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Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' has investors worried
US 10-year Treasury bonds have long been considered "risk-free" — until now. That's put the usually circumspect Reserve Bank of Australia "on alert" for a potentially "cataclysmic" economic event.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:
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'Service above self': NT Police officer's struggle laid bare in court
The coroner's court has heard Constable Michael Deutrom continued to uphold the force's mantra — "service above self" — after 20 years in uniform, until he reached a "tipping point".
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Woman arrested after mass stabbing attack at Hamburg train station
German police have arrested a woman after a stabbing attack at the busy central train station in the German city of Hamburg that left multiple people injured, some of them in life-threatening condition.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Paper clothes are turning heads and they're more durable than you think
According to the latest National Waste Report, the average Australian throws out about 11 kilograms of clothing each year. But what if some of that could be composted?
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Unstoppable Pedersen wins Giro stage 13, Del Toro extends lead
Mads Pedersen wins his fourth stage of this year's Giro d'Italia after beating Wout van Aert to the line following a 180km ride from Rovigo to Vicenza.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Not just baking scones: Re-formed CWA undergoes multicultural update
People can have set ideas about what the Country Women's Association looks like, and who gets to be involved. In southern Tasmania, this reforged branch is trying to change that — and prove it's not all about baked goods.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:New: Your Say on our stories
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Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Max gets overwhelmed in hospital. A sensory-friendly room hopes to help
For neurodivergent children, going to the emergency department can be overstimulating so the Canberra Hospital has introduced a sensory-friendly room in the children's emergency area to make the experience less overwhelming.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Piastri second fastest after 'messy' Monaco F1 practice
Australia's championship leader Oscar Piastri goes into the tyre wall nose first at Sainte Devote, but still ends the day second fastest in practice at the Monaco F1 Grand Prix.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:'This could be the beginning of the end': Toxic algal bloom a sign of a changing climate
A mysterious, brown foam appeared on a beach an hour south of Adelaide. It was just the beginning of a toxic algal bloom that has now grown to thousands of square kilometres in size, killing precious sea life in its wake. Experts say it could be a sign of things to come.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Five years on, experts say laws that allowed Juukan Gorge destruction remain
Mining company Rio Tinto blasted two 47,000-year-old rock shelters in 2020. An archaeologist says destruction continues "almost on a daily basis".
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:The quiet Australian farming crisis you may not have heard about
Australian farm productivity is in decline, prompting calls for policy reform as experts warn high yields are masking deeper issues.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Mother, cook, defendant: Trial of Erin Patterson turns to her personal life
A web of messages, search histories, and reset phones has emerged in the Erin Patterson trial. But can digital evidence explain what happened at her dinner table?
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:What we know about the disappearance of 17yo Pheobe Bishop
Police have expanded their search for missing Bundaberg teenager Pheobe Bishop, appealing for information on movement in the Good Night Scrub National Park.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Retiree 'forced back to work' after investing in disability accommodation
A company that manages at least 140 disability homes in Queensland is being accused of making misleading claims to property investors.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Mates in tinny rescue dozens from flood in 'forgotten' NSW community
Mid North Coast residents rally together in "amazing" acts of community spirit, making rescues, setting up unofficial evacuation centres and delivering food to those in need.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Queensland premier keeps clear of Canberra Coalition chaos
Amid the chaos and confusion of this week's federal coalition breakdown, former television journalist David Crisafulli is acutely aware of the value of image and reputation, writes Alex Brewster.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Joint beats fellow Aussie Tomljanović to advance to first WTA final
Just days out from making her French Open debut, Maya Joint warms up on clay by reaching the tournament decider in Morocco.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Star Wars's fascist dystopia has never felt closer
I suspect the world is divided into two groups: those who worship Star Wars and can spend hours arguing over the complexities of far-flung corners of its universe; and those who swipe left and close the app immediately they see that someone has mentioned George Lucas's creation as one of their great loves.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Social media is exposing teenagers to hundreds of junk food ads every week
New research suggests the widespread marketing of junk food on social media is influencing the food choices of young people.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Live: Authorities warn of ongoing danger as floodwaters subside in some parts
