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Melbourne best friends on ‘dream getaway’ before feared methanol poisoning in Laos left them fighting for life

Teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles in hospitals in neighbouring Thailand after incident last week

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Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine marks 1,000 days since full-scale Russian invasion

Russian missile attack on Odesa kills 10 and wounds 44; Britain expected to clear Storm Shadows for strikes on Russian soil. What we know on day 1,000

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Greg Lynn launches appeal over conviction for murdering camper Carol Clay in Victoria’s high country

Former Jetstar pilot seeks to overturn conviction and sentence over killing of 73-year-old in the Wonnangatta Valley

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The new Ashes? How the rivalry between Australia and India is reaching new heights

Attendances and financial returns underpin Cricket Australia’s motivation to elevate this India series and present a blueprint for the future

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Bunnings breached privacy of customers by using facial recognition, watchdog finds

Hardware chain breached law by scanning faces of everyone entering the store against a database of banned customers

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The Australian government will force some shops to accept cash. So who still uses it, and why?

Cash use has declined drastically across all age groups and for all products, but small pockets of resistance to digital-only payments remain

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‘Graveyard of corals’ found after extreme heat and cyclones hit northern Great Barrier Reef

Marine scientists say one area around Cooktown and Lizard Island had lost more than a third of its live hard coral after bleaching event

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35,000 arrive at New Zealand parliament to protest against controversial Māori treaty bill – as it happened

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Tens of thousands march on NZ parliament in protest against Māori treaty bill

Police say about 42,000 people gathered at parliament in the last stage of the nine-day protest in opposition to the Treaty of Waitangi bill

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Morning Mail: voters voice Trump fears, Russian anger over Kyiv missile decision, Sam Kerr baby joy

Guardian Essential poll shows Australians fear incoming president’s impact on security and world economy

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Bandt says he fears election campaign ‘turning into a debate on Peter Dutton’s terms’ – as it happened

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Young Australians cut back in cost-of-living crisis while older people shop more, data shows

Commonwealth Bank finds over-70s cohort spent 7.7% more from July to September than the same time last year

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Australian authors group give every federal politician five books to encourage nuance in Middle East debate

Exclusive: Group of more than 90 including writers Tim Winton and Charlotte Wood have paid for every federal senator and MP to receive curated package

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Guardian Essential poll: almost half of Australian voters want Aukus reviewed after Donald Trump’s election win

Survey also reveals concern about Trump’s effect on economy and climate crisis – although 48% think hotter summers caused by ‘normal fluctuations’

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‘I felt like a prisoner’: the domestic workers ‘trapped’ by Canberra’s diplomatic employers

One staff member was paid as little as 65 cents an hour and worked a seven-day week with no respite. Advocates say it’s modern slavery

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When bigger isn’t better: do Australian houses need to be the largest in the world?

Two homes have been built at the National Gallery of Victoria to show how space can be used lazily – and smartly

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Shopping around for the best deal on groceries is good advice for most Australians – except if you live in the bush

It’s a 100km round trip to the nearest major supermarket chain. Should I budget in extra fuel to shop the specials, or just stick to my local IGA?

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Australia’s social cohesion at record low, but 70% believe migrants make country stronger

Almost half of Australians think immigration is too high while financial pressures are ‘stubbornly common’, annual Mapping Social Cohesion survey finds

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Socceroos in danger of running out of lifelines with tricky Bahrain up next

Australia can still qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup – but only thanks to their rivals being just as inconsistent

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A kookaburra: ‘They think they are waking the world’

A kingfisher with a long, dagger-shaped beak. Soft white feathers on its belly, iridescent blue opal spots on its wings

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Almost a third of those eligible for Victorian homebuyer scheme would miss out under federal Help to Buy

Exclusive: PBO report finds Help to Buy has lower income and property price caps than generous state program

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Matt Gaetz ‘paid for sex’, says lawyer for two women who testified to House committee – as it happened

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Sam Kerr and partner Kristie Mewis announce they are having a baby

The Matildas captain announced the news in an Instagram post, revealing the baby is due next year

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Australian parliamentary inquiry stops short of backing social media ban for under-16s

Joint committee supports giving users the power to alter, reset or turn off algorithms but hedges on key question of age bar

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‘Neutralising’ Coles: what we learned from Woolworths at the ACCC supermarket hearing

Government-ordered inquiry into the sector turned its attention to Australia’s biggest supermarket on Monday

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