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Australia needs a balance between protecting the privacy of donors and preserving the transparency of how political parties are fundedWant to get more charts in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch hereIn the latest round of political donation disclosures there was a curious detail. It appeared as if Scott Farquhar, the billionaire co-founder of Atlassian, had donated $22,250 to the Queensland Greens in addition to giving $1.5m […]

Thinktank analysis suggests Japan campaigns to prolong the carbon industry in Australia and hinder move to clean energyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian government ministers met Japanese gas company executives more than 20 times in the last term of parliament as Labor encouraged investment in the fossil fuel industry.The list of meetings is detailed in a report by the thinktank InfluenceMap that argues Japanese liquefied […]

Unnamed couple actually married during performance by Puerto Rican singer, who served as witnessBad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show review – a thrilling ode to Boricua joyYes, the wedding depicted during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show was real.About five minutes into the 13-minute extravaganza at Levi’s Stadium, the latter part of a wedding ceremony was shown, with a smiling officiant declaring the couple married, and the husband and wife, […]

Yield on government debt up as investors weigh up prime minister’s survival chances Business live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesUK borrowing costs rose on Monday as investors watched for signs of jitters in the markets over Keir Starmer’s future.The yield, or interest rate, on UK benchmark bonds increased as traders reacted to Sunday’s resignation of the prime minister’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, over the decision to […]

Sarwar said to be furious Starmer’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged Scottish support before May electionsUK politics live – latest updatesAnas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, is to call on Keir Starmer to stand down as prime minister and Labour leader at a hastily arranged press conference in Glasgow.Sarwar is said to be furious that the prime minister’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged support for Scottish Labour in the run-up […]

Gilston in Hertfordshire aims to be rebuke to cookie-cutter estates with network of 10,000 new homes within country parks and woodlandAfter two decades of legal wrangling and planning bottlenecks, the first bricks will finally be laid on a project being hailed by developers as the blueprint for the future of community building in Britain.Gilston in east Hertfordshire will be transformed into a network of seven interconnected villages, comprising 10,000 new […]

Sarwar is expected to call for Starmer’s resignation at his press conference at 2.30pmTim Allan said he was standing down to allow Keir Starmer the opportunity to build a new team.In a statement, he said:I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built.I wish the PM and his team every success. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article