Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea 30. November 2025 (00:46) Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on empty vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign marketsUkrainian naval drones hit two tankers operating under sanctions in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia’s vast oil industry.The two oil tankers, identified as the Kairos and Virat, were empty and sailing to Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal, the official at the security service of Ukraine told Reuters. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared from his homestead into the Australian outback. Two months on, questions remain 30. November 2025 (00:00) Authorities have undertaken one of the largest and most intensive searches for a missing person in South AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen a four-year-old child disappeared in the vast, brutal Australian outback, the response was swift and broad ranging.It’s now been two months since Gus Lamont, a blond, curly haired child described as both shy and adventurous, went missing from his family’s homestead in a remote part of South Australia. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Littleproud says Nationals ‘bigger than any individual’ after Joyce quits; arrests over alleged $1m Sydney casino fraud 29. November 2025 (23:52) Follow all the day’s news liveExclusive: Taxpayers subsidise rising specialist fees as spending on Abbott-era Medicare safety net ‘explodes’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf you’re interested, you can read the statement issued by Net Zero Australia here back on 5 November:Different individuals and groups have been misrepresenting key cost estimates from the [Net Zero] Australia Project as ‘the cost of Australia reaching net zero’. These misrepresented costs have typically ranged from $1.5 trillion to $9 trillion.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000, says health ministry 29. November 2025 (21:32) Two Palestinian children reportedly killed on Saturday as Israel continues its strikes after latest ceasefireThe Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Gaza war began, Gaza’s health ministry said on Saturday, while a hospital reported Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory’s south.The toll has continued to rise after the latest ceasefire took effect on 10 October. Israel still carries out strikes in response to what it has called violations of the truce, and bodies from earlier in the war are being recovered from the rubble. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Your Party’s first conference shows little sign of achieving fresh start 29. November 2025 (21:07) Differences between Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn and over admitting Socialist Workers members mean rows look likely to continueWhen the idea of a new leftwing party spearheaded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana was first mooted in the summer, it was so popular that hundreds of thousands of people expressed an interest in joining.Although it was quickly beset by arguments – its co-founders rowed bitterly over its initial leadership and funding model – many hoped this weekend’s inaugural conference would signal a fresh start. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New behaviour standards are in place for parliament but crossbenchers say question time still rife with bullying 29. November 2025 (20:00) Independent MP Zali Steggall says it’s not always clear who is behind disorderly behaviour – and sometimes it can be a whole section of a political partyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSweeping behavioural standards have now been in place in Australia’s parliament for years, but crossbench MPs have warned question time is still rife with bullying and a “mob mentality” that needs to be stamped out.Data obtained through the speaker’s office shows 21 MPs across the Coalition and Labor have been booted out of question time 31 times, under standing order 94a during the first six months of the 48th parliament. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australian taxpayers subsidise rising specialist fees as spending on Abbott-era Medicare safety net ‘explodes’ 29. November 2025 (20:00) Exclusive: Health department data shows spending on the 2004 extended safety net has nearly tripled, from $324.9m in 2010 to $850.4m in 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTaxpayers are increasingly subsiding the rising fees of specialist doctors, as new data shows “explosive” government spending on the Medicare safety net, which has more than doubled in 15 years.Total Medicare safety net benefits rose from $339m in 2010 to $871.4m in 2024, data requested by Guardian Australia from the federal health department shows, with an Abbott-era expansion causing the biggest blowout in costs while also increasing inequities in the health system. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘We’ve got to listen to dead women’: critical part of Queensland’s DV response stops reviewing all recent deaths 29. November 2025 (20:00) Exclusive: Experts raise concern as Queensland’s Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board turns focus to historical, rather than recent, dataRead more from Guardian Australia’s two-year investigation hereThe Queensland advisory board tasked with reviewing domestic and family violence deaths has quietly stopped routinely analysing new cases, and has not looked into most of the latest deaths for more than two years.Guardian Australia’s Broken trust investigation has uncovered evidence and allegations that raise concern about the way the coronial system investigates women’s deaths and the accuracy of Queensland’s DFV statistics. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories 29. November 2025 (19:50) Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalismThe White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage.At the top of the page, the text reads: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” The feature names the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of inaccurately portraying Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers who released of video encouraging military members to not follow illegal orders. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pete Hegseth denies that he gave orders to ‘kill everybody’ on alleged ‘narco-boat’ 29. November 2025 (18:27) Defense secretary called reports about his role in strike as ‘fake news’ intended to discredit US militaryThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has declared recent reporting that he may have illegally ordered all people to be killed in a military strike in the Caribbean as “fake news” on Friday evening, adding that the series of strikes of people on boats have been “lawful under both US and international law”.Hegseth lambasted reports about his role in the strike as “fabricated, inflammatory and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
