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Australian fashion brands Cue and Veronika Maine face collapse after ‘difficult period’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women

Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Cloudy with a chance of rainbow: iridescent clouds brighten the sky over parts of Victoria

Rainbow clouds are not uncommon in Australia but rarely photographed, and experts say they get their colours when light is diffracted around ice crystals

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Australia’s outdated technology is vulnerable to AI hacking attacks, signals chief says

Abigail Bradshaw says ‘enormous’ amounts of money required to update systems that people now expect to be constantly available

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Pauline Hanson’s immigration cuts will cost ‘many billions of dollars’ to implement, former top official says

Former department deputy says One Nation’s hardline approach would require huge funding for enforcement, legal costs and detention centres

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Queen’s secret Whitlam correspondence inspires Sydney Theatre Company play in 2027

STC’s 2027 program also features Celeste Barber in Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris play, Tim Minchin as Scrooge and the return of The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide

Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

One Nation’s immigration policy deserves serious discussion – but not for the reason you might think

Its proposal to regulate the size and composition of the temporary migrant population has merit, but other aspects are blunt and punitive

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Pauline Hanson’s comments about Indigenous Australians condemned as ‘nasty’ and ‘derogatory’

Indigenous senators have criticised One Nation leader, saying the comments showed ‘wilful ignorance’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Whyalla steelworks cuts more than 500 jobs as major operations shut down

Administrator KordaMentha says failure of blast furnace to fire will lead to workforce falling from 1,700 to 1,200 employees

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14