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UN special envoy Julie Bishop makes first trip to war-torn Myanmar after big quake

The U.N.’s special envoy for Myanmar, Australia’s Julie Bishop, has met with the military-run nation’s foreign minister during her first visit since her appointment last year, Her mission comes in the wake of the massive earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, and in the larger context of the country’s…

The Independent UK

Sea World helicopter crash report reveals the ‘significant’ safety failings that caused deadly midair collision

British couple Ron and Diane Hughes were among four people killed when two helicopters collided on Australia’s Gold Coast

The Independent UK

Gary Barlow reveals if he plans to ditch music for presenting as he teases third wine series

EXCLUSIVE The Take That frontman is about to be seen heading to Australia for the second edition of Gary Barlow’s Wine Tour and would ‘love’ to explore other countries in future

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Coalition nuclear plan will plough $58bn wrecking ball through renewable energy projects, analysis warns

Going nuclear will cost ‘real dollars for farmers, real dollars for country towns and real blue-collar jobs’, Clean Energy Council says

The Guardian - AU

‘Endearing and fascinating’ yellow-bellied glider faces ‘inexorable slide’ into extinction

Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystems

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s tariffs could push Australia into recession town. So why is the RBA waiting until May to meet?

Our central bank continues to act as though nothing out of the ordinary has happened. In fact, the opposite is true

The Guardian - AU

Fleeing Taliban fighters, Ibrahim begs the country he helped – Australia – to save his family

Mohammed Ibrahim spent four years as a translator for aid workers who taught children and trained doctors. In today’s Afghanistan the penalty for that is death

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Wake in Fright understood the horrors of Australian booze culture. 50 years on, nothing’s changed

As a sober Australian man, I’ve battled the bottle and I’ve battled the boys. As Ted Kotcheff’s 1971 film knows, there’s no victory in either

The Guardian - AU

How does the current F1 2025 pecking order compare to pre-season?

Straight after pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Motorsport.com predicted the team pecking order for the forthcoming campaign - naturally accounting for the usual obfuscations that the annual pre-season running often provides.

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‘Scammers posed as Qatar Airways customer service to try and plunder my savings’

Exclusive: Health worker almost robbed of the chance to visit an unwell family member in Australia

The Independent UK

Election Diary: Chalmers and Taylor quizzed on personal flaws during animated treasurers’ debate

Perhaps the most compelling moment, at least for non-economists, in Wednesday night’s debate between Treasurer Jim Chalmers and his “shadow” Angus Taylor was when each man was forced to respond to what critics see as their personal flaws.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Hugh White on what the next PM should tell Trump and defending Australia – without the US

The Trump ascendancy has forced international economic issues and the future strategic outlook onto the Australian election agenda, even if they are at the margins.

The Conversation

Comparing F1's pre-season pecking order to the first three races of 2025

Straight after pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Autosport predicted the team pecking order for the forthcoming campaign - naturally accounting for the usual obfuscations that the annual pre-season running often provides.

Autosport

Chalmers claims Coalition planning ‘secret cuts’ as Taylor guarantees health and education spending – as it happened

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Dutton’s energy plan could make Australians pay more for gas, not less, expert warns

Victorian Energy Policy Centre director says constraining exports would be ‘seismic policy shift’

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Lady Gaga announces first tour Down Under in more than a decade

Lady Gaga is set to bring 'The MAYHEM Ball Tour' to Australian at the end of the year.

AAP

Howard-style intervention ruled out in crime crackdown

Australians will be supported on the basis of need and not race, the coalition vows, as it pledges to rewrite how federal funding targets Indigenous people.

AAP

Matildas assistant named Scotland women's coach

Scotland have turned to Matildas assistant Melissa Andreatta as their new head coach in an impressive move for the Australian.

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ASX 200 sheds $40bn in value as Australian shares plunge amid US-China trade war

Mining and energy companies among biggest casualties as Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs come into effect

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Adam Bandt Slams AUKUS Pact & Trump: ‘The World Is Being Burned Down By Powerful Men’

Greens leader Adam Bandt criticises of the AUKUS military alliance and Australia's relationship with the US and Donald Trump.

The Conversation

The Coalition’s domestic gas plan would lower prices – just not very much

It surprised many Australians when the Coalition announced a plan straight from the progressive side of politics: force large gas companies to reserve gas for domestic use – at a lower cost than they could sell it for overseas.

AAP

Australia's sprint renaissance set to go next level

Australian sprint stars Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy will be aiming to break new ground when they next compete in Perth.

AAP

Electric cars to rev up the energy grid, one at a time

Technology that will let drivers use their electric vehicles as giant household batteries is launching in Australia, although its reach is limited.

The Independent UK

Albanese vs Dutton: Who won the first Australian election debate?

The two rivals traded barbs over cost of living issues, inflation, Trump tariffs and energy prices

The Conversation

Running for parliament is still a man’s world, with fewer female candidates – especially in winnable seats

Despite progress towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates vying for office on May 3. They are also overrepresented in “glass cliff” seats, which are the ones that are difficult to win and precarious to hold.

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