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Woman, 69, in hospital with broken vertebrae after police allegedly pushed her to the ground at Sydney Herzog protest

Jann Alhafny says she feared there could be a stampede or that she might suffocate after she was allegedly pushed to the ground

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Authorities seek to remove from social media image of foetus being circulated by Australian anti-abortion activists

Photograph, first published by anti-abortion campaigner Joanna Howe, purportedly taken at Townsville hospital

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‘Overwhelming sense of doom’: NDIS support cuts leave families in fear – and there are more to come

Many small changes since 2024 have ‘added up to one big cut’, advocates say, and the two biggest changes are due to roll out this year

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Afternoon Update: Gus Lamont’s grandmothers ‘devastated’ after police update; new statins findings; and landscapes seen from the sky

SA police yesterday have said someone in Gus Lamont’s household has been identified as suspect – but stress it is not one of his parents

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Scaling back the capital gains tax discount might not help housing affordability – but there are still good reasons to do it

There is a profound inequity when it comes to tax breaks for investors. Reform could boost the budget bottom line and help renters trying to buy property

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Magic Beach by Alison Lester named Australia’s best children’s picture book

Lester’s 1990 classic about the wonders of nature wins Guardian Australia poll ahead of Possum Magic in second place

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Indonesians wrongly deemed adult people smugglers by Australian police finally cleared to appeal convictions

Errors led to boys aged as young as 13 going to adult maximum-security jails in WA. Now the attorney general has intervened in two cases

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‘I also like that the dad cries’: children on their favourite Australian picture book of all time

From Jetty Jumping to green sheep, children tell us why they love the books they ask for night after night

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Australian universities to be graded on how well they deal with protests under antisemitism report card

Exclusive: Leaked documents show how universities will be assessed under new system, which was fast-tracked after Bondi terror attack

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NSW Labor politicians to protest Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit in defiance of premier

Cameron Murphy, one of three MLCs to rally next week, says ‘we should not be welcoming to Australia the head of a state engaged in an ongoing genocide’

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One Nation has been surging in the polls. Next month’s South Australian election may reveal whether that’s a load of hot air

One Nation says it will ‘contest every seat’ in March state election, with newest recruit Cory Bernardi among the former Liberals in play

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Australian influencer’s illegal crypto gambling ads permitted by Meta despite Acma warning of $2.4m fine

Online streamer Dinah promoted Rainbet to her 820,000 followers, despite the regulator warning ‘significant penalties’ were at stake

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New hate speech rules for NSW schools could stifle classroom discussions about Gaza, teachers warn

Premier says code of conduct is ‘not an attack on freedom of speech … or concern about Palestinians and innocent civilians in Gaza’

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Pauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company

Exclusive: One Nation leader has now updated register of interests to include the flight revealed by Guardian Australia

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Inside the idyllic studio of Alison Lester: ‘Everything I do looks a bit like a stuffed toy’

The doyenne of Australian picture books talks about her creative process, the ‘wild and woolly’ place that inspired Magic Beach – and how a favourite idea was sketched on an aeroplane sick bag

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Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele spent more than $2.2m on election campaign – the most of any teal independent

Data shows Boele – who won seat by only 26 votes – received almost $700,000 in donations from Climate 200

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Real estate agents in Australia using apps that leave millions of lease documents at risk, digital researcher says

Exclusive: ‘This is a blatant and disturbing disregard for the law and for people’s security,’ digital rights advocate says

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Man convicted of child sexual abuse working as NSW touch football referee for juniors thanks to legal ‘loophole’

Exclusive: Safety advocates want laws strengthened to ensure child sexual abuse offenders cannot referee children’s sport

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NSW Greens to move bill to let councils better regulate berry industry as it continues rapid expansion

Residents and local authorities are worried about environmental hazards and land devaluation as minister says excess regulations may hinder modern farming practices

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Chalmers rejects opposition claims Labor is fuelling inflation, and says he is ‘impatient for reform’

Australian treasurer ‘open’ to tax reform and says the government wants to tackle intergenerational inequity

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Queensland police scrap specialist unit providing support for domestic and family violence cases

Change comes after 100-day review that found domestic violence case management was not ‘core’ police business’

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Professor who claimed ‘Blak’ activists were leading law school to ‘destruction’ to leave University of Melbourne

Exclusive: Dr Eric Descheemaeker and university have agreed he will leave his job to pursue other opportunities, email to staff says

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Embrace the imperfect and don’t try to keep everyone happy: readers share their tips on doing less in 2026

From sending fewer text messages to being selective with your gardening, this is how Guardian Australia readers are making life a little easier

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Sadness, fear and mistrust in Perth’s Indigenous community after Invasion Day bomb scare: ‘It’s really heavy for our mob over here’

The incident is now being investigated as a ‘potential terrorist act’ but First Nations people say they are left feeling like ‘it’s not a big deal if it happens to Black people’

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‘Gobsmacked’: Australian workplace relations department to replace short-term staff with third-party contractor

Workers and union say outsourcing will mean loss of knowledge and experience needed to help ‘very vulnerable people’ waiting for government payments

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