Very cold overnight lows are forecast until Friday or Saturday, while daytime temperatures should return to average by about Wednesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast From Tasmania to Queensland, minimum temperatures of about 5C below seasonal averages are setting the tone for a bracing week ahead across eastern Australia. On Monday morning, the temperature at Brisbane airport dipped to 2.7C – the coldest observation at the site since 2014. Tasmania’s Ouse had its chilliest start since 2015, with the temperature sitting at just -6.4C. Continue reading...

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The federal Coalition confirms it will dump Australia's commitment to reduce emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, arguing the target is unachievable.

Action comes after a Guardian inquiry in April revealed private providers were using extreme methods to retrieve payslips and claim public money

Will Lewis, now chief executive of an eminent US newspaper, stands accused of destroying crucial phone-hacking evidence when working for the Murdoch empire

Two former Labour MPs are back to haunt the party in what has been called ‘the most radioactive byelection in living memory’ Every day at 10am George Galloway rallies his troops at a Suzuki showroom just outside Rochdale town centre. In one room, boxes of leaflets are piled high against second-hand cars. In another, he takes his campaign to the airwaves. Earlier this week when MPs raised fears for their safety amid the increasingly fraught votes on Gaza, Galloway told thousands of supporters online that the names of Keir Starmer’s team were “dripping in blood”. Continue reading...

Queenslanders are suffering in record numbers from gastro as they seek respite from the summer heat in pools and waterparks.

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Peter Dutton says Russian president a ‘murderous dictator’ while foreign affairs minister Penny Wong says Navalny an inspiring figure Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has joined western governments across the globe in holding Vladimir Putin responsible for the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalny, 47, died while being held in a jail about 65km north of the Arctic Circle, where he had been sentenced to 19 years under a “special regime”. Continue reading...