Herbison, executive producer of the Australian soap, said the pair were "the ultimate Neighbours couple and it would not feel right to end the show without them". Continue reading... |
| Labor’s election pitch: five key policies unveiled at party’s campaign launch Posted: 01 May 2022 01:21 AM PDT Anthony Albanese outlines vision for medicines, manufacturing jobs, gender pay equity, electric vehicles and housing affordability
The Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, made a pitch for a "better future" at his official campaign launch in Perth, outlining new policies to try to capture voter attention. The party has veered away from the big-spending and revenue-raising promises of the last election campaign. But Albanese pledged on Sunday that if he wins the 21 May election "the work of building that better future will start the very next day". Continue reading... |
| Sydney Olympics were bought ‘to a large extent’, said Australian official John Coates Posted: 01 May 2022 01:00 AM PDT
John Coates, the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee and outgoing president of the Australian National Olympic Committee, said "to a large extent" that Sydney was awarded the summer Olympic Games in 2000 because it "bought the Games". In extracts from a recently discovered hour-long interview in 2008, Coates revealed that he offered payments to two African National Olympic Committees who were represented on the IOC panel in exchange for their votes in 1993. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 01 May 2022 12:19 PM PDT Officials reach factory to evacuate civilians, says United Nations; Nancy Pelosi says US will continue to help Ukraine after Kyiv visit
German chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected criticism of Germany's reluctance to send heavy weapons to Ukraine. He said it was untrue that Germany was not showing leadership in attempts to supply the country. Continue reading... |
| Feminist ‘witch’ protest kicks off May Day protests in Berlin Posted: 01 May 2022 12:02 PM PDT Women's safety campaigners among thousands on Germany's streets in annual labour day marches. A feminist march on the eve of May Day, known as Walpurgnisnacht, when witches traditionally meet, kicked off May Day demonstrations in Berlin, with a group of around 2,500 "Take back the night". The demonstration, described as lively and initially peaceful, was aimed at reconquering the night for women, lesbians, intersex and transgender people, according to the organisers. Accompanied by a large police presence, it concentrated on the northern and central Prenzlauerberg and Mitte districts of Berlin. But police intervened to stop the march after some participants set fire to coloured flares and bottles were thrown. Continue reading... |
| ‘Safe-passage operation’ evacuates 100 people from besieged Mariupol steelworks Posted: 01 May 2022 11:25 AM PDT People sheltering in Azovstal plant, one of the last strongholds in the city, endured weeks of brutal conditions Scores of people who had been sheltering under a steel plant that is the last redoubt for Ukrainian forces in Mariupol have managed to at last leave, after enduring weeks under brutal siege in the destroyed port city. The UN confirmed on Sunday that a "safe-passage operation" to evacuate civilians had begun, in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross, Ukraine and Russia, but declined to give further details in order to protect people. Continue reading... |
| May Day marches across France send pensions message to Macron Posted: 01 May 2022 11:08 AM PDT Eight police officers injured and 45 arrests made in Paris after protests on fringes turn violent Tens of thousands of people have taken part in French street demonstrations as May Day marches sent a "message" to Emmanuel Macron that he must consult citizens more during his second term, and reverse plans to raise the retirement age or face protests. "There will be a fight over pensions, that's clear – battle has been declared," said the leftwing CGT trade union in Toulouse. Trade unionists, environmentalists and parties on the left, as well as yellow-vest anti-government protesters, marched in cities across the country – on what is also known as fête du Travail (Labour Day) in France – demanding a rise in pensions and salaries and an end to Macron's plan to gradually raise the pension age to 65. Continue reading... |
| Russia’s trolling on Ukraine gets ‘incredible traction’ on TikTok Posted: 01 May 2022 08:50 AM PDT US social media researcher says authentic-seeming accounts have hundreds of thousands of followers Russia's online trolling operation is becoming increasingly decentralised and is gaining "incredible traction" on TikTok with misinformation aimed at sowing doubt over events in Ukraine, a US social media researcher has warned. Darren Linvill, professor at Clemson University, South Carolina, who has been studying the Kremlin-linked Internet Research Agency (IRA) troll farm operation since 2017, said it was succeeding in creating more authentic-seeming posts. Continue reading... |
| Republican: Biden’s $33bn Ukraine aid request likely to get swift approval Posted: 01 May 2022 08:46 AM PDT Michael McCaul's comments come while Nancy Pelosi leads a congressional delegation to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian president Joe Biden's $33bn request to Congress for more aid for Ukraine is likely to receive swift approval from lawmakers, a senior Republican said on Sunday, as the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, made a surprise visit to the war-riven country. The president on Thursday had asked for the money for military and humanitarian support for Ukraine as it fights to repulse the Russian invasion now in its third month. Continue reading... |
| Pressure grows on Foreign Office to help free Briton facing death penalty in Iraq Posted: 01 May 2022 06:31 AM PDT More than 95,000 sign petition urging the release of geologist Jim Fitton, detained over artefact smuggling allegations Ministers are under increasing pressure to help free a retired British geologist at risk of facing the death penalty in Iraq over smuggling allegations. A petition urging the release of father-of-two Jim Fitton, 66, has received more than 95,000 signatures in the three days since it was launched. Continue reading... |
| ‘Some bad apples’: senior Tory minister denies institutional misogyny Posted: 01 May 2022 11:58 AM PDT Government faces growing pressure to tackle sexual misconduct in Westminster as Kwasi Kwarteng rejects idea of inherent sexism The government faces intense pressure from its own MPs and opposition parties to take action over misogyny and harassment in Westminster after a senior minister denied institutional problems, saying the issue was simply "some bad apples". A day after the Conservative MP Neil Parish resigned for watching pornography in the Commons, and as yet more allegations emerged about seemingly endemic sexual misconduct, a Tory ex-minister said Kwasi Kwarteng's comments "dismissed and belittled" the experiences of female MPs. Continue reading... |
