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Man charged with assaulting police, false imprisonment, threats to kill and other offences following a carjacking and siegeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged over carjacking and a siege involving an innocent father and his toddler, who were held inside their own home for hours.The ordeal stared on Tuesday when a police helicopter followed a car in Melbourne’s west that was believed to have been stolen in a carjacking in Snake Valley earlier in the day, Victoria police said. Continue reading…



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Summer slowdown raises questions of whether Reeves’s bleak outlook in the run-up to the budget hindered growthBusiness live – latest updatesIt was hardly surprising that the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, declared herself “not satisfied” with the news that GDP expanded by a measly 0.1% in the three months to September.Few could have expected Labour to kickstart an economic renaissance from day one, despite its “mission” to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7. Continue reading…



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Author : Heather Stewart

Publish date : 2024-11-15 09:09:38

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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the latest UK GDP growth reportBank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economyLuke Bartholomew, deputy chief economist at investment group abrdn, also points the finger at the budget: “The economy was always going to slow from the famously “gangbusters” pace of the first half of this year, but the extent of the slowdown is a bit more pronounced than expected.With activity growth in September being reported as particularly weak, it is plausible that some of slowing is the result of elevated uncertainty at that time, as firms and households speculated about possible tax changes ahead of the Budget. That said, it is also possible that this just represents normal monthly volatility rather than anything more fundamental.“The UK economy stalled over the third quarter. Uncertainty ahead of the Budget probably played a big part, with firms widely reporting a slow-down in decision making. Hopefully this will prove to be a blip. We still expect the economy to return to a path of modest growth in the year ahead. But downside risks to the outlook have increased.“The Budget has set off warning lights for business. The hike in National Insurance Contributions alongside other increases to employers’ cost base will add to the burden on business. And it is expected to trigger a more cautious approach to pay, hiring and investment as companies work through what it means for their own budgets. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-15 08:09:59

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Agency hopes tens of thousands of people will log details of their flatulence on an app to help researchers better understand gut healthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeather knew she farted a lot but didn’t know just how often until she began to track her daily output.“I always thought that I just came from a farty family,” she said. “I’ll eat croissants or pasta or normal bread and I’ll end up having a sore stomach, and then I [would] just be tooting a lot after that.”Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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New analysis on the cost of decarbonising Australia’s power grid runs closely to the national market operator’s own – but you wouldn’t know it from the headlinesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFriday’s front page in Murdoch media’s the Daily Telegraph, declaring a “$500B GREEN HOLE”, could mark the opening salvo of scary claims about the cost of climate action in the run-up to next year’s federal election.Similarly bold claims worked well in the US presidential election to confound or confuse voters. Expect a barrage of such reports, particularly around contested issues such as energy.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Peter Hannam

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Victorian premier ‘furious’ as unveiling of festive season attraction in Melbourne’s Bourke Street mall scrappedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPro-Palestine protesters have called off a planned demonstration outside Myer’s annual Christmas windows display in Bourke Street mall after the retail giant cancelled its launch event.The “Crash the Christmas Windows” protest, organised by anti-war activist Amy Settal and shared on social media by Disrupt Wars, was condemned as divisive by Victoria’s premier.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Publish date : 2024-11-15 04:30:22

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Paul Brereton says ‘blame culture’ deters people from owning mistakes as he insists watchdog will not be influenced by public pressureGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe National Anti-Corruption Commission chief has rejected calls to quit over his handling of referrals from the robodebt royal commission, suggesting he was being made a scapegoat and insisting neither he nor his agency will be influenced by public pressure.Paul Brereton told a governance forum on Friday that he accepted the independent Nacc inspector’s finding that he had failed to adequately manage a declared conflict of interest in relation to a past professional association with one of the six people referred to the Nacc for possible corruption investigation.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Karen Middleton Political editor

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Baby spiders collected from egg sacs via Australian Reptile Park’s yearly callout are vital to creating lifesaving antivenomFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHunting for potentially deadly, silky spider burrows in the back yard may not be on every Sydneysiders’ bucket list.But that’s the request of the Australian Reptile Park (ARP) as breeding season begins for funnel-webs, encouraging residents to search shoes, piles of laundry, pools and garden debris for spiders and their egg sacs. Continue reading…



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Billionaire mining executive made headlines earlier this year when he said of workers ‘I want to hold them captive all day long’ in officeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMineral Resources has conceded its processes to manage related party transactions “were not as good as they could have been” after revealing the miner provided rent relief to corporate entities linked to the daughter of its embattled chief executive, Chris Ellison.MinRes said in an ASX notice late on Thursday that it had now cancelled the rent subsidies and required the repayment of $158,000 from the companies. Continue reading…



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Author : Jonathan Barrett Senior business report

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Contact was reportedly at Trump-allied billionaire’s request and could be significant for dismal US-Iranian relationsElon Musk reportedly met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, a day before Donald Trump named the SpaceX founder as one of the heads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.The meeting was a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States, according to two Iranian officials who spoke with the New York Times. One of the Iranian officials said that the Tesla executive requested the meeting and that the ambassador picked the site. Continue reading…



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Author : Coral Murphy Marcos

Publish date : 2024-11-15 00:00:31

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Andrew Bailey callls for relations with EU to be rebuilt as Trump plans US tariffsThe Bank of England governor has urged ministers to “rebuild relations” with the EU, warning that Brexit has undermined the UK’s economy.Speaking at the Mansion House dinner in the City of London on Thursday evening, Andrew Bailey said he took no position on Brexit “per se”, but added: “I do have to point out consequences.” Continue reading…



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Author : Heather Stewart Economics editor

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A scion of Democratic dynasty, RFK Jr is known for embrace of anti-vaccine beliefs and other conspiracy theoriesTrump transition – live updatesDonald Trump has announced he will nominate former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr as the US secretary of health and human services (HHS) in his administration.Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, will be a contentious pick to lead the US health department, and the role will need to be confirmed by the Senate. Continue reading…



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Tens of thousands deported from Caribbean states, as Dominican Republic pledges to return 10,000 people a weekActivists have called on Caribbean governments to halt the mass deportation of Haitians fleeing escalating gang violence that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.In the past month, tens of thousands of people have been deported to Haiti, including 61,000 from the neighbouring Dominican Republic, whose president recently pledged to deport 10,000 migrants a week. Continue reading…



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Students ‘let down’ by cheat sheet fiasco, says minister. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government has announced another review of the state’s Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) after thousands of VCE students were given access to defacto cheat sheets.The education minister, Ben Carroll, said the Labor government had accepted all the recommendations from this year’s review of the system, but it was clear there were “ongoing issues relating to the production and distribution of exams”.Students deserve better. It is clear to me that some students have been let down as a result of these errors and that is completely unaccaptable. Continue reading…



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Urfan Sharif tells Old Bailey he is ‘a very bad father’ when asked why he lied about 10-year-old daughter’s deathSara Sharif’s father has admitted being “selfish” and a “bad father” by lying to protect himself over the death of his 10-year-old daughter.He told a court on Thursday that his previous lies about what happened meant he had no credibility, now that he had accepted responsibility for her death. It came a day after Sharif dramatically said he took “full responsibility” for Sara’s death and admitted beating her with a cricket bat and a metal pole. Continue reading…



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Author : Matthew Weaver

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