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Aussie property market healthiest in years: REA boss

REA Group chief executive Owen Wilson says there are a lot of buyers and sellers of Australian property right now in anticipation of rate cuts.

AAP · Feb 6, 2025

Cardinals could face Rams in Australia in 2026

The NFL announced a regular-season game in Melbourne in 2026 with the Rams as the designated home team. The Cardinals could play in that game.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 5, 2025

NFL heads to Australia with multi-year Melbourne deal confirmed from 2026

The NFL will stage a regular season game in Australia for the first time as part of a multi-year commitment to play in Melbourne from 2026

The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2025

AFP boss questioned about PM’s knowledge of Dural caravan – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2025

Kerr recalls racism, denies 'kicking off' in taxi

Matildas captain Sam Kerr has claimed a London cop treated her differently because of the colour of her skin and recalled experiencing racism in Australia.

AAP · Feb 5, 2025

‘Serious concerns’: national assessment reveals rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted

Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, our first national assessment of water quality trends in Australian rivers has revealed. The problem on the reef is getting worse, not better, despite efforts to improve farming practices and billions of dollars committed by governments to water-quality improvements.

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

Elections mean more misinformation. Here’s what we know about how it spreads in migrant communities

Migrants in Australia often encounter disinformation targeting their communities. However, disinformation circulated in non-English languages and within private chat groups often falls beyond the reach of Australian public agencies, national media and platform algorithms.

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

What is sexsomnia? And how can it be used as a defence in court?

Over the past decade, “sexsomnia” has been used as a defence in a number of Australian sexual assault trials.

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

Australia tops index as virtual power plants take shape

Australia is poised for virtual power plants that connect households and slash bills but an expert warns nuclear reactors could force users off rooftop solar.

AAP · Feb 5, 2025

Police treated me differently because of ‘colour of my skin’ – Chelsea’s Kerr

The Australia international is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Pc Stephen Lovell.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025