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Sussan Ley wants to keep the Coalition together β but caving on net zero wonβt help her win back seats | Tom McIlroy
High-profile Nationals and powerful forces in business and media are pushing back against climate action, posing a test of credibility for the new Liberal leaderSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Mortonβs free Clear Air newsletter hereAfter another scrappy week for the faltering Coalition, Bridget McKenzie on Thursday called for the National party to stop talking about itself.No sane observer of politics...
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Federal budget deficit running $4.8bn better than expected β as it happened
This blog is now closedErin Patterson given voice as interview with police fills in some blanks: week five in courtGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe health minister, Mark Butler, has said a new Covid-19 variant is spreading around Australia, encouraging Australians to stay up-to-date with their boosters. He told RN Breakfast:I do encourage, particularly as we head into winter, for people to...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:GPs will be a great help for managing ADHD medications. But many patients will still need specialists
Up-skilling GPs to treat ADHD will benefit many patients, some people with more complex cases will still need to see a specialist.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Shock NSW Senate result as One Nation beats Labor to win final seat
The 40 Senate seats up for election this year have resulted in gains for Labor and losses for the Coalition.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Will elections for judges make Mexico the βmost democratic country in the worldβ? Critics fear the opposite
Opponents fear electing judges could politicise the judiciary, promote inexperienced or corrupt judges, and erode Mexicoβs system of checks and balances.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:One Nation picks up four Senate spots, with surprise NSW seat for former British soldier Warwick Stacey
Final Senate result confirms pathway for Labor to pass legislation with either Coalition or Greens support alone, or majority of diverse crossbenchAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has gained an unexpected Senate seat in New South...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:What is mantle cell lymphoma? Magda Szubanskiβs βrare and fast-movingβ cancer, explained
The beloved actor says she will be receiving the best treatment available for the stage 4 cancer.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:How Laborβs North West Shelf approval further endangers Murujugaβs 50,000-year-old rock art | Benjamin Smith and John Black for the Conversation
Industrial pollution has degraded the rock art and will continue to do so until emissions at Murujuga are reduced to zero, experts argueAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn Thursday, the new environment minister, Murray Watt, approved an extension for the North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project. The gas plant at Karratha, Western Australia,...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:NSW MP decries anti-Chinese violence in Sydney β video
Speaking in NSW parliament after an alleged attack on a Chinese couple in Sydney, Chinese Australian MP Jason Yat-Sen Li says 'racism doesn't need to be proven in court to be real in people's lives'. Li argued for tackling the root causes of youth crime: 'poverty, disengagement and trauma to young people and their families'. Li said he and the member for Hefron, where the incident took place, had met with the attorney...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:If the horrors unfolding in Gaza are not a red line for Australia to take stronger action then I donβt know what is | David Pocock
Everyone knows the Australian government cannot end the war alone, but we do have an important role to play as a middle power, and it must be more than just wordsMuch has been made this week over Anthony Albaneseβs strongest comments yet criticising the Netanyahu governmentβs ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza. While welcome, his rhetoric calling this an βoutrageβ, βunacceptableβ and βuntenableβ feels...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure
The Starship program has already experienced more failures than many other space missions in the past. Will it ever see success β and if so when?
