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Morning Mail: reckoning for a colonial massacre, Muskโs $US29bn payday, the politics of Sydney Sweeney
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter hereMorning everyone. We continue our Descendants series today with a report from Bootenal Springs in Western Australia about how the families of Indigenous people and white settlers came together for a reckoning about a massacre 171 years ago โ and calls for the release of diaries...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:
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'Frustrating, disappointing': Parkinson's community still campaigning for a nurse
Canberra's Parkinson's community has long been campaigning for the ACT government to employ a specialist Parkinson's nurse who can visit patients at home. The ACT government says planning is underway to create the position but a start date has yet to be confirmed.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Canberra footpaths blocked by construction, making streets inaccessible
Footpaths in the ACT are often closed or blocked because of construction, leaving the streets obstacle-filled and difficult to navigate for people with vision impairments.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Volunteers make sleep-bus dream come true after charity folds
After a flawed process that saw buses parked unused in depots for months, volunteers are pushing to launch independent sleep-bus services after the national charity Sleepbus folded last month.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Court ruling in favour of bridge march created bigger dilemma for Minns
The NSW premier has said publicly that he doesn't regret his opposition to Sunday's protest. He will face caucus today knowing several colleagues marched.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Messy legal battle underway after couple builds house on wrong block
Melanie and David Moor spent their life savings building a home on a newly subdivided block in Victoria. But they could lose it all after accidentally building on the wrong block.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:The right has filled a void on antisemitism โ leaving the Jewish left without a language to talk about it
Left-wing Jewish political journalist Rachel Shabi delivers a nuanced take on antisemitism, legitimate criticism of Israel and the role of race and colonialism.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:How do you feel about doing exams? Our research unearthed 4 types of test-takers
The study looked at studentsโ levels of confidence and anxiety, while monitoring their brain waves and sweat glands while they did a test.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Trauma, stress and burnout among judges and magistrates could put the whole legal system at risk
Too many burnt out judges could mean shortages, a clogged court system and lower quality judgments.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Hereโs what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health
Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it โdifficultโ or โvery difficultโ to cope on their income has doubled.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Some taxes are inefficient at any level. Even modest reforms will help
If state and federal governments replaced inefficient taxes with better designed ones, households would be at least $900 better off.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Australiaโs divorce rate is the lowest itโs been in 50 years. Why?
Greater longevity of marriages has been heralded as a sign of more successful relationships, but the reality is far more nuanced.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:The River Torrens has battled pollution โ can it be safe for swimming?
Adelaide's River Torrens has battled pollution and an image problem over the decades โ but there is now a proposal to bring back swimming to the waterway.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Teenage girl dead and another arrested after stabbing in Newcastle
Police say the two girls were known to each other, and homicide detectives are assisting with the investigation.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Tesla 'brand destruction' could cost it millions as battery sales boom
After surrendering its dominance of Australian electric vehicle sales, Tesla is also now also rapidly losing ground in the home battery market.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Super battery capable of powering one million homes switched on
One of the most powerful energy storage batteries in the world has been designed to back up NSW's grid.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Why the courts stepped in when a 12-year-old wanted an abortion
According to Australian law, children are empowered to make their own decisions about the healthcare they receive โ regardless of parental consent โ so long as they fully understand what is being done.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Traditional owners call for diaries of WA settler who killed Aboriginal people to be released in full
Major Logueโs diaries use code to describe the frontier killings of Yamatji people but a local publisher plans to omit the coded sections from publicationThe killing code: strange symbols in a WA settlerโs diaries lay bare frontier atrocitiesFamilies unite at WA massacre site: โSomething spoke through meโThese brothers grew up revering their great-uncle Bill. Then the full story came outRead more from Guardian...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Families unite at site of massacre in Western Australia: โSomething spoke through meโ
More than 170 years after shocking bloodshed at Bootenal Springs, there is at last a reckoningTraditional owners call for diaries of WA settler who killed Aboriginal people to be released in fullThese brothers grew up revering their great-uncle Bill. Then the full story came outRead more from Guardian Australiaโs series The Descendants hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWarning: This article...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Inflation is down but prices remain high: when will the cost-of-living crisis end?
The biggest inflationary shock in a generation has left Australia a much more expensive place to live. It could take years for households to catch up Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInflation has come down from the stratospheric peaks of December 2022, dropping to 2.1% in the year to June and towards the bottom of the Reserve Bankโs 2-3%...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Chinese national accused under foreign interference law of spying on Buddhists
Australian Federal Police arrested a Chinese Natioanl on Saturday, after searching homes in Canberra.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Potential Trump tariff retaliation not a factor in Palestinian state decision, Albanese says
The prime minister is seeking a phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu this week, after a pro-Palestine protest marched across Sydney Harbour BridgeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPossible retaliation from the US president, Donald Trump, wonโt slow Australiaโs moves to recognise Palestinian statehood, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese,...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Foot-and-mouth disease would devastate Australiaโs graziers if it got in. Hereโs how a new vaccine might help
Australian livestock farmers see foot-and-mouth disease as an existential threat. A new vaccine offers hope โ but not a silver bullet.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Weapons and violence: how does Australia stack up against other similar countries?
Crime stats show how Australiaโs efforts to restrict weapon use has been largely successful. But more can be done.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Krissy Barrett becomes first woman Australian Federal Police commissioner
She replaces Reece Kershaw, who is retiring after holding the commissionerโs post since 2019.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose โ the US more than many
The latest round of tariffs will reduce GDP in most countries. As the effects flow through, the global economy may be in for a rocky ride.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Contemporary crime fiction has moved beyond conventional genre tropes โ just donโt call it โliteraryโ
New crime novels by Mark Brandi and Jennifer Trevelyan are enthralling dramas about the loss of innocence and the possibility of redemption.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Looking to warm up with a sauna this winter? Here are 5 tips to enjoy it safely
Saunas can offer real health benefits. But there are risks if you push past your bodyโs limits.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Sydneyโs huge Gaza protest shows thereโs now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik
The Harbour Bridge march felt different. The whole city turned up, not just students and activists but grandmothers and parents with prams. I felt like I was in the majorityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe rain couldnโt stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydneyโs Harbour Bridge to protest Israelโs...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:World Athleticsโ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know โ I discovered the relevant gene in 1990
World Athletics says its genetic test for women ensures โthe integrity of womenโs sportโ โ but science does not support this overly simplistic idea.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:NZ is looking for a deal over Trumpโs new tariffs โ that could come with a high political price
Governments are scrambling to cut deals before new US tariffs kick in on August 7. But with Trump using the process for political leverage, NZ must tread carefully.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:As a carer, Iโve spent hours in waiting rooms. My new artwork explores these liminal spaces
Waiting rooms as a carer are very different to the experience of being a patient.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Easier for Labor to form government in Tasmania than Liberals after final election results
The count in the Tasmanian election is over, with voters delivering a hung parliament with largely the same make-up as the last, albeit with some new characters.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:The unique hangover cure bonding AFLW premiers for life
North Melbourne star Jasmine Garner will have the added responsibility of guiding her side through the club's premiership defence in her first season as captain.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Your phone is covered in germs: a tech expert explains how to clean it without doing damage
Whatever you do, donโt spray it with pure alcohol.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source: