Promised ‘future gas strategy’ will argue the fossil fuel is important part of transition to net zero emissions. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNSW’s arts minister, John Graham, says a Sydney council has sent a “terrible message” by voting to ban same-sex parenting books, importing...

Government dampens hopes for an increase to jobseeker, despite pressure from economists, social justice groups and equality advocatesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are forecast to have more disposable income next year, according to budget predictions,...

Critics said proposal to build canal linking Atlantic and Pacific would endanger environment and rural communitiesNearly a decade after it broke ground on a controversial plan to build a canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, Nicaragua has canceled a concession granted to a Chinese businessman to complete the project which critics said would endanger...

Five-day encampment in university grounds that caused the college major loss of income ended in victory for campaignersStudents at Trinity College Dublin have ended a five-day encampment after the university pledged to cut ties with Israeli companies.Student leaders claimed victory on Wednesday night for a US-style campaign that had disrupted the campus...

Critics said proposal to build canal linking Atlantic and Pacific would endanger environment and rural communitiesNearly a decade after it broke ground on a controversial plan to build a canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, Nicaragua has canceled a concession granted to a Chinese businessman to complete the project which critics said would endanger...

Foreign affairs minister says she has repeated Australia’s objections to a new ground offensive. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAfter a councillor in western Sydney doubled down on Cumberland council’’s blanket ban on same-sex parenting books from local libraries, another councillor...