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Queensland teachers are striking. Itβs not just about money β they are asking for a profession worth staying in
On Wednesday, Queenslandβs public school teachers will walk off the job in their first statewide strike in 16 years.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:
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Worldβs biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave
The latest report from Australiaβs tropical marine research agency shows hard corals on the Great Barrier Reef have been hit hard by an extreme marine heatwave.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:When a tribal society formed 50 years ago, few dared dream of this day
Bundjalung Tribal Society celebrates a new vision for the future β 50 years in the making β as work starts on a cultural centre in the NSW Northern Rivers.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:NCEA isnβt perfect but NZ shouldnβt forget why it was introduced in the first place
The end of NCEA marks a return to a more standardised, exam-focused way of learning. But for some students, successfully finishing high school just got harder.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Man Ray and Max Dupain surrealism β in pictures
Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne is showing its first joint exhibition exploring the surrealist photography of Man Ray and Max Dupain. Heideβs director and curator Lesley Harding has written captions explaining the works. Itβs on show until 9 NovemberMax Dupainβs Sunbaker: Australian artists respond to celebrated photograph β in pictures Continue reading...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Itβs winter and respiratory illnesses are everywhere. Will going out underdressed in cold weather make me sick? | Antiviral
To develop cold symptoms, you need to be infected by a virus. Thereβs a reason that happens more in winter β and the answer hangs indoors, in the airRead more in the Antiviral seriesIt was inevitable that I would, as Oscar Wilde quipped, become like my mother. After decades of being told to βPut on more clothes! Youβll catch a cold!β I now, despite knowing better, insist the same for my daughter.βAnother layer!β I...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The Descendants: the search for Tom Wills - podcast
For some years there have been suggestions that in the 1860s Tom Wills, Australiaβs first sports hero and a founder of Australian rules football, may have taken part in the massacres of Gayiri people in central Queensland.Now, in a Guardian Australia investigation, Indigenous affairs reporter Ella Archibald-Binge travels in search of the truth behind the allegations.In this two-part special Full Story, she and Lorena...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching event in 2024 most widespread and severe on record - video
The Great Barrier Reef has seen the sharpest annual drop in the amount of live coral recorded by scientists in its northern and southern sections since monitoring started four decades ago, according to a report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. The report is the first to comprehensively document the devastating impacts of the early 2024 mass coral bleaching event β the most widespread and severe event on...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:View from The Hill: Can Chalmers extract a serious deregulation agenda from reform roundtable?
Treasurer Jim Chalmers - and much of the political class - have been waxing lyrical about ditching red tape that impedes progress. But itβs not easy to pull off.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Should big tech be allowed to mine Australiansβ text and data to train AI? The Productivity Commission is considering it
Interim report on digital economy also mulls changes to privacy rules and copyright collections to help harness AIβs benefitsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Productivity Commission is examining whether technology firms should be exempted from copyright rules that stop companies from mining text and data to train artificial intelligence...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Murderer granted parole β as it happened
This blog is now closedChris Minns stares down backbench revolt over handling of Sydney Harbour Bridge protestGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese spoke to Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, in a phone call overnight.The prime minister reiterated Australiaβs call for the immediate entry of aid into Gaza, a permanent ceasefire, and the release of all Israeli...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. Whatβs behind the recruitment uptick?
After years of warnings of a recruitment crisis in defence, new data show its suddenly risen by 17%. Thereβs a combination of reasons why.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:These students cut air pollution near their schools β by taking aim at their parentsβ idling cars
When parents leave their cars idling outside schools, pollution levels spike. The solution could be as simple as teaching children how to ask for change.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Australiaβs new frigate deal with Japan plugs a few critical holes, but doesnβt come without risks
The Australia-Japan relationship has evolved rapidly in the past decade β and this could be threatened if something doesnβt go right with the deal.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:βAbsolutely the best shipβ: Japan wins $10bn contract to grow Australiaβs war fleet
Three Mogami-class frigates part of wider deal to replace ageing Anzac-class frigates and give navy a more lethal surface combatant fleetFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJapanβs Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has beaten a German rival in the race to build Australiaβs new fleet of warships, with the federal government expecting the first to be...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:It might seem like Trump is winning his trade war. But the US could soon be in a world of pain
When keeping score, you arenβt supposed to add βown goalsβ to your own tally.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Does running ruin your knees? And how old is too old to start?
