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The ASIO threat assessment is a dark outlook for Australia’s security. Are our laws up to the task?

This week, ASIO chief Mike Burgess delivered his sixth Annual Threat Assessment.

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With Whyalla steelworks forced into administration, Australia has crucial decisions to make on the future of its steel industry

Whyalla is a proud steel town. The steelworks physically dominates the townscape, and most jobs in the town are either directly at the steelworks or heavily reliant on it.

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Venice biennale winners 'appalled' at artist dumping

Australia's winners of the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale have added their voices to calls to reinstate the nation's 2026 artistic team.

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Female barristers still experience significant pay gap

Women barristers are receiving more legal briefs but are still dealing with a sizeable gender pay gap, according to a Law Council of Australia report.

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Aussies face 1970s-like depletion for Champions Trophy

Not since the days of World Series Cricket have Australia taken such an undermanned pace attack to a global event, leaving them with a tough Champions Trophy.

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Third executive quits gambling giant as company battles ongoing money laundering case

Exclusive: Lachlan Fitt, who served as chief financial officer of Entain Australia since 2018, resigns from company that runs Ladbrokes and Neds brands

The Guardian - AU

Steve Smith’s enduring brilliance gives England sinking feeling once again

The Australian’s invincibility cloak has a few holes in it these days but given his record against England runs in upcoming clashes seem inevitable

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Clive Palmer’s Back With MAGA-Inspired Political Party ‘Trumpet Of Patriots’

“Australia needs Trump policies. Australians want them.”

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Australia will ‘watch every move’ of Chinese warships detected off east coast

Ships’ presence off east coast follows incident in South China Sea in which a Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of Australian military plane

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Australia supports Ukraine as Trump trash talks leader

Australia's leaders have slammed Russia and urged the international community not to give "an inch" after Donald Trump attacked the Ukrainian president.

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Surgery ends Feyi-Waboso’s hopes of playing for England in Six Nations

The winger, who finally had shoulder surgery after an initial delay, is also a doubt for the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia this summer

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Birrell to lead Australia's Billie-Jean King Cup charge

New national No.1 Kim Birrell is the first player to be picked for Australia's hosting of Billie-Jean King Cup qualifying ties against Kazakhstan and Colombia.

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Victoria scraps ‘gag clause’ banning doctors from raising voluntary assisted dying with patients

Exclusive: Review found some of the safeguards of state’s once groundbreaking laws have impeded access to end-of-life choices

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Turnbull says ‘we cannot assume we can rely on America’ under Trump – as it happened

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Brigginshaw questions timing of Jillaroos coaching call

Australia's Jillaroos are entering a new era under interim coach Jess Skinner, but co-captain Ali Brigginshaw is unsure about the timing of Brad Donald's exit.

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Morning Mail: Trump calls Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’, the death of campus life, foreign spies target activists

US president calls his Ukrainian counterpart a ‘dictator’ in long social media post

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Carnivorous dinosaurs thrived in Australia 120 million years ago, new fossils show

Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle, separated from Tasmania by a vast rift valley rather than open sea.

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Humans generate 62 million tonnes of e-waste each year. Here’s what happens when it’s recycled

In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – or e-waste. That’s enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. And by 2030, that figure is expected to rise to 82 million tonnes.

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Can you afford a private school? Average fees for Year 12 are at least $15,000

This week, updated figures once again showed an increasing number of Australian families are choosing to send their children to private schools.

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Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it

As the next federal election came into view before the summer break, concern increased that Labor wouldn’t be honouring its commitment to introduce new restrictions on online (especially sport) gambling advertising during the current parliamentary sitting.

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The prime minister earns $607,000 a year. Why does his top public servant earn more than $1 million?

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie represents the lowest-income Australians, with median weekly earnings of $1,208 a week. In the Australian Capital Territory, where the nation’s highest median weekly earners live, including the brains trust of the Australian Public Service, it’s $1,688 a week – 40% higher.

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'More gaps, more drop-outs': rise in complaints post-3G

Telcos have been urged to do better in rural Australia, with continued reports of poor mobile service and new black spots after the 3G mobile network closed.

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Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

From hostile foreign nations targeting diaspora communities to youth radicalised online, the top spy agency's annual threat assessment warns risks have grown.

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PNG talks embrace ties, keep China at arm's length

Australia and Papua New Guinea have begun defence treaty talks with a warm embrace, ensuring they are "tied to the hip" in a rebuke to China's influence.

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Regional house prices rise as capital city values fall

Australia's historically affordable regional housing markets have continued to demonstrate resilience, compared to a price decline in capital cities.

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