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Weekly news quiz: A group chat, a Senate prop and Jacob Elordi plays a heart-throb
It's been another big week in news, so it's time to test yourself.
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Election 2025: Australian PM Anthony Albanese announces poll date with pitch to voters β video
Australians will head to the polls on 3 May after the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, fired the starterβs gun on the 2025 federal election campaign. Albanese said the election was 'a choice between Laborβs plan to keep building or [opposition leader] Peter Duttonβs promise to cut'. Albanese said the economy is now turning the corner and the government has chosen to face global challenges 'the Australian way β helping...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Trump is interested in joining the Commonwealth. Itβs not up to him β or even the king
Donald Trump has suggested the US might be interested in joining the Commonwealth. But would Trumpβs America be welcome?
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:E-bike rider killed in collision with police car in Sydney
An e-bike rider has been killed after he and a police car collided at Waterloo in Sydney's inner-south.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Five bills passed NT parliament in six days. Here's what you need to know
Over six sitting days, six pieces of legislation were introduced and five bills were passed through the Northern Territory's only parliamentary chamber.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:What date is the Australian federal election? Everything you need to know about voting and the state of the parties
The PM has kicked off a five-week federal election campaign, with both Labor and the Coalition facing an uphill struggle at the polls to win majority government on 3 MayFollow our Australia election live blog for latest updatesSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Continue reading...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:How fatherhood is changing Peter Bol's perspective on life and athletics
Olympian Peter Bol's outlook on life has changed since the birth of his daughter Reyna, giving him a renewed focus and appreciation as he prepares himself for this year's World Athletics Championships.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Lehmann happy to acknowledge SA's strong position in Shield final
Attempting to end a 29-year title drought, South Australia will arrive on Friday at Karen Rolton Oval in control of the Sheffield Shield final but still with work to do.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Palace says king was hospitalised with cancer treatment side-effects
King Charles is forced to cancel public engagements after being taken to hospital due to side-effects from his ongoing cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace says.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Albanese calls May 3 election, with cost of living the central battleground
The election campaign starts with the government and opposition neck and neck β and minority government considered a real possibility.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:View from The Hill: uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump make for an uncertain contest
With the next parliament, like this one, expected to have a large crossbench, present polling is pointing towards a minority government as a likely outcome.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Australians almost never vote out a first-term government. So why is this yearβs election looking so tight?
For once-popular Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the honeymoon is well and truly over.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Australiaβs embrace of independent political candidates shows thereβs no such thing as a safe seat
The surge of successful independent MPs at the 2022 election shows no sign of changing β and in fact may grow more powerful still.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Can Peter Dutton flip Labor voters to rewrite electoral history? It might just work
The combative opposition leader has continued to focus on prising suburbanites away from Labor with a relentless campaign emphasising the rising cost-of-living.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Laborβs in with a fighting chance, but must work around an unpopular leader
Anthony Albanese must use his talented front bench to convince voters that inside his government thereβs a better one waiting to break out.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Labor regains poll lead as election called for May 3
With a five-week campaign ahead, the polls have swing back in favour of Labor - but itβs still very close.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Tasmania's state of play: the toss-up seat, the minister's challenge, and Labor's long shot
All eyes will be on whether the Liberals can flip Lyons on election night, but could there be other surprising contests in Tasmania? Labor is hoping for a Braddon surge, while one of its ministers could be looking over her shoulder.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:South-east Queenslanders told to prepare for heavy rain after cyclone
Just weeks after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred struck south-east Queensland, residents can expect heavy rainfall moving into the weekend. Sandbagging stations are open in the Gold Coast as the region prepares for more downpours.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:'No choice' but PFAS class action as state knocks back blood tests
Blue Mountains residents are pressing ahead with legal action against the NSW government for refusing to test people who were drinking water contaminated with "forever chemicals."
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Live: Wall Street reacts negatively to Donald Trump's latest tariffs, ASX loses ground
The ASX200 has lost ground on Friday morning, Wall Street's major share indices also lost ground overnight after investors digested the details of US President Donald Trump's latest trade tariffs. Follow live.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Guide to electorates in the 2025 Australian election: from safe to marginal
Familiarise yourself with the state of play ahead of the election with our data-driven electorate guideIn the election there will be a total of 150 electorates. This is one fewer than at the 2022 election, as two electorates were abolished due to redistributions by the AEC, and one new one β Bullwinkel in Western Australia β was created. Continue reading...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Shark nets to be removed early in NSW with future undecided
The NSW government is set to remove shark nets at beaches from Newcastle to Wollongong a month early this year amid growing concerns from marine advocates and experts.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Croc eggs 'cooked' in sun as rain comes late in nesting season
Selling crocodile eggs is an important business for remote Indigenous rangers who brave Top End swamps to collect them for farms. But this harvest has yielded fewer viable embryos than usual.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Category one cyclone likely to cross Kimberley coast in WA's north
The Bureau of Meteorology says a tropical low in waters north of the Kimberley coast is likely to form into a cyclone on Friday evening or the early hours of Saturday.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Man arrested after two people allegedly stabbed on Melbourne bus
Police say a man "slashed" two people unknown to him across the face following an argument on a Melbourne bus overnight, one of whom is now in a critical condition.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Medication shortages add stress to palliative care patients and families
Doctors often prescribe strong medications to relieve pain, distress and discomfort in palliative care, but many of these drugs have recently been unavailable or difficult to access.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Federal election 2025 live: PM calls May 3 election, saying 'your vote has never been more important'
After months of speculation, Anthony Albanese has officially announced Australians are heading to the polls on May 3. Follow live.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: election call expected, Dutton promises more gas, US senators demand Signal inquiry
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. On your marks β¦ get set β¦ go!? Anthony Albanese is expected to fire the starting gun on the election campaign this morning, with 3 May the date on everyoneβs lips.Last night Peter Dutton pumped the gas pedal as he revved the Coalition engine for the election, with a...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Some Brisbane suburbs to see 'guaranteed demand' from Olympics plan
It's been three days since venue plans for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games were revealed, but real estate agents are already spruiking the benefits of buying within what some of them are calling the "Olympic epicentre".
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Festival Plaza skyscraper shows 'lack of vision' for Adelaide's Riverbank
Adelaide's Festival Plaza is being lost to commercial interests, critics of a proposed skyscraper say, amid calls for a rethink about how the Riverbank precinct is being developed.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Friday essay: from Watergate to Zippergate to Pussygate β how a shameless Trump has reshaped the US presidential sex scandal
In 1976, Americaβs white evangelical Christians were shocked a candidate had lust in his heart. In 2024, around 80% of them voted for a serial sexual predator.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Why Muslims often donβt celebrate Eid on the same day β even within one country
There are two major Eid celebrations each year. One marks the end of the month of Ramadan, while the other takes place during Hajj.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:How can I tell if my child is too sick to go to school?
Kids always seem to be sick on the busiest work days. There are some clear symptoms that mean they should stay at home.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed
βFast scienceβ can damage research integrity β just as fast food can damage your health. βSlow scienceβ offers an alternative path forward.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:25 years into a new century and housing is less affordable than ever
Wealth inequality in Australia has grown over the past quarter century. Surging house prices that have outpaced incomes are to blame.
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