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Emergency workers battle wildfires in Syria
Firefighters are battling wildfires sweeping through Syria, with the coastal region of Latakia among the worst hit.
Tony Burke says Melbourne synagogue fire an ‘attack on Australia’ as NSW man charged over incident
Burke defends Labor’s efforts to curb antisemitism but says job of making sure it is eliminated ‘belongs to every single one of us’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has labelled the Melbourne synagogue fire an “attack on Australia” as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands Labor do more to stop “vile” antisemitic attacks.A 34-year-old man from New South Wales has appeared in court, charged over allegedly entering the grounds of the East Melbourne Hebrew congregation on Albert Street at about 8pm on Friday, pouring a flammable liquid on the front door of the building and setting it on fire.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
‘No empty words’: Kumanjayi Walker’s family prepare for coroner’s final report with call for ‘real action’
Findings will be handed down almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community of YuendumuGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe inquest findings into the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker will be handed down in Yuendumu on Monday, almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community.Zachary Rolfe shot Walker three times while trying to arrest him on 9 November 2019 in Yuendumu, about 300km from Alice Springs.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Thousands turn out to mark the Dalai Lama's 90 birthday
The Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday and says he hopes to lives for another 40 years until he is 130
Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90
The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala.
Celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89 – as it happened
This blog is now closedHere’s how Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel will transform the city and commutingFor nearly a decade, deep beneath Melbourne, tunnel boring machines and construction crews have been quietly reshaping the city with the creation of the Metro Tunnel.I think every Liberal seat in the country is a marginal seat, right now. But my feelings around quotas and the talk in the media oversimplifies the issue, which is around the culture in the Liberal Party and how women are treated in the Liberal Party …I had two attempts to take me out as a sitting member of parliament by blokes, very aggressively. So, until the culture is addressed, we could have all the quotas in the world, but it will be a revolving door of women.” Continue reading...
‘We want closure’: family searches for answers over Kenyan police officer missing in Haiti
Benedict Kuria was ambushed by suspected gang members in March while serving in security missionThe relatives of a Kenyan police officer who went missing while working in Haiti have spoken of their anguish and anger at Kenyan authorities over a lack of definitive information about what has happened to him.Benedict Kuria and some colleagues were ambushed in March by suspected gang members. Haitian media reported that he had died, but Kenya’s police service says a search is continuing. Continue reading...
'Y'all need to get out now' - Texans reflect on flood devastation
Search and rescue efforts continue after flash floods swept through central Texas killing at least 51.
Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 50 killed, including 15 children
Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutesRescuers searched on Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 50 people – with more rain pounding the region.The flooding in Kerr county killed at least 43 people, including 15 children, and at least eight people died in nearby counties. Continue reading...
Australian PM vows 'full force of law' after arson attack at synagogue
“Antisemitism has no place in Australia,” Anthony Albanese said after the latest in a string of attacks.
