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New sentencing laws will drive NZ’s already high imprisonment rates – and budgets – even higher
New Zealand jails more people per capita than Canada, Australia and England. But sentencing Act changes will contribute to a 40% rise in prisoner numbers over the next decade.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:
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A church with links to Trump, coups and Soviet Union leaders faces dissolution
The Unification Church has had close ties to world politics for decades, but a court ruling in Japan could be the end of the organisation.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Salmon schools in WA so large beachgoers are grabbing fish barehanded
The sight of thousands of salmon off WA's Cheynes Beach has sparked excitement for another bumper fishing season.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Sheffield Shield final live: South Australia aims to build big first innings lead
South Australia enters day two of the Sheffield Shield final with a lead of 63 runs, after dominating the opening day against Queensland. Follow all the live scores and stats.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Australia may no longer be ‘deputy sheriff’, but its reliance on the US has only grown deeper since 2000
The US has been a constant in Australia’s foreign policy since the year 2000. The Trump administration, though, is raising concerns of over-reliance on our top ally.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Matildas set to clash as Arsenal and Lyon advance to Champions League semi
There will be at least one Australian, possibly more, in the UEFA Women's Champions League final, with both Arsenal and Lyon progressing to the semifinals.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Boy dies after being hit by car at Teesdale, west of Geelong
A female driver is being interviewed by police after a boy was struck by a car and died while walking to school at Teesdale.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Latest monsoon trough set to bring heavy rain to northern WA
More than 200 millimetres of rainfall is forecast for parts of WA's north as tropical low forms on the Kimberley coast.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Identity of hacker behind NSW court website data breach unknown, police say
Officials confirmed about 9,000 sensitive court files, including domestic violence orders and affidavits, were accessed from the NSW Online Registry last week.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Peter Dutton keeps blaming migration for the housing crisis. But can it really be that simple?
The rise in housing costs has been extraordinary. The growth in population has notGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageAny way you look at it, and whether you like it or not, migration is shaping up as a major issue for the 2025 election.As Jim Chalmers did the rounds of media outlets to sell his fourth budget, the treasurer was regularly challenged...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Happy dogs make happy humans, and 9 other reasons science says dogs need to chew
Chewing enriches the physical, psychological and emotional health of dogs in many interconnected ways.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Land Court urges Ensham coal mine lease extension be rejected over climate concerns
Queensland's Land Court has recommended a mine lease extension be rejected unless the mine's operator can prove it will mitigate climate emissions.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Vehicle used by US soldiers missing in Lithuania found submerged
A vehicle used by four US soldiers who vanished during a military drill in Lithuania has been discovered submerged in a body of water.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump announces new 25 per cent tariffs on imported vehicles
The White House expects the tariffs will raise $US100 billion in revenue annually and foster more domestic manufacturing.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Macron says European forces 'a card in the hand of the Ukrainians'
French President Emmanuel Macron says European forces could be used to dissuade future Russian attacks once a peace deal is in place in Ukraine.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Jamie Foxx on what Robin Williams taught him about being a leading man
Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx has produced a new two-part documentary, Number One on the Call Sheet.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Man charged in connection with Wieambilla attack wished he was with shooters
The US conspiracy theorist charged in connection with a deadly attack on Queensland police has told authorities he would have tried to talk the killers out of it if he had the chance.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Molly was hospitalised after a DV assault — so her baby was taken away
A new report into the massive over-representation of Indigenous children in out-of-home care in Western Australia reveals how factors like homelessness and DV can lead to mothers having their babies taken away.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Fall armyworm was unstoppable. Then it came to Australia
The insect said to threaten the food security of 600 million people globally may have met its match in the form of several native Australian fungi and bacteria.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Five people die in horror 24 hours on NSW roads
Police are investigating three fatal crashes across NSW in the past 24 hours, including the deaths of two men who were killed when their car left the road and crashed into a river.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Weddings, deaths and cancellations: Neighbours at 40
After more than 9,000 episodes, Neighbours is finally coming to a close at the end of the year but not before we take one more walk down memory lane.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Outback Qld residents, livestock stranded as 'daunting' rain continues
Rainfall records at some outback properties have been smashed with major flooding set to continue across parts of western Queensland. The rain band is expected to head east in time for the weekend.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Live: Labor seizes on Coalition's pledge to repeal 'election bribe' tax cuts
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor confirms the Coalition will vote to repeal the government's tax cuts if it wins office, instead putting forward a 25-cent fuel excise cut as an alternative way to lower the cost of living.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Queensland turning to teenage tearaway in bid to rescue Shield final
Queensland's veterans are looking to a teenager as their potential game-breaker against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX and global stocks fall as more US tariffs shake sentiment
The Australian share market is down in early trade after Wall Street and European stocks were hit by the looming threat of tariffs on US car imports. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Rugby league's Ashes returns after 22-year hiatus
The Ashes of rugby league will return after a 22-year hiatus, with Australia touring England at the end of the year.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Completely deaf in one ear, this AFL star can be hard to get off the field
Tom Green's teammates will tell you he's a hard player to get off the field. His excuse? He's completely deaf in one ear.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Australia’s Signal concern, supermarket prices compared, Dutton to reveal cost-of-living policy
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Australia and other US intelligence allies should be “very worried” about the Trump administration’s response to the leak of secret military planning, according to Canada’s former spy chief. We have the latest from Washington on the Signal fiasco – including the...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Passion, integrity and self-reliance: why Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is a heroine for our times
Charlotte Brontë’s first-person masterpiece is a landmark in the novel of interiority, the history of feminism, and the representation of religion and race.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Tiny robot tools powered by magnets could one day do brain surgery without cutting open the skull
Robotic tools are too big for ‘keyhole’ brain surgery – but a new miniature technology using magnets could change all that.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Early exposure to air pollution could affect brain development and mental health later in life: new research
The effects of childhood exposure to poor air quality may be small for the individual, but at a population level, they could have major consequences on the workforce.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Every 3 years, we play the election date waiting game. Are fixed terms the solution?
Many Western democracies have fixed terms on a federal level. But Australian governments have long resisted a change that would make them cede election power.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:60-day scripts were supposed to save time and money. So why are we still waiting for cheaper medicines?
60-day scrips can mean fewer trips to the pharmacist and lower costs. But only one in five eligible scripts are for a 60-day supply. Here’s what’s going wrong.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Labor’s budget tax cuts make good economic sense – and have backed Dutton and Taylor into a political corner | Greg Jericho
The tax cuts announced in Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget have left the opposition leader and shadow treasurer with limited optionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf budgets are about choices, then this was one in which very few choices were made. But the one on tax cuts has made life rather difficult for Peter Dutton and Angus Taylor to match...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:From mental health to threatened species: the glaring omissions in the 2025 federal budget
University students, renters and people on welfare missed out on a piece of the pie, while the arts sector and preventative health measures were also overlookedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhile much of the federal budget conversation will centre around what’s in it for you – and for good reason – what’s not in the budget is equally as...
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