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Tracking crime from the cradle: why some people keep breaking the law while most of us never do
New research tracking more than 80,000 Queenslanders from birth to adulthood reveals the differences between men and women in patterns of criminal behaviour.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Child rapist Stephen White to be released from jail despite knife attack
A 59-year-old man with a long history of sexual violence, who served almost 22 years in prison and attacked a support worker with a knife last year when initially released, will be re-released into the community.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Paraglider 'won't fly for a while' after being sucked 8km in the air
Peng Yujiang says he "definitely won't fly for a while" after being sucked into a cumulonimbus cloud, where temperatures can plummet to -40 degrees Celsius and oxygen levels are severely low.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Most of Australiaβs conservation efforts ignore climate risks β here are 3 fixes
New research reveals only 44% of biodiversity offset policies and 27% of voluntary conservation programs consider climate risk. These 3 practical steps can help.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Repeated concussions force young footy player to retire at 15
Riley Mansfield's rugby league career was just taking off, but he's been told by doctors to hang up the boots due to serious head knocks.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:The new Covid variant NB.1.8.1 is driving infections in Australia. A virologist explains what you need to know | Lara Herrero for the Conversation
Evidence so far suggests NB.1.8.1 may spread more easily and partially sidestep immunity from prior infections or vaccinationAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs we enter the colder months in Australia, Covid is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of a new variant: NB.1.8.1.Last week, the World Health Organization designated...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Councils warned they will wear the cost of dealing with PFAS
The detection of PFAS chemicals is becoming widespread and a NSW council says it is being forced to clean up a problem it didn't create.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Double fatality sparks renewed calls for action on 'notorious' WA highway
With the verge of the North West Coastal Highway already dotted with tributes, the deaths of two more young people last week has police and residents saying enough is enough.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Outback cattle station sells for $47.5m into Australian hands
A multi-million dollar outback cattle station has gone under the hammer, selling for $47.5 million to a Queensland family-owned pastoral company.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Thieves make off with $12k worth of sheep during emergency levy protest
A Strathlea farmer returned from an emergency services levy protest in Melbourne to find 80 merino sheep missing from his property.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Mistrial declared over death of soccer star Maradona
An Argentine court declares a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the 2020 death of Diego Maradona.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:'It's never-ending': De Minaur bemoans full tennis calendar after French Open exit
Australia's Alex de Minaur says the men's tennis calendar is too full following his shock exit from the French Open.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Live: Tariff appeal ruling fails to dent US share gains
US stocks gained despite an appeals court ruling that has, at least temporarily, reinstated the Trump administration's Liberation Day tariffs on virtually every nation. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Live: Hume 'professionally and personally hurt' by demotion to backbench
Liberal senator Jane Hume has broken her silence after her dumping from the shadow cabinet, saying she was "hurt" both professionally and personally by the move.Follow live.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Earthβs seasonal rhythms are changing, putting species and ecosystems at risk
Although biologists have studied seasonal processes for centuries, we know surprisingly little about the impacts of shifting seasons. We are likely underestimating the repercussions.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Traditional owners eye next battle in fight against North West Shelf
Traditional owners have pledged to continue fighting the decision to extend the North West Shelf gas plant, as environmentalists shift their focus to Woodside's next major project β the development of the Browse gas fields off WA's Kimberley coast.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:AEC staff's bad advice to blame for 45pc informal vote, say voters
Residents of a small NSW town say incorrect how-to-vote information from Australian Electoral Commission staff saw nearly half of their ballots at the federal election declared invalid.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Self-help gurus claim manifesting gets you what you want. But does it?
Manifesting has never been more popular. But while it promises you anything you want via the power of your mind, some critics say the practice is concerning.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: White House tries to salvage tariffs, NSWβs flood waste blight, Demon out of French Open
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. Donald Trump is asking the US supreme court to save his beloved tariffs from so-called βactivist judgesβ in a US trade court who have ruled his big tariffs policy is illegal. We have the latest from Washington.At home, the government says preparation for the social...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Joggers urged to 'stay vigilant' after attack on female trail runner
Police are urging runners to "stay vigilant" on Canberra's trails after a teenager allegedly attacked a 59-year-old woman in broad daylight while she was out jogging.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Weekly news quiz: An Origin clash, a federal reunion and a cheese chase
From a Coalition reunion to a giant wheel of cheese. This week was a big one. Test yourself on how much you remember.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:New COVID-19 strain 'pretty much everywhere' in Australia
The World Health Organization designated the new NB.1.8.1 strain as a "variant under monitoring" and it's now the dominant variant in China and Hong Kong.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:A 5mm tweak could be a 'game changer' in the F1 title race
Motorsport's governing body is enforcing a rule change, beginning at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, which could have major ramifications for leader McLaren, and world championship front-runners Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Thousands of dogs are born each year, but 'vulnerable' breeds are dying out
Our canine companions have lived beside us in all shapes and sizes, but plenty of breeds have disappeared along the way thanks to changes in jobs and fashion.
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