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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanNo phones, lots of prayer: Australian cardinal’s insight into secretive Vatican conclave
Australia’s sole representative at recently concluded conclave in Rome says electing new pope nothing like the Hollywood film ConclaveAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s highest-ranking Catholic has provided a rare insight into the process of electing the new pope, describing the secretive conclave as the highlight of...
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As the deadline looms on Woodside's major WA gas project, what's at stake for Labor?
Labor is facing pressure from all sides as the deadline for a decision on the extension of Woodside Energy's North West Shelf looms.
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:‘Deal with the women’s issue or enjoy oblivion’: conservative women on whether they can still call the Liberal party home
Federal election defeat proves the party’s haemorrhaging of female voters is entrenched. Can it change course or will it risk ‘oblivion’?Full federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUntil last week’s federal election, Daria Taplin-Buck had always voted Liberal.The 31-year-old, who moved from...
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:After teal wave of 2022, there was no ‘sophomore surge’. Where to from here for the independents?
Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court says the movement is ‘not a blip’ and declares independents are ‘here to stay’ and fight the major partiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court sees it, there are no safe seats or silver medals in politics.The political fundraising body Climate 200 supported 35 community independents – commonly called teals though...
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:Paralympic medallists looking to rebuild women's wheelchair basketball
Women's wheelchair basketball is facing an uphill battle to qualify for the 2032 Paralympics, with concerns about a lack of grassroots opportunities and funding.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Adorable Aussie border collie pup set for new work life on tropical island
With an exceptional work ethic, intelligence and ability to thrive in various climates, the demand for Australian working dogs is rising internationally.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Couple 'basically homeless' a year on from freak tornado
A year has passed since a surprise tornado struck WA's second-largest city, Bunbury, damaging 220 homes and destroying nine, but some are still without a permanent place to live.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Wet and windy Mother's Day weekend for Queensland
The Bureau of Meteorology says much of the state's east will see rain and rough seas this weekend.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Dewayne wanted to sing in palawa kani to his newborn — that's now possible
When Palawa man Dewayne Everettsmith held his firstborn child, he wanted to soothe him by singing in the language of Tasmanian Aboriginal people. That desire has sparked an extraordinary musical journey with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Measles outbreaks reported in 11 US states, surpassing 1,000 cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 14 outbreaks have been recorded this year, with 93 per cent of confirmed cases being outbreak-associated.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:How Armando found a new way to climb after frostbite took his fingers
After a disaster in the Nepalese Himalayas, Armando Corvini thought he might never walk again. But he's proving age and a disability cannot stop him.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:WA prepares to farewell Arthur Leggett, state's last WWII prisoner of war
West Australians will gather today to commemorate the state's last World War II prisoner of war, Arthur Leggett.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:If Albanese is serious about Aussie culture, Trump could be key to protecting it
If the newly re-elected Albanese government is serious about Australian culture and production, then Donald Trump could be inadvertently showing the way to ensuring it.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Worker makes plea to housing inquiry before going home to his tent
Anthony Rowse builds skip bins for a living. At night, he sleeps in a tent by a lake with his dog, Ghost, as one of a growing number of homeless regional Victorians.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:The string of 'missed opportunities' before fatal Bondi Westfield stabbing
A lost email concerning Joel Cauchi's declining mental health, an overlooked emergency assessment and a briefly-empty CCTV security room are all being considered "missed opportunities" in the Bondi Junction stabbing inquest.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Will the federal election results be replicated at next year's SA contest?
