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Nov 28, 2025 - World

Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative natureAt an early meeting to set the path for what would become Your Party, participants quickly agreed on one thing: given the cliches about leftwingers forever falling out, at all costs they must avoid a descent into factionalism.Six months on and the Liverpool venue hosting this weekend’s inaugural Your Party conference has been warned to expect potential disruption, including stage invasions by disgruntled members representing particular wings. Extra security guards have been hired. Continue reading...

Nov 28, 2025 - World

Kanal is 95% complete and on schedule but plans to slash its budget mean conversation around its opening have moved from ‘when’ to ‘if’A year before its scheduled opening on 28 November 2026, building works at Kanal, a new contemporary art museum in Brussels, are running on time.Housed in a remodelled former Citroën garage on the north-western edge of the city centre, the centre is 95% complete. Curators are putting the finishing touches to an opening show that will feature works by Matisse, Picasso and Giacometti on loan from the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Trilingual wall texts in English, Dutch and French have already been signed off. Continue reading...

Nov 28, 2025 - World

Benedict Bryant convicted of dangerous driving occasioning death after placing police car in path of 16-year-old’s trail bike in Sydney in 2022Warning: this article contains the name of an Indigenous Australian who has diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA police sergeant who was told not to pursue a teenager riding a trail bike has been told he caused the death of the young man when he placed his unmarked car in his path.Benedict Bryant, 47, was found guilty on Friday of dangerous driving occasioning the death of Indigenous teenager Jai Kalani Wright in February 2022 in an inner Sydney suburb.For information and support in Australia call 13YARN on 13 92 76 for a crisis support line for Indigenous Australians; or call Lifeline on 13 11 14, Mensline on 1300 789 978 and Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 Continue reading...

Nov 28, 2025 - World

Kiara Ferguson died after Adam Winmar’s daughter, four, found loaded weapon in family’s couch in 2023Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSix months’ pregnant with two children at home, a young regional Victorian woman was understandably upset when her four-year-old found a gun inside their couch.Kiara Ferguson, 27, took the homemade firearm from the girl and marched to the back of the family home, where her partner of 10 years was in the toilet. Continue reading...

Nov 28, 2025 - World

Police say a man in his early 20s was found in Blacktown with gunshot wounds to his neck, chest and legFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died and two others are in custody after a daylight shooting on a suburban street in Sydney.Police were called to Carinya Street, Blacktown, at about 11.50am on Friday after reports of a public place shooting. Continue reading...