Australia election 2025 live: Labor pledges $1bn for mental health; Dutton and Albanese prepare for first debate | Australian election 2025

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Health minister Mark Butler is out doing the media rounds this morning, to sell the $1bn mental health package the government is announcing this morning. Josh Butler has the details for you below, which Butler tells ABC News Breakfast, is to … Read more

California university to expand student minds with new psychedelic studies course | California

The home of the Summer of Love will soon house the first undergraduate program in psychedelic studies. The California Institute of Integral Studies – a non-profit university founded in 1968 and located in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood – will welcome its first class of undergrads to its Bachelor of Science in Psychedelic Studies program this … Read more

Many native New Zealand species face threat of extinction, report finds | New Zealand

A major new report on New Zealand’s environment has revealed a worrying outlook for its unique species and highlighted declining water health, while also noting some improvements in air quality. The ministry of the environment’s three-yearly update, Our Environment 2025, collates statistics, data and research across five domains – air, atmosphere and climate, freshwater, land, … Read more

Couple who ran Swedish eco-retreat fled leaving behind barrels of human waste | Sweden

A Danish chef couple who attracted international acclaim with a “forest resort” in Sweden have been tracked down to Guatemala after apparently going on the run from tax authorities, leaving behind 158 barrels of human waste. Flemming Hansen and Mette Helbæk founded their purportedly eco-friendly retreat, Stedsans, in Halland, southern Sweden, after claiming to have … Read more

Tories lose one of their biggest donors in major blow to Kemi Badenoch | Conservatives

One of the Conservatives’ biggest donors has stopped funding the party in a move insiders believe will result in the closure of its northern HQ, the Guardian can reveal. Richard Harpin, the founder of home repairs business HomeServe, has ended his donations to the Conservatives, according to two Tory sources. The decision is a major … Read more