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Australia's remote desert mine plans for 40 more golden years
One of the country's most remote mines is getting a billion-dollar upgrade, taking gold production deeper into the Tanami Desert as gold prices hit record highs.
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Two charged after boy killed in accidental shooting on rural NSW property
Emergency services were called to the property in Windellama, near Goulburn, after a firearm was accidentally discharged.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Most bike lanes in inner Melbourne have less than 40% tree cover β thatβll get worse, new maps show
Hot sunny days can make footpaths, bike lanes and city streets unbearable. If we want people to ditch the car, weβre going to need more trees, research shows.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Top unis have imposed new restrictions on campus protests. What does this mean for students, staff and democracy?
Over the past year, all of Australiaβs eight top research universities have increased restrictions on campus protests.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Think your specialist is expensive? Look at what others are paying
Specialistsβ fees are high, vary across specialties and across geographical regions. And you can search for whoβs charging what near you.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Productivity reform has been put in the too-hard basket for years. Hereβs why leaders leave it alone
Why have we seen so little action on productivity reform, one of the biggest drivers of increasing living standards? And what can you do about it?
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Strongmen, Daggy Dads and State Daddies: how different styles of political masculinity play into Australian elections
Modern politics tends to attract certain masculinity types. They are on show again in the 2025 federal election.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Post-election tax reform is the key to reversing Australiaβs growing wealth divide
Several options are available for meaningful tax reform, that would make Australia a fairer place for all generations. All it will take is some political courage.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Six people wielding gel blasters shot by Queensland police
Gel blasters look identical to handguns, shotguns and rifles, making it hard even for officers to tell the difference between a toy and a real gun.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Rain set to ease in Queensland ahead of Easter weekend
Queensland's record-breaking rain is set to ease as the Easter weekend approaches, but some residents in the north are isolated following the weekend's deluge.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Olyslagers adopts 'bold' approach to claim sixth national high jump title
Two-time Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers throws caution to the wind in attempting to break her national high jump record at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:SA nurse banned after committing 'serious' professional misconduct
A South Australian nurse has been reprimanded by South Australia's Civil and Administrative Tribunal after admitting to fabricating documents in a bid to gain employment.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Trump's order on showerheads seems trivial but it's a subtle power grab
It seems only a matter of time before Donald Trump uses a crisis and the National Emergencies Act to bring about a revolution in the United States.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:How it felt to watch an outback levee break and damage entire town
With an upstream gauge out of action, Thargomindah had no way of knowing how much destruction a torrent of floodwaters would have on the outback community. One local, who witnessed the levee break, says that's not good enough.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Gout Goutβs winds of change whip Australian athletics into frenzy
Tailwinds are robbing the teenage sprint sensation of astonishing times but his rise is part of a wider shiftOn Saturday night at the Subiaco hotel in the inner suburbs of Perth, a 17-year-old had a dinner with a group of adults. He ordered a steak. Medium, as is his preference.But this was no ordinary meal, no ordinary teenager. The behaviour of the old pubβs other patrons β some offering glances, some even coming up...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:What do Labor and the Coalitionβs new housing polices mean for first home buyers?
Neither plan will put significant downward pressure on property prices β and making mortgages tax deductible may have βsome inflationary impactβElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email,...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Gina episode 3: Love and money - podcast
Gina Rinehart has been Australiaβs richest person for the last six years in a row. But where does her money come from?In episode three we unpack the bitter rivalries, court battles and family conflicts behind the Hancock fortune β and consider a fundamental question: is Rinehart a mining heiress or is she a self-made mining magnate? We then look at her crowning achievement to date in her time at the helm of Hancock...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:How rich is Gina Rinehart, and how much will she earn in the time it takes to read this article?
