'They wrote little letters': How kids in Portugal are making money off their neighbours' plastic waste
The first ever bottle deposit return scheme in southern Europe is helping the environment – and funding kids’ bucket list trips.
Goodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politics
The long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unsettling parallels between Weimar Germany and the present dayIt’s the global hit TV series that pulled audiences straight into the chaotic hedonism of 1920s Germany, dramatising the brilliance and brittleness of a newly built democratic system with…
Icac lawyer tells Charles Perrottet the key to lying is ‘you have to be really good at remembering it’
Perrottet disagrees when counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer SC claims brother of former NSW premier is not truthful and ‘constructing evidence’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA brother of former New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet has told Icac he would lie to a…
Newborn baby’s body found in Sydney rubbish bin as police hold ‘serious concerns’ for mother
Police urge mother to attend hospital after baby’s body discovered in Harrow Road in AuburnFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have appealed for information to find the mother of a newborn baby boy, whose body was discovered in a…
Monday briefing: Nepal and Tibet’s floods are a warning for the future
In today’s newsletter: As rescuers search for survivors after catastrophic floods, the disaster offers a stark warning about the climate risks facing the region, and the worldGood morning. Over the weekend, rescue workers in Nepal and Tibet raced to find people who are still trapped in villages affected by catastrophic flash floods. As of this…
Grand Canyon flash floods leave one dead and 15 missing
One person has died, and around 15 people are missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon.
Body of 46-year-old man recovered after Grand Canyon flash flood, park service says
Popular tourist spots, including the Bright Angel Campground, the North Kaibab Trail and Phantom Ranch, home to a historic canteen and dormitories, remained closed on Sunday.
China’s Biggest Airlines Post Over $1 Billion Loss in First Half as Fuel Shock Bites
China’s three largest state-owned airlines posted deeper losses, dragged by weak domestic pricing and high fuel costs spurred by the Middle East conflict.
Victorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole plan
Inmates would take over ‘basic’ road maintenance duties, allowing skilled crews to focus on fixing 500,000 potholesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian prisoners will be put to work on road maintenance as part of Labor’s plan to fix the state’s potholes if…
Embattled Sydney property developer Bathla warns it could fold by the end of the week
Administrators will be forced to close the business if it fails to secure additional funding, revealing hundreds of staff have not been paid for weeksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe administrators of embattled property developer Bathla Group have said the company will…
