for 12 minutter sidenClive Palmer suggests Steven Bannon hoped to ‘increase influence’ by claiming credit for 2019 election ads
Billionaire says he spoke to former Trump strategist once, when he mistook him for a potential donor, denying claims revealed in the Jeffrey Epstein files Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Clive Palmer has denied Steve Bannon helped direct his advertising blitz in the 2019 federal election, suggesting texts published in the Jeffrey Epstein files about the strategy were an attempt by the former Trump strategist to “increase his own influence” by claiming credit. Palmer said he’d never communicated with Epstein – a convicted sex offender – and only ever spoke with Bannon in one brief, unexpected, late-night phone call. Continue reading...
for 49 minutter sidenNarvik er hovedporten mot øst
Norge trenger en sterk og robust ryggsøyle mot øst – ikke et lappeteppe av prioriterte mottaksområder.
for 1 time siden‘I don’t think this was a good decision’: Labor’s Ed Husic holds ‘deep concerns’ over Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit
MP also tells Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast he backs peaceful protests against country’s actions in Gaza Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor MP Ed Husic has “deep concerns” about the impending visit of Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, saying it is hard to reconcile concepts of social cohesion with the 2023 image of the leader signing an artillery shell about to be dropped on Gaza. Husic said he did not believe it was a good decision for his Labor government to issue an invitation for Herzog to visit Australia, which was done in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. Continue reading...
for 2 timeer sidenThe people betting on catastrophic world events – podcast
Prediction markets allow you to put money on everything from the US attacking Iran to Jesus returning. Saahil Desai explains their dizzying rise In the early hours of 3 January, Donald Trump ordered a surprise attack on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, to kidnap the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. Millions of Venezuelans’ lives were thrown into uncertainty. Politicians at home and abroad scrambled to respond. It seemed this was something no one had seen coming. Except one person did actually predict it. In the hours before the attack, someone - and we have no way of knowing who - placed a series of bets that Donald Trump would oust Maduro on a prediction market platform, netting them nearly $500,000 when it happened. These platforms allow their users not just to bet on whoever’s going to win the Super Bowl, but also on world events. Heavily regulated under the Biden administration, these apps have enjoyed a huge boom in popularity since Trump came to power. Continue reading...
for 3 timeer sidenCharlie Kirk killing: key Utah prosecutor denies conflict of interest
Lawyers for accused Tyler Robinson urge removal because prosecutor’s daughter attended rally where Kirk was killed A Utah prosecutor involved in the case against Tyler Robinson, the alleged killer of the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, denied allegations of a conflict of interest in the case during a hearing on Tuesday. Robinson’s attorneys have argued that a judge should disqualify local prosecutors because the adult daughter of Chad Grunander, a deputy county attorney, was in attendance at the rally on a Utah college campus where Kirk was shot dead. The defense alleges that the office’s move to seek the death penalty just days after Kirk’s killing indicated a “strong emotional reaction” from Grunander, and suggested a conflict of interest. Continue reading...
for 3 timeer sidenCongressional Democrats vow justice for US citizens harmed by immigration agents: ‘You deserve peace’
No Republicans attended hearing with brothers of Renee Good and three US citizens shot and detained by federal agents Democrats on Capitol Hill offered apologies and promises of accountability on Tuesday amid often harrowing testimony from people who had experienced violent encounters with federal agents engaged in Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. With Republicans conspicuously absent, the forum of senators and representatives heard from Luke and Brent Ganger, the brothers of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, who was shot dead by an Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on 7 January as she tried to drive away from agents. Continue reading...
for 3 timeer sidenTrump adviser Stephen Miran quits White House role to stay on at Fed
Miran, set to continue as Federal Reserve governor until Jerome Powell successor is confirmed, to leave CEA post Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran has resigned from his position as chair of the White House’s council of economic advisers, fulfilling a pledge he made to the Senate as his assignment at the central bank becomes longer-lasting. Miran had been on unpaid leave from his CEA post since Donald Trump appointed him last year to fill an unexpected vacancy on the Fed’s board of governors to a term that expired on 31 January. The arrangement drew the ire of Democratic senators, who said it would make a presidential puppet of the Fed’s newest policymaker. Continue reading...
for 4 timeer sidenElon Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media and curb hateful content
Pedro Sánchez says urgent action needed to protect children from ‘digital wild west’, drawing anger from owner of X Spain has proposed a ban on social media use by teenagers as attitudes hardened in Europe against the technology, drawing personal insults against the prime minister from Elon Musk. The government is preparing a series of measures including a social media ban for under-16s, the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said, promising to protect children from the “digital wild west” and hold tech companies responsible for hateful and harmful content. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenMDG hardt ut mot Frps kullforslag på Svalbard
MDG reagerer på at Frp-leder Sylvi Listhaug ønsker å gjenoppta kullgruvedriften på Svalbard, og kaller det for et spektakulært dårlig forslag.
for 5 timeer sidenTrump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based order The world is in a “democratic recession” with almost three-quarters of the global population now living under autocratic rulers – levels not seen since the 1980s, according to a new report. The system underpinning human rights was “in peril”, said Philippe Bolopion, executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), with a growing authoritarian wave becoming “the challenge of a generation”, he said. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenReview calls for more remote hearings to save courts system from ‘collapse’
Report to tackle courts’ backlog also recommends new criminal justice adviser to oversee courts, prisons and policing A new post of prime minister’s criminal justice adviser and the widespread use of remote hearings are among the recommendations of a government-commissioned independent review on tackling the courts’ backlog in England and Wales. The second part of Sir Brian Leveson’s review – unlike the first part, which recommended slashing jury trials – focuses on efficiencies that can be achieved without legislation. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenMinisters to crackdown on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push
Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches £88m ‘call to arms’ to recruit 10,000 new foster carers Private providers of child social care in England will be pushed out of the system if they are found to be profiteering, the children’s minister has said. Josh MacAlister, who is in charge of overhauling the care system for children, also called for a fostering equivalent of the Homes for Ukraine scheme to provide homes for tens of thousands of children. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenAlbanese government to sell off $3bn worth of historic defence sites amid push to free up space for new homes
Richard Marles has decided to sell more than 60 properties, including Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane The federal government will sell off $3bn in historic defence properties around the country, after a major audit of government land holdings and amid efforts to open up land for new housing development and public spaces. Historic defence sites – including Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – will be sold after the multi-year audit, with public servants relocated to modern office spaces and heritage sites – including the cabinet rooms used by John Curtin at the height of World War II in Melbourne – opened to the public. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenColombian president and Trump put aside insults for amicable White House meeting
Leaders had been trading hostile remarks for months but Gustavo Petro’s visit ended with warm words from US counterpart After months of trading insults – from “sick man” and “drug trafficking leader” on one side, to “accomplice to genocide” with a “senile brain” on the other – the first meeting between Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro ended with pleasantries, autographs and a Maga cap. The Colombian president was received by his US counterpart for a closed-door meeting at the White House, with no press access. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer sidenOne Nation says it will ‘contest every seat’ in South Australia – but will voters tick the box when it matters?
March state election will test the growing vote for Pauline Hanson’s party, with newest recruit Cory Bernardi among the former Liberals in play Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The crowd, clad in orange One Nation T-shirts and flying Australian flags, appear certain they’re in the winners’ circle, with cries of “prime minister” sounding in the rabble. The pack greeted Pauline Hanson and her newest recruit, former Liberal turned Sky News commentator Cory Bernardi, in Adelaide on Tuesday high on news of a surge in the polls. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer sidenJimmy Lai’s son says UK government did not do enough to help him on China visit
Sebastien Lai criticises ministers for not putting conditions on his father’s release during Beijing trip The British son of the jailed Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has criticised the UK government for failing to place conditions on his father’s release during the prime minister’s visit to China last week. Speaking at a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, Sebastien Lai said his father’s incarceration was not only a humanitarian and national security issue, but an issue “where our values are being locked up” along with him. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer sidenNew York to create team of legal observers to document ICE raids
Attorney general Tish James says observers will monitor if Trump enforcement ‘remains within bounds of the law’ New York is creating a team of legal observers that will don purple vests to monitor and record the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement officers as they seek to detain and deport migrants, the state’s attorney general said on Tuesday. The announcement follows weeks of sometimes violent tumult in Minneapolis, where Donald Trump has deployed thousands of armed, masked agents as he tries to deport more migrants than any of his predecessors. Continue reading...
for 8 timeer sidenTories seek disclosure of vetting process for Mandelson’s role as ambassador
Kemi Badenoch is to seek disclosures about vetting process and what was known about links to Jeffrey Epstein Keir Starmer could be forced to disclose confidential vetting documents from Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, with the Tories set to trigger a rare Commons vote to compel their release. Labour MPs have indicated they are not prepared to oppose the Conservative motion – known as a humble address – that would disclose the details of the vetting process and what if anything was known about Mandelson’s links to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...
for 8 timeer sidenOljekjemper ut mot Stortingets Melkøya-grep
Melkøya-partnerne Vår Energi, Petoro og Harbour Energy advarer mot å frigi prosjektets kraft. – Bekymret når spillereglene endres underveis, sier Petoro-sjef Kristin Kragseth.
for 8 timeer sidenNetflix co-CEO grilled by US senators over Warner Bros Discovery merger
While most focused on competition issues, Josh Hawley accused Netflix of promoting trans content to children Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos faced tough questioning over whether the streamer is “overwhelmingly woke” or killing competition on Tuesday afternoon during a congressional hearing focused on its pending acquisition of the film and streaming assets of Warner Bros Discovery. The hearing was conducted by the Senate subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy, and consumer rights. Bruce Campbell, chief revenue and strategy officer for Warner Bros Discovery, also testified in the packed Senate hearing room. Continue reading...
for 9 timeer sidenX raser mot fransk politi etter razzia
Elon Musks sosiale medium anklager franske myndigheter for politisk maktmisbruk etter razziaen i Paris tirsdag.
for 9 timeer sidenAustralian politics live: fourfold surge in home battery installations after federal subsidy; O’Brien says Liberals can stand alone
More than 4.3 million households now have solar, helping to drive downward pressure on power bills. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Ted O’Brien is trying to make ‘Jimflation’ happen Having coined the term late last year, shadow treasurer and shadow assistant treasurer, Ted O’Brien is still trying to make ‘Jimflation’ happen. Cuts aren’t the priority here. Offsets are, and they’re very different things, and so the government has every right to determine what the spending priorities are, but with those rights come commensurate responsibilities, and that means finding room in the budget to pay for them. Basic principles. It [tax] needs to be lower, it needs to be fairer. The Coalition can reform this week but under certain conditions, and those conditions are overwhelmingly supported by the majority of my party room. And they are that shadow cabinet solidarity is mandatory. That shadow cabinet and the party room have primacy of over any individual party room, and the three senators do need to face ongoing suspensions. Continue reading...
