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Australia’s life dissatisfaction levels double as ‘wellbeing poverty’ reaches new highs

ABS data shows one in 10 people are not satisfied with life – but community cohesion and trust lift happiness scores

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ANU accused of ‘hysterical’ response to students using AI to cheat as unis scramble to ‘secure’ assessments

Australia risks ‘shipping’ intellectual capability overseas if educational rigour not restored, experts warn

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The community laundry working to reduce heart disease in the Northern Territory

Access to a working laundry reduces rates of scabies, which is widespread in many remote Indigenous communities and can increase the risk of rheumatic heart disease

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Peter Falconio murder: British expert says he has identified a ‘most likely’ burial location

UK police adviser in the early 2000s and global consultant in ‘no-body’ homicide cases says he has narrowed down the outback search area

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Almost 145,000 Australians will lose support for autism under NDIS reforms, documents reveal

Internal estimates show 144,600 people will be taken off the scheme by 2030, many of them under 18

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Former Sydney church turned LGBTQ+ arts venue weighs legal action after landlord orders it to stop ‘offensive trade’

Divine Playhouse promoter and founder says venue faces significant operational, legal and financial challenges

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Arts venue faces eviction from former Sydney church after religious groups protest LGBTQ+ events

Landlord of deconsecrated building sends notice of breach to Divine Playhouse, claiming it ‘insulted and mocked’ beliefs of Christian Australians

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Australia banned vape ads more than two years ago – so why are they still all over social media?

Posts promoting illegal products appear across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube as expert says platforms ‘aren’t doing the job they promised they would do’

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Is the most popular song played on Australian radio stations the product of generative AI?

Josh Fawaz’s song, a cover of Like a Prayer, has raised questions about how generative AI is being used in music and whether it should be declared

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Journalist Richard Guilliatt resigns from Walkley awards board after critic wins reporting prize

Exclusive: Resignation comes after abuse survivor said she was devastated her father, who was jailed for 48 years, was interviewed for the Shadow of Doubt podcast

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NSW spent almost $500,000 on court cases lost against pro-Palestine protest groups

Exclusive: Documents show $117,455 was spent in a single legal fight over laws rushed through after Bondi attack

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Can’t catch the train, can’t use Eftpos, can’t charge your car: how Telstra’s outage wreaked havoc across Australia

Trains, mobile phones, triple-zero calls and even EVs – if it communicates, Telstra bricked it

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Coal is back in AustralianSuper’s portfolio. What happened to that net zero pledge?

In 2020 Australia’s biggest super fund dumped its Whitehaven shares. Fast forward to 2026 and it is now the coalminer’s single biggest investor

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NSW Labor toughens pokies stance as Sydney inner west mayor points to ‘unstoppable’ momentum for reform

State Labor conference passes motion committing to higher taxes on some clubs and moratorium on licenses for new machines

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Doctors’ soaring use of AI scribes prompts Australian government warning over privacy

Exclusive: With the technology fast becoming popular in GP surgeries, regulators are monitoring its implementation and potential pitfalls

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Jail and a $10,000 fine: former political staffer shares fear over MP complaint system

An Australian parliamentary workplace watchdog was created to clean up bad behaviour in the seat of government – but some are questioning its efficacy

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‘Don’t kill music’: Anthony Albanese’s favourite bands beg PM to stop AI companies from stealing their work

A potential deal with the government would allow international tech companies to mine the creative work of Australian musicians. Some of the prime minister’s favourite artists told the Guardian how they feel about it

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Afternoon Update: human oversight of aged care tool could return; Neil the seal safety concerns; and a valuable painting left on the street

The Senate passes a bill to reinstate human override in all aged care assessments, due to concerns it was consistently under-assessing need and priority

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Political lobbyists, NSW Liberals and a fugitive developer are facing corruption allegations. Here’s what you need to know

Anti-corruption body examining allegations Liberal figures accepted donations to recruit members and also received money from fugitive Toplace developer Jean Nassif

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Labor’s ‘cruel’ algorithm-based aged care funding tool could have human override reinstated after Senate passes bill

Tool used to determine level of home support funding has frequently under-assessed people and left them without adequate care

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Creatives sound alarm on copyright as Pocock calls $50bn datacentre proposal ‘ultimate dirty deal’

Proposal has been put to cabinet to allow AI companies to mine content, in exchange for investment and $350m fund to compensate artists, sources say

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Like being ‘stabbed in the back’: abuse survivors left without trials after Christian Brothers’ unprecedented legal tactic

Order wants to set up its own scheme outside of court to pay survivors, who have been told they will not get what they are owed in full

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Queensland government admits vulnerable children slept on floor of public service offices

LNP denies claims that recent changes to child safety practices have led to an increase in the use of office space

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Pauline Hanson’s One Nation withdrew more than $800,000 of election spending claims after AEC inquiries

The Australian Electoral Commission is examining if party breached laws in its $6m public funding claim after the last election, documents show

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Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content

Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests several groups with thousands of members run by what expert calls ‘engagement farm’ operations in south-east Asia

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