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- Goodie bag to promote US industry contained ‘Made in China’ gifts
- Xi Jinping says ‘persistence is victory’ as Covid restrictions return to Shanghai and Beijing
- Albanese vows to reconsider Australia’s deportations rules in olive branch to New Zealand
- ‘Ironclad brothers’: what China wants from its role in Cambodia’s biggest naval base
- Miles Franklin prize removes novel from longlist after author apologises for plagiarism
- Ardern’s fiancee takes swipe at Albanese’s outdated music taste after leaders exchange records
- Socceroos seek to reward early risers in Australia with World Cup qualification
- Two directors of care provider charged with criminal neglect over death of Ann Marie Smith
- ‘Grossly inadequate’: families call for longer sentence over deaths of pregnant Queensland woman and her partner
- Travellers face lengthy delays at Sydney and Melbourne airports before long weekend
- Russia-Ukraine war: UK MP says captured Britons sentenced to death are ‘essentially being used as hostages’ by Russia – live
- We’re almost out of ammunition and relying on western arms, says Ukraine
- Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 107 of the invasion
- Australian visa backlog keeping engineers out of country amid skills shortage
- Grenfell Tower legal costs on course to top £250m
- Former head of ‘British FBI’ fears impact of Whitehall cuts on fight against crime
- Home Office tried to ‘sanitise’ staff education module on colonialism
- January 6 hearing: five key takeaways from the first primetime Capitol attack inquiry
- House January 6 panel shows it still has surprises in store in televised hearing
- Florida’s manatees are dying in record numbers – but a lawsuit offers hope
- As America watched Capitol attack testimony, Fox News gave an alternate reality
- ‘It was a war scene’: Caroline Edwards describes Capitol attack violence
| Goodie bag to promote US industry contained ‘Made in China’ gifts Posted: 09 Jun 2022 09:12 PM PDT President Joe Biden and Google chief Sundar Pichai among attendees offered free bag at development summit A swag bag dished out by the American chamber of commerce to promote US industry at an international summit wasn't quite on message – with some gifts bearing the slogan "Made in China". Delegates and attendees at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week have been plied with all manner of freebies and samples from various groups wanting to push their agenda. Continue reading... |
| Xi Jinping says ‘persistence is victory’ as Covid restrictions return to Shanghai and Beijing Posted: 09 Jun 2022 10:34 PM PDT Both cities back on high alert, with new lockdowns in Shanghai , and the shutdown of entertainment venues in Beijing Xi Jinping has reiterated China's commitment to zero-Covid, declaring "persistence is victory", as Shanghai and Beijing were hit with new lockdowns, shutdowns, and mass testing drives just a week after the cities celebrated the easing of restrictions. In response to China's worst outbreak of the pandemic, Shanghai spent months under an arduous and strict citywide lockdown, while Beijing authorities imposed localised lockdowns, venue and public transport shutdowns, and work-from-home orders. In the last week both had begun easing restrictions, with authorities praising the containment of the community outbreaks of the Omicron variant. Continue reading... |
| Albanese vows to reconsider Australia’s deportations rules in olive branch to New Zealand Posted: 09 Jun 2022 08:32 PM PDT Jacinda Ardern welcomes 'reset' in trans-Tasman relationship after years of tension over visa cancellations on character grounds
The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has vowed to consider changing how the government handles visa cancellations in an olive branch to ease longstanding tensions with New Zealand. The pledge to look at tweaking the scheme prompted the visiting New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, to declare the talks in Sydney on Friday allowed for "a reset" in the trans-Tasman relationship. Continue reading... |
| ‘Ironclad brothers’: what China wants from its role in Cambodia’s biggest naval base Posted: 09 Jun 2022 06:05 PM PDT Analysis: reports the Chinese military will get exclusive use of part of Ream base have been denied, but experts say nature of the arrangement remains unclear At a ceremony this week, Cambodian and Chinese officials proclaimed their friendship as they announced a new construction project. Holding spades decorated with red bows, they turned over soil to signal the start of building work at Cambodia's biggest naval base, Ream. It will be expanded and renovated, thanks to a Chinese grant of an undisclosed sum – a development that has alarmed the US. "China and Cambodia have become ironclad brothers," said China's ambassador to Cambodia, Wang Wentian, at the ceremony. Continue reading... |
| Miles Franklin prize removes novel from longlist after author apologises for plagiarism Posted: 09 Jun 2022 11:47 PM PDT Exclusive: The Dogs by John Hughes withdrawn from $60,000 prize after novelist admits he used parts of nonfiction work of Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich 'without realising' Australia's most prestigious books prize, the Miles Franklin literary award, has pulled The Dogs by John Hughes from its 2022 longlist, a day after Hughes apologised for plagiarising parts of the work of a Nobel laureate "without realising" in his acclaimed novel. Following a Guardian Australia investigation that uncovered 58 similarities and instances of identical text between parts of Hughes' 2021 novel The Dogs and the 2017 English translation of Svetlana Alexievich's nonfiction The Unwomanly Face of War, Hughes apologised to Alexievich and her translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky "for using their words without acknowledgment". Continue reading... |
| Ardern’s fiancee takes swipe at Albanese’s outdated music taste after leaders exchange records Posted: 09 Jun 2022 11:17 PM PDT 'What is this, 2004???' Clarke Gayford posted in response to Australian PM's gift of Midnight Oil, Spiderbait and Powderfinger albums Jacinda Ardern's fiancee has taken a cheeky swipe at Anthony Albanese's music taste after the Australian prime minister and his New Zealand counterpart exchanged records during the pair's first face-to-face meeting. Ardern and Albanese, who have both moonlighted as DJs in the past, made the customary display of gift-giving at their first meeting since the federal election in Sydney on Thursday, with both opting for the high-risk, high-reward gift of music. Continue reading... |
| Socceroos seek to reward early risers in Australia with World Cup qualification Posted: 09 Jun 2022 10:59 PM PDT
Jackson Irvine hopes Australia can reward fans who get up early to watch their World Cup playoff against Peru and inspire the next generation of Socceroos' with victory. The one-off clash for a spot in the Qatar finals kicks off in Doha from 9pm on Monday, meaning fans in Australia will need to rise in the wee hours of Tuesday morning to catch the game on screens at 4am AEST. "It seems like a lifetime ago but in a different time that was me getting up and watching games in the morning," Irvine said in Doha. "Hopefully the younger generation will be waking up and some future Socceroos can tell their own story about how they saw us qualify and come live it themselves." Continue reading... |
| Two directors of care provider charged with criminal neglect over death of Ann Marie Smith Posted: 09 Jun 2022 09:41 PM PDT The 54-year-old, who had cerebral palsy, died in 2020 from septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe pressure sores and malnourishment Two directors of the care provider for Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith have been charged with criminal neglect over her death. Smith – who had cerebral palsy – died in hospital in April 2020 from septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe pressure sores and malnourishment. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 09 Jun 2022 09:23 PM PDT Attorney general Shannon Fentiman awaiting legal advice about the possibility of an appeal A Queensland teenager who struck and killed a couple in a stolen car while he was drunk and affected by drugs could have his sentence appealed. The families of victims Matthew Field, 37, and his pregnant partner, Kate Leadbetter, 31, said the 10-year jail sentence handed to the 18-year-old was "grossly inadequate". Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Travellers face lengthy delays at Sydney and Melbourne airports before long weekend Posted: 09 Jun 2022 09:19 PM PDT Holidaymakers have been confronted by queues at the nation's two largest air hubs, with about 180,000 people passing through security gates on Friday
Tens of thousands of Australians are flocking to airports across the nation for a getaway over the Queen's birthday long weekend, sparking queues and delays. Melbourne airport is bracing for its busiest day since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, with more than 95,000 passengers expected to travel on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 09 Jun 2022 11:55 PM PDT Robert Jenrick describes sentencing of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner as a 'war crime' and a breach of international law
The UK's foreign secretary Liz Truss will raise the case of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, the two British men sentenced to death by a pro-Russian court in occupied Ukraine, when she speaks to Ukraine's foreign secretary Dmytro Kuleba later today, PA Media reports. Truss has already called it a "sham judgement" and insisted it has "absolutely no legitimacy". Continue reading... |
| We’re almost out of ammunition and relying on western arms, says Ukraine Posted: 09 Jun 2022 09:00 PM PDT Exclusive: Deputy head of military intelligence says it's an artillery war now and 'everything depends on what the west gives us' Ukraine's deputy head of military intelligence has said Ukraine is losing against Russia on the frontlines and is now almost solely reliant on weapons from the west to keep Russia at bay. "This is an artillery war now," said Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence. The frontlines were now where the future would be decided, he told the Guardian, "and we are losing in terms of artillery". Continue reading... |
| Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 107 of the invasion Posted: 09 Jun 2022 06:22 PM PDT Vladimir Putin compares his actions in Ukraine to conquests of Peter the Great; Zelenskiy says Ukraine 'holding on' to key frontline cities in Donbas Continue reading... |
| Australian visa backlog keeping engineers out of country amid skills shortage Posted: 09 Jun 2022 10:30 AM PDT Wait time for 476 visa, for overseas graduates who want to work or study in Australia for up to 18 months, has blown out to 41 months
Australia's vast visa backlog is trapping engineering graduates out of the country for up to four years, compounding the skills shortages and causing heartache, frustration and depression among applicants. The engineering job vacancy rate has increased 97% in 12 months, something the main industry body, Engineers Australia, fears could have a "catastrophic" impact, including by delaying major infrastructure projects relied upon for the nation's economic recovery. Continue reading... |