for 10 timeer sidenSlakter den nye boligskatten: Lite gjennomtenkt og usosial
Mens pensjonister får skatteøkning på 70.000 kroner, sparer statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre 100.000 kroner i året på takstrabatt på boligen sin.
for 10 timeer sidenReagerer på synstest: – Henger ikke på greip
Flere politikere reagerer på at tobarnsmor Birte Ulveseth ble fratatt lappen. Nå krever de endring i regelverket.
for 10 timeer sidenUS House passes $1.2tn funding measure, ending partial government shutdown
Appropriations measure to let Democrats negotiate with White House and GOP leaders over Trump’s deportation efforts The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a funding measure that will end the partial government shutdown, while giving Democrats time to negotiate with the White House and Congress’s Republican leaders over restrictions on Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. The Republican-controlled chamber approved the $1.2tn appropriations measure by a 217-214 vote, with all but 21 Republicans voting in favor and all but 21 Democrats against. Trump is expected to sign it, ending the shutdown that began after midnight last Friday, which halted many operations at departments including defense, health and human services, labor and transportation. Continue reading...
for 10 timeer sidenMener Ap og UD har beskyttet Juul og Rød-Larsen
Uortodokse metoder var viktig for Norges status som fredsnasjon, mener professor. Utenriksministeren avviser det blankt.
for 10 timeer sidenClinton-paret skal vitne om Epstein i slutten av februar
Tidligere president Bill Clinton skal vitne i Kongressen om den avdøde seksualforbryteren Jeffrey Epstein 27. februar, opplyser en republikansk kongressmann
for 10 timeer sidenMet to review latest claim about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Epstein
Scotland Yard says it will review allegation that Epstein trafficked woman to UK to have sex with Andrew at Royal Lodge British police are to review fresh allegations that Jeffrey Epstein provided Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with a woman to have sex with at the Royal Lodge in 2010. The woman has claimed she spent the night at the then prince’s residence in Windsor, her US lawyer, Brad Edwards, said after the allegations surfaced over the weekend. The woman, who is not British, was in her 20s at the time, and was later given a tour of Buckingham Palace, it is further alleged. Continue reading...
for 10 timeer sidenFrench prosecutors ask appeal court to keep ban on Marine Le Pen running for office
Far-right leader’s appeal against block on her running for president in 2027 and a four-year sentence is in final stages French state prosecutors have asked appeal court judges to maintain a five-year election ban on the far-right leader Marine Le Pen for embezzlement of European parliament funds in a fake jobs scandal. If the judges decide to grant the request, Le Pen would probably not be able to run in France’s 2027 presidential election. Continue reading...
for 10 timeer sidenEnighet om budsjettavtale i USA
Det er enighet om en budsjettavtale i USA, melder Bloomberg. Dermed går den delvise nedstengningen av det offentlige mot slutten.
for 10 timeer sidenEpstein called Mandelson ‘devious’ after he lobbied bank to back mining project
In 2010 then business secretary contacted Jes Staley, then at JP Morgan, about funding for £700m listing on London Stock Exchange Peter Mandelson was described as “devious” by Jeffrey Epstein after lobbying a bank to underwrite a mining project launched by their mutual friend Nat Rothschild, emails included in the latest tranche Epstein files suggest. In April 2010, the then business secretary appears to have contacted banker Jes Staley, then at JP Morgan, from his personal email account in what appears to be an attempt to secure funding for Rothschild, a longtime friend of the Labour peer. Continue reading...
for 10 timeer sidenJens & Jonas, her er våre våpen
Norge må velge: Enten gir politikken næringslivet de verktøyene som trengs for å ta risiko og skape verdier, eller så taper vi fremtiden.
for 11 timeer sidenMåling: Rødt fosser fram
– Veldig hyggelig, sier Rødt-lederen om jubeltallene.
for 11 timeer sidenSV-kollaps: – Full krise
SV fortsetter fallet i ny måling.
for 11 timeer sidenMåling: Stort fall for Sylvi Listhaug
Men siden valget er det Jonas Gahr Støre som har mistet flest velgere.
for 11 timeer siden‘Finally got him to go’: how Epstein was given an inside track on UK’s political future
Apparent tip-off by Peter Mandelson gave advance notice of instability that would ripple through global markets On a brisk Monday evening in May 2010, Gordon Brown stood on the steps of Downing Street and delivered one of the most dramatic announcements of the New Labour era: his resignation as UK prime minister. The decision came days after a nail-biting general election that left no single party with a clear run at No 10. Brown kept his decision, which followed days of political wrangling, to a tight inner circle. Nick Clegg, who would go on to serve as deputy prime minister of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, was formally told of Brown’s resignation only 10 minutes before the announcement. Continue reading...
for 11 timeer siden‘Unlawful’ OfS ruling against University of Sussex should be quashed, court told
Judicial review begins in high court over watchdog’s freedom of speech ruling that resulted in £585,000 fine A ruling by an education watchdog that led to the University of Sussex being hit with a record £585,000 fine should be quashed as “unlawful”, “unreasonable” and “procedurally unfair”, a court has heard. In a judicial review hearing before the high court in London on Tuesday, the university claimed it had suffered “severe” consequences as a result of the landmark decision last March by England’s higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS). Continue reading...
