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Prime minister tells Tracy Grimshaw ‘I could have been more sensitive at times’; nation records 66 Covid deaths. Follow all the day’s news liveAnthony Albanese defends delaying release of policy costings until two days before election‘Hello it’s John Howard calling’: former PM says Liberal party asked him to ‘campaign extensively’Scott Morrison backtracks on minimum wage rises amid pressure on cost of livingCoalition costings: $3.3bn...

City of Melbourne’s draft 2022-23 budget papers predicts 8,230 CBD businesses next year, down 10% on last year’s forecastGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesMelbourne’s CBD population – and the number of parking tickets – is set to boom under projections by the city’s council, but the peak property industry group has...

Latest updates: foreign secretary to make statement to MPs as Dublin says ‘breaking international law not the answer’Plan to scrap parts of protocol an ‘insurance policy’, says JohnsonUK will not ‘shy away’ from unilateral protocol changeBrexit protocol row: what are the issues dividing UK and EU?And here are some of the main lines from Brandon Lewis’s interviews on the Northern Ireland protocol.What sometimes gets...

Garrison has ‘fulfilled its combat mission’, Ukraine general staff says; officials say ‘exchange procedure will take place’ to bring evacuees homeLosses in Ukraine test Russians’ faithPutin involved in war ‘at level of colonel’, say sourcesUkrainian troops evacuated from steelworks after 82-day assaultKharkiv counts the cost as Russians pull backWhat we know on day 83 of the invasionThe evacuation of Ukrainian fighters from Mariupol’s Azovstal...

Labor leader chased by reporters asking questions on costings, while Scott Morrison challenged over refusal to appear on NITVGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesLabor leader Anthony Albanese has defended the party’s decision not to release the party’s costings until Thursday, saying he has been “transparent” throughout the election campaign.But delaying until...

Tesla CEO and world’s richest person expressed concerns about presence of fake accounts on platformElon Musk has said his $44bn (£35bn) takeover of Twitter cannot progress until the social media company proves that less than 5% of its users are spam accounts.The Tesla chief executive used his Twitter account to say that the deal will not move forward until the firm shows proof that...

The current prime minister is unpopular in city marginal seats, so the Coalition is banking on robocalls and letterbox drops from Howard to sway votersRead Guardian Australia’s full federal election coverageElection 2022 seat explorerGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralians might have been sitting down for dinner about 7pm on Monday, or tuning in to the news, but for those living...

Northern Ireland secretary reiterates stance as Liz Truss prepares to tell MPs of plans to lift checksThe UK will not “shy away” from legislating to change the Northern Ireland protocol without agreement from the EU, the Northern Ireland secretary has said, as Liz Truss prepares to tell the Commons about plans to unilaterally lift checks.The foreign secretary will tell MPs of plans to bring...

Schools face tough decisions unless government increases funding for free school meals, says Bidfood chiefSoaring food inflation could force schools to choose between offering smaller portions at lunchtime and using cheaper ingredients, according to the boss of one of the UK’s largest food wholesalers.Andrew Selley, the chief executive of Bidfood, a food distribution business with an annual turnover of nearly £2bn, said schools would...

Online posts apparently by 18-year-old suspect Payton Gendron indicate previous visit to site where 10 Black people were killedThe white gunman accused of the massacre of 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket wrote as far back as November about staging a livestreamed attack on African Americans. He also practised shooting from his car and travelled hours from his home to scout out the...

Rob Priestly says he has no ALP links and lodges complaint after messages appearing to be authorised by Nationals sent to Victoria constituents of NichollsGuardian Australia’s full federal election coverageRead our latest election briefing and listen to today’s campaign catchup podcastElection 2022 seat explorer; Pork-o-meter election promises trackerGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingText messages claiming the independent candidate challenging the...

