Liberal frontbencher Dan Tehan says coalition with One Nation ‘not even being talked about’ pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 34 minutami Anthony Albanese mocks ructions on conservative side of politics and says three rightwing parties are caught up in ‘race to the bottom’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal frontbencher Dan Tehan says he does not want to be in a rightwing coalition with One Nation, despite senior colleagues urging closer ties with Pauline Hanson and polls suggesting her rise will make it difficult for the opposition party to ever govern in its own right again.Prime minister, Anthony Albanese, on Sunday mocked the Liberal, National and One Nation parties as an “axis of grievance” on the conservative side of politics, but Tehan said a formal alliance was not being discussed among his colleagues. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Could Farage quit? Questions swirl over Reform UK leader’s future pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 41 minutami Farage is under pressure over £5m gift, byelection losses and rise of rival Restore but allies say exit speculation is ‘wishful thinking’“Of course he’s tired. He’s just done two months campaigning every day on the road, it would be weird if he wasn’t. But that doesn’t mean he’s going to quit,” says one friend of Nigel Farage who has spent time with him in recent weeks.Westminster has been ablaze with rumours that Farage is growing weary in the job of leading Reform UK after the bruising scandal around his decision to accept a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. He is now also facing further questions about whether his lifestyle has been partly funded by George Cottrell, his close friend and a convicted fraudster. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Make Ed Miliband chancellor, ex-chief Treasury adviser tells Andy Burnham pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 41 minutami Nicholas Stern joins growing number backing Miliband, saying he has vision and experience to revive economyA former chief economic adviser to the Treasury has called on Andy Burnham to appoint Ed Miliband as chancellor, arguing the energy secretary has a “bold” vision to revive the economy.Nicholas Stern, a professor at the London School of Economics who was a senior figure in the Treasury during Gordon Brown’s tenure, said only Miliband had the experience and the strategic vision to accelerate investment and rebuild public trust in the state’s ability to “get things done”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Founder of prominent underground church released from prison in China pred 1 dnevom, 7 urami in 1 minuto Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are ‘overwhelmed with joy’The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States.Ezra Jin, the founder of Zion Church, landed in the US on Friday evening. He was one of dozens of church members who were detained in a sweeping crackdown on Christians in October. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Dan Tehan says Liberals ‘not entertaining’ idea of coalition with One Nation; first east coast bird flu case confirmed pred 1 dnevom, 7 urami in 58 minutami Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo charged after imitation pistol allegedly pointed at synagogueTwo men have been charged after police in NSW alleged an imitation pistol had been pointed at a Sydney synagogue.CCEAD discussed practical precautionary measures, given the suspect detections in new locations in NSW and WA and endorsed an approach at this time involving heightened flock biosecurity.This includes options for states and territories to utilise non-mandatory measures including advising commercial poultry producers to house free-range birds where practical while maintaining animal welfare. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman charged with murder after body of four-year-old boy found in Central Coast home pred 1 dnevom, 8 urami in 51 minutami Police are investigating what happened to a boy who was found with significant arm injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been charged with murder after police found the body of a pre-schooler at a home on the New South Wales Central Coast.Police rushed to the home at Wyong after a 32-year-old woman presented to the local police station on Saturday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cow corner: cricket match abandoned after runaway bull stops play pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 17 minutami Match at Burnopfield near Newcastle called off after 800kg young bull escaped from farm and stormed playing fieldA cricket match had to be abandoned after a runaway bull stormed the playing field and charged at players.The North East Premier League fixture at Burnopfield Cricket Club near Newcastle was called off on Saturday evening despite efforts to remove the animal from the ground. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to Hawaii pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 35 minutami Kelsey Pfendler set out to become first US woman, youngest woman and fastest woman to solo over 2,400-mile journeyA Grand Canyon river-rafting guide who aimed to become the first US woman to row solo across the mid-Pacific has completed a record-breaking journey from California to Hawaii.Hundreds of people gathered to cheer on Kelsey Pfendler as she pulled into a Honolulu harbor on Friday night on her 21ft rowboat, Lily, after nearly a month-and-a-half at sea, local media reported.Guardian staff contributed Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt’s western desert pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 9 minutami Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activitiesArchaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine-era city in the western desert.The fourth-century quarters had residential and religious structures, including a basilica-style church in the Dakhla oasis. Archaeologists also found coins, pottery fragments and tools. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 42 minutami Exclusive: Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists fear unique corals that fringe Australia’s remote Norfolk Island could disappear because of a triple threat of disease, El Niño and a federal government plan to dredge a neighbouring shipping channel.A failure to manage sediment and pollution washing into bays from cattle farming, cleared land along with wastewater has been blamed for widespread disease and outbreaks of algae over the corals. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
