Australia news live: sand dune warning in wake of cyclone; Labor edges ahead of Coalition in new poll | Australia news

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Australia will reportedly not get an exemption to US steel and aluminium tariffs, with Donald Trump said to have decided against giving a a carve-out that he dangled in front of Anthony Albanese. But the federal government says it remains in … Read more

Noel Clarke’s lawyers threatened accuser with prosecution, court told | Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke’s lawyers sent a letter to a woman accusing him of sexual misconduct, threatening her with prosecution in an attempt at “witness intimidation”, the high court has heard. The 49-year-old actor, who is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) for libel over seven articles and a podcast published between April 2021 and March 2022, … Read more

Nothing to it: Australia to host ‘Space-out competition’ – where people compete in zoning out | Rising festival

Are you good at doing nothing? If you are in Melbourne later this year, you’ll be able to put your skills to the test in a “Space-out competition” – in which participants compete to see who can zone out the most over 90 minutes. The Space-out competition was started by the South Korean artist Woopsyang … Read more

Mother of two sons shot in Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ dares hope for justice | Rodrigo Duterte

Sarah Celiz wept as she sat at home watching footage from Manila’s main airport on her phone. They were tears of sadness, and of relief. The former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, who had just landed in the capital, was surrounded by officials and being taken into custody. The international criminal court had issued an arrest … Read more

USAid employees told to destroy classified documents, email shows | Trump administration

Officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) have begun a large-scale destruction of classified documents at their headquarters in the Ronald Reagan building in Washington DC including with shredders and using “burn bags”, according to an internal email seen by the Guardian. The email, sent by the acting USAid secretary, Erica Y Carr, … Read more

Romanian court rejects appeal by far-right politician to lift candidacy ban | Romania

A top Romanian court has rejected an appeal by far-right politician Călin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy in a rerun of the presidential election, sparking anger among his supporters. Georgescu, a Moscow-friendly populist, surged from almost nowhere to win the first round of the election last year, but the result was annulled … Read more

‘You are a monster’: victims’ loved ones share their pain as crossbow killer Kyle Clifford given whole-life order | Femicide

The sentencing of Kyle Clifford for the murders of Carol Hunt and her daughters Louise and Hannah has heard emotionally charged victim statements, paying tribute to the women and describing the ex-soldier as “a monster”. Clifford was given a whole-life order at Cambridge crown court for the murder and rape of his ex-partner, Louise Hunt, … Read more

North Sea collision: man arrested as experts warn of ‘disaster’ for marine life | UK news

Police have launched a criminal investigation into the collision between two ships in the North Sea, with one man arrested, as experts voiced growing fears over the environmental impact of the crash. A 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the search was called off for a sailor onboard the Solong … Read more

Two more suspects held in fraternity hazing death of Louisiana student | Louisiana

Authorities have arrested two more suspects in the recent fraternity hazing death of a 20-year-old student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Kyle Thurman was captured on Monday at a home in Port Allen, Louisiana, which is adjacent to Baton Rouge. Meanwhile, Isiah Smith, whose father owns a warehouse where Wilson was mortally injured … Read more