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Reeves considering tax on high-value homes to help plug hole in finances

Reeves considering tax on high-value homes to help plug hole in finances

Tax and spending, Rachel Reeves

Reported plans could raise up to £40bn while preserving pledge not to raise income tax, VAT or national insuranceUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves is considering plans for a tax on expens...

UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.8% amid higher food prices

UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.8% amid higher food prices

Inflation, Bank of England

Fuel and air fares also pushed up annual July rate, making interest rate cuts less likely this yearRail fares in England expected to rise by 5.8% next yearBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation ro...

University of Melbourne breached students’ privacy by using wifi network to monitor pro-Palestine protest

University of Melbourne breached students’ privacy by using wifi network to monitor pro-Palestine protest

Australian universities, Melbourne

Victoria’s deputy information commissioner finds university did not give adequate notice or justification for how location data would be usedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet o...

Vienna announced as host city for Eurovision song contest 2026

Vienna announced as host city for Eurovision song contest 2026

Eurovision, Television & radio

Final of 70th edition of competition to be held on 16 May at the Wiener Stadthalle, Austria’s largest indoor arenaVienna has been chosen to host the Eurovision song contest 2026, the world’s biggest l...

Childcare needs a ‘fundamental reset’ to improve safety. These are Victoria’s key recommendations

Childcare needs a ‘fundamental reset’ to improve safety. These are Victoria’s key recommendations

Childcare Australia, Victoria

State to accept all 22 recommendations as federal government releases names of 30 childcare centres subject to compliance actionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking n...

Arkansas Housing Development Restricted to White Residents Sparks Legal Concerns

Arkansas Housing Development Restricted to White Residents Sparks Legal Concerns

Civil Rights and Liberties, United States Politics and Gov

Eric Orwoll, president of Return to the Land, said his group can reject an applicant “who doesn’t present as white.”

Bruce Lehrmann has become a ‘national joke’ and can’t afford barrister for defamation appeal, his lawyer says

Bruce Lehrmann has become a ‘national joke’ and can’t afford barrister for defamation appeal, his lawyer says

New South Wales, Media

Former Liberal staffer’s lawyer begins three-day appeal hearing by apologising to justices for her client’s failure to appoint an experienced barristerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest up...

There are risks in Australia’s row with Israel, but it’s Netanyahu who is trashing the relationship

There are risks in Australia’s row with Israel, but it’s Netanyahu who is trashing the relationship

Anthony Albanese, Israel-Gaza war

The Israeli prime minister has launched a diplomatic broadside against Albanese, adopting a similar playbook to his approach to UK, Canada and FranceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest upda...

New investigation into backpacker killer Ivan Milat possible after NSW premier leaves door open

New investigation into backpacker killer Ivan Milat possible after NSW premier leaves door open

New South Wales, Australia news

Chris Minns says he will seek to meet victims’ families after agreeing police sketch of cold case suspect ‘incredibly similar’ to serial killerThe premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns, has said he ...

We Need a New Language After This War

We Need a New Language After This War

Israel, Gaza Strip

We must find a way to speak in a common language again, a language that has a name for everything, even for a person holding a photograph of a dead child.

India and China hail warming ties amid Trump-induced geopolitical shake-up

India and China hail warming ties amid Trump-induced geopolitical shake-up

Visit to Delhi by Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, has seen both countries agree to resume trade ties and work towards resolving border disputeIndia’s prime minister and China’s foreign minister have ha...

Malaysian state threatens to jail Muslim men who skip Friday prayers

Malaysian state threatens to jail Muslim men who skip Friday prayers

Malaysia, Asia Pacific

Under the new laws in Malaysia’s Terengganu state, first-time offenders could be imprisoned for up to two years and finedThe Malaysian state of Terengganu has threatened to jail men who skip Friday pr...

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