Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut

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The fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuels

Most Australians support taxing profits from gas exports and extending the cut to the fuel excise, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, despite Anthony Albanese on Wednesday ruling out a new tax on existing gas export contracts.

The poll also found the fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuels. Australians also say they are already cutting back on travel, switching to public transport and reducing their use of aircon and heating amid the global fuel uncertainty.

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Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato

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Royal Navy chief says unified naval force will deter future Russian threats from the ‘open sea border’ to the north

Britain has agreed to create a unified naval force with nine European countries to deter future Russian threats from the “open sea border” to the north, the head of the Royal Navy has announced.

Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins said that despite the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, where the strait of Hormuz remains closed after the US-Israeli war in Iran, “Russia remains the gravest threat to our security”.

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“Russia has never seen this”: Russia’s central bank chief admits a 2.5 million worker deficit – Euromaidan Press

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  1. “Russia has never seen this”: Russia’s central bank chief admits a 2.5 million worker deficit  Euromaidan Press
  2. Russia’s War Boom Masks an Economic Implosion  Foreign Policy
  3. True State of Russian Economy Revealed by Collapsing Railway Cargo Data  UNITED24 Media
  4. Russian Sanctions and the Rise of a Eurasian Backdoor War Economy  TheWire.in
  5. Russian companies began to use hidden dismissals  ИА Ореанда-Новости
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South Africa deports Mugabe’s son for unrelated offences after employee shot at family home

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Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe also fined after pleading guilty to immigration and firearms-related offences

Two months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportation of Robert Mugabe’s youngest son over two unrelated charges.

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, and his cousin Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, 33, were initially both charged with attempted murder after the incident on 19 February.

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Robert Mugabe’s son to be deported from South Africa over firearms offence – BBC

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  1. Robert Mugabe's son to be deported from South Africa over firearms offence  BBC
  2. Mugabe's son given fine and to be deported from South Africa for pointing a toy gun  Reuters
  3. South Africa to deport Robert Mugabe’s son over firearm offence  Al Jazeera
  4. South Africa deports Mugabe’s son for unrelated offences after employee shot at family home  The Guardian
  5. A son of late Zimbabwe leader Mugabe is ordered deported from South Africa  AP News
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Women paid the highest price in Jakarta train tragedy – Reuters

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  1. Women paid the highest price in Jakarta train tragedy  Reuters
  2. Trains Collide in Indonesia, Killing at Least 14 and Injuring Dozens  The New York Times
  3. A crumpled train and artwork In Bed: photos of the day – Tuesday  The Guardian
  4. Old clips of Indonesian leader misrepresented as train crash site visit  Yahoo
  5. Rescuers recover last victims from Indonesia train wreck that killed 15 and injured dozens  AP News
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Australia’s use of methamphetamine has doubled in a decade, wastewater monitoring reveals

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Consumption is at a record high along with that of cocaine, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission figures show

Methamphetamine use in Australia has almost doubled in the past decade and stimulants are being taken at record highs, new wastewater monitoring reveals.

On Wednesday evening the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (Acic) released its latest annual report after testing wastewater samples from 64 treatment plants across the country between August 2024 and 2025.

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Russia says it’s scaling down WW2 victory parade due to Ukrainian threat – Reuters

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  1. Russia says it's scaling down WW2 victory parade due to Ukrainian threat  Reuters
  2. Russia’s Victory Day Parade Will Be Missing Tanks and Other Heavy Military Armor  The New York Times
  3. Analysis: Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square this year, amid mounting pressures and threats  CNN
  4. Russia scales back Moscow Victory Day parade, blaming threat from Ukraine  BBC
  5. Russia to hold Victory Day parade without military equipment for 1st time in nearly two decades  NBC News
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Critical minerals are ‘oil of 21st century’ as demand fuels poverty and pollution in poorer countries – The Guardian

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  1. Critical minerals are ‘oil of 21st century’ as demand fuels poverty and pollution in poorer countries  The Guardian
  2. The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’ that harm water and health of world’s poor  The Conversation
  3. Paradox of energy transition: Who really pays for a greener future  Down To Earth
  4. How to Think About the Extractive Problem of Lithium Mining  Inside Climate News
  5. Asia’s clean energy boom risks draining its water, resources  ucanews.com
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Kim Jong Un Lauds Troops Who ‘Opted for Self-Blasting’ – Newser

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  1. Kim Jong Un Lauds Troops Who 'Opted for Self-Blasting'  Newser
  2. Kim Jong Un praises soldier suicides, signals deepening role in Russia’s war  CNN
  3. Kim Jong Un said North Korean troops chose 'self-detonation' to avoid capture by Ukraine  Yahoo
  4. Kim Jong Un Confirms Soldier ‘Self-Blasting’ Policy in Ukraine  Bloomberg
  5. Fighting ‘Sacred’ War in Ukraine, North Korea and Russia Pledge to Deepen Ties  The New York Times
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‘Total peace’ or ‘all-out war’? Colombian voters face stark choice as rebel attacks surge – The Guardian

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  1. ‘Total peace’ or ‘all-out war’? Colombian voters face stark choice as rebel attacks surge  The Guardian
  2. Highway bombing in Colombia kills at least 14 amid a ‘wave’ of attacks  CNN
  3. Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote  NPR
  4. Pope Leo XIV condemns surge of violence in Colombia following attacks on civilians  EWTN News
  5. Colombia hit by wave of attacks ahead of presidential election, in photos  AP News
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