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1h ago Helen Haines was chatting with locals at a dog park on Monday morning. By the afternoon, she was fighting for her life
3h ago Morning Mail: Shock after alleged attack on MP; Australia’s banana shortage; and Boland shines in second test
3h ago A new history of ‘blackbirding’ favours moral condemnation at the expense of complexity
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Sailors to get a taste of French waters before Olympics

Three Australian sailing crews who have been selected for the Paris Olympics will continue their Games preparations in regattas in France this week.

AAP · May 7, 2024

Australia has a beef with looming EU trade rules

Australia is concerned proposed deforestation laws in the European Union could impact agricultural trade and wants a delay in the new rules.

AAP · May 7, 2024

'Terrible tragedy': PM mourns brothers killed in Mexico

The prime minister has offered his sympathies to the family of two Australian brothers, after they fell victim to Mexico's violent crime.

AAP · May 7, 2024

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Warning for Australia as China 'weaponises' rare earths

A potentially globally significant Australian rare earths producer has criticised China for "weaponising" the market and holding back vital western development.

AAP · May 7, 2024

Australia To Reveal Decrease In Projected Gross Debt

Australia's anticipated decrease in projected gross debt signals positive financial changes and stability.

Australian PM Condemns China Military Air Incident

Australian PM condemns China's military air incident in South China Sea, heightening tensions and threatening regional stability.

Wesfarmers Opposes Breaking Up Business, Citing Detriment To Australia

Wesfarmers highlights diversified operations, sustainability commitment, and long-term value creation at Macquarie Group Conference.

Fugitive developer fails to revive defamation case

A judge has refused to restart Jean Nassif's defamation case against 2GB, noting the accused multimillion-dollar fraudster was unlikely to return to Australia.

AAP · May 7, 2024

School funding reform to be tied to better outcomes for children with disability, Jason Clare says

Education minister doubles down on need for states to do more for students with a disability, in the wake of Guardian Australia investigation

The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2024

'Stop provocations':China warns Australia over incident

China has fired back at Australia after a dangerous incident over the Yellow Sea, accusing Canberra of provocative behaviour.

AAP · May 6, 2024

Morning Mail: Hamas accept ceasefire, police sack First Nations advisers, Australia’s heaviest oyster

Hopes for truce amid the threat of Israeli assault on Rafah; anger in Queensland as Indigenous group fears being ‘gagged’

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

Penny Wong and Palestinian PM discuss recognition of statehood – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

For artists, making a living as hard as it's ever been

Many artists earn far less than the average wage, while the cost of producing work increases, a snapshot of Australia's artists shows.

AAP · May 6, 2024

Ambitious plan for Aussie kids needs action: advocates

A decade long blueprint for Australia's early childhood system has been released with well-being advocates calling for real action.

AAP · May 6, 2024

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The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

Guardian Essential poll: voters back age verification for pornography, gambling and social media

Voters back eSafety commissioner in stoush with Elon Musk’s X as well as a ‘deep fake’ ban and age verification for pornography and gambling

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

A woman, middle-aged and struggling to pay bills: home truths in portrait of Australian artists

A survey for Creative Australia reveals men outnumbered two to one with the split rising to four to one in the literary scene

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

‘You wouldn’t eat her – she’s one of the family’: meet Jill, Australia’s heaviest oyster

Nurtured by Bernie Connell for almost a decade, the mollusc now weighs more than 3kg and is about to enter the record books

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

Why Anthony Albanese will face a tough call when the UN votes on full membership for Palestine

With a resolution up before the general assembly this week, Australia’s government may soon have to decide where it officially stands on Palestinian statehood

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The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024

‘I thought it was a speech by Kurt Vonnegut’: Baz Luhrmann on making Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

‘Some kid had credited a column of life advice in the Chicago Tribune to the writer of Slaughterhouse-Five. It then spread on a new invention called the world wide web. I thought it would make a great spoken word song’

Australia Condemns China For Unsafe Aerial Encounter

Australia denounces China after an 'unsafe' aerial confrontation in the Yellow Sea, raising tensions and concerns about potential military conflicts.

AAP · May 6, 2024

Moloney's final flurry not enough, loses title in Tokyo

Australia is without a current male world champion after bantamweight Jason Moloney was upset on points by Yoshiki Takei on a historic Tokyo card.

Motorsport · May 6, 2024

What the international media is writing about Norris's first F1 win

What is perhaps most significant about it though is that the triumph was not the result of freak circumstances putting Verstappen out of contention, as happened in Australia with his brake problem.

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

Child support used as ‘tool of violence’ for economic abuse of women in Australia, report finds

Women’s Legal Services Australia says fathers take ‘extraordinary measures’ to reduce taxable income and support payments

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

Afternoon Update: students suspended for spreadsheet rating female classmates; IDF urges evacuation in Rafah; and the North Yorkshire grammar furore

Students at Yarra Valley grammar ranked female classmates in a document that has been described as ‘disgusting’

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2024

NSW weather: Sydney’s record run of rainy days in play as another wet week forecast

Harbour city has already recorded 124mm of rain in first six days of May, more than the long-term average for the month

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