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Oct 26, 2026 - World

Exclusive: EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whalesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereWoodside Energy’s plan to drill for gas off Western Australia’s north-west coast could significantly damage “exceptional” coral reefs and it may be impossible to reduce the risk of an oil spill to an acceptable level, according to advice from the state’s independent environmental watchdog.A draft letter from WA’s Environmental Protection Authority written in 2023, seen by the Guardian, sharply criticised Woodside’s proposal to develop the Browse gasfield, saying its plans to protect endangered turtles and blue whales near Scott Reef would be ineffective. Continue reading...

Oct 26, 2026 - World

Australia’s public debt may be well below that of France but there are lessons to be taken from its economic woesGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe explosion of discontent that led to major protests and violence in France and across Europe is a “warning signal” that Australia could follow the same path without an “honest conversation” about the budget, economists say.Hundreds of thousands marched in cities across France on Saturday to protest underfunded schools, as complaints of insufficient teacher numbers and dilapidated infrastructure mingled with broader discontent about cost-of-living pressures.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

Oct 26, 2026 - World

Israelis are set to vote on October 27 in the country's first national election since the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and the war in Gaza that followed.

Oct 26, 2026 - World

From France and Spain to Italy, Greece and Portugal, Generation Z has been putting pressure on governments about their future. 

Oct 26, 2026 - World

If Benjamin Netanyahu falls from power in Tuesday's election in Israel, the man considered most likely to replace him is Gadi Eisenkot, a retired lieutenant general and former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces.