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The Lake Macquarie small businessman: β€˜They pretend they are just like the man on the street’

Todd Boorer works six days a week in his mowing and yardcare business. He says he was brought up to believe in the value of self-reliance and hard workIn the lead-up to the federal election, ordinary people around the nation tell us about their life. Read more in the Anywhere but Canberra seriesSee all our federal election coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastβ€œBream, flathead, on the right...

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

National security adviser takes 'full responsibility' after war group chat 'mistake'

The journalist was added to a group chat that had officials in it, discussing a planned military operation in Yemen earlier this month.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Coalition promises to halve fuel excise, shaving 25c off a litre of petrol

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will promise to halve the tax on fuel for 12 months in his budget reply on Thursday, which the Coalition says would save a two-car household roughly $28 a week on average and reduce inflationary pressures.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Peter Dutton promises $6 billion 12-month halving of petrol and diesel excise

Opposition leader Peter Dutton will promise in his Thursday budget reply that a Coalition government would immediately halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

New salmon laws are about much more than Tasmania's salmon industry

Tasmania's aquaculture industry has well and truly rocketed to prominence, with even Hollywood actors weighing in. But how did we get here, where the prime minister is ramming through legislation to protect jobs on Tasmania's west coast on the eve of an election?

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

American big pharma boss does not support tariffs on Australian medicines

The head of one of America's largest pharmaceutical companies says he does not support tariffs on Australian medicines as US President Donald Trump considers more trade restrictions.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

NSW court website involved in major data breach, 9,000 documents leaked

Approximately 9,000 court documents, including apprehended violence orders and affidavits, have been downloaded following a major data breach to the NSW Online Registry website.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor on tax top-ups and budget bottom lines

On this podcast we are joined by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor to talk about the budget.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Reid handed sanction after giving Lions fans the middle finger

West Coast's Harley Reid is given a fine by the AFL after he was shown giving Brisbane fans the middle finger in the Eagles' round two defeat at the Gabba.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Australians say the budget lacks bravery and 'long-term vision'

Gold Coast retiree Adrian Sim says the treasurer has announced a "retail budget" full of sugar hits. And he is not the only one disappointed.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'Systemic failures' found in woman's post-surgery death at Darwin hospital

The Northern Territory coroner has found "systemic failures" contributed to a woman’s "confronting" death at Royal Darwin Hospital following routine elective surgery on her knee.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Tiger shark 'circled boat' after biting swimmer at Fremantle beach

A shark warning is issued after a swimmer is bitten by a tiger shark at Perth's Sandtrax beach, near Fremantle Port.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'Perfect storm' led to 22yo Indigenous prisoner taking own life, coroner finds

A WA prisoner who died in hospital after fatally self-harming in his jail cell could be alive today had authorities responded appropriately to his calls for mental health support, a coronial inquest finds.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Gen Z social media creators say β€˜not here to replace journalists’ after criticism Labor invited them to budget lockup

Some creators had flights, hotels and other travel expenses to Canberra covered by the Labor party, according to people invitedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSocial media content creators invited to cover the Labor government’s budget have hit back at β€œdismissive” comments by politicians and media organisations at their inclusion in the...

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Albanese says he has invited Trump to Australia – as it happened

This blog is now closedDutton’s budget reply expected to one-up Albanese on cost-of-living relief, insiders saySee all our federal budget coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPM says budget strengthens Australia in face of global turbulenceAsked whether there’s enough reserve in the budget to weather another global economic storm – for example, if the US tariffs wreak havoc in global...

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Workers uncover 'weird' dinosaur in the Gobi Desert. What do we know?

Scientists say the Duonychus is like a "giant feathered sloth" with "big, sharp and nasty claws".

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Dutton’s budget reply expected to one-up Albanese on cost-of-living relief, insiders say

Opposition leader in a bind after Coalition votes against Labor’s income tax cutsExplore all of our 2025 Australia federal budget coverageSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition MPs are expecting Peter Dutton to one-up Anthony Albanese on cost-of-living relief after voting against Labor’s income tax cuts, as the opposition leader prepares a β€œvery...

