Category: Australia news

Australian-style social media ban for under-16s ‘a retrograde step’, say UK charities

Child safety experts say similar move in Britain would penalise young people for the failings of tech companiesHow Australia’s tough social media ban compares to laws in other countriesUK politics live – latest...

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Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – UK politics live

Analysis from business and trade department says bill will significantly strengthen workers’ rightIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to drink alcohol while...

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No 10 says Starmer won’t offer reparations or apology over Britain’s role in slavery at Commonwealth summit – UK politics live

Government opposed to idea of paying reparations for Britain’s historic role in slave trade and will not issue apology at Commonwealth meetingIn the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor...

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Malcolm Turnbull condemns UK’s ‘extraordinary’ hypocrisy over Spycatcher affair

Exclusive: Former Australian PM witnessed ‘shocking act of perjury’ and says MI5 are still trying to hide somethingThe former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has accused the UK government of hypocrisy and...

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Just 23,000 people came to UK last year on youth mobility visas

Figures give EU diplomats more hope of reaching a post-Brexit deal to allow young holiday workers into UK Just 23,000 people came to the UK last year to work as part of the British youth mobility scheme, a fraction of the...

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Full recovery from ‘largest IT outage in history’ could take weeks

Fault in CrowdStrike software update linked to Windows PCs may require each computer to be fixed individuallyWhat we know so farFull recovery from an IT failure that wreaked havoc worldwide on Friday could take weeks, experts...

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Julian Assange live news: WikiLeaks founder heads to Australia as US ambassador Caroline Kennedy declares ‘longstanding and difficult’ case closed

Hearing brings to an end a legal battle spanning more than a decade. Follow the news and watch the live streamFull report: Julian Assange pleads guilty at court hearing in SaipanFrom a plea deal to a 2am prison call: how Julian...

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