New laws come after weeks of protests sparked by a series of teacher suicides said to be linked to malicious complaints from parents South Korea has passed a set of legal revisions aimed at improving the rights of teachers in schools, following weeks of protests sparked by a series of teacher suicides said to be […]
Event at University of Melbourne in February will explore singer’s influence on gender, mental health and urban landscapes Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Australia is set to fulfil student Swifties’ wildest dreams when it hosts an international academic symposium in 2024 devoted to the global cultural and economic impact of Taylor Swift. The […]
Exclusive: Blak Sovereign Movement leader agrees with Warren Mundine’s claim that Indigenous treaties are more likely if referendum fails Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The independent senator Lidia Thorpe would welcome working with no campaign leader Warren Mundine on Indigenous treaties in the event of the voice […]
Tally rises to 27,000 but is still a far cry from former half a million, and Javan and Sumatran rhino remain critically endangered Global rhinoceros numbers have increased to 27,000 despite populations being ravaged by poaching and habitat loss, new figures show, with some species rebounding for the first time in a decade. Rhinos numbered […]
Prime minister Srettha Thavisin has said the drug will be for medical use only, adding that problems arising from drug use have been ‘widespread’ Thailand’s new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, has said his government will “rectify” its cannabis policy and limit its use to medical purposes within six months. Thailand became the first country in […]
Hundreds of traumatised children are thought to have lost their families in disaster People in western Libya have rallied round to provide care and breastmilk for young children orphaned by the devastating floods that hit the coastal city of Derna on 10 September. Hundreds of traumatised babies and young children are thought to have lost […]
Fifteen activists including in France, Germany and Spain believe Iranian regime behind campaign of repression Iran and its agents appear to be orchestrating a Europe-wide campaign of harassment, surveillance, kidnap plots and death threats targeting political activists who are protesting against the regime. The Guardian has spoken to 15 Iranian campaigners who have been targeted […]
Thierry Breton stands firm amid opposition to incoming tariffs on electric vehicle exports between EU and UK The Brexit trade deal should not be reopened just to satisfy demands from some sectors of the UK and EU motor industry concerned about looming tariffs on electric cars, Thierry Breton, the influential European commissioner, has said. EU […]
Critics decry lack of political will in Serbian capital to clean polluted air that residents say they can ‘feel and taste’ When the Yugoslav prime minister Džemal Bijedić promised to clean the country’s air at a conference in Belgrade in 1974, a reporter from the New York Times wrote that there was little hope of […]
Grant Schultz was drawing water from a dam at Tarome, west of Brisbane, when he lost control and was forced to make an emergency escape Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A helicopter pilot who was forced to ditch […]