After hitting 'rock bottom' at the federal election, the SA Liberals will be hoping the only way from here is up, writes state political reporter Leah MacLennan.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:A girl's police interview brings 'truth' into focus during mushroom murder trial
The second week of the Erin Patterson murder trial has seen a cavalcade of crucial witnesses, including the daughter of the accused killer.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Shredder helps recycle 'half a footy field' of plastic from oyster farms
A Coffin Bay oyster farmer and his recycling team have spent weeks shredding waste plastic from producers on the NSW coast in the hopes of boosting the industry's recycling.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Taipan inquiry shows defence has some hard truths to face
Designed to probe the devastating downing of an army helicopter that killed four people, the Taipan inquiry became something so much more — exposing deep flaws within the Australian Defence Force and exploring the very core of its culture.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Ukrainian praises Kasatkina's courage in stepping away from Russia
After years of refusing to acknowledge Russian players after matches, Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk shakes the hand of Daria Kasatkina after her defection to Australia.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Romantasy might seem like pure smut but to its fans it's so much more
For millions of devoted readers, romantasy is more than spicy sex scenes and towering warriors with impressive wingspans. It's escapism in its purest form.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Woman charged with murder of her two grandsons
The bodies of the boys, aged six and seven, were found inside a home at Coonabarabran on Monday.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Brumby cull makes way for 'magical landscape change' in national park
Native vegetation returns in abundance to Victoria's Barmah National Park in an "amazing" rebound an ecologist says has never been witnessed before.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:No feed, no water and no money — drought smashes farmers on all fronts
Farmers running out of feed and water are being forced to sell livestock in huge numbers as drought conditions roll on in southern Australia.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Sleepy coastal towns becoming 'next Sunshine Coast' as development booms
Thousands of blocks are hitting the market in Queensland's Wide Bay as communities grapple with population growth and changing identities.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:How do you keep a groundbreaking film relevant, three decades later?
Before Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet was one of the most groundbreaking films of the 90s, particularly for queer Asian-Americans. So how do you re-imagine such a classic, while keeping it relevant to a modern audience? We asked its director.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:India's retaliation to terror attacks reflects a changed strategy. Is it working?
For decades, India has suffered the deaths of soldiers, security personnel and civilians in its state of Kashmir from cross-border terrorism. Nine years ago, it decided to try something new.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:'Hostile China will be very pleased': Taiwan politics in crisis
The so-called Great Recall campaign in Taiwan is deepening domestic political divides and rocking the self-ruled island's democracy.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Labor wants to fix Australia’s housing issues – but there’s little hope for those not already on the ladder
Without genuine reform, experts predict house prices to ‘climb by 6-10% in 2025’ and the gap between homeowners and those locked out of market to widenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDays after Labor won a decisive victory with a mandate to fix housing affordability, those in charge of handing out mortgages poured cold water on it coming to pass.Andrew Irvine, the chief executive of National...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Five people had lunch in a small Australian town. Three are dead – and one is accused of their murder
Jury hears from sole surviving guest as well as medical staff and Erin Patterson’s children in second week of mushroom trialIan Wilkinson sat in the witness box, a crucifix within an ichthys pinned over his heart, and told the supreme court about four people he shared lunch with on 29 July 2023.Three of those people are dead, and the other is accused of killing them. Continue reading...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Joel Cauchi called police 15 months before the Bondi Junction attack. Officers say it was a ‘missed opportunity’
Footage at inquest shows perpetrator talking calmly with police as his mother says it’s hard to get treatment ‘unless he does something drastic’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJoel Cauchi stands on the nature strip outside his parents’ tidy Queenslander home in Toowoomba, waiting for the police.On this day in January 2023, Cauchi is friendly and calm. He tells one of the officers: “I just...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Back to Back Barries: the brutal aftermath of a shock election result - podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the messy fallout of the election and give their predictions on the two very different – and potentially nasty – leadership battles ahead for the Liberals and the Greens.Also in this episode: how Labor’s factions will settle who gets into cabinet, what now for the Coalition’s nuclear policy and whether the government will now pursue a more aggressive policy agendaSee all our...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Wine and wilderness: a multi-day hike in South Australia’s Clare Valley
Completed last year and maintained by volunteers, the six-stage trail takes in vineyards, towns and bushland and can easily be broken into shorter walksGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“If we’re going to see koalas today, it will be in the next few hundred metres,” my guide calls to me as we tackle stage two of the Clare Valley wine and wilderness trail.So far, flame robins have licked the trees just in front...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Labor’s dominance means Anthony Albanese has a chance at an enduring legacy – but big challenges lie ahead
From huge debt and an unwieldy NDIS to stalled nature laws, the prime minister’s hardest task has only just begunSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn the Saturday after he called the federal election, Anthony Albanese hosted members of the travelling media pack for an informal drink at the Lodge. There was light rain in Canberra, forcing an event...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:The rise and fall of Adam Bandt: the Greens leader who embraced a different approach to politics | Paddy Manning
The outgoing member for Melbourne understood if the Greens genuinely want to be a party of government they have to win lower house seatsFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe loss of Adam Bandt’s seat of Melbourne is a disaster for the Greens, but not for the reasons you might think.In...
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