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Brittany Higgins criticises federal inaction as Victoria moves to protect victim-survivors’ counselling records
Apr 28, 2026 - World 
Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government will strengthen laws regarding the use of victim-survivors’ confidential communications after a push by advocates including Brittany Higgins, who described her experience of having counselling records subpoenaed as a “violation”.In an interview with Guardian Australia, Higgins was also critical of the federal government’s lack of action following a sweeping review into the justice system’s responses to sexual violence, saying it had “completely fallen off the agenda”. Continue reading...
Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed as part of US-brokered Polish-Belarusian prisoner swap – as it happened
Apr 28, 2026 - World
Sakharov prize winner was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in Belarus in 2021 Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, has been freed from Belarusian prison.His release has been confirmed by Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk, who posted a picture of him on social media saying: “Andrzej Poczobut is free! Welcome to your Polish home, my friend.”“Both have paid a heavy price for speaking truth to power, becoming symbols of the struggle for freedom and democracy.” Continue reading...
Russian oligarch’s superyacht allowed through strait of Hormuz, source says
Apr 28, 2026 - World
Billionaire Alexei Mordashov’s vessel, Nord, reportedly able to cross blockaded strait with US and Iranian approvalA superyacht owned by the Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov was able to transit the blockaded strait of Hormuz after undergoing maintenance in Dubai because neither Iran nor the US objected, a source close to Mordashov said on Tuesday.It has been unclear how the multi-deck pleasure vessel, worth more than $500m (£370m), gained permission to sail on Saturday through the commercially important waterway at the heart of the US-Iran conflict, where traffic has been severely restricted since February. Continue reading...
Young Palestinian artists in Gaza exhibit their impressions of war as a fragile ceasefire holds
Apr 28, 2026 - World 
Young Palestinian artists in Gaza have staged an impromptu exhibit to show the world the impact of war and fragile ceasefire
Put down the cigars: Informal smoking ban on Capitol Hill for King Charles III
Apr 28, 2026 - World 
The visit Tuesday of King Charles III holds an unexpected stipulation for members of Congress: No smoking.
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