Dementia patients warned off seeking home care in case Australia’s aged care algorithm cuts funding 11. September 2026 (17:00) Exclusive: FoI documents show senior health officials were warned of concerns about assessment tool weeks after it launchedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeople with dementia were warned not to apply for home support because of fears their care would be downgraded by the government’s aged care algorithm.Documents released to Guardian Australia under freedom of information (FoI) laws reveal the warnings came within weeks of the November rollout of the algorithm, which is used to determine funding packages and priority of need for older Australians requiring home support. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’ 11. September 2026 (17:00) Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has been accused of breaking a promise after it shelved a longstanding commitment to bring in packaging standards intended to force manufacturers and retailers to cut plastic waste.The federal environment department told industry representatives via email last week that the promise would not be kept before the next election because the government did not want to “exacerbate cost of living pressures”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
MPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and Wales 11. September 2026 (16:36) Bill fails at second reading despite near-identical legislation being approved by Commons in last parliamentUK politics live – latest updatesA bill to permit assisted dying in England and Wales has been voted down by MPs, almost certainly stopping such a measure from being enacted before the next general election at the very least least.In the second reading of the bill, put forward by Labour’s Lauren Edwards, MPs voted by 286 to 270 for it to be blocked. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One giant step: first known adult T rex footprints found in North Dakota 11. September 2026 (16:34) The 23ft-long trackway, consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right, date from 66.5m years ago The first known series of footprints from an adult Tyrannosaurus rex has been found in North Dakota by a team of scientists.The 23ft-long trackway – consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right – was first identified in the south-west of the state, in the dinosaur fossil area known as Hell Creek Formation, last year by researchers from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado and Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Government ups offer to Stormont ministers to £1.5bn 11. September 2026 (16:10) Northern Ireland ministers insist they are unable to strike a budget for the current financial year without additional Treasury support.(London News)