for 12 timeer sidenMet police to launch investigation into alleged Mandelson-Epstein email leaks
Epstein files appear to show then business secretary passing market sensitive information to child sex offender • UK politics live – latest updates The Metropolitan police are to formally launch a criminal investigation into allegations that Peter Mandelson leaked Downing Street emails and market sensitive information to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Documents from the Epstein files released in recent days appeared to show the then business secretary sent confidential information in a string of emails to the late financier in the aftermath of the financial crash. Continue reading...
for 12 timeer siden‘Supermax-style units’ for most dangerous criminals to be introduced in England and Wales
David Lammy also told MPs he would draw up legislation to stop prisoners using human rights laws to challenge tougher jail conditions The most dangerous extremist prisoners in England and Wales will be held in “supermax-style units” similar to those used in US jails, David Lammy has told MPs. The deputy prime minister also said he would consider drawing up legislation to stop prisoners from using human rights laws to challenge tougher conditions in jail. Continue reading...
for 12 timeer sidenMandelson scandal shortens odds on Starmer following him out the door
The appointment of the ex-ambassador despite his lurid past raises potentially fatal doubts about the judgment of the PM and his team In many political scandals there is an agreed full stop, a time for the circus to move on: maybe a resignation, certainly a police investigation. But for Downing Street, Peter Mandelson risks being a headache that simply won’t end. Mandelson’s future in public life is now definitively over, or as definitive as you can be for a figure who, much as with the Conservative saying about Boris Johnson, would possibly need to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through his heart before you could completely rule out another comeback. Continue reading...
for 12 timeer sidenJagland hyrer Elden-advokat
Thorbjørn Jagland har engasjert lederen for hvitsnippavdelingen til Elden Advokatfirma.
for 13 timeer sidenForsvareren har rett – og det smerter å si det
Marius er uskyldig, sa forsvarer Ellen Holager Andenæs i sin innledning i retten i dag. Alle er uskyldige til det motsatte er bevist. Det er et rettsprinsipp i Norge.
for 13 timeer siden‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’ Donald Trump’s administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called ‘Coalie.’ The administration’s new mascot, kitted out with a helmet, boots and gloves, was introduced in a seemingly artificial intelligence-generated picture posted online by Doug Burgum, Trump’s interior secretary. “Mine, Baby, Mine!” Burgum wrote on X, adding that Coalie will act as a “spokesperson” for Trump’s “American Energy Dominance Agenda.” Continue reading...
for 14 timeer sidenTrump suggests Republicans should ‘take over’ elections to protect the party
President claims idea to ‘nationalize’ elections in 15 states ahead of midterms is to prevent rare noncitizen voting Donald Trump suggested on a conservative podcast released on Monday that Republican state officials “take over” and “nationalize” elections in 15 states to protect the party from being voted out of office. Trump framed the issue as a means to prevent undocumented immigrants from voting. Claims that noncitizens are voting in numbers that can affect an election are a lie. But it raises concerns about potential efforts by the president to rig the November midterm elections. Continue reading...
for 14 timeer sidenSesongrekord for «Debatten»-sending om Epstein-meldinger
Ny sesongrekord for ekstrasendingen av «Debatten» på NRK mandag kveld. Sendingen handlet om forholdet mellom norske samfunnstopper og Jeffrey Epstein.
for 14 timeer sidenMarwan Barghouti, ‘Palestine’s Mandela’, to publish book from prison
Unbroken: In Pursuit of Freedom for Palestine is a collection of writings by the Palestinian political leader, who has been held in Israeli prisons since 2002 A collection of writings by the imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti will be published in November, bringing together prison letters, interviews, personal material and documents from the last three decades of Barghouti’s political life and incarceration. As deadly attacks on Gaza continue despite a nominal ceasefire, the 66-year-old is seen by many as the best hope for a leader of any future Palestinian state. Continue reading...
for 14 timeer sidenPeter Mandelson forlater Overhuset som følge av Epstein-forbindelser
Peter Mandelson forlater det britiske Overhuset som følge av en gransking av hans forbindelser til den avdøde amerikanske seksualforbryteren Jeffrey Epstein.
for 15 timeer sidenGeorgia Democrats call for inquiry into Gabbard’s presence at Fulton county search
Letter comes after FBI executed criminal search warrant to seize almost 700 boxes of 2020 election documentation Georgia’s Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, this morning, inquiring into the presence of Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, at the scene last week of an FBI seizure of Fulton county election records from 2020. The letter from Senator Raphael Warnock and representatives Lucy McBath and Nikema Williams asks “whether the Trump administration is investigating a legitimate foreign intelligence nexus, which would legally require immediate congressional briefing”. The group requested a briefing from the Department of Justice “concerning this activity and its related investigation by February 13, 2026”. Continue reading...
for 15 timeer sidenPeter Mandelson resigns from Lords after Epstein email leak scandal
Former minister apparently shared confidential government emails with child sex offender and financier Peter Mandelson has resigned from the House of Lords after a series of scandalous emails came to light that linked him to the child sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, including ones that apparently leaked confidential UK government communications. The move was announced by the speaker of the House of Lords. Continue reading...
for 15 timeer sidenJaglands gullår: Skattefri luksuslønn i ti år
Han spurte Epstein om økonomisk hjelp, men tjente selv trippel statsministerlønn – skattefritt.