| What can be done to tackle sexism and harassment in parliament? Posted: 01 May 2022 11:07 AM PDT As calls grow for action to address the problem, here are a few practical steps that could be considered Calls are increasing for action to tackle what is described as an institutionally sexist atmosphere in parliament, one in which harassment – against both women and men – is alleged to have become endemic. So far, however, there has been little in the way of specific ideas. Here are a few possibilities: Continue reading... |
| ‘He hasn’t killed anyone’: Germans react to Boris Becker’s imprisonment Posted: 01 May 2022 10:55 AM PDT Compatriots celebrate former tennis player's thrilling performances that captured hearts the world over The imprisonment in London of the tennis legend Boris Becker for bankruptcy offences has triggered an outpouring of shock and disappointment in his native Germany, where he was once hailed as a national hero. One former fan spoke for many when he said: "He made mistakes for which he's rightly being punished. But maybe he'll get up again one day, just like Becker, the tennis player, so often did." Continue reading... |
| ‘Dental deserts’ form in England as dentists quit NHS, experts warn Posted: 01 May 2022 10:00 AM PDT Patients struggle to get treatment as report says health service has lowest number of dentists for a decade "Dental deserts" are emerging across England after more than 2,000 dentists quit the NHS last year, leaving millions of people struggling to get checkups or have toothaches fixed, a new report reveals. The exodus is exacerbating a crisis that has seen patients battle to get dental treatment because so few dental surgeries will see them as NHS patients. Continue reading... |
| Katie Kenyon: body in Lancashire forest confirmed to be missing 33-year-old Posted: 01 May 2022 09:50 AM PDT Officers found body in Forest of Bowland on Friday night and determined head injuries as cause of death A body found in a Lancashire forest has been identified as missing 33-year-old Katie Kenyon, police have confirmed. Lancashire constabulary said a postmortem examination found that she had died as a result of head injuries. Continue reading... |
| Bank of England ‘duty bound’ to trigger recession to curb inflation Posted: 01 May 2022 09:20 AM PDT Ex-official says policymakers must shrink the UK economy to limit upward pressure on prices made worse by Brexit Britain's central bank policymakers are "duty bound" when they meet this week to push the UK into recession to cap rising inflation, a former Bank of England (BoE) official has said. Adam Posen, who runs Washington-based thinktank the Peterson Institute, said that while the Bank of England would not want workers to lose their jobs, it should hike interest rates now to squeeze out inflationary pressures made worse by Brexit trade and immigration restrictions. Continue reading... |
| Alabama: $10,000 reward offered for missing inmate and corrections officer Posted: 01 May 2022 11:27 AM PDT Casey Cole White, 38, being held on capital murder charge, and Vicki White left detention center on Friday The US Marshals Service said on Sunday it was offering up to $10,000 for information about an escaped inmate and a "missing and endangered" correctional officer who disappeared on Friday after the two left a jail in north Alabama. Casey Cole White, 38, had been jailed on a capital murder charge in the Lauderdale county detention center in Florence, Alabama, about 75 miles west of Huntsville. Continue reading... |
| Capitol attack panel set to subpoena Trump allies, Republican Kinzinger says Posted: 01 May 2022 10:56 AM PDT Members of Congress involved in attempt to overturn election have refused to testify voluntarily before June public hearings The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol will decide "in the next week or two" whether to issue subpoenas trying to force Republican lawmakers to testify about Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election, one of two Republicans on the panel said on Sunday. "If that takes a subpoena, it takes a subpoena," Adam Kinzinger said. Continue reading... |
| Naomi Judd: Country Music Hall of Fame induction goes ahead after death Posted: 01 May 2022 10:05 AM PDT The Judds and Ray Charles among inductees in Nashville a day after singer dies at 76 The Country Music Hall of Fame was set to induct The Judds on Sunday night, despite the death of Naomi Judd on Saturday. The hall said it would continue with the ceremony at the request of Judd's family, but would do so with "heavy hearts and weighted minds", according to its chief executive, Kyle Young. Continue reading... |
| Ron DeSantis Disney attack violates Republican principles, GOP rival says Posted: 01 May 2022 09:41 AM PDT Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas appears to have no problem with anti-LGBTQ+ policies but says private business should not be target The "revenge" political attack on Disney by Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, for opposing his "don't say gay" law violates the party's mantra of restrained government, his counterpart in Arkansas said. DeSantis and Asa Hutchinson could be rivals for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. On Sunday, Hutchinson laid out his position on CNN's State of the Union. Continue reading... |
| Biden’s top border official not worried about Republican impeachment threats Posted: 01 May 2022 08:54 AM PDT Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas forging ahead with plans to ease Covid-related immigration restrictions Joe Biden's top border official said on Sunday he was unconcerned by threats from the top House Republican that the GOP could impeach him if it regains the majority after the midterm elections, as the Biden administration forges ahead with plans to ease a coronavirus-related immigration restriction. Speaking on CNN's State of the Union, Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, addressed the remarks from the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy. Continue reading... |
| Rand Paul promises Covid review if Republicans retake Senate in midterms Posted: 01 May 2022 05:18 AM PDT Kentucky senator who has clashed publicly with Dr Anthony Fauci champions lab leak theory in remarks at rally The Kentucky senator Rand Paul promised on Saturday to wage a vigorous review into the origins of the coronavirus if Republicans retake the Senate and he lands a committee chairmanship. Speaking to supporters at a campaign rally, the senator denounced what he sees as government overreach in response to Covid-19. He applauded a recent judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs. Continue reading... |
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