Tests for skilled migrants set for overhaul A review of the points test for migrants in Australia will be carried out as part of immigration system changes. AAP · Apr 23, 2024
Slow progress on inflation tempers interest rate hopes Australia's annual inflation rate has sunk to a two-year low but is slightly above expectations, which might lengthen the wait time for rate cuts. AAP · Apr 23, 2024
Tasmania's Cape Wickham ranked No.1 golf course Cape Wickham on Tasmania's King Island has replaced Royal Melbourne as Australia's No.1 golf course in the Australian Golf Digest rankings. AAP · Apr 23, 2024
How to watch MasterChef Australia online from around the world Here's how you can watch MasterChef Australia, to catch its new 16th season and past seasons online. WhatToWatch · Apr 23, 2024
8 Things You May Have Forgotten About The 2023 LIV Golf Adelaide Event LIV Golf's first visit to Australia was incident-packed in more ways than one - here are eight things you may have forgotten about the 2023 tournament Golf Monthly · Apr 23, 2024
One in five Australians wrongly believe dementia is ‘normal part of the ageing process’, survey shows Few Australians know dementia risk can be avoided despite prevalence of condition, first-of-its-kind survey shows The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2024
Dutton’s plan to save Australia with nuclear comes undone when you look between the brushstrokes The dystopian picture of renewables painted by the opposition leader is full of inconsistencies, partial truths and misinformation The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2024
Cricket Australia allow Bartlett to play English T20s After initially blocking Xavier Bartlett's off-season spell with English county Kent, Cricket Australia has agreed to allow to pacer to play a stint of T20s. AAP · Apr 23, 2024
ESA graduates the 'Hoppers': Europeans, Australian pass astronaut basic training The "Hoppers" — five European astronauts and the first astronaut from the Australian Space Agency — are now ready to "hop" into their first flight assignments, having completed basic training. Space · Apr 23, 2024
Amid visa troubles, ABC journalist leaves India despite diplomatic intervention A day after her journalist visa was renewed for two months by the ministry of external affairs, Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s South Asia bureau chief Avani Dias abruptly left India – on April 19 – as her reportage on Sikh separatism “crossed a line”. Newslaundry · Apr 23, 2024
Could Acosta get a Verstappen-like mid-season promotion to KTM in MotoGP 2024? The 2016 F1 season had started with Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo driving for the main Red Bull team, with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz, both directly contracted to the energy drinks giant, occupying the two seats at Toro Rosso. But ahead of the fifth round of the season in… Autosport · Apr 23, 2024
Aboriginal spears seized by Captain Cook's crew to return to Australia Dame Sally Davies, Master of Trinity College at Cambridge University, said it was the ‘right decision’ to return the spears Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2024
What are Tim Tams and where can I buy them? The iconic Aussie treat, explained You can order Tim Tams straight to your door through Deliveroo Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2024
Australian PM calls Elon Musk 'arrogant billionaire' after row over Sydney 'terrorist attack' video A court has ordered X to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2024
AAP · Apr 23, 2024 Australia backs report on Palestine aid agency An independent report that revealed Israel had not provided evidence of links between Hamas and a UN relief agency in Palestine has been welcomed by Australia.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2024 Afternoon Update: Ten says Lehrmann lawsuit ‘deliberately wicked’; Beau Lamarre’s lawyer flags mental health defence; and the return of acai Network says defamation case an abuse of process and that Lerhmann should pay its legal fees
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2024 Reporting in India ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist Despite eventual visa backflip by authorities, ABC’s south-Asia correspondent Avani Dias left after being made to ‘feel so uncomfortable’
AAP · Apr 23, 2024 New Zealanders more climate-concerned than Australians A global survey of attitudes to climate change shows New Zealanders have more concerns than Australians.
The Times of India · Apr 23, 2024 David Warner highlights why T20 World Cup won't see as many big totals as IPL 2024 David Warner of Australia predicts that the T20 World Cup, set to be co-hosted by the United States and West Indies, will not witness the same colossal scores seen on the flat pitches of this year's Indian Premier League.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2024 Elon Musk’s X v Australia’s online safety regulator: untangling the tweet takedown order Musk calls eSafety chief a ‘censorship commissar’ while PM brands Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’ over videos of alleged church stabbing. What is going on?
The Times of India · Apr 23, 2024 'Arrogant billionaire': Elon Musk, Australian PM clash over church stabbing posts An Australian federal court has issued an injunction against Elon Musk's social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), mandating the removal of specific posts related to the stabbing of Assyrian church bishop, Mar Mari Emmanuel, during a service in Sydney.
AAP · Apr 23, 2024 Men, boys urged to discuss DV as demand for help surges Men and boys must be included in discussions about gender-based violence, the prime minister has said, as demand for domestic violence advice surges.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2024 Chinese swimming doping allegations prompt questions of fairness – and point to acrimony in Paris pool Wada has defended its process as aggrieved athletes claim the anti-doping system only works if everyone is subject to same rules
Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2024 ‘Arrogant billionaire’: Australia, Musk in war of words over censorship Elon Musk and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese clash over order to remove X posts on church stabbing.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2024 Australian taxpayers paid $466,000 for training of nation’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg With Bennell-Pegg unlikely to go to space anytime soon, there are questions about the value of the spending by the cash-strapped Australian space program