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Hybrid sales accelerate but diesel utes claim top spots

Hybrid and electric vehicles are closing the gap on their petrol and diesel equivalents in Australia but the race remains slow and steady.

AAP · Sep 3, 2025

Australian Greens co-founder Drew Hutton takes party to court in bid to reinstate life membership

Affidavit filed in Queensland supreme court as Hutton seeks to overturn expulsion from Greens over trans rights debate

The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2025

'I would have avoided': ex-premier attends China parade

The prime minister defended the presence of ex-Victorian premier Daniel Andrews at a Chinese military parade alongside several controversial figures.

AAP · Sep 3, 2025

Gout Gout headlines record Australian athletics squad for world championships

Teenager will make his senior national team debut in Tokyo as part of Australia’s biggest ever worlds team

The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2025

Qantas Faces Debate Over Clean-Shaven Rule Amid Safety Concerns and Criticisms

In a significant move today, Qantas, Australia's national airline, is extending its clean-shaven requirement for pilots, sparking a debate on passenger safety and operational standards. The decision follows a detailed report from QinetiQ, a consultancy with expertise in aeromedical issues, which suggests that facial hair may reduce the effectiveness of…

inkl · Sep 2, 2025

'We stand with you': Russia campaigner meets leaders

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow has met with Anthony Albanese, as the government promises to hold Vladimir Putin to account.

AAP · Sep 2, 2025

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend signs new deal until end of 2027 Rugby World Cup

Townsend will have been in the role more than a decade by the time he leads the Scots to his third World Cup in Australia in just over two years.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Australia could pay up to $2.5bn to Nauru over 30 years to take noncitizens, home affairs department says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025

Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time

At the end of the 1960s, there was every expectation the Great Barrier Reef would be drilled for oil.

The Conversation · Sep 2, 2025

Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing us billions. Discrimination often starts at the job interview

Pathways to resolving Australia’s skills shortage were a key discussion point at the government’s recent economic reform roundtable. One of those discussions specifically focused on the need to streamline skills recognition for qualified migrants.

The Conversation · Sep 2, 2025