NSW government underspent on PPE and mental health, audit of $7.5bn Covid spending finds
Auditor general says state agencies forked out close to $200m on faulty imported masks and ventilatorsGet...
Recovery of mice raises hopes drug could help people with spinal injuries
Condition of rodents with spinal cord damage improved after they had lung disease drug, say researchersMice...
Elon Musk denies he sexually harassed attendant on private jet in 2016
Billionaire says report is ‘utterly untrue’ after allegation he paid $250k in 2018 to settle claimElon...
Australian federal election 2022 live: final polls roll in as Albanese and Morrison hit home stretch of campaign
Roy Morgan poll puts Labor ahead; Greens hopeful of picking up Senate seats; eligibility for telephone...
Russia-Ukraine war: Donbas region turned into ‘hell’, says Zelenskiy; pro-Russian hackers accused of attack in Italy – live
President accuses Russia of ‘deliberate attempt to kill as many Ukrainians as possible’; government websites attacked...
Los Angeles hotel workers fight for panic buttons amid sexual harassment
Push for petition that would mandate safety protections, limit workloads, set wage standards, and extend worker...
Trump loyalist’s primary win prompts election fears in Pennsylvania
Doug Mastriano promoted Trump’s voter fraud myth – if he becomes governor, could he block a...
M&C Saatchi accepts £310m takeover by Next Fifteen
Ad agency agrees deal after rejecting four offers by deputy chair Vin Murria’s investment vehicleDigital marketing...
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station delayed and will cost extra £3bn
Plant will begin operating a year later than planned because of impact of Covid-19The new nuclear...
Name ministers fined in Partygate, Dominic Raab urges Sue Gray
Deputy PM says there should be transparency about who breached Covid rules in civil servant’s reportToday’s...
Retail sales in Great Britain jump despite soaring inflation
Part of April increase may be down to people staying in to save money, says ONSConsumers...
Chris Dawson’s former student tells court she wanted his missing wife to come back
Woman known as JC told Dawson’s murder trial she felt obliged to move in with him...
US delegation arrives in Europe for talks on Northern Ireland and Brexit
Nine-strong team led by close Biden ally will visit Brussels, Dublin and London in significant intervention...
FBI failing to address white supremacist violence, warns former special agent
Michael German, who infiltrated white supremacist groups in the 1990s, says the FBI continues to underplay...
Street harassment law being blocked, says UK government adviser
Nimco Ali says call for public sexual harassment of women to be made a crime has...
Guardian Australia readers: who do you think is going to win the federal election?
So far we’ve had a dugong, a crocodile, a turtle, betting agencies and multiple polls try...
Triple-zero overhaul: 21 Victorians died waiting for an ambulance in past six months, inquiry hears
Failures in triple-zero system blamed for 18 of the deaths, Ambulance Victoria chief tells budget estimates...
Robbie McEwen apologises for using ‘offensive phrase’ during Giro d’Italia broadcast
Robbie McEwen, the former cyclist and now commentator, says he’s ‘genuinely sorry’ for using a homophobic...
Viktor Orbán tells CPAC the path to power is to ‘have your own media’
Hungarian leader also tells Republicans at Budapest conference that shows like Tucker Carlson’s should be broadcast...
Doncaster and Milton Keynes among eight towns awarded city status
Stanley in Falkland Islands also becomes city after contest marking Queen’s platinum jubilee yearDoncaster, Milton Keynes...
US accuses Russia of weaponising food in Ukraine crisis and holding global supplies ‘hostage’
Blinken calls on Moscow to end blockade of Ukraine ports as Medvedev says Russia is ready...
Tucker Carlson tried to use Hunter Biden to get his son into Georgetown
Emails reveal the ‘extent’ which Carlson was willing to turn on Biden’s son since the 2020...
5,000 firefighters tackle wildfires across US south-west
High winds have hampered operations as crews fight blazes in Texas, Colorado and New MexicoMore than...
Pete Buttigieg says US backs new Marshall plan to rebuild Ukraine
Exclusive: Transportation secretary says there is global support for reconstruction effort to help recovery from Russian...
Why the long face? Artist pilloried after creating half-horse, half-man sculpture
Aidan Harte was thrilled to be asked to make a statue of a púca, a mythological...
North Korea’s Covid caseload passes 2 million amid global concern about regime’s pandemic plan
Experts believe North Korean authorities are underreporting deaths to prove that their response has been effectiveSee...
Cabinet committee blocked plan to double Australia’s support to Pacific, election-eve leak reveals
‘Extraordinary’ revelation about national security decision shows the government is ‘falling apart’, Labor saysFollow our Australian...
Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G network, risking China tensions
Move brings Ottawa into line with intelligence allies that have excluded Chinese tech firms from cutting-edge...
Canadian premier abruptly quits amid surge in far-right influences
Conservative Jason Kenney, Alberta premier, leaves province’s top job after barely surviving a leadership reviewThe abrupt...
Sri Lanka defaults on debts for first time
Economists fear Sri Lanka could be first of several, with IMF in talks with Egypt, Tunisia...
Japanese university told to compensate 13 women after exam discrimination
Juntendo University medical school made it harder for females to pass entrance examsA medical school in...
Taliban orders female Afghan TV presenters to cover faces on air
Female anchors post pictures of themselves being ‘erased’ on orders of virtue and vice ministryAfghanistan’s Taliban...
Israel will not hold criminal inquiry into killing of journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh
Military police say they are satisfied with assurances of Israeli troops over death of US-Palestinian despite...
Mozambique confirms first wild poliovirus case in 30 years
Case in child in Tete province follows detection of similar strain in Malawi in February, officials...
Twenty-five ethnic Pamiris killed by security forces in Tajikistan protests
Escalating tensions erupt into regime-backed violence against the minority group in the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan...
Baloch women fear crackdown after Karachi suicide attack
Pakistan’s first female suicide bombing marks shift in nature of Baloch militancyOn 26 April, Pakistan’s first...
Widow of man killed in Libya accuses South Africa of ‘silence’ in hunt for his body
The South African government sent Anton Hammerl’s passport to his widow in 2016 but has refused...
Growing calls for cost of living rescue measures as CBI tells Sunak to ‘help the hardest hit now’ – UK politics live
Immediate action needed to help people with their heating and food bills, the director general of...
Assisted dying advocates shift focus to Australian government’s territory ban
After NSW became the last state to pass euthanasia laws, advocates say they will fight to...
Casket linked to Mary, Queen of Scots bought for nation for £1.8m
Silver relic will go on public display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh this...
Australian federal election 2022 live: Plibersek says Albanese has a ‘tough job’ as polls tighten
AEC concedes some Covid-positive Australians ‘may not be able to vote’: prime minister responds after Labor...
Russia-Ukraine war: 1,730 fighters have now surrendered from Azovstal, Kremlin claims; cover-ups hurting Russian military, says UK – live
Further 771 Ukrainian fighters surrender in last 24 hours, Russia says; UK’s ministry of defence claims...
Royal Mail ‘at crossroads’ as pandemic parcel boom fades
Postal service says it needs to adapt to post-Covid business world amid near-9% drop in profits...
Indigenous and Alaska Native women could face escalated violence if Roe is repealed
They are also two to three times more likely to die as a result of pregnancy...
Australia’s oil and gas regulator criticised after chief hands out environmental ‘excellence’ awards at industry dinner
Regulator says outgoing boss Stuart Smith had no role in selecting winners and was invited to...
Helping cash-strapped Britons won’t add to inflation, says CBI
Chief of business association calls for stimulus that aids ‘hardest hit’ with rising food and fuel...
Amazon’s spend on TV and film in UK passes £1bn as Netflix cuts back
Exclusive: Prime Video investment amount revealed for first time as competition for viewers intensifies Amazon has...
Australian eSafety office tells websites to remove Buffalo attack video but does not block access
Commissioner issues notices to eight sites, four of which have removed material associated with the attackGet...
AEC anomaly means some people isolating with Covid may not be able to vote in Saturday’s election
Electoral commission admits people who tested positive early this week but didn’t register for postal voting...
Don’t let people off if they steal food in desperation, minister tells police
Kit Malthouse says police watchdog’s suggestion that cost of living will trigger more crime is ‘old-fashioned’The...