Australiaβs wealthiest person rakes in billions from her iron ore mines. We look at how she makes her money β and how she spends itExplore the series: Gina: power, privilege and influenceListen to episode three Gina: Love and moneyGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastGina Rinehart has been the richest person in Australia for years, making billions from her iron ore mines.But just how rich is...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:βIβd love Keanu to read itβ: Ione Skye on bisexuality, infidelity and her wild tell-all memoir
The actorβs aptly named memoir Say Everything has been praised as raw, revealing, disarming and hornyIn person, as in her new tell-all memoir, the 90s Hollywood It girl Ione Skye doesnβt hold back. Whether sheβs discussing menopausal hormone treatment (sheβs on it), her libido (βItβs not what it was but [musician husband Ben Lee] and I have a really nice sex lifeβ) or her ex Anthony Kiedisβs fondness for dating...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Newspoll steady but Albaneseβs ratings jump; swing to Labor in marginal seats
While the two-party preferred numbers are steady, the prime ministerβs approval rating has improved, as have Laborβs chances in marginal seats.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Labor and Coalition support for new home buyers welcome but other Australians also struggling with housing affordability
The major parties have announced housing policies that take a more novel approach to improving affordability than previously.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Voters have a clear choice. Laborβs long term and equitable tax reform or the Coalitionβs big but one-off tax cuts
Labor and the Coalition have both acknowledged the cost-of-living crisis facing many Australians in separate tax policies unveiled on Sunday.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Election Diary: Liberal and Labor launches focus on housing, but who thinks either side can fix that crisis any time soon?
Both major parties were spending big at their campaign launches, with housing as the centrepiece.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Ten things we learned from Peter Duttonβs speech at the Liberal party campaign launch
In a marathon 50-minute on stage the opposition leader promised to stop the boats (again), foreshadowed a βsignificantβ defence investment and took a jab at Jim Chalmers. Hereβs what you may have missedPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Dutton and Albanese promise tax relief at campaign launch events β as it happened
This blog is now closedAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese tells Australian UFC fighter to βgo hardβ in message of support before headline matchSome...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Battle of the election βsugar hitsβ: Labor and Coalition announce tax plans at duelling campaign launches
Albanese unveils an automatic $1,000 deduction on annual tax returns while Dutton pledges $1,200 one-off tax refund for low- and middle income earnersElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Australian election 2025 live updates: Coalition announces $10bn βtemporary and targetedβ tax relief plan as Labor unveils $10bn for housing
Both announcements come ahead of the major party campaign launches in Sydney and Perth on SundayAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese tells Australian...
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Macabre denizens of the deep revealed in Bass Canyon's darkness
Four kilometres below the Southern Ocean surface is a strange world inhabited by even stranger creatures. In its autumn voyage, the CSIRO's Research Vessel Investigator took a closer look.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:What the story of an ancient one-legged man can teach us about inclusion
Scott Avery has dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of First Nations Australians and people with disability. His mission is inspired by ancient footprints thought to have belonged to a one-legged man on a hunt with his community.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Voting 101: Who are the Australian political parties clamouring for your vote? - video
With Australia's federal election fast approaching, and the political parties and candidates imploring you to vote for them, you may be wondering who they even are. In this episode of Voting 101, Matilda Boseley gives you a brief guide to all the major - and some minor β parties vying for your vote this electionVoting 101: The Australian election has been called, hereβs what that means for you - videoVoting 101: What...
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Chaplains locked out of NT jails as prison population reaches record high
Darwin's Catholic bishop writes to the Northern Territory government expressing concern over a chronic lack of access to NT prisons, saying chaplains are effectively being locked out.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Australians choosing cheaper imported cheese in cost-of-living crisis
Dairy farmers say the sector is struggling amid consumers turning to cheaper cheese imports flooding supermarket shelves.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Coalition to unveil first home buyer mortgage tax deduction scheme
Peter Dutton will super-charge his fight against Labor over housing with a promise that first-time buyers of newly built homes would be able to deduct mortgage payments from income taxes.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Architect uploads free plan for owner-builders to use
In a bid to support self-built low-cost housing, an architect who built his own property for $150,000, has released free plans for others to download and use.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Mallee farmer says sheep under constant attack from protected dingoes
A year after the Victorian government banned lethal control of dingoes in the state's north-west, a farmer on a national park border says authorities need to do more prevent the predators' constant bloody raids on his livestock.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source: