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Australia news live: ‘Honestly you never give up’ – Pauline Hanson again threatens to ban Guardian after question about daughter at National Press Club

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:29:12 GMT

One Nation leader to speak at press club for first time in her political career. Follow today’s news live

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Kyle Sandilands has settled his legal dispute with ARN Media with a $12m cash payment over three years, but Jackie O Henderson’s $82m claim against the broadcaster will continue.

The shock jock agreed to drop his $85m lawsuit against KIIS FM, in return for a cash payment and $1.5m in advertising contra on ARN’s stations for a new broadcasting venture yet to be announced.

The inquiry heard evidence of residents being pressured to relocate, deceived about their rights and fearful of losing their homes and communities. Those allegations are serious, but Labor’s response shows they haven’t taken them seriously … They don’t care what the experts say or what people think. We’ve had to send in the Ombudsman to hold Labor to account before they do irreparable damage.

Can a Trump-Modi Meeting Reset U.S.-India Relations?

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:24:42 GMT

Despite mutual praise between the two leaders, there has been a series of setbacks to U.S. relations with India since they last met more than a year ago.

Pauline Hanson says Australia ‘must be monocultural’ in National Press Club speech

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:19:58 GMT

One Nation leader denounces high immigration levels, Islam, transgender rights, the ABC and the Guardian in inflammatory address

Pauline Hanson has declared Australia cannot be multicultural and must exist as a “monocultural society”, warning high migration had caused the country to lose its identity and national values.

In an inflammatory address to the National Press Club in Canberra, the One Nation leader pledged to axe SBS and overhaul the ABC if she wins the next federal election, including imposing a licence fee for metropolitan households to watch the public broadcaster. Regional services would be protected.

China’s Zhipu Gets Lone ‘Short’ Call After 1,100% Rally

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:18:22 GMT

Despite Zhipu being the hottest stock on the HSTECH Index this year, Felix Wang of Hedgeye Risk Management says the fair value for the stock on the short side is HK$407. He adds that Zhipu lacks pricing power, particularly after the release of DeepSeek’s V4 model, which has triggered a price war among Chinese AI firms. He spoke on “Bloomberg: The China Show.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Woman says she ‘didn’t understand mental health’ before daughter experiencing acute psychosis killed another child

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:17:37 GMT

Girl told mother she thought about killing people ‘all the time’, inquest into 10-year-old Biddy Porter’s death hears

The mother of a child killer did not understand mental health and consulted a naturopathic herbalist about concerns for her teenage daughter, an inquest has been told.

Two weeks after the 14-year-old confessed to her mother that she thought about killing people “all the time”, the girl killed 10-year-old Biddy Porter at a property in rural New South Wales.

GLP-1 Craze Fuels Protein-Powder Maker Glanbia’s Share Rally

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:15:00 GMT

The boom in GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is boosting demand for protein supplements and driving a rally in the stock of Glanbia Plc, a maker of nutrition products popular with gym enthusiasts and athletes.

Vozinha’s mum celebrates hero keeper son from afar

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:12:03 GMT

The mother of Cape Verde’s celebrated goalkeeper Vozinha says she watched his heroics on the TV.

Food shortages spark scuffles outside supermarket in Bolivia

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:07:45 GMT

Food shortages spark scuffles outside supermarket in Bolivia

A nation shaped by rain: exhibition celebrates Scotland’s wettest obsession

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:24 GMT

Minnie the Minx and Macbeth feature in National Library’s exploration of how rainfall has shaped Scottish science, literature, history and identity

It seems fitting that, 250 years ago, one of Scotland’s foremost scientists took a close interest in what is arguably the country’s most famous feature: rain

James Hutton, celebrated by Scots as the father of modern geology, went so far as to write a formula for “a theory of rain”. In 1784, he sketched out the key principles for the “condensation of aqueous vapour contained in the air”.

BBC presenter Ashley Cain called women ‘slags’, ‘sluts’ and ‘bitches’

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:24 GMT

Exclusive: Cain has been lauded by corporation for his appeal to young men despite history of abusive and misogynistic remarks

• Warning: this article contains sexually explicit, offensive language

A BBC presenter lauded by the corporation for his appeal to young male audiences has a history of making abusive and misogynistic remarks about women, whom he has variously called “slags”, “sluts”, “psychos” and “bitches”, the Guardian can reveal.

Ashley Cain is the presenter of the BBC Three documentary series Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone, which was filmed on location earlier this year after the BBC commissioned a second series.

Sierra Leone’s first lady refuses to condemn FGM without ‘reliable data’ on harms

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:23 GMT

Exclusive: health professionals, survivors and politicians voice concerns in open letter over comments by Fatima Maadi Bio, who denies supporting the practice

The first lady of Sierra Leone has denied that she supports female genital mutilation amid rising anger around her perceived approval of the practice.

But in an exclusive response to the Guardian, Fatima Maada Bio, the wife of President Julius Maada Bio, also said she would not openly condemn FGM until she saw “reliable data” that the practice was harmful.

John Lewis injects £20m into Glasgow city centre store in wider branch reboot

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:23 GMT

Upgrade to Buchanan Galleries part of £50m spend this year and £800m by 2029 to revive appeal of department stores

John Lewis is to spend £20m on a revamp of its Glasgow store in the city centre’s Buchanan Galleries in a vote of confidence in the shopping mall not long ago scheduled for demolition.

It is the largest cash injection within a wider plan to spend £50m this financial year on refreshing its shops, with department stores in Reading, Cambridge, Leicester and Liverpool all earmarked for an upgrade.

Fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault accused of stranglehold over French business press

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:23 GMT

Arnault’s addition of leading weekly to stable of publications raises concerns about media ownership in France

He is known as the “wolf in cashmere” – the owner of the world’s biggest luxury group whose brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior and Tiffany have made him one of the world’s richest people.

But Bernard Arnault, a close friend of Donald Trump, is under fire from journalists’ unions in France for buying up almost all the country’s business and economic press.

Ghana to advance reparatory justice at first major gathering since landmark UN resolution

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:22 GMT

Heads of state and participants from more than 80 countries at three-day event in Accra to pursue actionable commitments to reconciliation and restitution

Ghana is hosting a conference to advance the continent’s push for reparatory justice after the adoption of the landmark United Nations (UN) resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.

Heads of state and government, ministers, civil society representatives, historians, researchers and legal experts representing more than 80 countries are converging in the capital, Accra, for the three-day event, billed Next Steps, which starts on Wednesday. It is the first major gathering on the issue since the resolution was adopted.

Lib Dems to urge Labour to drop ‘torpor and timidity’ on EU and rejoin single market

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:22 GMT

Exclusive: Ed Davey to make call ahead of 10th anniversary of Brexit vote, in strengthening of party’s position on EU

The Lib Dems will urge Andy Burnham to end Labour’s “torpor and timidity” towards the EU as they call for the UK to rejoin the single market, in a notable strengthening of their own position.

Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote next week, Ed Davey will challenge Burnham to scrap Labour’s red lines on the customs union and single market if he becomes prime minister and immediately begin talks on a more ambitious deal with the EU.

A Long Road to Recovery

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:39:27 GMT

There’s an initial deal between the U.S. and Iran. But bringing the global economy back online after months at reduced speed isn’t going to be quick or easy.

Oil Tankers U-Turn, Rush to Middle East Before Hormuz Reopening

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:32:56 GMT

Two oil tankers heading toward Africa have u-turned in the Indian Ocean this week, switching their destinations to the Middle East as shipowners race to re-position vessels ahead of the possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iron Ore Sinks Back Below $100 as Abundant Supplies Hurt Outlook

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:20:03 GMT

Iron ore sank below $100 a ton for the first time since March on signs of abundant seaborne supplies just as demand in China faces headwinds.

SNB Reviews Franc Alert Level Before Middle East Peace Deal

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:15:00 GMT

The Swiss National Bank will this week reveal if it’s too soon to dial down its franc rhetoric before a prospective Middle East peace deal becomes reality.

ECB Officials Say Peace in Iran Isn’t Enough to Fix Energy Shock

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:15:00 GMT

European Central Bank officials are signaling that a US-Iran peace accord won’t necessarily stop them lifting interest rates further, even if it prevents a more pronounced overshoot in inflation.