Australia politics live: Chalmers says there is no ‘expectation’ of a recession; Pocock condemns stories of older Australians ‘charged $200 to have a shower’ 29. March 2026 (23:58) Treasurer says government’s inflation forecast from a fortnight ago is now looking ‘conservative’. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTrade minister to speak at National Press Club after signing of EU free trade dealDon Farrell, the trade and tourism minister, will speak to journalists at the National Press Club in Canberra today, talking up the government’s new free trade agreement with the European Union.We haven’t had an honest conversation in this country about issues around taxation for a very long time, because the conversation always gets shut down. So I absolutely support us having honest conversations as Australians about what we should be doing into the future that’s in the best interest of our nation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer to meet business leaders amid Hormuz blockade 29. March 2026 (23:43) The Prime Minister is expected to meet senior representatives from the energy, shipping and financial services industries.(London News)
Keir Starmer to launch local elections campaign with focus on cost of living 29. March 2026 (23:30) PM will also cite Iran war as reason to stick with Labour, as party adopts new slogan: ‘Pride in Britain’ Keir Starmer will say that a vote for Reform UK will put at risk progress Labour is making on the cost of living, arguing that Britain’s values are being tested in a volatile world.Launching the party’s local elections campaign with a new slogan: “Pride in Britain”, Starmer will urge voters to stay the course with Labour. A dire set of results are predicted for the party in Wales, Scotland and English councils, especially in the north-east of England and London. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Chesney the kangaroo found three days after hopping away from farm 29. March 2026 (23:07) Marsupial escaped from enclosure at Wisconsin’s Sunshine Farm on Wednesday after he was spooked by stray dogsHow does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo?It’s not the opening line to a dad joke. If you’re Chesney the kangaroo, you scale an 8ft (2.5-meter) fence and go on the lam for three days, giving your keeper sleepless nights and sending residents of a small Wisconsin town on a search that would end happily on Saturday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment’ and calls for new leaders 29. March 2026 (21:32) Senator’s comments come amid growing divisions within the party, which he says has ‘too small of a coalition’Cory Booker, the Democratic senator from New Jersey, renewed his calls for new leadership of the Democratic party, saying the party has “failed this moment”.“As a whole, our party has failed this moment,” Booker said on Sunday. “I’ve called for a generational renewal, because this left-right divide is killing our country and our adversaries know it.” He also said that “purity tests” within the party have led to more division in the US. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
