EU says Ukraine must accelerate reforms on rule of law and other ‘fundamentals’ if it wants membership - Europe live | European Union

EU says Ukraine must accelerate reforms on rule of law and other ‘fundamentals’ if it wants membership – Europe live | European Union

Ukraine making progress on EU path, but corruption remains worry and ‘red line’ – snap analysis Jakub Krupa With all the praise for Montenegro, Albania and Moldova, a lot of focus will inevitably be on Ukraine, as there is a growing political momentum to progress the negotiations, with Zelenskyy repeatedly urging EU leaders to find […]

Australia politics live: Labor reveals new tactic in battle over Senate question time; Joyce warns Coalition split ‘not as easy as you think’ | Australia news

Australia politics live: Labor reveals new tactic in battle over Senate question time; Joyce warns Coalition split ‘not as easy as you think’ | Australia news

The Senate shenanigans don’t stop! We’ve got a copy of a motion which Labor has drawn up, that would stop all senators from being able to leave the chamber during the extra long question time. A quick recap: senate question time has been extended to give non-government senators five extra questions, until the government hands […]

Australia politics live: Sarah Hanson-Young says Senate question time has become ‘an absolute farce’ | Australian politics

Australia politics live: Sarah Hanson-Young says Senate question time has become ‘an absolute farce’ | Australian politics

Sarah Hanson-Young says Senate question time has become ‘an absolute farce’ Josh Butler Things may have wrapped up in the house, but Senate question time is still going. The drama from last week, about extending question time and who gets (or doesn’t get) to ask questions, is also still going. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says […]

Australia news live: nation’s first Indigenous treaty passes Victorian parliament; five-year-old girl dies after being hit by ute | Australia news

Australia news live: nation’s first Indigenous treaty passes Victorian parliament; five-year-old girl dies after being hit by ute | Australia news

Australia’s first Indigenous treaty passes Benita Kolovos Australia’s first treaty with traditional owners has passed the Victorian parliament to cheers and tears in the public gallery. After two days of debate in parliament’s upper house this week, the statewide treaty bill passed 21 votes to 16 just before 9pm. After the bill passed without amendment, […]

Australia politics live: ‘not our job to make a bad bill better’, opposition says of nature laws face-off; Victoria passes changes to assisted dying bill | Australia news

Australia politics live: ‘not our job to make a bad bill better’, opposition says of nature laws face-off; Victoria passes changes to assisted dying bill | Australia news

‘Not our job to make a bad bill better,’ says shadow environment minister The shadow environment minister, Angie Bell, is doing the media rounds this morning, and sits in the “hot seat” – as she calls it – on RN Breakfast after Murray Watt. The Coalition says its chief concerns lie in the “wide-ranging powers” […]

Hurricane Melissa live updates: hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba; extensive damage in Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa live updates: hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba; extensive damage in Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa

Hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to shelters in Cuba, reports the Associated Press (AP). A hurricane warning is in effect for the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Holguin and Las Tunas. Hurricane Melissa had top sustained winds of 120mph […]

Australia politics live: Labor votes against Pocock’s climate duty of care bill; Chalmers blames inflation rise on end of state energy subsidies | Australia news

Australia politics live: Labor votes against Pocock’s climate duty of care bill; Chalmers blames inflation rise on end of state energy subsidies | Australia news

Labor votes against Pocock’s climate duty of care bill and Liberal senator crosses the floor Labor have been put into a slightly uncomfortable position in the Senate, on David Pocock’s bill that would insert a duty of care to young people and future children into the Climate Change Act. The legislation would force decision-makers to […]

Australia politics live: Burke confirms first NZYQ member arrived in Nauru; court overturns Queensland’s puberty blocker ban | Australia news

Australia politics live: Burke confirms first NZYQ member arrived in Nauru; court overturns Queensland’s puberty blocker ban | Australia news

First deported NZYQ member has arrived on Nauru, Burke confirms Sarah Basford Canales The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, has confirmed Australia has deported the first member of the NZYQ cohort to Nauru, triggering the start of its $2.5bn deal. The federal government has said it is working methodically through the 350 or so within […]

Minister insists government will get asylum seekers out of hotels and expects progress ‘within weeks’ - UK politics live | Politics

Minister insists government will get asylum seekers out of hotels and expects progress ‘within weeks’ – UK politics live | Politics

Minister says government committed to getting all asylum seekers out of hotels after report says system ‘chaotic’ Good morning. When Jimmy Carter was US president, he gave a famous address in 1979 saying the country was suffering a crisis of confidence. It became known as the malaise speech, and now it is widely regarded as […]