Australia’s Cop31 chief negotiator plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout pred 19 urami in 32 minutami Exclusive: Chris Bowen says key to next UN climate summit will be ‘engagement, engagement, engagement’ with countries such as Saudi ArabiaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChris Bowen wants to use his stint as the world’s chief climate negotiator to lobby Saudi Arabia and others to stop resisting progress at UN summits, heeding calls for a “hard-nosed” approach in dealing with big emitters obstructing the transition.Appointed “president of negotiations” for Cop31 under the deal that handed Turkey hosting rights for the conference, Australia’s climate change and energy minister has told Guardian Australia a focus ahead of the summit would be talking to countries “with whom we don’t traditionally agree”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Call centre operator that won major Centrelink contract paid no corporate tax for two years pred 19 urami in 32 minutami Telco Services Australia generated more than $185m in revenue in 2024-25 and $130m the year before but paid zero taxGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn outsource call centre operator for Centrelink paid no corporate tax for several years even after winning a major government agency contract worth tens of millions of dollars, Guardian Australia can reveal.The Perth-headquartered company, Telco Services Australia, generated more than $185m in revenue in 2024-25 but reported no taxable income, new financial documents show.Do you know more? Email jonathan.barrett@theguardian.com Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Protester pulls down national flag from Iranian embassy in London pred 19 urami in 45 minutami Demonstrator seen putting up pre-Islamic revolution lion and sun flag in support of rallies challenging Tehran regimeA protester has climbed on to the balcony of the Iranian embassy in central London and pulled down the country’s flag during an anti-regime demonstration.
Social media footage appeared to show a man replacing the flag with the pre-Islamic revolution lion and sun flag, often used by opposition groups in the country.The Iranian embassy later posted a picture on its X account of the flag back in place with the caption “Iran’s flag is flying high”.
The Metropolitan police said an estimated 500 to 1,000 people attended the protest on Saturday at its peak in Kensington. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
St Louis residents report monkeys roaming on city streets pred 20 urami in 50 minutami St Louis zoo identified the stray simians as vervet monkeys, but it’s not known where they came fromSome residents in St Louis, Missouri, spotted monkeys roaming their streets this week in a situation that feels like the movie Jumanji come to life.A handful of monkeys were spotted in north St Louis by residents on Friday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
