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May 17, 2026 - World

Film-maker and longtime Corbyn ally says ‘poor behaviour’ squandered chance to unite the left in fight against far rightKen Loach has accused Your Party of squandering an opportunity to unite the left in the fight against the far right after the upstart socialist movement founded by the former Labour figures Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana became mired in infighting.“There was great hope when Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana joined forces; 800,000 people expressed interest – that’s three times the size of a political party,” he said. “But I’m afraid some of the behaviours were very poor and they lost a historic opportunity.” Continue reading...

May 17, 2026 - World

This blog is now closed.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers says the opposition’s policy to index tax brackets would cost the budget a quarter of a trillion dollars over 10 years, while claiming that the government is returning bracket creep to taxpayers.It’s a slightly tricky position, as Angus Taylor argues that Labor is “betraying” itself because the high figure is actually how much the government is keeping and spending through bracket creep ever year.This is a government that returns bracket creep when it is responsible to do that.That [policy] would cost tens of billions of dollars in extra debt interest, because he’s got these uncosted, unfunded, tax announcements that he [Taylor] made in his budget reply, which was all about trying to stave off One Nation.”What Angus Taylor is proposing to do is to pump the most money into the economy when inflation is already at its highest.“This betrays the fact that the government plans to raise income tax rates to the tune of $35bn. This says more about their plan than our plan …If Labor’s saying that they plan to raise income taxes to the tune of $250bn in the next 10 years … [if] that is their tax hike, that’s their planned income tax increases.” Continue reading...

May 17, 2026 - World

Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Port Kembla as preferred east coast Aukus baseAs Aukus spending and delays blow out, will Australia’s nuclear submarines ever materialise?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA labour union has expressed alarm about newly released documents that reveal Port Kembla to be a preferred Australian base for nuclear-powered submarines, saying it would “place a massive target on our backs”.The South Coast Labour Council has warned federal and state politicians of “political fallout” should they proceed with “surrendering Port Kembla to Trump’s Navy” as an Aukus base. Continue reading...

May 17, 2026 - World

A North Korean women’s soccer team has arrived in South Korea to compete in a regional tournament

May 17, 2026 - World

At least four people, including three near Moscow, died in one of the largest Ukrainian overnight attacks against Russia since the start of the war, according to Russian local authorities