The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Anti-abortion fight evolves into 'noxious brew'

The pro-life movement is incorporating anti-immigrant sentiment in its latest fight against abortion and reproductive healthcare.

AAP · Jun 5

Mates doing deals with mates is baked into our political system

How governments move into Mafia - or Trump - territory.

The Canberra Times · Jun 5

Australia Tried To Tax Smoking Out of Existence. Now 80% of Tobacco Aussies Consume Is From the Black Market.

With cigarettes costing around $40 a pack, Australia’s war on smoking has become a case study in how prohibitionist policies create black markets, violence, and criminal power.

Reason · Jun 5

Trans-Tasman ties never better despite tax jibe: PM

The diplomatic relationship between Australia and New Zealand has never been stronger, both leaders insist, despite commentary over recent budget announcements.

AAP · Jun 5

Australian housing was already cooling before the budget – but how cold it gets depends on two key factors

Most economists believe the chronic undersupply of homes will eventually push prices higher once interest rates ease and the tax changes are priced in

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5

Amid choppy waters around ‘secondhand subs’ and Trump, Labor’s sensitivity about the Aukus debate is growing

Labor needs to do a better job explaining why one of the most expensive decisions ever taken by an Australian government should remain in the national interest

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5

Mafs Australia stars say the show is not safe for contestants: ‘They just sat back and let the cameras roll’

After serious allegations about the safety of the UK franchise, Australian cast members say they experienced ‘control, manipulation and isolation’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5

$6,000 on tickets, a dodgy hostel and a seaplane: my Socceroos World Cup odyssey is about to begin

I’ve followed the Socceroos at three World Cups but this one is different and the usual anticipation is tempered by feelings of dread and uncertainty

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5

Magnetic fields are invisible, but researchers have just built the most detailed photo yet showing nearly four million galaxies

Researchers at Australia's space agency have built the largest map of the universe's magnetic fields yet

Digital Camera World · Jun 5

Rick Springfield reveals why he became an American citizen

Australian-born singer Rick Springfield got his US citizenship back in 2006, and joked to People that he did so because he “wanted to be on jury duty”.

BANG Premier · Jun 5