Prof Abbas Rajabifard of the University of Melbourne says he was listed as a co-author of research with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator in recent peace talks, without his knowledge Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A University of Melbourne academic has denied collaborating on research with the speaker of Iran’s parliament – who has been leading Tehran’s peace negotiations with the US – saying he was named as an author on a journal article without his
Jim Chalmers’ budget tips the scales in favour of younger and less well-off households – but it’s middle-class gen X that are turning to the rightwing party Explore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverage Labor’s fifth budget will do what it says on the tin: it will benefit the young and the poor at the expense of the older and the rich. This is the most obvious takeaway from distributional analysis conducted by Ben Phillips, an associate professor at the ANU’s Centre for Social Policy
Proposals also grant the health minister power to change disability support rules without state or territory approval. Here’s what you need to know Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Funding for some services within the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be slashed – even in cases where participants could be left with a funding gap – as part of a sweeping proposal to drastically curb the scheme’s annual growth. The proposed changes, revealed on Thursday, will als
Russia has deployed more than 1,500 drones in the last two days, according to Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy Things are heating up in Latvian politics today. A major government crisis has been brewing in the last few days over how a recent drone incursion incident was handled, and early reports suggest prime minister Evika Siliņa might actually step down. Continue reading...
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Guardian - World · Oct 8
GDP reading ties in with some surveys suggesting UK plc has kept up momentum despite rising fuel costs The UK economy unexpectedly grew during the first full month of the Iran war, according to official figures, suggesting the Middle East conflict has not yet affected growth as much as feared. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed growth of 0.3% in gross domestic product (GDP) in March, from a revised 0.4% rise in February and 0% growth in January. The ONS had originally e
Guardian - World · Oct 8
West Bank home described as ‘ideal for outdoor gatherings’ is among 41 listed rentals in illegal Israeli settlements Some of Mohammad al-Sbeih’s fondest childhood memories are of his small farm in the hills south of Bethlehem, where three generations of his family grew wheat and barley. “It was a hard plot to farm as it was on a hillside with terraces, but it was so beautiful,” Sbeih remembers. Continue reading...
Guardian - World · Oct 8
King Charles visits Golders Green to show support as commissioner discloses counter-terrorism team leading 11 investigations Counter-terrorism officers in London have launched 11 investigations and arrested 35 people after “a sustained period of attack” upon the Jewish community, the head of the UK’s biggest police force has disclosed. In one of his most stark comments on antisemitism in the UK Mark Rowley, the Met commissioner, told MPs in a letter: “British Jews are not currently safe in their
