Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women 14. September 2026 (17:00) Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infectionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRates of reported gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis have increased by more than 50% across Australia over the past decade, with experts warning of concerning rises among women.Newly collated sexual health data from UNSW’s Kirby Institute shows 42,393 gonorrhoea notifications and 5,986 infectious syphilis notifications were recorded in 2025. The figures represent 10-year increases of 57% and 56%, respectively. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Queensland homeless man shot with Taser after being given move-on order to make way for kite festival 14. September 2026 (17:00) Exclusive: Advocate says homeless clearances should be halted after man is hospitalised during confrontation in Brisbane parkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA homeless man was shot with a Taser by police after attempting to take his own life during a tent city clearance, sparking calls for mental health considerations when dealing with move-on orders amid Queensland’s homelessness crisis.On 1 September, Moreton Bay city council rangers gave six homeless residents 24 hours to leave Pelican Park north of Brisbane, where Martin* had been living in a camper trailer, to make way for a kite festival this weekend. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart 14. September 2026 (17:00) Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The PopulistListen: The Populist: Aeroplanes and bulldozers | Episode 1 – podcastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has come under fire for quietly shelving support for a new domestic gas reservation policy in preference for a policy that favours the party’s billionaire patron, Gina Rinehart.The Albanese government has announced it will establish a new reservation policy for Australia’s east coast, requiring gas exporters to supply a portion of the gas they produce to the domestic market. The policy is aimed at “modestly” supplying the domestic market to put downward pressure on prices for consumers.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Body of missing runner found in South Africa 14. September 2026 (16:58) A nationwide appeal was launched after Elizabeth Moselakgomo went missing last week. Four other women's bodies have been found nearby.(BBC News)
Experts quit Lucy Letby’s defence team over ‘scientific credibility’ concerns 14. September 2026 (16:47) Some of the arguments inconsistent with ‘available evidence, science and established physiology’, say pairTwo leading experts have withdrawn from Lucy Letby’s defence team over concerns about the “scientific credibility” of some of its evidence.The former neonatal nurse is challenging her convictions for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