Alleged gunman David Chou apparently had grievance with the Taiwanese community, police sayTaiwan’s president has condemned the shooting at a Taiwanese church in California by a man reportedly driven by hatred of the island, while a lawmaker from her ruling party questioned whether Chinese propaganda was a motivating factor behind the violence.Tsai Ing-wen’s office issued a statement on Tuesday saying she condemned “any form...

Most workers face fifth month of falling living standards despite soaring City bonusesSoaring bonuses for City bankers and high signing-on fees for construction and IT professionals pushed Britons’ average annual pay up by 7% in March, but most workers suffered a fifth consecutive month of falling living standards.Without bonus payments, workers were paid an average 4.2% wage increase in the three months to March,...

Australian footballer’s coming out inspired Blackpool playerCavallo says it is a ‘wonderful feeling’ that his story helpedJake Daniels, the UK’s first male professional footballer to come out as gay since 1990, has been lauded for his bravery by Josh Cavallo, the Australian player whose own coming out provided inspiration for the Blackpool forward.Daniels’s announcement on Monday that “the time is right to be myself,...

American Israel Public Affairs Committee has disguised its efforts to undermine pro-Palestinian candidates The US’s most powerful pro-Israel lobby group is pouring millions of dollars into influencing Democratic congressional primary races to counter growing support for the Palestinian cause within the party, including elections today in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s money is focused on blocking female candidates who, if...

Buffalo suspect allegedly calls himself ‘eco-fascist’ and blames migration for harm to the environment in document posted onlineThe suspected perpetrator of the deadly shooting in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday may have been the latest mass killer to be motivated by a growing fixation of rightwingers – environmental degradation and the impact of overpopulation.The attack, that left 10 people shot dead and three wounded,...

Promises of jobs and investment are doing little to convince a remote Lincolnshire community to agree to hosting the country’s nuclear wasteOn the unspoilt Lincolnshire coast, where dog walkers enjoy the five miles of golden sandy beach and families take holidays in the caravan parks beyond the dunes, the efforts of British politicians to persuade the public nuclear energy is green, safe and clean...

One in 25 people sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges in Konasheher, Xinjiang province, where Communist party represses Muslim minorityNearly one in 25 people in a county of the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows.A list obtained and partially...

‘Test tourism’ to begin in May in the form of limited package tours as a way of gathering information prior to full reopeningJapan will start conducting “test tourism” in the form of limited package tours in May ahead of a full reopening to tourism.Though tourism was a major pillar of Japan’s economy, tourists have not been permitted to enter since it adopted strict border...

RCP president says findings should ‘sound alarm bells’ as YouGov survey finds 55% of people already feel their health is worseMore than half of people in the UK have already seen their health deteriorate as a result of the cost of living crisis, a survey reveals as doctors warned some patients can no longer afford to look after themselves.A YouGov poll of 2,001 people...

Information about the war’s damage is leaking out, angering soldiers’ families and even discouraging the invasion’s backersRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThe satellite and drone imagery from above Bilohorivka tells a tale of folly and destruction. Dozens of Russian tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and trucks lay destroyed, some sinking into the waters of the Donets River by a broken pontoon bridge, pointing to the latest disaster...

Blow for Ukraine as removal of soldiers, many wounded, suggests city that became symbol of resistance has fallen into Russian handsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesWhat we know on day 83 of the invasionMore than 260 Ukrainian soldiers, many of them wounded, have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol, appearing to cede control of the city to Russia...

Economists say tighter credit conditions, higher mortgage rates and increased housing supply behind sinking pricesNew Zealand’s house prices are on track to drop by up to 20% in the next year – the biggest drop since the 1970s – two of the biggest banks have predicted, which would take prices back to where they were just over a year ago.For years, the country has...

David Chou, a Chinese immigrant from Las Vegas, had a grievance with the Taiwanese community, officials say As the US was rocked by deadly gun violence over the weekend, a shooting at an Orange county church on Sunday left southern California reeling when a gunman motivated by hate for Taiwanese people fired on congregants who managed to put a stop to the bloodshed.Authorities on...