Weather conditions that have brought deadly flooding to New South Wales are beginning to ease but more than 30 emergency-level warnings remain in place. Follow live.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:‘I was sure salvation lay in art’: Marina Otero on death, dance and mental illness
The Argentinian choreographer, known for working out her traumas and neuroses on stage, is bringing her provocative new work, Kill Me, to AustraliaLong ago, Marina Otero decided she would film her life until she dies, as part of an attempt to understand her pain and her preoccupation with death. “I was sure that salvation lay in art,” she says. So when she suffered a mental breakdown in 2022, the Argentinian...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Why everyone deserves a front-row seat, no matter their postcode
ABC Classic presenter Megan Burslem hates the idea that classical music is just for some. She grew up fighting off that misunderstanding, and says the experience has given her a "superpower" she wants to share.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections – new study
Immune cells known as neutrophils act as first responders to infection. Research on zebrafish shows light regulates their activity and boosts their ability to kill bacteria.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Finding the state of the world a little difficult to face? | Fiona Katauskas
Maybe it’s how you look at itSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Inside the Liberals’ battle to save John Pesutto from bankruptcy
Exclusive: Campaign to raise funds for former Victorian opposition leader has split party as deadline to pay $2.3m in defamation costs loomsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn May last year, a select group of business leaders and philanthropists gathered in a Melbourne boardroom for an intimate dinner with a singular focus: saving the then Victorian Liberal leader, John Pesutto.Organised by a...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Outraged Liberals say short-lived Coalition split has ‘shredded’ David Littleproud’s leadership
Exclusive: Insiders say Nationals leader ‘on borrowed time’ as Michael McCormack signals he could be a candidate in a future leadership ballotFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberals have expressed outrage over the Nationals’ decision to abandon and then return to the Coalition,...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:‘Destruction everywhere’: Taree cleanup begins as NSW floods reignite inter-agency tensions
Residents and farmers in mid-north coast take stock of losses while firefighters union and SES argue over who should lead emergency responseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor the second time in just four years, Michele Bennett has lost pretty much everything.The 50-year-old returned home on Friday to find most of her belongings destroyed after a record-breaking flood engulfed her house in...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:The Coalition gives a masterclass on the dangers of overreach – and both sides of politics are warned | Tom McIlroy
Labor couldn’t believe its political luck when it saw the opposition implosion. But the lessons of defeat shouldn’t be lost on any partyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTowards the end of his at-capacity speech to the National Press Club this week, the architect of Labor’s landslide victory, Paul Erickson, delivered a warning to both sides of parliament.Better versed in political history than...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Weather tracker: Thunderstorms and tornadoes lash US midwest
Deadly storms batter swaths of US, while heavy rain triggers flooding in south-eastern France and AustraliaSevere thunderstorms have battered parts of the US this week as the storm season reaches its climatological peak. The outbreak began last Friday, with Kentucky and Missouri worst affected.Powerful tornadoes associated with supercell thunderstorms whipped across swaths of the midwest, resulting in 25 deaths. One...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Public urged to avoid Vivid opening night after heavy Sydney rainfall – as it happened
This blog is now closedNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDarren Chester says focus on Coalition split ‘frustrating’Nationals MP Darren Chester says “there are bigger issues” than the makeup of the coalition.It’s been frustrating to be talking about ourselves at a time when, you know, much of the mid coast, the central coast and north coast...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Michelle de Kretser wins the Stella Prize with a genre-bending questioning of art and expectation
Michelle de Kretser has won the Stella Prize for the first time. Her winning novel, Theory & Practice, is currently longlisted for the Miles Franklin.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:A First Nations writer’s fellowship was withdrawn by Queensland’s government. What’s going on?
The withdrawal of Karen Wyld’s A$15,000 fellowship for a Stolen Generations novel, due to a Gaza-related tweet, is part of a recent pattern.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:View from The Hill: Coalition is being glued together again after crisis week
After a party room meeting, the Liberals will broadly accept four policy demands from the Nationals, paving the way to reconciliation.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:The TGA has approved donanemab for Alzheimer’s disease. How does this drug work and who will be able to access it?
Donanemab is only for use in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. And for now at least, it comes with a hefty price tag.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: