Reged Ahmad

6 days ago | theguardian.com | Reged Ahmad |Ariel Bogle |Christopher Knaus |Allison Chan |Karishma Luthria |Ima Caldwell | +2 more

Presented by Reged Ahmad with Ariel Bogle and Christopher Knaus. Produced by Allison Chan, Karishma Luthria, Miles Martignoni and Ima Caldwell. Sound design by Camilla Hannan. The Executive producer is Hannah ParkesWed 11 Jun 2025 11.00 EDTA Guardian Australia investigation reveals the government inertia behind the suicide crisis in Australian jails. Dozens of inmates have killed themselves in the past two decades using ligature points that authorities knew about, but failed to remove.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Reged Ahmad |Nino Bucci |Allison Chan |Daniel Semo |Miles Martignoni

After nearly a month of hearing experts, witnesses and police officers testify, this week Erin Patterson herself took to the stand. Patterson is facing three charges of murder and one of attempted murder – after she served a beef wellington lunch laced with death cap mushrooms – at her house in regional Victoria in 2023. She’s pleaded not guilty to those charges.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Reged Ahmad |Caitlin Cassidy |Allison Chan |Joe Koning |Miles Herbert

Student fails in supreme court bid to keep girls out of Sydney private school Newington college ‘Culture of disrespect’: Australian teachers say students’ behaviour is driving them from profession Dozens of Victorian public school upgrades delayed until after state election NSW education department caught unaware after Microsoft Teams began collecting students’ biometric data Five vice-chancellors in Victoria paid more than $1m in 2024, prompting claims of ‘largesse’ Riot police called to...

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Reged Ahmad |Greg Jericho |Allison Chan |Camilla Hannan |Miles Herbert

Australia under pressure to join international push for Palestinian statehood led by Emmanuel Macron The super tax debate is divorced from reality – and more proof that Australia’s tax system is built for the rich North West Shelf gas extension will deliver ‘almost nothing’ to Australia’s public purse ‘We’ll determine our defence policy’: Albanese responds to US push for huge rise in spending as Hegseth stokes China fears Leading tax expert calls out ‘confected outrage’ of wealthy Australians...

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Reged Ahmad

Donald Trump is not new to conspiracy theories, and last week in the Oval Office he ambushed the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, with false claims of genocide being committed against white people. Reged Ahmad speaks to Washington DC bureau chief David Smith about the US president’s false claims and the extent to which conspiracy theories are driving his agenda