Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say
Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soilsPlastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to deal with food waste, which campaigners call one of the most overlooked problems of the climate crisis, researchers have said.This is despite the fact that, as the chef, author and activist Max La Manna puts it, food waste management is “one of the few climate problems where everyone wins”. Continue reading...
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Sydney gardener fined almost $200,000 for removing 287 trees to improve harbourside mansion’s water views
Local council described incident as ‘worst act of environmental vandalism in Lane Cove history’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt began with a gardener being hired to trim grass at a harbourside mansion in Sydney – and escalated to payments being left in a shoe for the unlawful felling of hundreds of native trees in protected bushland.Now a court has fined Yi Wang $187,500 for his role in organising and carrying out the destruction of 287 trees from a council-owned foreshore bushland at Woodford Bay in Longueville in late 2023. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comLabor open to ‘sensible amendments’ to gambling laws after inquiry hears alcohol and cocaine offered to punters
Sources say Albanese government willing to tighten rules on betting inducements but less likely to budge on TV and online advertisementsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government is prepared to tighten rules on gambling inducements, but is less likely to budge on advertising rules, as negotiations continue on wagering legislation, which so far has lacked the support needed to pass parliament.Federal Labor is open to considering amendments to its legislation from the Coalition when MPs return to Canberra this week, sources say. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.com‘Not enough air traffic controllers’: safety concerns at Sydney airport after Jetstar and Qatar planes involved in near-miss
Planes narrowly avoid collision on tarmac with Jetstar A320 forced to ‘brake firmly’ as Qatar Boeing 777 towed into its pathFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo planes have narrowly avoided a collision on the tarmac of Australia’s busiest airport as it struggles with staff shortages.The Jetstar and Qatar Airways planes almost collided at Sydney airport at 7am on Sunday. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comThailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies, police say
Teenage girl treated in hospital after Friday’s school shooting has died, police sayThe death toll from a school shooting in Thailand rose to nine on Saturday, after police said a 12-year-old girl caught up in Friday’s incident had died.Police at the Plai Bang Police Station in Nonthaburi Province said the girl, who had been treated at hospital with critical wounds, had died, a day after a 14-year-old boy allegedly shot his grandparents and then killed more people at his school before turning the gun on himself. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comUtah wildfire blocks rescuers from reaching firefighting helicopter crash site
Fate of two passengers onboard helicopter that went down Friday morning remains unknown after more than 24 hoursThe fate of two passengers onboard a firefighting helicopter that crashed Friday morning in Utah remains unknown after more than 24 hours, as one of the country’s largest wildfires continues to grow, preventing authorities from safely reaching the accident site.The Sikorsky S-64 helicopter, contracted by the US Forest Service, was responding on Friday to the Widemouth 2 fire, a blaze sparked in late July by lightning, when it crashed in a remote area of central Utah. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comAustralia news live: bird flu detected on Murray-Darling basin ‘should be ringing alarm bells’, expert says
As of 3pm Saturday, Australia had a total of 215 H5 bird flu cases nationally. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThis is Adeshola Ore here to take you through today’s news as it unfolds.Let’s get into it. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comNational Indigenous Music awards 2026: Baker Boy wins big, including album and song of the year
Yolŋu hip-hop artist dominates, while Butchulla duo and cousins Birdz and Fred Leone win artist of the year and Drifting Clouds takes home best new talentBaker Boy has won album, song and film clip of the year at the 2026 National Indigenous Music Awards (Nimas), paying tribute to his late grandmother who his album Djandjay is named for.The Yolŋu hip-hop artist, whose name is Danzal Baker, won three awards for his sophomore album Djandjay, including song of the year and film clip of the year for its hit single Thick Skin, which features Indigenous artists Thelma Plum, Emma Donovan, Kee’ahn and Jada Weazel. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comIran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal remains out of reach
Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missileIran has issued tough new demands for reopening the strait of Hormuz, while the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach on Saturday.Iran’s politburo-like body known as the supreme national security council said the strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States “corrects its behaviour”, with its state broadcaster publishing a statement from the council’s secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comHospitality recruitment app Supp calls gig-workers contractors. Some users say it leads to casual work without entitlements
Exclusive: Workers’ rights experts raise ‘alarm bells’ over app requiring ABNs for jobs they say lack worker autonomyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConcerns have been raised that workers using an increasingly popular Australian hospitality gig-work app may be missing out on entitlements such as superannuation by being hired as “independent contractors”, similar to delivery riders.Launched in Melbourne in 2017, Supp describes itself as a “jobs marketplace”, where hospitality businesses can advertise available shifts to potential workers at an hourly rate, and where workers can secure ad-hoc employment. It was created by Kate and Cameron Reid, the owners of Lune Croissanterie, who maintain a financial stake in the company but are no longer on its board. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comCentrelink pursuing debts that are more than 40 years old despite agreeing to waive old arrears
Advocates and legal bodies want the debt to be made ‘out of bounds’ given how hard it is to determine its accuracyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCentrelink is pursuing $4.93bn in unpaid debts, with the oldest dating back more than 40 years, despite the government agreeing to implement a six-year statute of limitations on debt recovery.A growing list of advocates, including peak legal body Economic Justice Australia, want the debts wiped, while Australia’s leading welfare expert has warned it is impossible to trust whether the huge amount of debt is accurate. Continue reading...
Read original · theguardian.comNavy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters
Warning of increased activity as patrols spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s ships in Dover Strait and North SeaThe Royal Navy has warned of increasing Russian activity around the UK’s waters after it spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s ships.Naval operations to monitor Russian vessels increased by 25% last month compared with the previous year, with warships making repeated voyages through the Dover Strait and North Sea. Continue reading...
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