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A US senator has been speaking for 24 hours and he is still going
He began speaking at 7pm local time in Washington on Monday and is still going, more than 24 hours and 18 minutes later.
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Could you watch 8 plays in 12 hours? How The Player Kings creates binge-worthy Shakespeare
This new production from Sport for Jove presents eight of Shakepeare’s history plays in order. It is stupendously absorbing and exquisitely realised.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Living in ‘garbage time’: when 500 million Chinese change their spending habits, the world feels it
China’s vast middle class is now changing its values, aspirations and consumption habits in an era of much slower economic growth – dubbed ‘garbage time’.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:An AI companion chatbot is inciting self-harm, sexual violence and terror attacks
Nomi AI is marketed as an “AI companion with memory and a soul”. But it has a much darker side which highlights the urgent need for enforceable AI safety standards.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Sydney's coast battered by massive swells and king tides
Huge swells, a massive king tide and storm surges have battered some of Sydney's beaches including Bondi in the city's east and Cronulla in the south overnight, with more damage set to come with another large high tide forecast later today.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Treated effluent water to grow crops, saving rivers and oceans
An irrigation scheme will divert nutrient-rich, treated effluent water to crops instead of into sensitive waterways after a $120 million project secured final approval in south-east Queensland.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Renewed calls for mountain bike hub at site of former SA golf course
It has been four years since a master plan for the Belair golf course site was abandoned following negative feedback about proposed soccer fields, but support for a mountain bike hub remains.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Australia will soon be second in the world for retirement savings
Our superannuation funds have to find $3.2 billion worth of things to invest in, every week. Is that pool of money a risk to our financial stability?
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Schools close as NSW communities brace for significant flash flooding
A dozen schools have been closed and some residents are being told to prepare for isolation ahead of flooding expected in the state's north-west.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Regional councils demand more federal cash as they pick up services
South Australian councils say they need more federal funding allocated as communities call for improved services ahead of the federal election.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN says that's 'ridiculous'
Israel says more than 400,000 tonnes of aid entered Gaza during the ceasefire and there is plenty of food, but a UN spokesperson says, "as far as the UN is concerned, that's ridiculous … we are at the tail end of our supplies".
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:One of the toughest transport routes in the world makes March's photos of the month
From an election triumph, to a prayer for peace — the ABC's finest photographers roamed far and wide to capture these stunning images throughout the month of March.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Communities grapple with overtourism as social media fuels popularity
Local communities say they need help managing overtourism as mass visitation creates issues for wildlife, raises evacuation concerns, and poses safety risks.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:$150m high-rise to replace Darwin city council headquarters
The Darwin city council will soon begin building a $150 million CBD high-rise to replace its aging civic centre, in partnership with property developer DCOH.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX rises, Star fails to secure Salter Brothers loan, gold soars
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after Wall Street benchmarks ended in mixed fashion, as investors were caught in limbo ahead of the impending tariff announcements from the Trump administration. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:A horror accident left Christina paraplegic. Now she's creating history in a new sport
A horror motorcycle accident left Christina Vithoulkas with complete loss of feeling and movement below her T5 vertebra. She is now the world's first female para drifter.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Child suffers life-threatening injuries after being hit by teenage driver
The young child remains in hospital in a serious condition, and the driver is assisting police.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Sabsabi’s Biennale ‘torture’, election candidates on Rednote, Trump tariff countdown
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Khaled Sabsabi, the artist dumped as Australia’s representative at the Venice Biennale, has savaged the decision to drop him, accusing Creative Australia of subjecting him to “torture” and of dismantling his career. We have an exclusive interview, plus another scoop on...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:WA Police were unable to attend Virginia Giuffre's crash, family says
In a statement, her family says Ms Giuffre's vehicle was hit by a school bus in rural Western Australia, but she returned home before going to hospital.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Almost 50 pre-packaged salad products are being recalled
Nearly 50 pre-packaged salad products are being recalled by major supermarkets after E. coli was found during routine testing.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Meat price set to rise after devastating stock losses
As farmers face months without income, consumers are being warned meat will cost more as the loss of livestock and infrastructure takes its toll.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:'Women who aren't able to leave': Understanding Australia's low divorce rate
A new report has revealed that Australia's divorce rates have fallen to their lowest levels in almost 50 years. But the reason why is not as simple as it seems.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Brisbane home owners fail to stop church building affordable houses
A bid to build affordable units on church land in Brisbane's east has been approved despite protests from home owners who claim it's "inappropriate".
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Live: Albanese calls for 'perspective' on Trump tariffs
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton both kick off their fifth day of the campaign trail in Victoria. Follow live.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Outback 'boneyards' emerging, more rain to come for flooded Queenslanders
Queenslanders displaced by catastrophic flooding are sitting tight as they wait to return to their homes, but it is already clear that the road to recovery will be long and difficult.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:'Obligation to the world': Queensland has no timeline for key environmental goal
There are calls for the state government to set a concrete timeline for its target of preserving 17 per cent of its landmass, with just 595,000 hectares protected since 2022.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Giving up a daily coffee or weekly parma? How the cost-of-living crisis is reshaping our spending habits
Cutting back on small indulgences can have a lasting impact on social connections and local economies.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:A ban on price gouging and new powers to break up supermarkets are on the table this election. Would either work?
Neither course of action was recommended by the ACCC’s final report from its year-long inquiry into the supermarket sector.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:‘Sorry mate, I didn’t see you’: when drivers look but don’t see cyclists on the road
Many drivers fail to notice bikes until it’s too late. Sometimes this phenomenon is referred to as SMIDSY (‘sorry mate, I didn’t see you’).
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Adolescence has sparked fears over teen slang – but emoji don’t cause radicalisation
If you’re a parent worried about your child’s unfamiliar online world, a fear-based response is unlikely to work. What is needed is open communication.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Cancer patients from migrant backgrounds have a 1 in 3 chance of something going wrong in their care
This is unacceptably high and we need targeted solutions.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Australians want nature protected. These 3 environmental problems should be top of the next government’s to-do list
Three experts consider what’s required to protect and conserve Australia’s natural wonders, from fighting invaders to stopping habitat loss and saving species.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Defence is shaping up to be a key election issue, whether politicians like it or not
While politicians would rather talk about the cost of living, global events are forcing them to discuss an issue that rarely wins them votes.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Khaled Sabsabi speaks on the damage of being dumped from the Venice Biennale - podcast
Khaled Sabsabi’s name was catapulted to national prominence when he was selected from dozens of applicants to represent Australia at the prestigious Venice Biennale art exhibition.And then, less than a week after the decision was announced, he was dropped.Now he speaks to Nour Haydar about his work, how he found out, and how damaging the past two months have been for his mental health and his career.More: Continue...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:What the case of a young man accused of violent crimes reveals about Victoria’s new bail laws
There is nothing simple about alleged youth offenders such as ‘MMA’, despite how they are portrayed in the newsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastIf you want to understand the debate about bail reform in Victoria – and the gulf between the position taken by the Allan government and the recommendations of experts – you could do...
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