#theguardian.com. × Rental ebike programs booming in Australian cities as e-scooter ‘moral panic’ sees take-up stall. After a fast kick-off in Australia, e-scooter hire crackdowns fuelled by safety concerns have seen shared ebikes pull ahead
#Feb.14.2026
#theguardian.com. × Anthony Albanese taunts new Liberal leaders in first comments since Sussan Ley’s ousting. ‘Angus Taylor presents us with a new question: can a soufflé rise once?’, the prime minister said in a speech to a Labor conference
#Feb.14.2026
#theguardian.com. × Original Bramley apple tree ‘at risk’ after site where it grows is put up for sale. Tree has never been granted preservation order to protect it under law and prevent it from being cut down
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × Weather tracker: cyclones hit Australia and Madagascar and -40C cold snap in northern Europe. Western Australia’s coast struck by high tides and strong winds, while Finland and Norway experience coldest January since 2010
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × Once demoted, now deputy leader: what will Jane Hume do for the Liberal party?. The Victorian senator’s elevation may help mitigate the effects of the party dumping its first female leader after only nine months. It also suggests the moderates still hold influence
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × Qld coalmine expansion approved by Albanese government will clear habitat and fuel climate crisis, scientists say. Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia’s annual carbon footprint
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × Bikinis banned on Sydney bus over ‘cleanliness’ concerns. A sign for the northern beaches Hop, Skip and Jump bus says ‘clothing must be worn over swimwear’
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × US man linked to Wieambilla shooters sentenced to three years in prison. Donald Day discussed extreme conspiracies with Queensland family before they killed two police officers and a neighbour at rural property
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × NSW police watchdog to investigate alleged police brutality at Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog. Despite premier Chris Minns’s objection to an inquiry, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission says it is in public interest to investigate ‘alleged misconduct’
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × Sussan Ley to quit politics after being deposed as Liberal leader, triggering contentious byelection. Ley said she would step away ‘completely and comprehensively from public life’ after losing leadership ballot to Angus Taylor
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × Angus Taylor becomes opposition leader after defeating Sussan Ley in Liberal party leadership ballot. Former shadow defence minister wins partyroom vote, ending Ley’s tumultuous nine-month reign as the first female leader of the Liberals
#Feb.12.2026
#theguardian.com. × Anthony Albanese raises bulldozed Australian war graves with Israeli president. Prime minister stresses importance of repairs to graves in Gaza being conducted as soon as possible in meeting with Isaac Herzog
#Feb.12.2026
#theguardian.com. × Liberal party on brink of dumping first female leader with Taylor’s backers confident of defeating Ley. A handful of votes may decide the next Liberal leader, with Sussan Ley to stare down her challenger, Angus Taylor, on Friday morning
#Feb.12.2026
#theguardian.com. × NSW premier won’t apologise to Muslims after police grab men praying at rally against Isaac Herzog. Chris Minns doubles down on support for NSW police, stating officers would ‘never have disrupted a prayer service … unless it was in the middle of a riot’
#Feb.12.2026
#theguardian.com. × Fears former Canberra boy has been executed in Iran, as Australia makes representations to Tehran. ACT government confirms it raised reports of boy’s fate with foreign affairs department, amid unverified claims he died last week
#Feb.12.2026
#theguardian.com. × Rebel Queensland LNP MP urges colleagues to ‘put on the full armour of God’ and speak against abortion. Nigel Dalton says he sought to redeem himself ‘in the eyes of God’ by crossing the floor in an attempt to overturn the LNP’s abortion debate gag order
#Feb.12.2026
#theguardian.com. × Australia sends special envoy to Laos to shadow investigation of backpackers’ methanol poisoning deaths. Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones were travelling in Laos in late 2024 when they were fatally poisoned with methanol at Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng
#Feb.11.2026
#theguardian.com. × Angus Taylor launches bid for Liberal party leadership after spill motion delivered to Sussan Ley. The call for a leadership ballot followed a wave of resignations from the shadow frontbench on Thursday morning
#Feb.11.2026
#theguardian.com. × Albanese to address ‘shock and fear’ over alleged Invasion Day terror attack in annual Closing the Gap speech. PM to use address to call out ‘white supremacy ideology’ behind alleged bombing attempt, as annual report shows 15 targets still off track
#Feb.11.2026
#theguardian.com. × Sussan Ley looks doomed but Angus Taylor would still face a huge job. Resignation looks likely to spark a spill as Taylor seeks to recruit moderates such as Jane Hume to his cause
#Feb.11.2026
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