for 15 timeer sidenJaglands gullår: Skattefri luksuslønn i ti år
Han spurte Epstein om økonomisk hjelp, men tjente selv trippel statsministerlønn – skattefritt.
for 15 timeer sidenCampaigners challenge Scottish policy on transgender inmates in female prisons
For Women Scotland objects to use of individual risk assessments, saying it is contrary to supreme court ruling Female prisoners are paying the price for an “Orwellian” Scottish government policy that allows some transgender inmates to be housed in female prisons, Scotland’s highest civil court has heard. The campaign group For Women Scotland is challenging guidance that says trans prisoners should be housed according to individual risk assessment, which the group argues is contrary to the supreme court’s ruling on women-only spaces. Continue reading...
for 15 timeer siden‘I had to learn very quickly’: Reform UK leader, 19, defends council tax rise
Party accused of breaking election promise – but officials in Warwickshire say George Finch’s 3.89% rise still not enough to balance budget The 19-year-old leader of a Reform-led council has defended proposals for a 3.89% council tax rise, despite senior officers saying anything less than 5% would put the financial viability of the local authority at risk. Financial executives at Warwickshire county council said in December that the proposed increase was a “riskier financial strategy” that would threaten the medium-term sustainability of the local authority. Continue reading...
for 16 timeer sidenCampaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby
Australians for Prosperity received most of its funding last financial year from Coal Australia, according to disclosures made to the Australian Electoral Commission Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A campaign group that attacked Labor, the Greens and teal independent candidates at the last federal election was almost entirely funded by a coal industry lobby group, analysis of political disclosures reveals. Australians for Prosperity received $3.89m in total political receipts in the last financial year, according to disclosures made to the Australian Electoral Commission, of which $3.68m came from Coal Australia. Continue reading...
for 16 timeer sidenNew ‘hate speech’ rules for NSW schools could stifle classroom discussions about Gaza, teachers warn
Premier says code of conduct is ‘not an attack on freedom of speech … or concern about Palestinians and innocent civilians in Gaza’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast New “hate speech” guidelines under which school staff could be more easily sacked for comments in and outside the classroom could silence discussion of the killing in Gaza in New South Wales schools, teachers and legal experts say. The NSW government has moved to amend codes of conduct to explicitly prohibit hate speech across the state’s more than 3,000 government, independent and Catholic schools, effective immediately from Tuesday. Continue reading...
for 16 timeer sidenStarmer to give Mandelson dossier to police and leglislate to strip his peerage
Cabinet Office forwards Mandelson-Epstein emails to Met as PM says former business secretary ‘let his country down’ UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer is to hand a dossier on Peter Mandelson to the police and legislate to strip the disgraced former minister of his peerage, after reports that he leaked market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein at the height of the financial crisis. Starmer told his cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning he was “appalled” by the reported leaks and had also asked officials to draft legislation to strip Mandelson of his peerage “as quickly as possible”. Continue reading...
for 16 timeer sidenMona Juul forvekslet med Mona Juul
Lederen for det danske konservative partiet, Mona Juul, er tirsdag ved en feil trukket inn i Epstein-skandalen.
for 16 timeer sidenDerfor får ikke pressen si navnet hennes
Nettavisens politiske redaktør Erik Stephansen forklarer hvorfor pressen ikke får lov til å navngi det ene fornærmede kvinnen, som nå forklarer seg i rettssaken mot Marius Borg Høiby.
for 16 timeer sidenDon Lemon says federal agents were sent to arrest him though he offered to turn self in
Former CNN anchor faces charges over coverage of an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service. Don Lemon says about a dozen federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest him overnight on 30 January, even though the former CNN anchor’s attorney had told authorities he would turn himself in to face federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service. Lemon on Monday told ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel that sending the agents was a waste of resources because law enforcement wouldn’t have had to dispatch agents to follow him if he had been allowed to surrender to authorities. Continue reading...
for 17 timeer sidenListhaug: Nødvendig at kronprinsessen rydder opp
Frp-leder Sylvi Listhaug mener det har vært en ukultur blant toppdiplomater knyttet til Epstein-saken. Hun mener også det er nødvendig at kronprinsessen rydder opp.
for 18 timeer sidenLeide bil for 65.000 – godkjente regningen selv
Sametinget bekrefter at det har kommet varsel mot direktør Inger Marit Eira-Åhrén etter at hun godkjente sin egen reiseregning.
for 18 timeer sidenAmundsen: – Kronprinsessen kan ha ført det norske folk bak lyset
Politikerne har talt: Kong Harald får beholde jobben! Tirsdag var det votering over monarkiet i Stortinget. Men Frps Per-Willy Amundsen ser likevel alvorlig på den siste utviklingen rundt kronprinsesse Mette-Marit.
for 18 timeer sidenStortinget beholder kongedømmet
Politikerne har talt: Kong Harald får beholde jobben!