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Brisbane to become the only capital that can't host national athletics

Athletics Australia has accused the Queensland government of "overlooking" track and field in its Brisbane Olympics plan, saying the sport will receive "no legacy benefits" beyond the 2032 Games.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Judge not convinced of killer's remorse after shooting young rapper

A Supreme Court judge says he's "far from persuaded" that a killer is sorry for shooting a young rapper dead during a home invasion in Melbourne's west four years ago.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Summernats guards avoid jail after punching patrons in festival brawl

Two security guards who punched patrons in a brawl at Summernats have escaped jail time, with a judge labelling the situation as "highly volatile".

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Scam Factories: The inside story of Southeast Asia’s fraud compounds - Part 3

Those who escape scam compounds face persistent questions from authorities and their families about whether they are truly a victim.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Scam Factories: The inside story of Southeast Asia’s fraud compounds - Part 2

Scamming is big business in Southeast Asia, on an almost unstoppable rise.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Scam Factories: The inside story of Southeast Asia’s fraud compounds - Part 1

Life inside the huge scam factories across Southeast Asia using modern slavery to staff their secret compounds.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Diving through time: South Australia’s flooded caves hide a rich megafauna history

Scientists have teamed up with cave divers on a perilous mission – to reach exceptional fossils and learn more about Australia’s past

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Can you spot a rip current? Take our 5-minute quiz on Australia’s number-one coastal hazard

Be safe this summer by learning the latest rip survival guidelines with this 5-minute quiz.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

β€˜The bush calls us’: the defiant women who demanded a place on the walking track

View the full interactive version of this article here.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Three more charged with murder after Melbourne south-east stabbing

A further three teenagers have been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Melbourne's south-east last week.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Fire revival: how Australia’s desert people use ancient wisdom to protect the endangered bilby

A return to traditional Indigenous burning practices in the Gibson and Great Sandy deserts is helping protect the ninu, or greater bilby.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Raising cigarette taxes and tobacco wars have created a β€˜serious’ budget problem. What can Labor do about it?

Growing illicit tobacco trade is undercutting the legal market, leaving government coffers short of funds to pay for major policiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe tobacco wars just shot a $6.9bn hole in the federal budget. A wave of crime in otherwise quiet suburbs has now become a structural drag on the nation’s finances.The...

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Afternoon Update: budget tax cuts pass lower house; easing inflation boosts rate cut hopes; and a dachshund on the run

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.The Albanese government has moved to quickly push its budget tax cuts through parliament in an apparent move to wedge the opposition. The bill passed through the lower house on Wednesday morning without Coalition support – a move Jim Chalmers highlighted in a National Press Club...

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Woman embroiled in school dispute given 12-month jail term on same day

A 34-year-old woman is jailed for resisting and intimidating police, following a dispute involving two girls at an Armidale high school in which staff were allegedly assaulted.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Inquiry into botched MyWay+ rollout hears personal details were accessible online

An inquiry into Canberra's troubled MyWay+ ticketing system has been told the personal details of public transport users were likely accessible on the internet before and after its launch.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

More than 100 businesses linked to illegal tyre stockpile near Bendigo

About 10,000 tyres have been found at an illegal dump at Lockwood South, near Bendigo, sparking a statewide operation by the EPA.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Paddington Bear statue vandalisers fined for criminal damage

The pair drunkenly stole the statue in the early hours of the morning before fleeing in a taxi to the RAF base they live on.

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Labor to push budget tax cuts through parliament in apparent attempt to wedge Coalition

Government changes parliamentary schedule on Wednesday morning in surprise move to bring debate on federal budget tax cuts immediatelyLive updates: Australia federal budget 2025 latest news and reactionLabor bets big with $17.1bn in tax cuts to win over middle AustraliaExplore all of our 2025 Australia federal budget coverageLabor is seeking to quickly pass its budget night tax cuts through the parliament this week, in...

Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia