Gang violence is not ‘out of control’ in Sydney, police minister says after two shootings in two days

• UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated in his final general assembly address that global superpowers are unable to solve the world's current problems. • Guterres described a decade of office marked by targeted civilians, weaponized hunger, and the disregard of international law.

• World leaders are meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York to address multiple global crises. • Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, and the Congo are raising questions about the UN's ability to end international violence.

• The UAE presented its strategy for peace, climate, water, and artificial intelligence during the 2026 UN General Assembly. • In July 2026, the UAE specifically called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Sudan, stating there is no military solution to the conflict.

• President Trump positioned himself as a global healer while simultaneously considering the annihilation of Iran during his address to the UN. • A CNN poll released Tuesday shows 71 percent of respondents disapprove of how the president is handling foreign affairs.

• World leaders including Donald Trump, King Abdullah, Sheikh Tamim, Emmanuel Macron, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan met at the United Nations to discuss competing strategies for Iran, Gaza, and the Strait of Hormuz. • Qatar advocated for direct diplomacy and reopening the Hormuz shipping lane, while Saudi Arabia and Russia prioritized maritime security.

• UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the opening of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly in New York today to warn that global fault lines are widening. • Guterres highlighted a convergence of crises including the climate emergency, deepening geopolitical divides, and the rapid, unpredictable growth of artificial intelligence.

• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on global leaders to cooperate to address existential threats from the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, and rising inequality. • Guterres stated that most UN goals to end poverty and promote development will not be met by the 2030 deadline.

• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged global leaders to cooperate to address existential threats from the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, and inequality. • Guterres warned that a huge geopolitical divide has created an environment of impunity where powerful countries ignore international law and the UN.

Housing costs are up with renters worst affected and financial stress is also growing, according to the largest survey of its typeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery year, thousands of Australians answer a series of questions as part of the long-running Hilda survey.This questionnaire – more expansively known as the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia survey – has been tracking the same households since 2001.Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia’s economics editor Continue reading...

Seventy-nine per cent of all NSW swimming sites rated ‘good’ or ‘very good’, as state’s cleanest and most polluted beaches revealed Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoogee has ranked as the Sydney ocean beach most polluted with faecal matter, an annual state survey has found.Of 245 swimming sites across New South Wales, 43 sites (17.6%) received a rating of “poor” or “very poor” in the 2026 State of the Beaches report, part of an annual survey by the state’s environment department. Continue reading...

Author Russell Warfield argues the Green leader’s brand of politics is not new but has evolved in the party over time Watermelons: the term used to describe the members of the Green party of England and Wales who are green on the outside and red on the inside. People in this faction are environmentalists, but when you cut them open, they bleed socialist ideologies.Of the roughly 160,000 people that have flocked to the party since Zack Polanski became leader last year, most are thought to be in this camp, drawn to a political space on the left that they see as vacated by the Labour party. Continue reading...

First such storm of fall could have wind gusts of 70mph in places, flooding and power outages, forecasters warnNew York, Boston, and much of New England could face a weekend nor’easter storm with wind gusts of 70mph in places, and “significant” impacts including beach erosion, flooding, and power outages, forecasters warn.Effects from the season’s first such storm since Tuesday’s official start of fall could last through the weekend, especially if the system sits swirling off the coast, a scenario experts say is looking increasingly likely. Continue reading...