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Feb 13, 2026 - World

This blog is now closedNew opposition leader Taylor wants to stop ‘bad immigration’ but says Liberals aren’t ‘One Nation lite’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo far we know that Jane Hume and Dan Tehan will run for the deputy, but there are other names that are being floated.One of those was Tim Wilson (who’s often made light of one day leading the party), but he ruled himself out this morning.It brings none of us any joy to challenge Sussan. She has tried her very best. She has a very long and successful political career. As I say, this very difficult times, and I really did feel for her yesterday … I’m not going to engage in disparagement of Sussan this morning, I’ve spoken before about the fact that we were not traveling well, and things have gone from bad to worse. We’re simply not competitive.I’m really hoping that under Angus leadership, we will move very quickly to show what we stand for in terms of our migration policy, housing and of course, education. Continue reading...

Feb 13, 2026 - World

Indonesia is training troops for a new peacekeeping force in Gaza, backing a key part of President Donald Trump’s postwar plan

Feb 13, 2026 - World

Destined to a perilous life with no right to an education or to vote, state recognition ‘gives them hope’, campaigners sayThrough the decades that the Daulatdia brothel in Bangladesh has existed, children born there have been invisible, unable to be registered because their mothers were sex workers and their fathers unknown. Now, for the first time, all 400 of them in the brothel village have their own birth certificates.That milestone was reached after a push by campaigners who have spent decades working with Bangladesh’s undocumented children born in brothels or on the street. It means they can finally access the rights afforded to other citizens: the ability to go to school, to be issued a passport or to vote. Continue reading...

Feb 13, 2026 - World

A sign for the northern beaches Hop, Skip and Jump bus says ‘clothing must be worn over swimwear’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s Northern Beaches council has banned bikini-clad and shirtless passengers from riding its free community bus service after receiving feedback from passengers.The Hop, Skip and Jump is a daily 30-seat shuttle bus that services the coastal suburbs of Manly, Fairlight and Balgowlah and is frequented by beachgoers. Continue reading...

Feb 13, 2026 - World

Prime minister to meet mourners in mining town as families speak of their loss in one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootingsCanadian prime minister Mark Carney is to join mourners in Tumbler Ridge on Friday, as authorities and relatives released details of the six children and assistant teacher killed by a shooter in the remote mining town’s high school.Carney will attend a vigil in Tumbler Ridge in memory of the victims, and he invited leaders from all political parties to join him in the town, the site of the country’s deadliest mass shooting in years. Continue reading...