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47% of Gen Z mainly vote to avoid a fine. Itโs a sign of younger Australiansโ discontent with democracy
With Gen Z and Millennials combined now outnumbering Baby Boomers as the dominant voter bloc, their votes will shape the election. But do they care?
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:
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Do we need a Martynโs Law for venue security in Australia? The MCG gun scare is a wake-up call
Two men allegedly brought guns into the MCG during an AFL game, which has triggered serious questions about venue security processes in Australia.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:โSometimes you need to eat an entire cucumberโ: nutrition experts on the viral TikTok trend
Whatโs actually happening in your body when you eat an entire cucumber? Two dietitians explain.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Looking inward:ย why Trumpโs tariffs highlight the need for NZ to build local capacity
Trumpโs tariffs shine a light on New Zealandโs supply chain vulnerabilities. Is it time to revisit the idea of โimport replacementโ?
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:98% of Queensland prawn areas at risk of inundation by rising seas this century
Australian seafood is vital to our culture and diets, and the national economy. We must take steps now to ensure aquaculture thrives in a warmer world.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Australia election 2025 live: โWe made a mistakeโ โ Dutton apologises as Coalition backflips on work from home policy and public sector cuts
Coalition dumps policy to force public servants into the office and will not force redundancies. Follow todayโs news liveAnywhere 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...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Australian election 2025 polls tracker: Labor v Coalition latest opinion polling results
Who will win? Find out whoโs up, whoโs down and which party is leading in the latest poll results. See how the next federal election is shaping up with Guardian Australiaโs statistical model, which combines all opinion polls to get a better estimate of the two-party preferred voteWant to get an email when we publish significant polling updates? Sign up for our newsletter hereGuide to the election; full federal election...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Kath felt lost after losing her leg, but meeting other amputees helped
When Kath Tanner's leg was amputated after a bus crash in London she felt "frustrated" by a lack of information. Now she's helping others navigate the difficult process.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Banana farmer to go without income for year after cyclone damage
An estimated 1.6 million kilograms of bananas have been damaged or destroyed in NSW because of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Aussie dollar slumps below 60 US cents for first time since COVID
The Australian dollar has its biggest fall since 2008 and hits lows not seen since the depths of the COVID pandemic โ levels that otherwise have not been seen since early 2003.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:The South Australian retired farmer: โI only vote because Iโve got toโ
John Sparrow retired to a property near Tailem Bend after a lifetime working in agriculture. He has nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and is worried they wonโt be able to buy a houseIn 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 Australian election 2025 coverageSign up for the Rural Network...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Second child dies in Texas after measles outbreak infects nearly 500
The school-aged child, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, died from measles pulmonary failure.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Mining giant admits more needs to be done as dialysis patients sleep rough
A stone's throw from several of Australia's most profitable mines, Aboriginal elders are sleeping rough or in overcrowded housing after travelling to access critical medical treatment.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Labor seats in this coal-mining heartland hang in the balance
Nuclear, offshore wind, hydrogen and gas projects have all been slated for the NSW Hunter region but some may be scrapped depending on who wins the federal election.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Greens and first NT teal candidate fight to shake up major party vote
With Labor holding one NT seat on a slim margin and its grip on the other also in doubt, the Greens and a teal candidate are fighting to make history this election.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Gout Gout is about to sprint on one of the fastest tracks in Australia
You often hear athletics tracks described as "fast", but what exactly does that mean? And could it lead to a record-breaking performance for teenage sprint star Gout Gout in Perth this week? Tom Wildie investigates.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX set for a $110 billion plunge as Wall Street crashes
ASX poised to fall more than 4 per cent as global recession fears mount. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Sarah's 'career change' sounds like a dream, until you hear her full story
What about the people who change their career not to scratch some creative or philanthropic itch or make a truckload of money, but out of necessity โ because illness or injury derailed or destroyed their ability to work?
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Israeli strikes kill 32 as US citizen shot dead in the West Bank, officials say
Strikes kill more than a dozen women and children in Khan Younis and Jabaliya, medics say, as Benjamin Netanyahu flies to Washington to meet with Donald Trump.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Australiaโs wildlife on the brink; climate protester settles with Victoria police; more tariff turmoil looms
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. Some of Australiaโs most loved native species, including the koala and the hairy-nosed wombat, are on the brink; our new Last chance series is charting the extinction crisis that the federal election is ignoring. The first species weโre highlighting is the Carnabyโs...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:For people with migraine, exercise is a 'double-edged sword'
For many people who live with migraine, exercise has been reported as a trigger for attacks. But studies also show that exercise can be prescribed as a non-medical treatment that could decrease their frequency, intensity and attack duration.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Is SAโs health system a hot mess? That depends on who you ask
A document lodged with SAโs workplace safety regulator gives a glimpse into life on the frontline of an Adelaide emergency department. It isnโt pretty.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Doctors say 'we don't have a choice' as they prepare for three-day strike
The doctors' union is going ahead with its planned action despite warnings from the Industrial Relations Commission and NSW Health.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:'Won't just be vehicles': Farmer's safety fears as hunting bullet hits truck
A NSW cattle farmer is calling for buffer zones to prevent licensed hunting on the border of private properties amid a police investigation into a bullet hitting his parked truck.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Weeks of wet weather clear for Queensland school holidays
Tourists can look forward to fine weather as the school holidays begin, with the weather bureau predicting warm and sunny conditions across Queensland.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Why the form of a key Waratahs recruit should be concerning for Wallabies
Taniela Tupou was a star signing for the Waratahs, but his performances in Super Rugby Pacific will need to improve if he's to feature in the Wallabies' squad to face the British and Irish Lions.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:The strange story of how a Russian treasure got to regional Australia
A regional Australian gallery isn't the first place you'd expect to find a neo-baroque masterpiece that belonged to a Russian tsar. Yet, with some mystery surrounding it, that's just what's happened.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Separated by years of war, Ukrainian families balance safety, duty and love
Ukrainian children and wives have been apart from their fathers and husbands for more than three years. But families like Kira's continue to balance safety, duty and love.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Smart meters to empower consumers are doing the opposite, watchdog says
They were billed as the intelligent key to some sort of energy utopia, but smart meters are breeding confusion and broken trust, a watchdog finds.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:From flowers to stalking: how โnice guyโ narratives can lead to male entitlement and violence against women
Iโve spoken to dozens of men who were convicted sex offenders and/or who had killed women. They tried to justify their crimes and often blamed the women.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:New satellite data shows NZโs major cities are sinking โ meaning rising seas will affect them sooner
Calculating the dual effect of rising seas and sinking land gives coastal communities a more accurate projection of the impacts of sea-level rise.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Biosecurity policies can be annoying โ but a century of Antarctic data shows they work ย
Biosecurity policies may seem onerous and expensive โbut they are working to prevent new species from pushing native species out in the Antarctic.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Friend, tutor, doctor, lover: why AI systems need different rules for different roles
What we want from AI systems depends on the kind of relationships they are trying to simulate.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:MyMedicare promises better health care. But only 1 in 10 patients has signed up
Patients have been slow to sign up for MyMedicare. But what is MyMedicare? And how could we learn from other countries to help patients enrol?
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Reform clock is ticking โ the big policy challenges the next government must urgently address
Our special election series on the major reform challenges facing the nation begins with an overview of the policy priorities the next government must pursue.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source: