Burnham’s ‘black box’ plans for cabinet send Westminster into hysteria
Few know who will get top jobs when new PM enters No 10 and the vacuum of information has its downsides As Labour MPs filed out of Portcullis House on…
Earth-like exoplanet found to have an atmosphere
Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere around rocky planet outside our solar system that is within the habitable zone The search for life outside our solar system has taken another…
Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco
Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years ago Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get…
Two women and two girls dead in four days. Australian experts yet again call for action
‘We already have more than 1,000 recommendations. The knowledge gap isn’t there. There’s an implementation gap,’ policy expert says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
Trump’s Board of Peace drops full Gaza recovery plan in favour of tiny pilot scheme
Revised plan aims to ‘keep something going’ amid fears Netanyahu may gamble on new all-out offensive before Israeli elections The Gaza recovery plan being pursued by Donald Trump’s Board of…
Australia news live: One Nation policy has ‘a bit of cray cray’, says Nationals senator Ross Cadell
‘With One Nation, you get 60% solid policy and a bit of cray cray thrown in’, senator says. Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email, free app or…
Trump rehashes wide-ranging US election claims and releases heavily redacted documents in primetime address – live updates
President accused China of ‘sinister election meddling’ and railed against US intelligence in latest effort to paint a picture of degraded US election system Sign up for the Breaking News…
Family devastated by ‘unacceptable’ charges over methanol deaths of Australian teenagers in Laos
Australian government says it is ‘deeply frustrated’ and will continue to press for ‘real charges with teeth’ over deaths of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles Follow our Australia news live…
Pauline Hanson laments end of White Australia policy and talks up daughter’s leadership potential
Appearing on a podcast with the far-right UK activist who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, Hanson makes evidence-free claims about migrants Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Telstra staff unaware of mass outage risk as critical software failure ‘rippled slowly across the network’
Telco outlines reasons for network failure that hit mobiles, trains and retailers ahead of appearance at Senate inquiry Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…