| Grenfell Tower legal costs on course to top £250m Posted: 09 Jun 2022 11:00 PM PDT As five-year anniversary approaches, figures reveal public inquiry into the fire has spent £149m so far Legal bills relating to the Grenfell Tower fire are on course to top a quarter of a billion pounds, according to figures obtained by the Guardian on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the disaster. The public inquiry into the causes of the fire that killed 72 people in the west London tower block has spent £149m so far with more than £60m going to lawyers working for the core participants, the inquiry revealed on Thursday. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Former head of ‘British FBI’ fears impact of Whitehall cuts on fight against crime Posted: 09 Jun 2022 10:00 PM PDT Former National Crime Agency chief worries civil service reductions could have devastating effect The former head of Britain's equivalent of the FBI has said she fears ministers' plans to cut civil servant posts could have a "devastating" impact on tackling serious and organised crime. Speaking to Policing TV, Dame Lynne Owens, the former director general of the National Crime Agency (NCA), said she was keeping a "keen eye" on discussions about proposals to axe 90,000 jobs and how they may affect the agency she led for five years. Continue reading... |
| Home Office tried to ‘sanitise’ staff education module on colonialism Posted: 09 Jun 2022 10:00 PM PDT Disagreements have led to delay in course rollout as civil servants think empire material 'too controversial' Civil servants have attempted to "sanitise" a Home Office teaching module on race, empire and colonialism, according to those involved in devising a mandatory course on British history for the department's 36,000 employees. Disagreements have led to a year-long delay in the rollout of the project, which was due to be launched in June 2021. Home Office civil servants are understood to be nervous that some of the proposed material addressing issues of race, colonialism and empire is "too controversial" and have urged academics to tone down some of the content. Continue reading... |
| January 6 hearing: five key takeaways from the first primetime Capitol attack inquiry Posted: 09 Jun 2022 11:59 PM PDT The House select committee presented their findings that the US Capitol attack was the 'culmination of an attempted coup' The first primetime hearing from the House select committee investigating January 6 presented gut-wrenching footage of the insurrection, and a range of testimony to build a case that the attack on the Capitol was a planned coup fomented by Donald Trump. After a year and half investigation, the committee sought to emphasize the horror of the attack and hold the former president and his allies accountable. Continue reading... |
| House January 6 panel shows it still has surprises in store in televised hearing Posted: 09 Jun 2022 10:00 PM PDT Analysis: Committee presented evidence that Trump said Pence 'deserved' hanging and Republicans in Congress sought pardons The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection proved on Thursday night that it still has bombshells to share with the country despite a year of inquiry and intermittent revelations from behind closed doors. In its first public hearing, in prime time, the committee also laid the groundwork for its argument that Donald Trump played a central role in the planning of the deadly insurrection. Continue reading... |
| Florida’s manatees are dying in record numbers – but a lawsuit offers hope Posted: 09 Jun 2022 10:00 PM PDT US wildlife agency agrees to review protection for habitats after conservationists sue over mass die-offs from poor water quality The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has agreed to update critical habitat protections for manatees after legal pressure from environmental groups, as the animals continue to die in record numbers. More than 1,000 manatees died in Florida last year, wiping out more than 10% of the state's population, the deadliest year on record. The unusually high mortality rate for the threatened mammals has continued into 2022, with 562 deaths in the first five months. Continue reading... |
| As America watched Capitol attack testimony, Fox News gave an alternate reality Posted: 09 Jun 2022 10:00 PM PDT Tucker Carlson leads January 6 counter-programming, petulantly refusing to show the hearing: 'We're not playing along' The millions of people who tuned into America's main television channels on Thursday heard how the January 6 insurrection was "the culmination of an attempted coup", a "siege" where violent Trump supporters mercilessly attacked police, causing politicians and staffers to run for their lives. On the Fox News channel, however, there was a different take on the historic congressional hearings exploring the attack on the Capitol in Washington DC. Continue reading... |
| ‘It was a war scene’: Caroline Edwards describes Capitol attack violence Posted: 09 Jun 2022 08:27 PM PDT The Capitol police officer, who was injured in the insurrection, said she saw colleagues 'bleeding, on the ground, throwing up' Caroline Edwards, a Capitol police officer who sustained a brain injury during the January 6 attack, gave a chilling recollection of the brutal violence of that day on Thursday, telling the committee investigating the attack it was a "war scene". Her testimony offered key evidence for underscoring the stakes of the congressional hearing. It showed viewers at home that the attack on the Capitol in Washington DC was not an accident, but rather an intentional effort to inflict violence. Continue reading... |
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