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Palestine Action Group plans ‘national day of protest’ as Herzog visit confirmed – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Canadian PM to urge Australia to stand up and fight

After delivering a speech which left senior Labor ministers grasping for superlatives, a visiting leader will encourage Australia to join an army of resistance.

AAP

Aussie dollar breaks barrier as greenback loses shine

Australians travelling to the US are celebrating after the dollar broke through a key mark against the greenback for the first since early 2023.

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Morning Mail: One Nation’s polling surge; Alex de Minaur exits Australian Open; how Sussan Ley might survive

Pauline Hanson’s party ascendant after Coalition chaos; Carlos Alcaraz overpowers Australian in Melbourne; the battle to expose Sydney Water’s secrets

The Guardian - AU

Albanese concedes 'hard truths' in Timor relationship

Anthony Albanese has not apologised for Australia's past misdeeds during his first visit to East Timor but has admitted previous governments behaved poorly.

AAP

Beach swimming was once banned in Australia. How did it become a treasured pastime?

While the beach and swimming culture might feel like an intrinsic part of “Australianness”, this hasn’t always been the case. For many of us, swimming lessons, school swimming carnivals and weekends at the beach are defining childhood memories.

The Conversation

A new company tax mix has been proposed. We need to be careful how we assess it

Australia has a problem. Across the economy, business investment has been sluggish for the past decade, leaving policymakers reaching for solutions.

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'Revenge' on mind as Italian plots Djokovic upset at AO

Novak Djokovic won't be thrown into a Melbourne Park melting pot in his Australian Open quarter-final with Italian rising star Lorenzo Musetti.

AAP

No seats, no dramas: $30m boost for self-driving cars

A Melbourne company creating vehicles with no seats, no doors and no steering wheel has secured an investment to boost its manufacturing.

AAP

Towns deserted as locals seek relief from roasting heat

As parts of Australia bake under a relentless heatwave, locals have backup plans to keep cool as temperatures nudge record levels.

AAP

Why the Australian Open is finally seeing the very best of Carlos Alcaraz

The world No 1 moved two wins away from completing the career grand slam with a statement win over Alex de Minaur

The Independent UK

‘Australia’s beach culture is very fatphobic’: the summertime rise in body dissatisfaction

The idea that thinner or more muscular bodies are healthier remains deeply engrained in Australia, experts say. But there are ways to feel good in your body at the beach

The Guardian - AU

With The Rainbow Serpent, Dick Roughsey shared the spirit of our country. His work is a gift to us all

Miles Franklin-winner Alexis Wright pays tribute to the first book that visualised this powerful ancestral being from an Indigenous imagination

The Guardian - AU

There was only one thing my friend regretted about her mother’s death. It’s something we all could learn from

Her mother, like too many Australians, missed out on quality and timely end-of-life care. Once associated with giving up, early palliative care is better for patients and their loved ones

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The value of the Australian dollar is high right now. So should you book that overseas trip?

The Aussie is at its highest against the US dollar in nearly two years and approaching its strongest against the yen in decades

The Guardian - AU

Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright

The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now

The Guardian - AU

Ads I see online unashamedly lie. Doesn’t Australian consumer law require advertisers not to mislead us?

Advertising shown in Australia cannot be false or misleading, writes policy expert Kat George. But false claims on the internet are vast and regenerative

International Business Times UK

Australian Open 2026: Melbourne heatwave turns Alcaraz, De Minaur matches brutal

Extreme heat in Melbourne is reshaping the Australian Open 2026, pushing players like Alcaraz and De Minaur to physical limits and raising questions about safety and fairness.

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Cycling Weekly

'The safest and most responsible decision' – Australian ProSeries races cancelled due to extreme temperatures

Both the men's and women's Surf Coast Classics have been called off

The Independent UK

Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C

Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave

AAP

Svitolina powers into first Open semi-final

Tennis super-mum Elina Svitolina has advanced to her first Australian Open semi-final with a dominant performance against Coco Gauff.

Cycling News

Jay Vine won Tour Down Under with a 'significant' fracture, team reveals as he undergoes surgery

Australian out of racing after breaking his wrist on stage 5 crash

The Independent UK

US teenager Iva Jovic crashes out of Australian Open despite ‘amazing’ Novak Djokovic advice

Iva Jovic has received advice from Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open but could not keep pace with Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Australia revokes visa of Israeli influencer who had called Islam a ‘murderous ideology’

Influencer Sammy Yahood, 25, was due to fly to Australia for a speaking tour

The Guardian - UK

Australian Open 2026 quarter-finals: Alcaraz hammers De Minaur, Svitolina destroys Gauff – as it happened

Elina Svitolina annihilated Coco Gauff to set up a semi-final meeting with Aryna Sabalenka, while Carlos Alcaraz battered Alex de Minaur and will face Alexander Zverev next

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