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Advantage Australia: Lions sweat on Wallabies rejects

In an extraordinary twist, there are now more Australian-born players in the British & Irish Lions squad than Welshmen.

AAP · Jun 10, 2025

'We need your help': premier's call to business leaders

Business leaders have been urged to pressure coalition MPs to fix a virtually insolvent insurance scheme protecting one in four Australian workers.

AAP · Jun 10, 2025

What is cricket’s World Test Championship and how did Australia qualify for the final?

Cricket’s third World Test Championship final will begin on Wednesday night in London. Reigning champions Australia will compete with South Africa to be crowned the world’s best men’s Test cricket team.

The Conversation · Jun 10, 2025

Aussie Journalist ‘Sore But Okay’ After Being Shot With A Rubber Bullet In LA Protests

Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was shot with a rubber bullet while reporting on the ICE protest in LA. She has assured that she's okay after the incident.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 9, 2025

Popovic vows Socceroos will embrace Saudi challenge

Australia need only to avoid a heavy defeat in Saudi Arabia to qualify for the World Cup finals, but Tony Popovic insists they are aiming to win in Jeddah.

AAP · Jun 9, 2025

Morning Mail: staggering prison death toll revealed, LA braces for more unrest, Albanese to deliver key speech

Guardian Australia investigation shows how authorities failed to act on ligature points in jails; US veterans warn about Trump ‘escalation’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2025

Tasmanian governor giving ‘due consideration’ to premier’s election request – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2025

Some economists have called for a radical ‘global wealth tax’ on billionaires. How would that work?

Earlier this year, I attended a housing conference in Sydney. The event’s opening address centred on the way Australia seems to be becoming like 18th-century England – a country where inheritance largely determines one’s opportunities in life.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2025

The Racial Discrimination Act at 50: the bumpy, years-long journey to Australia’s first human rights laws

On June 11, Australia marks 50 years since the Racial Discrimination Act became law. This important legislation helps make sure people are treated equally no matter their race, skin colour, background, or where they come from.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2025

Australia’s whooping cough surge is not over – and it doesn’t just affect babies

Whooping cough (pertussis) is always circulating in Australia, and epidemics are expected every three to four years. However, the numbers we’re seeing with the current surge – which started in 2024 – are higher than usual epidemics.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2025