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One In Three Australian Men Say They’ve Committed Intimate Partner Abuse

A landmark nation-wide study has revealed more than a quarter of men have used a form of intimate partner violence as an adult.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 3, 2025

Vanuatu criticises Australia for extending gas project while making Cop31 bid

Climate minister says greenlighting North West Shelf project until 2070 is not the leadership Pacific countries expect as Australia seeks to host climate summit

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2025

RBA ready to use rapid-fire rate cuts if Trump policies rattle Australia’s economy, minutes reveal

Reserve Bank vetoed a 50 basis point cut in cash rate last month, but is willing to take such action if global economy demands it

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2025

Complaints from cricket fans as Ashes tickets go on sale – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2025

Morning Mail: Gina Rinehart’s $400,000 Liberal fundraiser, official push to recognise rock art, Israel targets Gaza schools

Australia’s richest woman helped the Liberal party raise around $400,000 at an event now embroiled in a workplace relations dispute

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2025

Trump’s steel tariffs are unlikely to have a big impact on Australia. But we could be hurt by what happens globally

Just one day after the US Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated the Trump Administration’s Liberation Day tariffs of between 10% and 50% on nearly every country in the world, Trump announced tariffs on all US imports of steel and aluminium will increase from 25% to 50%.

The Conversation · Jun 2, 2025

Space to Gympie and beyond: satellite texts go live

Telstra has begun rolling-out the nation's first satellite to mobile texting service, a move the telco hopes will keep rural Australians better connected.

AAP · Jun 2, 2025

Strip clubs to education hubs hacked in password grab

Online criminals have compromised thousands of websites, including those of Australian businesses, in an attempt to steal users' passwords.

AAP · Jun 2, 2025

RBA hints at more interest rate cuts if tariffs worsen

Uncertainty in global markets from Donald Trump's tariffs could lead to the Reserve Bank being more aggressive with interest rate cuts.

AAP · Jun 2, 2025

How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

Decades of creeping over-regulation are holding back the housing, infrastructure and research Australia needs, a federal Labor MP says.

AAP · Jun 2, 2025