for 18 timeer sidenDonald Trump set to welcome Colombian president to White House for talks – US politics live
US president to meet with Gustavo Petro weeks after threatening military action in the country Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours. President Donald Trump is set to welcome Colombian president Gustavo Petro to the White House on Tuesday for talks just weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping cocaine into the United States. Grammys host Trevor Noah has been threatened with legal action by Donald Trump for a joke during Sunday’s awards ceremony about the president’s connection to the disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A US disaster response firm submitted a plan to White House officials that would guarantee 300% profits and a seven-year monopoly over a new trucking and logistics plan for Donald Trump’s board of peace in Gaza, according to a November proposal obtained by the Guardian. The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, said that all federal agents in Minneapolis will immediately begin wearing body cameras and that the program will be expanded nationwide “as funding is available”. Iran’s top diplomat has said the government is ready for negotiations with the US as the two countries reportedly prepared to send top envoys to Istanbul for high-stakes talks on the Iranian nuclear programme later this week. Donald Trump has been accused of “corruption, plain and simple” after it was revealed that a member of the Emirati royal family was behind a $500m investment into the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company. Immediately after a US border patrol agent shot two people in Oregon last month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the targets were “vicious” gang members connected to a prior shooting and alleged they had “attempted to run over” officers with their vehicle. Continue reading...
for 18 timeer sidenJaglands advokat til NRK: Redegjørelse kommer til å ta noen uker
Jaglands advokat til NRK: Redegjørelse kommer til å ta noen uker Den varslede omfattende redegjørelsen for kontakten mellom Thorbjørn Jagland og Jeffrey Epstein, kommer til å ta no
for 19 timeer sidenNew Epstein files fail to quell outrage as advocates claim documents are being withheld
Advocates call for further disclosures after Trump’s justice department released more than 3m files last week The release of about 3m Jeffrey Epstein investigative files has failed to quell outrage over justice department officials’ handling of these disclosures, with advocates claiming potentially millions of documents are still being withheld. Donald Trump’s Department of Justice was required to disclose all investigative files by 19 December under The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). While the justice department did release some documents on that date, last week’s disclosure came nearly six weeks after this deadline. Continue reading...
for 19 timeer sidenPolitiraid mot X-kontoret i Paris
Elon Musk er innkalt som vitne i saken, skriver Reuters.
for 19 timeer sidenPolice spy tried to incite activists to firebomb shop, UK inquiry hears
Carlo Soracchi, who infiltrated anti-fascist group in early 2000s, accused of suggesting crime as he had ‘got nothing’ Three anti-fascist activists have accused an undercover police officer of attempting to incite them to firebomb a shop that was said to be a front for the far right, the spycops inquiry has heard. The accusation has been levelled against Carlo Soracchi, an officer who spent six years infiltrating anti-fascist and leftwing groups. He has denied the claim. Continue reading...
for 19 timeer sidenNewly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship
Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with Epstein The close friendship that Noam Chomsky maintained with Jeffrey Epstein continued being detailed extensively among millions of investigative records pertaining to the late convicted sex offender recently released by the US justice department, including Chomsky “fantasizing about the Caribbean island”. In Friday’s tranche of the so-called Epstein files, which built upon earlier disclosures of their close social ties, there is no indication that the famed academic and linguist was referring to his friend’s private Caribbean island where children were sexually abused. But the personal familiarity between the two men in that exchange is palpable, as it is in numerous other emails between Chomsky and Epstein aimed at planning more mundane social gatherings. Continue reading...
for 20 timeer sidenEU has ‘open mind’ on UK customs union talks, says official
Valdis Dombrovskis says bloc is ‘ready to engage’ amid meetings with ministers including Rachel Reeves Business live – latest updates The European Commission would be “open-minded” to discussing closer trade ties with the UK, including a customs union, a senior EU official has said. The EU economy commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, told the BBC that the European bloc was “ready to engage with an open mind” when asked about a customs union. Continue reading...
for 20 timeer sidenAktor: «Fylla har ikke skylda»
Klar beskjed fra statsadvokat Sturla Henriksbø under første dag av rettssaken mot Marius Borg Høiby. Henriksbø er aktor i saken.
for 20 timeer sidenTrekk boligskatten tilbake. Vent på skattekommisjonen
Før skattekommisjonen har gjort jobben sin, må den nye boligmodellen trekkes tilbake. Ellers bryter regjeringen klare løfter – og gjentar feilen fra fergesaken og utdanningsstøtten.
for 20 timeer sidenMinister denounces Mandelson for interview in which he claims outrage about his Epstein links ‘disproportionate’ – UK politics live
‘It is shameful. It does shame politics,’ said health minister Karin Smyth Good morning. Keir Starmer tried to assuage public and political outrage about Lord Mandelson yesterday by saying that he would like to see him kicked out of the House of Lords for good, but that is not enough for the many people saying that the government should pass primary legislation to remove his peerage. One of them is Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, who told Radio 4 this morning a “very short bill” could be passed “today”. As Jessica Elgot and Emine Sinmaz report in our overnight story, it may turn out that Mandelson ultimately gets punished by the criminal justice system, because the police are reviewing the evidence to see if it justifies a full inquiry. Davey is also calling for a public inquiry into Mandelson. Harriet Harman, the former Labour deputy leader, has been saying Mandelson should be kicked off the privy council. I’ll quote more from what they, and others, have been saying about ‘what to do about Mandelson’ shortly. Hiding under a rock would be a disproportionate response to a handful of misguided historical emails, which I deeply regret sending. If it hadn’t been for the emails, I’d still be in Washington. Emails sent all those years ago didn’t change the relationship that I had with this monster. I feel the same about the recent download of Epstein files, none of which indicate wrongdoing or misdemeanour on my part. I am a New Labour person and always will be, wherever the party situates itself. But I think I want a sea change. I want to be more of an outsider looking in rather than the other way round. I want to contribute ideas that enable Britain to strengthen and to work for all, in every part of the country. Like, sadly, many other men I’ve seen in similar positions over the years, there is a lack of real reality and understanding about the depth of this now demonstrated in that interview. I’m not entirely sure what day that interview took place, but each hour is bringing really shocking and quite astonishing levels of email correspondence that is shocking absolutely everybody. Continue reading...
