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Malcolm Turnbull: 'Get off your knees and stand up for Australia' when dealing with Trump – video
The former Liberal prime minister, who dealt with the first Trump administration, has warned against Australia engaging in a race of 'sucking up' to Donald Trump, as the US gets closer to imposing more broad-ranging tariffs across the globe. 'Get off your knees and stand up for Australia,' was the advice Turnbull gave to current Australian politicians Continue reading...
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‘Signalgate’ was damaging to the Trump administration. It could be deadly for Yemeni civilians
The ‘Signalgate’ breach could embolden the Houthis to forcibly disappear even more people on fake allegations of espionage.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’
Australian authors are among those caught up in Meta’s use of LibGen, an illegal book repository, to train its AI. What are the legal implications?
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Hotter and deeper: how NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk
Supercritical geothermal is worth exploring and drilling might soon be technically feasible. But its value will be limited if wind and solar energy costs continue to fall.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:‘Shame, disgust, horror’: Kate Grenville faces her family history of stolen land in Australia – and asks us to feel it with her
Kate Grenville’s book successfully intertwines national and personal history to evoke Australia’s past –but multiculturalism challenges her idea of collective memory.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump joined by Kid Rock as he signs ticket scalping executive order
Donald Trump signed the directive in the Oval Office, with singer Kid Rock standing next to him in an American flag-themed outfit.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Injury rules Gorry out of Matildas squad for South Korea series
The Matildas will miss experienced midfielder Katrina Gorry when they take on South Korea in two upcoming internationals on home soil, while Sam Kerr is not named but will rejoin her teammates for a camp ahead of the games.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Families disconnected from power at least 40 times a year in remote WA
On any given week in Mowanjum, a remote community more than 2,300 kilometres north of Perth, most households experience electricity cuts at least two to three times.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Using tranquillisers on racehorses is ethically questionable and puts horses and riders at risk
Workers in the Australian racing industry allege horses are being routinely medicated for track work, at the peril of rider and horse safety.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:New Sport Integrity Australia boss forecasts evolving threats
Recently appointed SIA chief executive Sarah Benson says the nature of threats to fair play will evolve leading into the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Is it OK to swear in front of our kids?
While there is no research to indicate swearing around children is directly harmful, some experts say it may be damaging in ways we don't expect.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Meet the comedian who traded a six-figure salary for stand-up
After years of doing three gigs a night, Ugandan-born, Brisbane-based comedian Anisa Nandaula was finally able to follow her passion right to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:At least 100,000 head of livestock feared lost in Queensland floods
At least 105,000 sheep, cattle and goats are feared to be dead or missing amid catastrophic flooding in the state, but the true scale of the loss will not be known until the ordeal is over.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Min Woo Lee admits he's not the best golfer in his family
Min Woo Lee plans on celebrating his watershed Houston Open victory with sister Minjee after they became only the third siblings to notch wins on the respective PGA and LPGA Tours.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:The WA government is restructuring its departments, but what actually changes?
Following WA Labor's emphatic election win, Premier Roger Cook is making changes that will impact a third of government departments, while adding a new one into the mix.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Council backflips on plans to fund mayor's Europe tour after public anger
The mayor of Latrobe City Council in regional Victoria will pay his own way to Europe after councillors backflipped on his travel plans following public anger.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Outback Queensland residents face evacuation amid rising floodwaters
The BOM says rainfall is expected to continue across the next couple of days, including for parts of the state grappling with a flood emergency.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Coalition promises to relax home lending rules, against regulator's urging
The financial regulator says household debt is already high and its "serviceability buffer" is appropriate. The Coalition says the high buffer is out of date and relaxing it would help more first home buyers into their own place.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Behind classical music's most infamous forgeries
Fake musical discoveries and a prodigy of old age are some of the pranks pulled by musicians over the past 150 years. Why did they do it?
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Kakadu National Park lease to be renewed ahead of Gunlom Falls reopening
The Commonwealth and Kakadu traditional owners are set to sign a new agreement over the jointly-managed national park ahead of Gunlom Falls' long-anticipated reopening this dry season.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Black market alcohol drops, DV rates steady after remote liquor trial
NT Police say there's been a significant drop in the rates of illegal alcohol supply in Gove, as authorities move to keep liquor restrictions going into the future.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Aussie quick Johnson out of luck in IPL as Mumbai Indians take down KKR
Australia fast bowler Spencer Johnson produces a sharp opening spell for KKR, but it is not enough to prevent Mumbai Indians from posting an eight-wicket victory.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Live: Wall Street edges higher after worst month since 2022
The ASX rises after a recovery on Wall Street, ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision. It follows a volatile night for global markets, with heavy falls in Europe as traders await Trump's tariff reveal. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Long-awaited SA freight route back on table ahead of federal election
A freight bypass estimated to divert up to 420,000 trucks a year from congested Adelaide thoroughfares is back on the agenda following the federal budget.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:A crowd of 23,000 spills out onto Hobart's streets. Here's what happens next
Macquarie Point is hemmed in by a highway, a working port, heritage buildings and a knoll, with just enough space for a stadium. The Planning Commission has laid bare the problems.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Live: 'Not on my watch': PM won't weaken laws to escape US tariffs
Liberal MP Jason Wood is heckled while attending an Eid event at a Melbourne mosque. Follow live.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Fire at Tesla dealership in Rome destroys 17 cars, Musk blames 'terrorism'
A Tesla dealership on the eastern outskirts of Rome goes up in flames, destroying 17 cars and prompting the company's billionaire chief executive to blame "terrorism".
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Endangered parrot’s genetic decline has put it in an 'extinction vortex'
The endangered orange-bellied parrot has lost 62 per cent of its genetic diversity and can only be saved by breeding with another species or editing its genes, a study suggests.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Labor nudges ahead in poll, Israel accused of killing medics, Prince Andrew accuser has ‘days to live’
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. Five days in and our first Essential poll of the election campaign shows Labor is nudging ahead of the Coalition although it’s not all good news for Anthony Albanese. Plus, we ask independent MPs how they might vote in a hung parliament – and house prices appear to...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Brain donation a 'way of living on' for woman with MS who ended life
Frances Flemming gave her brain to science after choosing voluntary assisted dying. Donations such as hers are crucial to understanding multiple sclerosis, which affects tens of thousands of Australians.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Why the RBA will hold interest rates ahead of Trump's day of reckoning
The haphazard and irresolute messaging tariffs from the White House, the lack of open consultation and the constant shifts in position have created chaos on the world's financial markets. And none more so than in New York, writes Ian Verrender.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:A child killer, parenting struggles and ‘innies’ running wild: what to stream in April
With so many options across multiple streaming platforms, choosing your next show can feel overwhelming. Let our experts help you decide.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:The Great Gatsby at 100: the Jazz Age novel that helps explain Trump’s America
Fitzgerald’s uncannily prescient masterpiece of wealth and ambition is an enduring classic. But though it’s sold over 250 million copies, it wasn’t an instant success.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:From trading nutrients to storing carbon: 5 things you didn’t know about our underground fungi
Most of Australia’s plants rely on a hidden underground network of fungi for water and minerals. They could be in trouble –but we don’t have the data to know.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Flawed medical studies can end up in doctors’ advice. We developed a tool to stop it
The tool helped stop 45 flawed studies informing clinical guidelines for polycystic ovary syndrome.
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