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Jun 8, 2023 - World

The state government has brought forward the end of its zero-emission vehicle subsidy by a yearFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictorians will soon pay more for electric cars, with plans to scrap a $3,000 state government subsidy for zero-emission vehicles almost a year earlier than planned.The cost-cutting measure will put the state behind Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia in electric vehicle incentives.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

Jun 8, 2023 - World

Secret service decided backstory of purported Russian security service officer was not crediblePoland has deported a purported former Russian FSB officer who sought asylum in the country back to Russia, accusing him of lying about his past and background.Emran Navruzbekov claimed to have been a senior officer in Russia’s FSB security service in the southern region of Dagestan, and had recently given numerous media interviews about FSB operations and alleged misdeeds. He was handed over to Russia at Poland’s land border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Jun 8, 2023 - World

The former country singer was arrested and charged on Thursday over the alleged murder in 2018Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former X-Factor contestant Mitchell David Callaway has been charged with murdering a baby girl in central western New South Wales after an investigation spanning almost five years.The charges come after a nine-month-old girl was found unresponsive in a home at Binnaway, south of Coonabarabran, on 23 July 2018.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

Jun 8, 2023 - World

Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded New York in a record-breaking apocalyptic smog Wednesday as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts and thousands evacuated their homes in Canada.

Jun 8, 2023 - World

‘Every element’ of the facility is failing, with young people confined to cells for long periods of time due to staffing shortages, the report saysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA damning inspector report into the troubled Banksia Hill detention facility has found “every element” of the centre is failing, with “young people, staff and a physical environment in acute crisis”.The report from the Inspector of Custodial Services, Eamon Ryan, was released on Thursday, but was provided to the Western Australia parliament on 8 May, one day before to the most recent riot at the detention centre. Inspections were carried out in early February 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...