for 21 timeer sidenDIREKTE: Stemmer om kongehusets fremtid
Tirsdag 3. februar er monarkiet og kongehusets fremtid tema under spørretimen i Stortinget.
for 21 timeer sidenOmar fra Gjøvik vil avskaffe monarkiet: – Et galehus
Til TV 2 sier Unge Venstre-leder Omar Svendsen-Yagci fra Gjøvik at kronprinsesse Mette-Marit bør gå av.
for 21 timeer sidenEn logrende puddel ved milliardærens føtter
Norges utenrikspolitiske elite ligner logrende valper ved føttene til en mann som deler ut kjøttbiter.
for 21 timeer sidenOm rettssaken: – En tragedie
Tirsdag 3. februar starter rettssaken mot Marius Borg Høiby i Oslo tingrett. Nettavisens politiske redaktør Erik Stephansen og kongehusekspert Tove Taalesen kommer med analyser og reaksjoner under rettssakens første dag.
for 21 timeer sidenHenriksbø: Medier kan bli kastet ut
Tirsdag 3. februar starter rettssaken mot Marius Borg Høiby i Oslo tingrett. Nettavisens politiske redaktør Erik Stephansen og kongehusekspert Tove Taalesen kommer med analyser og reaksjoner under rettssakens første dag.
for 22 timeer sidenPalestine Action Group plans march against Isaac Herzog’s visit despite protest restrictions
Calls for NSW police to ‘exercise their discretion’ and facilitate a peaceful rally in Sydney on 9 February while Israeli president visits Australia Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Palestine Action Group plans to march against the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog’s, visit to Sydney next week, despite the New South Wales police commissioner extending a restriction on protests. A spokesperson for the group, Josh Lees, called for NSW police to “exercise their discretion” and facilitate a peaceful march from Town Hall to state parliament on 9 February as part of nationwide protests against Herzog’s visit. Continue reading...
for 22 timeer sidenVedum: – Mette-Marit kan bli dronning
Senterpartileder Trygve Slagsvold Vedum er klar i sin sak når det gjelder Mette-Marits fremtid som dronning. Video: NRK
for 23 timeer sidenTrump says he is seeking $1bn in damages in Harvard dispute
US president makes further claims of antisemitism against Ivy League school amid wider dispute with higher eduction institutions Donald Trump has announced that his administration is seeking $1bn in damages from Harvard University, the latest step in a long-running battle with the university over allegations of antisemitism. In a Truth Social post late on Monday, Trump accused the Ivy League school of being “strongly antisemitic”, adding that Harvard president Alan Garber “has done a terrible job of rectifying a very bad situation for his institution and, more importantly, America itself”. Continue reading...
for 23 timeer sidenTuesday briefing: The ‘life-shattering’ stories of Epstein survivors
In today’s newsletter: What the newly disclosed Epstein pages really tells us – and why some survivors are frustrated with the way the narrative is being told Good morning. The mills of God may grind slowly, but the wheels of the US justice department appear to turn even more sluggishly when it comes to those connected with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Over the past few days, the release of millions of previously sealed documents relating to Epstein has reignited scrutiny of his relationships with politicians, business leaders and public figures around the world. But amid the frenzy over names and emails, there are growing concerns that the disclosure risks repeating a familiar pattern: centring powerful men, while the experiences of survivors once again slip into the background. Jeffrey Epstein | Peter Mandelson is facing a possible police investigation into his alleged leak of market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein at the height of the financial crisis; and the charity of Sarah Ferguson has announced it is closing after new revelations emerged about the former duchess’s friendship with Epstein. UK news | Dan Norris, a former Labour minister and now an independent MP, has been arrested for a second time on suspicion of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting. Norris has denied the allegations. Doctors | Resident doctors in England have voted in favour of continuing industrial action over the next six months, the British Medical Association has announced. Gaza | The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has been reopened by Israel for people on foot, as fragile diplomatic efforts inch forward. According to an Egyptian official, only 50 Palestinians will be permitted to cross in each direction on the first day of operations. Environment | A damning report has found that the EU’s renewable energy targets for 2030 are “out of reach” because of lack of progress in domestic production, refining and recycling. Continue reading...
for 23 timeer sidenRaser mot Epstein-vits: – Forferdelig
Under Grammy-utdelingen natt til mandag, harselerte programleder Trevor Noah bl.a. med Trumps forbindelser til den avdøde serieovergriperen Jeffrey Epstein. Mandag kveld kommenterte Trump vitsen under et pressemøte i Det hvite hus.
for 1 dag sidenMDG sikrer billigere månedskort – byrådet prioriterer bilen
Det skal lønne seg å reise grønt fremfor å sette seg bak rattet.
for 1 dag sidenTrump krever én milliard dollar i erstatning fra Harvard
Harvard har i lang tid oppført seg svært dårlig, skriver Trump.
for 1 dag sidenStortinget stemmer over om Norge skal kvitte seg med monarkiet
SV, Rødt og MDG har gjort det klart at de vil støtte forslaget om å endre Grunnloven for å kvitte seg med monarkiet.
