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Party insiders had suggested the vote would be closer than it should be in Melbourne seat the Liberals have held since 1990. Follow liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDutton says Labor’s road funding cuts in Aston ‘a disaster’Out of hiding and into the open, opposition leader Peter Dutton has been seen on the campaign trail in Aston...

UK intelligence says Valery Gerasimov’s tenure in charge of Russian forces characterised by failed winter offensiveThe Kyiv Independent reports:Russian forces attacked eight regions across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, killing at least five people and wounding 10, according to regional governors’ reports on April 1, the Kyiv Independent reports.Among the killed was a five-month-old boy and his grandmother in the front-line city of...

Pope, 86, responded well to antibiotic infusion for breathing difficulties, medical team saysPope Francis has left hospital to return to the Vatican after being treated for bronchitis, , quipping to journalists before being driven away: “I’m still alive.”The pope, 86, was taken to Rome’s Gemelli hospital three days ago after complaining of breathing difficulties. He had responded well to an infusion of antibiotics, his...

Port blames critical incident on extra Easter ferry bookings for coaches and French border processesThe Port of Dover has said it is “deeply frustrated” as coach traffic continues to face “significant delays”.The port, which has declared a critical incident, said the delays were “due to lengthy French border processes and sheer volume”. Continue reading...

Colleagues and students query role of Jody Freeman, who won prestigious research grant despite sitting on ConocoPhillips boardAn eminent Harvard environmental law professor’s links to the fossil fuel industry are under scrutiny from colleagues and students after she was awarded a prestigious research grant to investigate corporate climate pledges.Jody Freeman, founding director of Harvard’s environmental and energy law program and former Obama-era White House...

Measure is in place ‘until ChatGPT respects privacy’, says Italian Data Protection AuthorityItaly’s privacy watchdog has banned ChatGPT, after raising concerns about a recent data breach and the legal basis for using personal data to train the popular chatbot.The Italian Data Protection Authority described the move as atemporary measure “until ChatGPT respects privacy”. The watchdog said it was imposing an “immediate temporary limitation on...

The Daily Mail’s owner, the prince and Elton John could be on the road to one of the biggest media trials in British historyWhy is Prince Harry bringing legal action against Daily Mail owner?When the Duke of Sussex unexpectedly arrived at the high court on Monday morning he became the most senior royal to appear in a courtroom since Princess Anne admitted being in...

Long coalition talks may follow Sunday, with conservative NCP not ruling out deal with populist FinnsFour years after she became the world’s youngest prime minister, Finland’s Sanna Marin faces a battle to keep her job on Sunday in an unpredictable election so tight that it could be won by any of the country’s three main parties.Marin, now 37, took the reins of the Social...

Rangers work to avoid repeat of last year’s devastating losses in breeding seabird colonies on the islands off the Northumberland coastThe Farne Islands will not open to visitors this spring in anticipation of bird flu once again ravaging breeding seabird colonies, after an “unprecedented” spate of deaths last year.The rocky outcrop of islands off the coast of Northumberland has been looked after by the...

Body of Christopher Alder could have been seen by cadets after mixup of remains, says South Yorkshire forceSouth Yorkshire police have admitted that officers may have been shown the body of Christopher Alder, a former paratrooper who died in police custody, in a mortuary as part of their routine training years after he was supposed to have been buried.Alder, an ex-Parachute Regiment soldier, choked...

Tornadoes leave devastation in states including Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa and Oklahoma, with at least four dead, more injured and extensive damageA monster storm system tore through southern and midwest US on Friday, spawning deadly tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centres in Arkansas and collapsed a theatre roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.Authorities said one person was killed and 28 people injured...

The statement has been revealed to have false signatures and researchers have condemned its use of their workA letter co-signed by Elon Musk and thousands of others demanding a pause in artificial intelligence research has created a firestorm, after the researchers cited in the letter condemned its use of their work, some signatories were revealed to be fake, and others backed out on their...

Council tax and planning changes aim to make housing more affordable for those on local incomesRadical measures giving councils in Wales a raft of extra powers designed to stop second homes hollowing out communities, especially in coastal and rural areas, have come into force.Local authorities across Wales are using the powers to increase the amount of council tax that second home owners must pay...

State’s attorney general faces backlash after releasing report saying LGBTQ+ voices might be silenced in librariesLouisiana’s attorney general – a Republican gubernatorial candidate – is receiving backlash from LGBTQ+ activists after releasing a report recently that they say might silence LGBTQ+ voices in libraries.The brewing fight over censorship in Louisiana’s libraries has opened a new front in the culture war pitting political conservatives and...

Experts say developers deterred by changes to planning system brought in by successive Tory governmentsPlanning applications in England have fallen to their lowest level in at least 16 years, according to figures published this week by the levelling up department that highlight the scale of the country’s housing crisis.Local authorities received fewer applications to build new buildings or improve old ones in 2022 than...

The town infamous for a massacre at hands of Russia has become a symbol of Ukraine’s reconstruction effort, but experts say the influx of money from the west will bring challenges in such a corrupt countryStanding on the crumbling roof of a house, dozens of workers hammer in unison. Around them, cranes, bulldozers and trucks work frantically to repair roads and buildings destroyed by...

Ryde is the only count still in dispute as the Liberals hold on to Holsworthy and Terrigal, ABC election analyst Antony Green saysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLabor will not form majority government in New South Wales, after two of the final three seats in dispute after last...

US district judge Thomas Parker grants temporary injunction, finding the law clashes with first amendment on free speechA federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Tennessee law that placed strict limits on drag shows just hours before it was set to go into effect, siding with a group that filed a lawsuit claiming the statute violates the first amendment.The decision on Friday comes after...

Taiwan sends aircraft to warn away nine Chinese fighter jets and one drone that breached unofficial barrier between two sidesTen Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, normally an unofficial barrier between the mainland and the island, Taiwan’s defence ministry has said.Nine Chinese fighter jets and one military drone crossed the median line in the 24 hours to 6am on Saturday, the ministry...

Daylight saving comes to an end on Sunday, as much of Australia’s south-east coast enjoys a well-deserved sleep inFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLucky folks across much of eastern Australia will welcome an extra hour of shut-eye as daylight saving comes to an end on Sunday.Clocks in New...

Two more people found on Friday as authorities says dozens of Indian and Romanian migrants have been crossing through Mohawk territoryThe bodies of eight people believed to have died trying to cross from Canada into the United States have been found in the past two days, authorities said on Friday, including two children.Six people, described as members of two families of Romanian and Indian...

26-year-old man from an Arab village in southern Israel had grabbed and fired officer’s gun after being stopped for questioning, say policeA man detained near al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem was shot dead after he grabbed an officer’s gun and fired it, police said.They identified the man as a 26-year-old resident of Hura, an Arab village in southern Israel. Continue reading...

Appeal judges uphold previous ruling, citing ‘implied threat’ in CEO’s tweet directed at Fremont employees who wanted to join union A US appeals court has ruled that Elon Musk violated federal labour law by tweeting that employees of Tesla would lose stock options if they joined a union.The New Orleans-based 5th US circuit court of appeals upheld a decision by the US National Labor...

NSW environment minister says ‘there’s no place’ for Latham’s behaviour, while MP Alex Greenwich says he is ‘clearly unfit for office’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMark Latham is thumbing his nose at calls to apologise for a homophobic comment he posted and later deleted about Sydney MP Alex...