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Australian diet set to worsen as national food policy is drawn up by profit-driven industry, experts warn

Many industries on new council are ‘associated with significant health harms’, one academic says

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Australia wins Walkley award for Indigenous affairs for The Descendants series

Christopher Hopkins also named the Nikon-Walkley press photographer of the year for work published in Al Jazeera, the Age and the Guardian

The Guardian - AU

Shark attack horror as woman dies and man fights for life after brutal double mauling by ‘large’ beast off Australia

A couple in their 20s were swimming at Kylies Beach in Crowdy Bay National Park on Thursday when the attack happened

Evening Standard

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Woman killed and man critically injured in ‘very rare’ double shark attack at remote Australian beach

Forensic assessment attributes attack to ‘large bull shark‘

The Independent UK

Teens seek urgent high court injunction to block Australian government’s social media ban

Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, both 15, are supported by a digital rights group led by NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick

The Guardian - AU

More money, less exposure: music acts' tricky conundrum

Australian recorded music is making more money than ever but Aussie acts are not reaping the rewards, prompting calls for support to help keep bands rocking.

AAP

'It's disastrous': state scathing of nature reforms

A ground-breaking overhaul of Australia's environment laws has been labelled a disaster that could devastate economic growth.

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Seven ways Australia’s nature laws are changing after Labor’s deal with the Greens

Legislation to reform the EPBC Act runs to hundreds of pages – here are the main changes

The Guardian - AU

Terror listing for group behind synagogue attack

Australia has branded an Iranian organisation behind "cowardly" attacks on the Jewish community a terrorist organisation, amid warnings of malicious activity.

AAP

The rewriting of Australia’s nature laws comes as a relief, yet I can’t help feel a sense of foreboding

The minister says quick approvals can happen while protecting the environment, but my experience tells me that haste brings unintended consequences

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies’ 2026 schedule brings hope but also potential for bigger headaches

Australia will play just six of their 14 Tests at home next year and with a coaching handover to navigate, a hangover from 2025 may drag on

The Guardian - AU

Two Australian homes win top places in international 2025 Dezeen awards

A Dracula-inspired bathroom in Sydney and an outside-inside home in Melbourne claim interior design and architecture prizes

The Guardian - AU

Australia steps up to help tackle Pacific HIV epidemic

Australia will provide $48 million to its Pacific neighbours to help manage and contain a surge in HIV infections, in a move lauded by advocates as life-saving.

AAP

Albanese defends $2.5bn Nauru deal as transparency advocates warn taxpayer dollars could fuel ‘kleptocracy’

PM dismisses concerns over corruption allegations against senior Nauruan politicians aired in parliament, saying secret offshore processing deal ‘entirely appropriate’

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Shares limp to positive finish after rally loses steam

The local bourse has notched its first four-day winning streak since May, but has only limped across the line in an unconvincing trading session.

The Guardian - AU

Perth pitch not the problem for England in first Ashes Test as it receives highest ICC rating

Optus Stadium pitch offered ‘fair balance between bat and ball’ as Cricket Australia says good bowling and ‘frenetic’ contest led to early result

AAP

Irish influence prompts talk of AFLW international game

Ireland had a record five players in this season's AFLW All-Australian team, and there's growing enthusiasm for a representative game against Australia.

The Conversation

Better policies; better leader: new study reveals why Labor won the 2025 federal election

The 2025 Australian federal election was a resounding win for the Australian Labor Party. Labor won 94 seats in the House of Representatives and a commanding majority. The Liberal-National Coalition was reduced to just 43 seats in the House of Representatives, more than 30 seats short of a majority and…

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Hottest Test team faces cool-down period after glory

South Africa, the hottest Test nation, won't play another Test until next September in a quirk of the cricket calendar.

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Australia needs faster cuts to hit key climate goals

The pace of emissions reductions must double to meet Australia's climate emissions targets, with a rapid and unhindered clean energy transition key to success.

The Conversation

Life insurers soon won’t be able to discriminate against you based on your genes

A bill that would ban life insurers from discriminating against Australians based on results of genetic testing has been introduced to parliament this week.

AAP

'Not here to play nice': Opetaia challenger pokes bear

Huseyin Cinkara has thrown down the challenge to Australia's world boxing champion Jai Opetaia, declaring he'll knock him "senseless" in their Gold Coast bout.

AAP

This bushfire season could be as bad as Black Saturday

Holidaymakers have been put on high alert for the bushfire season with concerns conditions could be as dangerous as those that led to the Black Saturday blazes.

The Independent UK

Shark attack in Australia leaves woman dead, man critically injured

A shark attack off Australia's east coast has killed a woman and seriously injured a man

The Conversation

Two teens have launched a High Court challenge to the under-16s social media ban. Will it make a difference?

Two teenagers are taking the federal government to the High Court. They argue the ban on social media accounts for under-16s is unconstitutional because it interferes with free political communication.

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