The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Call to prioritise lowering student loan debt in 2025

The peak body for universities wants the next government to prioritise lower student loan debts to reduce barriers to study and help meet a key skills target.

AAP · Dec 11, 2024

PM bets his 'life' NRL players will be safe in PNG

The NRL will feature a Papua New Guinea-based franchise from 2028 after two years of planning culminated in an official announcement in Sydney.

AAP · Dec 11, 2024

Stats show top order crucial for third Test in Brisbane

Data shows surviving the new ball is crucial in determining the eventual winner in Tests at the Gabba, putting the onus on Australia's top order in Brisbane.

AAP · Dec 11, 2024

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Matthew Hayden advises Indian bowlers to target ...

NEW DELHI: Matthew Hayden, the former Australian opener, has suggested that Indian bowlers should focus on targeting the 'fourth, fifth stump line' while utilising the natural bounce at the Gabba pitch during the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, commencing Saturday in Brisbane.

The Times of India · Dec 11, 2024

Rogue taxi drivers ‘preying’ on Victorians as industry grapples with national crisis

The state’s laws enable independent cabbies to overcharge with ‘no checks and balances’. But nowhere in Australia has a perfect system

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Being overweight now top risk to Australians’ health as smoking rates decline, data shows

More than one in three cases of disease and injury this year could have been avoided, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare finds

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Welfare payments to increase for 1 million Australians but advocates say it’s not enough

Anti-poverty activists say indexed rise in Centrelink payments on 1 January won’t cover soaring rent and the high cost of living

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Politicians love talking about ‘middle Australia’. But beware of this misleading metric

The difference between ‘average’ earnings and ‘median’ earnings can now be tens of thousands of dollars

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Building nuclear power plants in Australia could cost double CSIRO predictions, energy experts warn

‘First-of-a-kind’ premium and doubts about expenses coming down over time cited, alongside experiences of other countries

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Smriti Mandhana's hundred goes in vain as India suffer 0-3 ODI series whitewash against Australia

NEW DELHI: India suffered an 83-run defeat against Australia in the third Women's ODI at Perth on Wednesday, despite opener Smriti Mandhana's brilliant century, resulting in a 0-3 series whitewash.

The Times of India · Dec 11, 2024