Runners tend to have thicker cartilage in their knees β which cushions and protects the joint β compared to non-runners.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Australiaβs student caps will ease up in 2026, but times will still be tough for international education
After two years of trying to reduce international student numbers, the Albanese government will soften its approach in 2026.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Why do some clothes shrink in the wash? A textile scientist explains how to βunshrinkβ them
You followed the instructions, but the garment still shrunk. Hereβs why that can happen β and what to do about it.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real β and will affect generations to come
History shows how devastating famines are and the lasting impact they have. Gaza is no different and a moral stain on those perpetuating it.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Governments and police are tackling weapons in public β but theyβre ignoring it in our homes
Around half of all assaults and homicides that involve weapons happen in domestic settings, yet new laws overwhelmingly focus on public knife offences.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:As I sit here in Australia watching Israel starve Palestinians to death, I canβt help but think it could have been me | Plestia Alaqad
Iβve tried to write this for a week now but canβt seem to find the right words. What words could ever be enough?Anne Davies: The huge Harbour Bridge march shows people have had a gutful of seeing starving children in Gaza. Politicians need to catch upβWhy canβt I have a pomegranate?βThe little girlβs question sank his heart. How would my colleague, Hatem, explain to his daughter that there are no pomegranates, and...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Missing Alice Springs man found by family in 'miracle' after police called off search
The family of Alice Springs man Gach Top have found him alive near an Aboriginal homeland a week after he was reported missing and days after the official search was called off.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Broome man declared unfit for murder trial
Ian Brooke, who police allege stabbed his foster brother to death in November 2023, has been deemed unfit to stand trial.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:PM speaks with Palestinian Authority in rare phone call
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas tells Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that Australia could play an "important role" in achieving peace by joining others to recognise the state of Palestine.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Gas supply to 10 regional Victorian towns to be cut by end of 2026
The announcement by Solstice Energy will affect more than 1,000 customers, who will be forced to go electric or change to bottled gas.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Australia picks Japan to build $10b frigates after fierce contest
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries wins a tight contest to build the Australian navy's new $10 billion fleet of warships, beating a bid from German rival ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Texas governor orders arrest of Democrats who fled Texas
Republican Governor Greg Abbott has ordered authorities to arrest the dozens of Texas Democrats who fled the state to successfully block a vote on a Republican plan to redraw the state's congressional districts.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Premier says convicted MP has 'no shame' amid expulsion delay
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns calls Gareth Ward's legal move to stop his expulsion from parliament "unconscionable," promising to seek an urgent court hearing to overturn the injunction.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Driver dies after crashing while trying to set record at famous Speed Week
Veteran driver Chris Raschke dies after a crash at Speed Week on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, with his team "deeply devastated" by the loss.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Hope for 'clean' truffle exports as producer axes banned chemical
As Australia's truffle industry continues to grow, a truffiere on the New South Wales Central Tablelands has become the first in the country to be certified free of a banned chemical.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Live: Household spending data may add weight to interest rate cut calls
Wall Street rallies with key indices up between 1.5 and 2 per cent. Household spending data will be closely watched a week out from the RBA's next rates decision. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Former outback sheep station set to open as national park next year
Visitors will be able to access a vast array of wetlands, woodland and waterholes across the 430,000-hectare site in far west NSW, which is home to dozens of threatened species.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Live: Wong warns of risk 'there will be no Palestine left to recognise'
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says that without the development of a path to a two-state solution, there is a risk there will be "no Palestine left to recognise". Follow live.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Tasmania's election is over with no clear winner. This is what happens now
For Tasmanians wondering when they might have a parliament in place and some certainty about who will have the support to govern, it could still be weeks off. However, the official process is already underway.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source: