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RMIT drops misconduct case against student who accused university of being ‘complicit in Gaza genocide’

Exclusive: Move comes after Guardian Australia revealed Gemma Seymour was facing potential suspension over video criticising RMIT’s ties to weapons companies

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Traffic falls on major Sydney and Melbourne roads as fuel crisis sees Australians cut back on driving

Exclusive: Trips on Sydney’s key thoroughfares have fallen by thousands per day, according to government data

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Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can’t stop depositing poo balls on Sydney’s beaches

Guardian Australia tours problematic Malabar wastewater plant where some accumulated fats, oils and grease can’t be accessed – let alone cleared

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‘Inherently dangerous and unnecessary’: NT buses will soon be patrolled by armed officers

First Nations lawyers and politicians warn the change will disproportionately affect Indigenous people, making them feel ‘less safe, rather than more safe’

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Sydney light rail trialled sensors after death but scrapped project due to cost before second fatality, whistleblower claims

Exclusive: Transdev undertook ‘coupling project’ after teen trapped between carriages in 2023. Trial restarted after second fatality, ex-employee claims, while operator denies ‘assessment’ ever shelved

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Diesel remains volatile as prices rise again despite Labor’s fuel tax relief

Energy minister Chris Bowen says 3.4% of Australia’s service stations had no diesel, as of Monday, after wholesale prices surged

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Passengers forced to stand for hours on regional Victoria trains as free tickets supercharge long weekend demand

Reduced public holiday services and school holidays heighten pressure on network, leading to overcrowding

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Australian Human Rights Commission investigates racial discrimination complaint against NSW government

Investigation comes after South Asian Muslim and caste-oppressed Hindu community representatives lodged formal complaint

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Confidential report found former home affairs boss Michael Pezzullo was ‘reckless’ in engagement with Liberal powerbroker

Previously unreleased report obtained via freedom of information battle says Pezzullo exceeded ‘boundaries of normal public service practice’

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‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears

Department says it’s received 834 requests for a review of tool’s assessments since it launched in November

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A feud ‘straight out of Succession’, a rental thriller and an ‘absolute ripper’: the best Australian books out in April

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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Australia wants to sell its social media ban to the world – but are the measures even working?

Two-thirds of teenagers are still on social media platforms included in the ban, according to the eSafety commissioner

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Did Anthony Albanese just cement a third interest rate hike in May by cutting the fuel excise?

Injecting $1.5bn via petrol subsidies into an inflated economy may change things for the Reserve Bank board at its next meeting

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Victorian Liberals to hold another preselection after candidate who defeated Moira Deeming withdraws

Dinesh Gourisetty ‘not welcome’ in party after revelations he provided court reference for a friend convicted of sexually assaulting a child

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Brisbane artist contacted by police over works that allegedly violate new Queensland hate speech laws

James Hillier, known as Nordacious, told he could face jail time for some of his designs made in support of Palestine

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Five Great Reads: Imran Khan, Sylvia Plath and the Melbourne man with more than 20,000 books

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

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‘It’s fired people up’: support grows, including within Labor, for new gas tax to curb wartime profits

Government, industry and opposition see growing public support for a new gas tax but the industry is fighting back

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Tracing Tropical Cyclone Narelle’s ‘very unusual’ path to hit Australia on three coastlines

It’s only the third storm system in recorded history to make landfall in three Australian jurisdictions – and the first in more than 20 years

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Australia refuses to say how many Chinese nationals are arriving by boat, saying it may damage bilateral relations

Exclusive: Indonesia reports growing number of attempts by Chinese nationals to organise boat journeys, as Australian authorities refuse to reveal details

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Swapping the car for a bike and seeing loved ones less: how the fuel crisis is affecting Australians

We asked Guardian Australia readers how they are affected by surging petrol prices and shortages. Here’s what they told us

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BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’

Triple J signed off with the hip-hop anthem Express Yourself while other radio and TV networks filled the air with BBC broadcasts, re-runs and soothing music

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Australia backs Lebanon’s sovereignty and opposes occupation, Penny Wong tells Israel

Foreign minister reiterates condemnation of Iran over the strait of Hormuz and says Australia does not want to see occupation of southern Lebanon by Israel

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As global oil prices surge, should Australia increase its renewable energy use? - Your climate transition questions answered

The impacts of the Iran war and crisis in the Middle East are reshaping the global economy – should Australia change the way it thinks about energy? Climate and environment editor Adam Morton answered your questions

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‘Like battery hens’: ATO’s outsourced debt collectors face much worse conditions than those in public service, former staff say

The tax office is one of the most prolific users of external labour, spending more than $316m in 2024-25. Critics say this has led to a ‘two-class system’

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Police planned to disperse Isaac Herzog protest in Sydney if crowd hit 6,000, encrypted messages suggest

Senior public servant wrote ‘police will be dispersing them if numbers exceed capacity’ while premier says protesters confronted after attempting to march

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