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Independent MP injured in an incident involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria. Follow updates Independent MP Helen Haines fighting for life after incident outside Wangaratta office in regional…

Prime minister’s comments come as children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza highlights ‘staggering’ inequalities in young people’s treatment across UK Good morning. Children and young people are at the top of the agenda today, with the…

PM confirms a man is in custody after the Indi MP was left in a critical condition after being struck by a car on Monday afternoon Helen Haines updates: PM says person in custody after alleged attack on Helen Haines – follow live The…

Interior minister Laurent Nuñez should stay to ensure chain of command with police and security forces, says president Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France French president Emmanuel Macron has declined…

Queensland correctional services officer did not have access to details of Kerrie Struhs’ past offending which included child neglect Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Elizabeth Struhs’ mother, Kerrie, was…

After Macron condemned ‘unbridled violence’, difference between French and German 10-year borrowing costs widens Business live – latest updates France was hit by a fresh wave of selling in its bond and stock markets on Monday after violent…

NSW tribunal upholds liquor authority’s decision preventing Manthos Papadopoulos from entering Sydney Elements and Showgirls A Sydney strip club owner has failed in a bid to overturn a ban on entering venues – including his own businesses…

Despite recent progress, almost a fifth of air travellers with disabilities are still dissatisfied with their experience Disabled passengers will have better safeguards when flying, the government has pledged, including protection from…

Conservation work by RSPB has led to recovery of terns, gulls, plovers and oystercatchers on England’s south coast The colony of sandwich terns nesting at Pagham harbour, West Sussex, was completely wiped out by bird flu in 2022. But…

In today’s newsletter: Violent riots and looting have dominated the headlines, but the unrest gripping the country and beyond reflects deeper public anger over everyday issues Good morning. I bet your weekend was better than Emmanuel…

Voters to be asked whether province should remain part of Canada or hold second binding independence vote Albertans are going to the polls to decide their place in Canada, in a referendum that has exposed deep divisions within the…

Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world Residents of a remote town in Norway that is in one of the fastest-warming places in the…

Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities The government must hold an inquiry into the unequal impacts of air pollution, 150 scientists, MPs and activists have…

Exclusive: NHS Alliance’s acute care director says centralisation of services ‘inevitable’ to ensure safe care Why are some NHS maternity units facing closure? Up to 20 maternity units in England will have to shut to ensure mothers and…

Consultancy says companies quoted on London stock market issued 65 in three months to end of September The number of profit warnings from UK-listed companies has risen to the highest level in two years, as the war in the Middle East…

Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited island A US expedition that voyaged to a remote Pacific island in the hope of solving the mystery of what happened to…

Bill to authorise production expansion at Mount Pleasant coalmine, subject to a landmark high court decision, criticised as ‘legislative overreach’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Minns government says it…

The new Greens leader says it is his understanding the West Australian senator ‘agreed’ to take leave from the party room Greens leader David Shoebridge has said it was his understanding Jordon Steele-John agreed to take leave from…

Backlash against content creators includes restricted hours for filming and even outright bans Stand in any vaguely photogenic spot these days on holiday and the chances are you will come across people posing with raised phones and even…

Accused asks fellow police officer how law enforcement would respond to reports of gunshots days before alleged murders, court hears Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told a friend “I love you’” and “not everything in the news is true” a month…

McClelland, who served in the Rudd government, named as boss of National Anti-Corruption Commission after Paul Brereton quit in May Former Labor attorney general and federal court judge Robert McClelland has been named as the new boss of…

Amid police brutality allegations, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission inquiry hears protesters ‘largely peaceful’ Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast An inquiry into a Sydney rally against the Israeli president’s…

Of the dozens of countries approached to water down their laws, Australia appears to be the only one considering it, publishers’ group says Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast AI has already been trained on the…

Premier Ben Carroll says two-year limit will be in place on 1 January if re-elected, while Greens say there should be no fares Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Public transport fares in Victoria will be capped…

Independent senator Monique Ryan throws her support behind fellow crossbencher after Pauline Hanson’s Please Explain episode Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jacqui Lambie has criticised a One Nation cartoon…

Passengers urged to ‘share the carriage, not the noise’ as guidance sets out £100 penalties for nuisance behaviour Andy Burnham has announced a crackdown on “headphone dodgers” who play loud music on public transport, as he extends his…

Premium paid over French counterparts has risen to almost £30 a megawatt hour, analysis by lobby group finds British steelmakers have been pushed further behind European rivals on electricity costs after the US-Israeli war on Iran caused a…

Antibody patterns in the blood may help doctors identify people at risk so they can be treated earlier, research shows Patterns of antibodies in people’s blood could predict the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) a decade before…

Police responding to reports of an alleged stolen car in Dulwich Hill were told a man was armed with a firearm Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man has been charged with a slew of offences following an…

New video footage of Israeli settler assault on European delegation as Netanyahu attempts to raise doubt Hours after Israeli militants attacked a delegation of European diplomats, French clerics and a visiting mayor in the occupied West…