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Raining one week, dusty the next – how did a dust storm make it all the way to rainy Sydney?

Much to the surprise of Sydney-siders, a dusty haze settled over the city on Tuesday morning after a week of heavy rain.

The Conversation

Australia has elected its youngest senator. With Gen Z wielding more political power, is it a sign of things to come?

It’s been 30 years since Natasha Stott Despoja became the youngest woman ever elected to the Australian Parliament. A 25-year-old Sarah Hanson-Young beat that record slightly in 2007.

The Conversation

Australia whistleblower who exposed war crime allegations loses bid to reduce prison sentence

Australian army whistleblower David McBride, who leaked allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media, has lost a court bid to have his prison sentence reduced

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Harbour could be housing saviour after racecourse fail

A bid to sell a racecourse in Australia's urban heartland to build 25,000 homes has been scratched as eyes turn to the last working port in Sydney Harbour.

AAP

Bless your cotton jocks: town's cheeky bid to retailers

A social media campaign is highlighting the absurdity of being unable to buy a decent supply of socks and jocks in one of Australia's leading cotton regions.

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Australia must not become complacent to China’s aggression in the South China Sea

Last week, Chinese coast guard vessels rammed and shot water cannon at Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The incident was well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and was completely unprovoked.

The Conversation

Australian shares retreat as inflation comes in hot

The ASX has handed back its early gains with interest, after an overnight Wall Street rally wasn't enough to outweigh losses in materials and financials stocks.

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Tesla wins council approval for new factory in South Australia despite vocal anti-Musk sentiment

Marion councillors vote to seek state government approval for battery-repurposing plant in Adelaide despite hundreds of submissions opposing it

The Guardian - AU

'It's just a joke': Ailing Tommo slams tennis schedule

Trying to hold his body together through a "brutal" year-long tennis tour, Australian star Jordan Thompson has slammed the ATP's event scheduling as a "joke".

AAP

Morning Mail: Coalition close after ‘comfort’ deal, Labor grassroots anger on Gaza, Trump ‘never evolved’

Littleproud appears confident that Nationals party room will accept deal with Liberals; grassroots want Albanese government to take action against Israel

The Guardian - AU

Husic says Australia should be ‘prepared’ for other nations to sanction Israel – as it happened

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Australia could tax Google, Facebook and other tech giants with a digital services tax – but don’t hold your breath

Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Netflix make billions of dollars from Australian users every year. But most of those profits are not taxed here.

The Conversation

Australian hospitals facing strain as admissions soar

Even when adjusted for population growth, Australian hospitals admit more patients now than a decade ago with millions of additional visits every year.

AAP

Egg, housing costs might fry hopes of earlier rate cut

Headline inflation has held steady but came in hotter than economists expected in the year to April. Whether it's a blip or something else remains to be seen.

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Growing pains and gains as regional boom continues

The population of regional Australia is climbing towards 10 million, putting some towns under pressure as the escape to the country continues.

The Independent UK

Hazardous dust storm turns sky eerie orange as residents urged to ‘stay inside’

Parts of Australia have been hit by a hazardous dust storm which has turned the sky completely orange, with the public warned to stay inside.

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How to watch the Giro d'Italia 2025 on SBS (It's free)

Here’s how to watch the UCI World Tour stage race online for free.

The Independent UK

Australian woman says she was deported after visiting her US army officer husband at Hawaii base

Nicolle Saroukos, 25, of Sydney, says she was held in federal prison overnight before she was deported

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Tomljanovic primed for Chatrier showdown with Paolini

Maya Joint has given her Australian friend Ajla Tomljanovic the perfect preparation to face last year's French Open finalist at Roland Garros.

The Independent UK

Pakistan vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Pakistan 2025

Follow all the action from Gaddafi Stadium

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s youngest-ever senator Charlotte Walker has a lot to learn but says she is ‘not naive’

Walker unexpectedly took the sixth Senate spot for Labor in South Australia at the election on 3 May – her 21st birthday

The Guardian - AU

‘A moral crisis’: how the Sydney writers’ festival grappled with the Israel-Gaza war

The tragedy in Gaza has loomed over the festival, with chair Robert Watkins promising ‘a plurality of voices’

The Guardian - AU

The fall of Healthscope: bad luck, bad decisions, or is Australia’s private health model sick?

Rising costs, the Covid pandemic and an ageing population all played a part in the hospital giant’s collapse, which has prompted debate about the sector’s future

The Independent UK

Australian man facing death penalty over 1.7kg cocaine bust in Bali ‘was only the dealer’, his lawyer says

Authorities say 1.7kg of the drug was mailed from the UK and traced to Australian national in Canggu

The Independent UK

Cancer survivor travels 10,000 miles to meet UK man who saved his life

Luke Melling, from Australia, was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and told that his only hope was a stem cell donation

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