for 1 dag sidenEquinor og fagforeninger om Melkøya: – Stortinget må snu
Equinor og fagforeningene i selskapet advarer stortingsflertallet mot å «endre rammevilkårene med tilbakevirkende kraft» i Melkøya-saken.
for 1 dag sidenStortinget utfordrer grunnfjellet i norsk næringspolitikk
Dersom den politiske risikoen øker, blir det vanskeligere å drive næringsutvikling i Norge. Det vil både næringslivet og Norge tape på.
for 1 dag sidenMusic and dancing signify defiance at celebratory funerals of Iran’s protesters
Euphoric scenes are a snub to theocracy’s culture of piety, say analysts, and carry message of rebellion Iranians killed in recent protests that rocked the country have been laid to rest in boisterous funerals featuring loud pop music and dancing, apparently intended to convey defiance to the ruling Islamic regime. Instead of holding sombre traditional mourning ceremonies presided over by a Shia cleric, bereaved relatives are turning the burials into exultant celebrations of the lives of their loved ones in what analysts say is an intentional snub to the culture of piety demanded by Iran’s theocracy. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenListhaug vil åpne nye gruver på Svalbard
Frp-leder Sylvi Listhaug ønsker å gjenoppta kullgruvedriften på Svalbard for å sikre norske arbeidsplasser og tilstedeværelse på øygruppen, skriver VG.
for 1 dag sidenJudge blocks Trump administration’s stripping of Haitians’ protected status
Up to 350,000 Haitians legally live and work in the US due to being granted temporary protected status A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from stripping temporary protected status from up to 350,000 Haitians, a status that allows them to legally live and work in the United States amid the turmoil in their homeland. Judge Ana Reyes issued a temporary stay that prevents Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, from implementing her decision to remove the status known as TPS, which was scheduled to expire on Tuesday. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenPauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company
Exclusive: One Nation leader gifted the flight from company of Australia’s richest person last year, but did not declare in line with parliamentary rules Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has failed to declare another flight received from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company, travelling on her private jet between Melbourne and Sydney last October. Guardian Australia can reveal that Senator Hanson was gifted the flight following an event at a private agricultural college in Geelong last year, which she had attended for the official opening of a new building partly funded by Rinehart. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenPalantir beats Wall Street expectations amid Trump immigration crackdown
CEO Alex Karp hails ‘iconic’ financial results despite criticism over contracts with ICE and homeland security Palantir celebrated its latest financial results on Monday, as the tech company blew past Wall Street expectations and continues to prop up the Trump administration’s push to deport immigrants. Palantir has secured millions of dollars in federal contracts amid Trump’s crackdown on immigrants. The multibillion-dollar Denver-based firm creates tech focused on surveillance and analytics, to be used by the government agencies and private companies. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenSarah Ferguson charity to close after new details of friendship with Epstein
Latest release of files about disgraced financier reveals ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor told him he was ‘the brother I have always wished for’ The charity of Sarah Ferguson has announced that it is closing after new revelations emerged about the former duchess’s friendship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Sarah’s Trust, the international charity launched by the ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, will close “for the foreseeable future” after “some months” of discussion, according to a spokesperson. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenDHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims Immediately after a US border patrol agent shot two people in Oregon last month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the targets were “vicious” gang members connected to a prior shooting and alleged they had “attempted to run over” officers with their vehicle. In the weeks since, key parts of the federal government’s narrative have fallen apart. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenNationals who defied shadow cabinet would sit on backbench for six months under Coalition peace deal
Major sticking point in negotiations is the status of the three former frontbenchers who voted against Labor’s hate speech laws Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The three National senators who defied the shadow cabinet to oppose Labor’s hate speech laws would be forced to sit on the backbench for six months under Sussan Ley’s offer to the Nationals to reunite the Coalition. Ley briefed Liberal MPs on the terms of a potential peace deal with the Nationals following talks with David Littleproud on Monday night. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenNekter for å ha kjent til Epsteins bakgrunn: – Kunne jeg ikke ha trodd
Børge Brende holder fast ved at han ikke kjente til Jeffrey Epsteins forhistorie som dømt seksualforbryter da de møttes.
for 1 dag sidenNewly released Jeffrey Epstein files: 10 key takeaways so far
Lawyers discussed possibility of Epstein’s cooperation with prosecutors – and more names surfaced in new documents A new trove of about 3m files related to the financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released on Friday, offering new details about his network and interactions with wealthy and powerful figures and the federal investigations into his crimes. The release follows legislation passed in November by US lawmakers that mandated the disclosure of all Epstein-related documents. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenTrump faces criticism as ‘beyond unprecedented’ UAE crypto deal raises conflict of interest fears
The White House says the president is ‘not involved’ in running his businesses. Ethics experts remain concerned Donald Trump has been accused of “corruption, plain and simple” after it was revealed that a member of the Emirati royal family was behind a $500m investment into the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company. Ethics experts say the deal – struck just days before the US president’s inauguration last January – amounts to a deep conflict of interest for the White House, amid calls for a congressional investigation into the transaction. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenThousands of pages identifying Epstein victims taken down, says justice department
Several documents and ‘media’ may have inadvertently exposed sensitive information of victims, drawing outcry The justice department said on Monday it had taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information since it began releasing the latest batch of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. It blamed the release of sensitive information that drew an outcry from victims and their lawyers on mistakes that were “technical or human error”. Continue reading...