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Dec 1, 2025 - World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Monday for the first time since asking the country's president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial.

Dec 1, 2025 - World

A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in governmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe major parties have abused appointments to government boards so routinely that the public fears being lumped with “overpaid political hacks” who cannot do important jobs properly, a scathing report to the Albanese government has found.But Labor is set to eschew a series of recommendations from former public service commissioner Lynelle Briggs’ long-anticipated jobs for mates review – finally set to be released on Tuesday, 18 months after it was completed. Continue reading...

Dec 1, 2025 - World

Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an AccidentIran has sentenced the Palme d’Or-winning film-maker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the country.The sentence includes a two-year ban on leaving Iran and prohibition of Panahi from membership of any political or social groups, his lawyer Mostafa Nili said, adding that they would file an appeal. Continue reading...

Dec 1, 2025 - World

Richard Hughes takes ‘full responsibility’ for watchdog error as Starmer attempts to secure chancellor’s positionThe chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has resigned after a damning internal inquiry into the leak that threw Rachel Reeves’s budget into chaos described it as the “worst failure” in the institution’s history.The departure of Richard Hughes, who said he took “full responsibility” for the watchdog’s failure to handle sensitive information, dragged the rolling recriminations over the budget into a fifth day. Continue reading...

Dec 1, 2025 - World

Search continues after four people, including three children, were killed and 11 were injured in StocktonResidents of Stockton, California, are reeling after a deadly shooting at a toddler’s birthday party killed four people, including three children ages eight, nine and 14, and injured 11.Authorities are still looking to understand what happened at the celebration on Saturday, and urged witnesses to come forward. Continue reading...