Drawings of Kangaroo Island fossils provide inspiration for stamp series 10. February 2026 (15:00) Colourful illustrations by Peter Trusler depict 500m-year-old fossils of creatures from the Palaeozoic and inspire Australia PostGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPrehistoric fossils from Kangaroo Island have been transformed into vibrant creatures of the deep for a series of artworks, which in turn have been made into a series of stamps.Dr Peter Trusler has used the latest research on the 512m-year-old fossils to make detailed, colourful illustrations, which Australia Post has released as a series called Creatures of the Palaeozoic. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Queensland’s new gun laws ‘ignore’ Wieambilla inquest call for mental health checks, Labor says 10. February 2026 (15:00) Police minister points to ‘issues’ with similar system in WA but shadow attorney general claims the LNP ‘buckled to the gun lobby’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s state government “ignored” a recommendation to introduce mandatory mental health checks for gun licence applicants from the Wieambilla coronial inquest, according to the state opposition.The government tabled legislation on Tuesday responding to the Bondi terror attack, which deals with firearm ownership and antisemitism. The bill also responds to the Wieambilla inquest. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labor group voices ‘distress and disgust’ at police response to anti-Herzog protests 10. February 2026 (15:00) Exclusive: Friends of Palestine calls for independent investigation of actions of NSW police amid ‘terrible erosion of civil liberties’ at Sydney rallyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of pro-Palestine Labor members have voiced their “distress and disgust” at the police response to protests over Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit to Sydney, accusing the NSW government of overseeing a “terrible erosion of civil liberties” in its crackdown on public demonstrations.In a letter to NSW police minister, Yasmin Catley, the Labor Friends of Palestine group – an internal assembly of rank-and-file ALP members – has demanded an independent investigation of the actions of NSW police at Monday’s rally. Eyewitness accounts and mobile phone footage captured officers pepper spraying demonstrators, punching a man with his hands up, and forcibly dragging a group of Muslim men kneeling in prayer. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda 10. February 2026 (15:00) US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuelsDonald Trump’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels, including dirty coal, coupled with his administration’s moves to roll back wind and solar power, face mounting fire from courts, scholars and Democrats for raising the cost of electricity and worsening the climate crisis.Four judges, including a Trump appointee, in recent weeks have issued temporary injunctions against interior department moves to halt work on five offshore wind projects in Virginia, New York and New England, which have cost billions of dollars and are far along in development. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police use of violence ‘disturbing’ and ‘disappointing’ at Sydney rally against Israeli president, experts say 10. February 2026 (15:00) Dr Luke McNamara, who attended rally, says police behaviour was ‘the direct consequence’ of the Minns government’s ‘unreasonable conditions’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales policing expert who participated in the Sydney rally against the Israeli president’s visit has called the police response “disappointing” and said violent clashes with protesters could have been prevented.Dr Luke McNamara attended the protest outside town hall in the CBD on Monday to oppose Isaac Herzog’s Australian tour, from which footage emerged showing officers repeatedly punching protesters and using pepper spray at close range. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Democrats reject White House ICE offer as partial shutdown looms – US politics live 10. February 2026 (14:54) Schumer and Jeffries say White House proposal is ‘incomplete and insufficient’ as prospect of deal recedesJamie Raskin, a top House Democrat, accused the justice department of making “puzzling, inexplicable redactions” to documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that obscured the names of abusers, while allowing the identities of the disgraced financier’s victims to become public.Raskin told reporters that he wanted to view the complete files to better understand how the justice department handled the redaction process. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Small plane lands on Georgia road ‘in the middle of hundreds of vehicles’ 10. February 2026 (14:49) Single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy road, striking three vehicles and injuring two peopleA single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy road in Georgia, striking three vehicles and leaving two people with minor injuries, authorities said.The Hawker Beechcraft BE-36 landed Monday on Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville, about 50 miles (80km) north-east of Atlanta, due to reported engine issues, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and Gainesville police. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump Rx prescription drug site ‘not a solution’ for many patients, experts say 10. February 2026 (14:30) New website lists only limited number of medications – and many of them cost less in generic form elsewhereThe Trump administration has launched TrumpRx, but there are other sites offering discounts on more medications, and the new government site will appeal to a very limited group of patients, experts say.Trump has promised reforms on the unusually high drug prices in the US, and he called the announcement “the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history” at a press conference on Thursday. Yet the site only lists 43 medications, more than half of which are available in generic form at significantly cheaper prices elsewhere. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Barnsley drug dealer rigged properties with ‘Home Alone’ booby traps 10. February 2026 (14:21) Ian Claughton, 60, jailed after setting up crow scarers, stun guns and homemade flame-thrower to deter intrudersA drug dealer has been jailed for seven years after rigging a series of houses with Home Alone-style booby traps to deter intruders.Ian Claughton, 60, was found guilty of several drugs and firearms offences in November after standing trial at Doncaster crown court alongside his ex-wife Lesley Claughton, who was given a 21-month sentence suspended for two years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Apple and Google pledge not to discriminate against third-party apps in UK deal 10. February 2026 (14:10) Critics brand voluntary commitment with competition regulator as ‘lightweight’Apple and Google have committed to avoid discriminating against apps that compete with their own products under an agreement with the UK’s competition watchdog which has been labelled “lightweight”.The US tech companies have vowed to be more transparent about vetting third-party apps before letting them on their app stores and not discriminate against third-party apps in app search rankings. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
