An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.

Power outages in major cities would help build opposition to climate policies, Colin Boyce tells podcast * Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign * Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverage * Anywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guide * Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina * Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition MP Colin Boyce says he believes the way to turn voters against renewable energy is to “let Rome burn for a while” and allow power blackouts to occur in major cities. Guardian Australia reported on Wednesday that Boyce had described blackouts as a “big political opportunity” at a meeting of climate science deniers in late 2023. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

The land of the free is far from the exciting, welcoming country it once was. Trump’s autocracy now greets you at the border.

Consecutive and severe bleaching is ‘fundamentally changing’ nature of reef, the International Coral Reef Society says * Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast The Great Barrier Reef was hit by a sixth widespread coral bleaching event since 2016 this summer – the second time the world’s biggest coral reef has seen the phenomenon strike in back-to-back years – according to government authorities. Scientists and conservationists reacted with dismay that widespread bleaching – driven by global heating – was becoming normalised, with one saying Australia’s next term of government may be the natural wonder’s last shot at survival. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

From abducting college students to an attack on a Jewish governor, Trump’s real motivations remain clear.