headlines
Tuesday
4 April 2017
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Amnesty warns companies against taking over Manus and Nauru campsSpanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial will not renew its lease at offshore detention centres after contract expires in October
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Former senator's election invalid due to 'indirect pecuniary interest', high court rulesRuling means vacancy will be filled via recount of election’s votes, which will likely return second Family First candidate -
Police seize almost a tonne of ice worth $900m in record bustTwo men charged with drug trafficking after 903kg of ice hidden in boxes of floorboards in Melbourne seized by police -
spotlight
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Maggie Alderson: the skincare line that has been 'life-changingly brilliant'In a new series, we chat to people who love both books and beauty products. Here writer Maggie Alderson reveals her top reads and lotions
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A bonfire of public protections is being lit in Britain and in the United States – and the beneficiaries of it will be the very richFreeing up the rich to exploit the poor – that’s what Trump and Brexit are about
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Trump's response to Syria gas attackThe White House was silent before condemning the Obama administration’s ‘weakness’, as Trump struggles to define a policy vision
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Robots may change the sex industry but could they replace intimacy?With ‘perfect’ sex robots not far away, experts warn they could lead to ‘ethical and emotional de-skilling’
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Ibrahimovic’s late penalty denies Toffees victoryA 94th-minute penalty from Zlatan Ibrahimovic secured an unimpressive Manchester United a 1-1 draw against Everton and prolonged their unbeaten run
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Confusion over AFL rules comes from policy made on the runThe past decade of AFL football has seen an increase in league rule changes, which are often reactive and not in the interests of the game’s aesthetic
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Republic of Ireland women's footbal team threaten to strikeMembers of the Republic of Ireland women’s football team have threatened to go on strike after accusing their governing body of failing to provide the team adequate support, including being forced to get changed in public toilets on the way to matches and sharing tracksuits with youth‑team squads
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What England's T20 can learn from the Big BashAustralia’s Big Bash has been a success because the people behind it realised the vast numbers not watching cricket outweighed the outdated concerns of those who were
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Livingstone ran London so well. Now he’s trashed his reputationBack in 2004, the former mayor showed the world how effective leftwing government could be. It’s sad that his career has come to this
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Politically incorrect comedy can work – if the audience gets itComedians aren’t immune from the obligation to be a decent person, but that doesn’t mean we can’t cross the PC line with glee every now and then
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video and pictures
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To bring a city together, WestConnex tears suburbs apartThe New South Wales government promises that Sydney’s $16.8bn WestConnex motorway project will dramatically ease the city’s dire congestion problems, but critics say it is a damaging waste of money
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Dozens die in suspected chemical attackDozens of people have died and several more injured in a suspected chemical attack in northern Syria
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Ken Livingstone suspended from Labour partyFormer London mayor Ken Livingstone avoided expulsion from Labour on Tuesday over controversial comments about Adolf Hitler and Zionism
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Road project changes the face of St Peters – in picturesA collection of images shot around one of the main construction sites for Sydney’s $16.8bn WestConnex road and tunnel project. The photos tell a tale of significant infrastructure development, lost trees and the removal of families from their homes
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Is digital privacy no longer possible?From Russian hacking to WikiLeaks, Edward Snowden and CIA cyber weapons, does digital surveillance mean the end of privacy?
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Passengers scramble out of St Petersburg metro minutes after blastAmateur video shows passengers jumping from the wreckage of a train carriage in St Petersburg after an explosion on the metro on Monday
Renewables roadshow
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National security community should put diversity to work, Labor frontbencher saysLabor’s foreign affairs spokeswoman says new thinking needed to deal with causes of extremism and protect values of ‘an open and inclusive society’
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James Ashby becomes party secretary under restructurePauline Hanson made party president after November changes as Labor calls for finance probe over allegations Ashby used undeclared funds to buy plane
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'Chemical attack' kills at least 60 in Idlib provinceDoctors say victims from attack on Khan Sheikhun were bleeding from the nose and mouth, had constricted irises and suffered from convulsions
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TV anchor faces new pressure as 12 companies pull ads from Fox News showHyundai and Allstate among companies taking action following reports he and employer paid several women to settle sexual harassment claims
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explore
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Cassini spacecraft to end 20-year Saturn mission by self-destructingAfter 22 orbits between the planet and its rings, Nasa plans for Cassini to ‘break apart, melt, vaporize and become part of the very planet it left Earth to explore’
people
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President's daughter distances herself from controversial policiesAmid questions over her White House role, president’s daughter tells CBS she voices her opinions to her father ‘with total candor’
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Actor not to be punished over piloting near-missFederal Aviation Administration will not fine actor and he retains pilot’s licence after incident in February
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Selling private citizens' browsing data is 'disgusting'As the world wide web creator accepts the prestigious Turing award, he talks to Sam Thielman about the US Congress’s rollback of privacy rules and fake news
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I never felt that I had very many choices. EverThe actor, who is on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie, talks about being typecast and struggling to find roles while balancing life as a parent
Wisdom of Ages
the big picture
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Hindus gather and an angry rhinoThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including Ashtami Tithi in Bangladesh and a relocated rhinoceros
WestConnex Bitter battles mark the road to Australia's urban future
Video To bring Sydney together, WestConnex tears suburbs apart
In pictures Sydney's WestConnex changes the face of St Peters
Cities Melbourne and western Sydney driving population growth