US private payrolls unexpectedly declined in November, ADP says 03. December 2025 (15:35) Private employment decreased by 32,000 jobs last month after an upwardly revised 47,000 increase in OctoberUS private payrolls unexpectedly declined in November, the ADP employment report showed on Wednesday.Private employment decreased by 32,000 jobs last month after an upwardly revised 47,000 increase in October. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast private employment rising by 10,000 jobs after a previously reported 42,000 rebound in October. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Colombia’s president warns Trump: ‘Do not wake the jaguar’ with threats of military strikes 03. December 2025 (15:16) Gustavo Petro responded to intimations by US president of military strikes on Colombian soil to fight drug traffickingColombia’s president has warned Donald Trump that he risked “waking the jaguar” after the US leader suggested that any country he believed was making illegal drugs destined for the US was liable to a military attack.During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the US president said that military strikes on land targets inside Venezuela would “start very soon”. Trump also warned that any country producing narcotics was a potential target, singling out Colombia, which has long been a close ally in Washington’s “war on drugs”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
FDA drug chief signals possible exit as agency turmoil deepens 03. December 2025 (15:04) Richard Pazdur’s potential retirement weeks into the role adds to upheaval at the FDA amid political pressureThe top drug regulator in the US signaled on Tuesday he may retire weeks after accepting the position, adding to upheaval in the highest ranks of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).If Richard Pazdur retires, finding a replacement would be challenging amid mounting political pressure and internal conflict at the agency, sources say. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into ‘party central’ with planned job cuts to ‘bring disgrace’ on Melbourne 03. December 2025 (15:01) Acclaimed author ‘sick about’ 171-year-old institution’s proposed restructure as hundreds of writers sign open letter in protest Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHelen Garner says the State Library of Victoria has been turned into “party central” and a plan to cut jobs and focus on digital projects will “bring disgrace on the name of our city”, as hundreds of writers express alarm.Garner has joined more than 220 writers, scholars and researchers in signing an open letter to the library’s board and executive calling for more public accountability, after plans to cut staff and refocus the 171-year-old institution on tourist-oriented digital experiences came to light. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Global group accused of attacking gay rights backs South Australian woman over school presentation 03. December 2025 (15:00) Global arm of Alliance Defending Freedom, which advances ‘a Christian view’ of sexuality, supports proposed legal action over classroom materialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA powerful global organisation accused of peddling anti-gay hate has thrown its support behind a South Australian woman who says her daughter was exposed to inappropriate sexual content at school.ADF International is the global arm of the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which is based in the US. It describes itself as a global alliance focused on the sanctity of life, religious freedom, freedom of speech, marriage, family and parental rights that “advances the God-given right to live and speak the truth”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Nightmare scenario for disabled people’: NDIS overhaul risks lives, advocates say 03. December 2025 (15:00) Sweeping changes to the way National Disability Insurance Scheme support plans are generated criticised amid fears they amount to ‘robo-planning’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdvocates have criticised sweeping changes to the way National Disability Insurance Scheme support plans will be generated as “robo-planning” that risks the lives of NDIS participants, and have called on the government to rethink the changes.Guardian Australia revealed this week that under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, funding and support plans for participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, dramatically reducing human involvement in the process. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Liberal senator says repeated use of term ‘mass migration’ is inaccurate and ‘extremely unhelpful’ 03. December 2025 (15:00) Andrew McLachlan has condemned the ‘inflammatory and irresponsible’ language being used in the Coalition’s debate over immigration levelsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Liberal senator has condemned the “inflammatory and irresponsible” language being deployed in the debate over immigration levels, challenging colleagues to approach the policy in a “respectful and honest way” or risk backlash from voters.The South Australian backbencher Andrew McLachlan said the repeated use of the phrase “mass” migration to describe the rate of immigration was not only “technically inaccurate” but “extremely unhelpful”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘I’ve held this in my whole life’: ex-Big Brother contestant testifies about childhood sexual abuse by New Orleans priest 03. December 2025 (15:00) Renny Martyn revealed in archdiocese bankruptcy proceedings that priest abused her at school when she was six years oldA woman who Big Brother fans might recognize as a contestant on an earlier season of the unscripted television competition has spoken out as a victim of New Orleans’ decades-old Catholic clergy abuse scandal.Renny Martyn, 71, told her story toward the end of a Tuesday hearing in the federal courthouse where the Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans has been in bankruptcy protection proceedings since 2020 amid the financial fallout of the scandal. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘We stand with you’: Minneapolis mayor supports Somali community after Trump’s xenophobic remarks – live 03. December 2025 (14:47) Minneapolis mayor condemns the plan to target people who just look like they could be from the East African nation after Trump attacks Somalis in White House rantTrump calls Somali immigrants ‘garbage’ as US reportedly targets Minnesota communityJamal Osman, a Somali American city council member in Minneapolis, also spoke alongside Mayor Jacob Frey at last night’s press conference, delivering a message in both Somali and English to his worried community.As reports spread on Tuesday that ICE agents were due to launch raids, he had visited affected neighbourhoods. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
European Commission plans ‘reparations loan’ to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets 03. December 2025 (14:41) Option of EU loan based on common borrowing also proposed in concession to concerns raised by BelgiumEurope live – latest updatesThe European Commission will move ahead with a controversial proposal to fund Ukraine with a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets, it has announced.But in a concession to concerns raised by Belgium, which hosts most of the assets, the EU executive has also proposed another option: an EU loan based on common borrowing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
