Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont in outback South Australia 05. February 2026 (04:15) Gus was last seen playing outside home on family sheep station in September, with his disappearance declared a major crimeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSomeone who lived with four-year-old Gus Lamont is now considered a suspect in his disappearance, SA police said on Thursday as they declared the case a major crime.Four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared from his family’s outback home in South Australia more than four months ago, sparking what SA police called “one of the largest, most intensive and most protracted searches” they had ever undertaken. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sydney teen accused of threatening to shoot Israeli president Isaac Herzog faces court 05. February 2026 (03:35) Darcy Tinning, 19, allegedly made threat ahead of Herzog’s planned visit and made remark that constitutes hate speech, court hearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager has appeared in court after allegedly threatening the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, ahead of his contentious visit to Australia.Darcy Tinning, 19, has been accused of threatening to shoot the head of state with a pistol in a 19 January post on the social media platform X. He’s also accused of threatening to kill Donald Trump. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nancy Pelosi warns press freedom is ‘under siege’ after arrest of journalist 05. February 2026 (03:25) Ex-House speaker says at dinner ‘facts are challenged, truth is distorted and press is treated as enemy’ by those in powerThe Democratic former speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, said on Wednesday that press freedom is “under siege” in the United States after the Trump administration arrested a prominent journalist and searched the home of another.The warning from Pelosi comes on the same day that the Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, the Amazon billionaire who has recently sought to curry favor with Donald Trump, conducted mass layoffs of its reporters and editors worldwide. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Major failing’ in psychiatric care before Joel Cauchi stabbed six people at Bondi Junction, coroner finds 05. February 2026 (02:10) Cauchi, who lived with schizophrenia, killed six people in 2024 Westfield shopping centre stabbing before being shot dead by police inspector Amy ScottFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was a “major failing” for Joel Cauchi’s former psychiatrist not to recognise he had relapsed in the lead up to the Bondi Junction stabbings in 2024, a coroner has found.The state coroner, Teresa O’Sullivan, handed down her findings in an 837-page report on Thursday after she had delayed its release following the Bondi beach terror attack in December. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wong says she understands ‘depth of feeling in the community’ as she defends Israel president’s Australia visit 05. February 2026 (02:08) Backlash grows against Israel president Isaac Herzog’s planned visit next week with calls to rescind invitationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign minister, Penny Wong, has urged critics of a visit to Australia by Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, to consider the context of the trip, insisting Jewish leaders had urged the government to issue an invitation.Herzog’s visit to Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney next week is prompting a growing backlash. Herzog, Israel’s head of state, was invited by the governor general, Sam Mostyn, to meet Jewish community members mourning the 15 victims of the Bondi terror attack. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia vows to repair ‘distressing’ damage to war graves in Gaza bulldozed by Israeli army 05. February 2026 (01:56) Satellite photographs show rows of gravestones removed and soil disturbed at the Gaza War Cemetery where more than 250 Australians are buriedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has vowed to repair the graves of dozens of Australian soldiers in Gaza after satellite imagery and witness testimony revealed they had been bulldozed by the Israel Defense Forces.But it could be months or years before authorities can access the Commonwealth war cemetery in Gaza and Australian graves might face further damage as conflict continues in the occupied territory. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Email appears to confirm photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Virginia Giuffre is real 05. February 2026 (01:02) The message, believed to be from Ghislaine Maxwell, was released as part of the latest tranche of the Epstein filesAn email believed to have been sent by Ghislaine Maxwell appears to confirm a photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with his arm around Virginia Giuffre’s waist is real.The message, released as part of the latest tranche of the Epstein files, was headed “draft statement” and sent by “G Maxwell” to Jeffrey Epstein in 2015. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Minister defends long delays to UK military spending plan 05. February 2026 (01:01) Luke Pollard says blueprint expected last autumn is ‘a bigger task than many people outside defence realise’
A government minister has defended long delays to a military spending plan that are also stalling the UK’s next-generation Tempest fighter jet programme, but refused to say when it will be complete.The defence investment plan (DIP), originally expected last autumn, has faced repeated postponements amid warnings that the military faces a £28bn funding gap over the next four years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds 05. February 2026 (01:01) Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growthChina’s clean energy industries drove more than 90% of the country’s investment growth last year, making the sectors bigger than all but seven of the world’s economies, a new analysis has shown.For the second time in three years, the report showed the manufacture, installation and export of batteries, electric cars, solar, wind and related technologies accounted for more than a third of China’s economic growth. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fans race to learn Spanish before Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half-time show 05. February 2026 (00:42) The Puerto Rican singer’s highly anticipated Super Bowl half-time show has inspired non-Spanish speakers to study Puerto Rican dialect and slangBad Bunny is expected to perform the Super Bowl half-time show on Sunday entirely in Spanish – which has inspired fans to quickly learn the language.In October, the Puerto Rican singer – born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio – kicked off the 51st season of Saturday Night Live expressing pride over the achievement in Spanish, after which he said in English, “If you didn’t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn!” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
