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Positions up for grabs in new-look Australia order

Three of Australia's top-six for the upcoming tour of the West Indies have played just eight Tests between them.

AAP · Jun 24, 2025

Housing push the centrepiece of NSW budget which projects $3.43bn deficit next financial year

Financial position of Australia’s most populous state then expected to improve with a projected surplus by 2027-28

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2025

Expected exit of Optus from sports streaming market leaves race in Australia finely poised

The writing has been on the wall for a while and a $300m deal to offload the jewel in the telco’s crown, the Premier League, to Nine-owned Stan is close

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2025

Servos urged not to price gouge after oil price hike

The consumer watchdog is being urged to make sure motorists aren't ripped off at the bowser after Middle East strikes led to a surge in fuel costs.

AAP · Jun 23, 2025

Flights from Australia to Europe diverted after Iran’s attack on US base in Qatar

Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong said there had been ‘disruptions to flights with temporary airspace closures in the region’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025

Morning Mail: Iran hits US base, leaked files reveal fracking influence claims, call for teenage YouTube ban

Tehran hails ‘success’ but US dismisses attack on Qatar air base as ‘symbolic’; Guardian Australia investigation reveals role of consulting company in Northern Territory

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025

O’Brien accepts invite to Chalmers roundtable – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025

‘It feels like I am being forced to harm a child’: research shows how teachers are suffering moral injury

Australia is in the grip of a teacher shortage. Teachers are burning out, warning the job is no longer sustainable and leaving the profession.

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025

Orderly, coherent or flat-footed: PM rejects criticism

Anthony Albanese has dismissed suggestions he was "flat-footed" after US bombing raids on Iran, as he called for a ceasefire to hold between Iran and Israel.

AAP · Jun 23, 2025

Surplus in sight but few sweeteners in 'careful' budget

A nation-first approach to back up housing projects headlines Australia's largest state budget as critics attack surplus projections and support for services.

AAP · Jun 23, 2025