‘Performative reductions’: Labor MPs and business groups urge Burke against sweeping immigration changes
MPs say they are anxious for the government to avoid cuts to family and humanitarian visa categoriesMajor business groups have urged Labor to suspend ...
Israeli strike that killed journalist in Lebanon was war crime, say rights groups
Investigation by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty and Legal Agenda shows Israel deliberately attacked Amal Khalil and colleague Zeinab Faraj knowing they w...
US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters
Coalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s useA coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding...
Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference
Digital billboards from environmental groups, targeting Labor MPs attending national conference, cancelled with airport stating they are ‘too politica...
First Nations groups devastated by Canada’s wildfires say government did not help
Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threatFast-moving wildfire...
NSW land-clearing up 16% in 2024 as conservation groups say Minns government failing to rein in habitat loss
Decline in clearing of trees and shrubs offset by sharp jump in clearing of non-woody vegetationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates...
‘Front groups and fellow travelers’: state department attacks US left over Cuba
New report denounces Havana and claims ‘campaign of subversion’ has infiltrated highest levels of US governmentAs part of the Trump administration’s c...
Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over childcare funding restrictions
HHS failed to respond to Foia request following claims of fraud against Somali childcare providers and DemocratsCivil rights groups have sued the US D...
Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young
Exclusive: Grants are part of controversial package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politicsDonald Trump’s state department...
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials and pro-Israel groups over ‘conspiracy’ to target him
Lawsuit alleges administration coordinated with online surveillance groups to ‘criminalize solidarity with Palestine’Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit on...
Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in t...
Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups
Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social mediaMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesAn Israeli so...
China’s ethnic unity law denounced as ‘forced assimilation’ by rights groups
Law comes into effect that critics fear will further erode rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans, as well as allow Beijing to pursue dissidents abroadA new e...
Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content
Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests several groups with thousands of members run by what expert calls ‘engagement farm’ operations in south-east Asi...
Hawaii ruling praised by US gun rights groups – are more rollbacks coming?
Experts say decision presents problem for business owners – and indicates direction court’s conservatives are headingExperts say a supreme court rulin...
