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Wong calls withholding aid from civilians ‘morally’ wrong – as it happened
This blog is now closedAlbanese accuses Israel of ‘clearly’ breaching international law but resists push to recognise Palestinian stateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese: decision to let in US beef part of a ‘review process’Turning now to the relationship with the US, Anthony Albanese is asked about how the Trump administration has been framing the decision by Australia to lift...
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Albanese accuses Israel of ‘clearly’ breaching international law but resists push to recognise Palestinian state
‘Quite clearly it is a breach of international law to stop food being delivered,’ PM tells ABC’s InsidersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has no plans to imminently recognise a Palestinian state, Anthony Albanese says, cautioning further steps must be met for a two-state solution despite growing pressure inside the Labor party for...
Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source:Australia news live: PM says Israel had breached international law by stopping food delivery in Gaza
Follow all the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese: decision to let in US beef part of a ‘review process’Turning now to the relationship with the US, Albanese is asked about how the Trump administration has been framing the decision by Australia to lift restrictions on imports of US beef to Australia.So he – his views were well-known, and the Americans – before Donald...
Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source:What is vitamin B6 toxicity and what are the symptoms of taking too much?
Consuming too much in supplements or fortified foods such as energy drinks can damage peripheral nerves and, in extreme cases, impair motor functionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn January Guardian Australia told the story of Simon Bogemann who developed a nerve condition known as peripheral neuropathy after consuming excessive vitamin B6 from multivitamin and magnesium supplements.Since...
Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source:Rare water world: Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre from the air – in pictures
The vast salt lake in the South Australian outback is dry for most of its life, having only filled to capacity three times in the past 160 years. So when water does arrive, this enormous landscape becomes a riot of colour Continue reading...
Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source:Annabelle’s journey to having her pain taken seriously wasn’t easy. A new health service has brought relief
Free Victorian government-funded virtual women’s health clinic aims to fill the gap in access to vital servicesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnnabelle says she didn’t realise how much pain she was in until something as simple as laughing hurt.“We were in the car and Mum made a joke,” she says. “I laughed, then turned to her and said, ‘Can you not do that? It hurts to breathe.’” Continue...
Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source:Why fairytales still appeal to our imagination, even as adults
Fairytales written centuries ago continue to inspire readers, novelists and artists who dabble in "the imagination business".
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Look out wagyu, lamb wants a spot at the fine dining table
An Australian producer develops lamb with a marbling level of at least 7 per cent, with the hope it will one day be treated the same as wagyu beef.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:One week, 100 cases: NT's youth court sees impact of tough bail laws
On a Tuesday morning when most kids are at school, a handful of children are waiting to be brought before a judge. This is what a regular week inside the Northern Territory's Youth Justice Court looks like.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Two precious photos of long-extinct bandicoot found in museum box
Hidden in the long-forgotten personal archives of a 20th-century anatomist was a pair of images depicting an extinct species of bandicoot with an unusual butterfly pattern and aggressive streak.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Music the medicine to manage debilitating condition in regional Queensland
In an unassuming hall in Hervey Bay, 20 people are belting out classics. The goal of this choir isn't to be pitch perfect — it's to help manage their dementia.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:ACT chief minister calls for more federal health funding
The 2025 ACT Labor conference sees optimism about the party's achievements along with concern about the issues the public health system is facing.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Dutch great Vos wins opening stage of Tour de France Femmes
Cycling great Marianne Vos wins the opening stage of the women's Tour de France with a brilliant late attack.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Small town hopes Netflix series My Brilliant Career will boost tourism
A small SA country town hopes a new drama series by global streaming giant Netflix will lead to a boost in tourists.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:After-hours library access program winning users over for flexibility
Libraries have so much to offer, but their opening hours can make access difficult for those with busy lives. A Tasmanian program to allow after-hours access is winning over book fans, but unions say staff must not be left out of the initiative.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Inside the governor-general's first year of service and storytelling
Vowing to be a modern, optimistic and visible governor-general, Sam Mostyn has adopted a "culture of care" as a key focus of her term. So how has she done that over her first year in the job? And can she help Australia during these polarised times?
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:F1 Belgian Grand Prix: How to watch, what time does it start?
Oscar Piastri is chasing his sixth grand prix win of the season, and trying to maintain his lead in the drivers' championship. Here is how you can follow the Belgian Grand Prix.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Stop Killing Games movement asks if you can ever 'own' digital content
Across the internet in recent weeks, influencers, streamers and video game fans have been calling for laws to "stop killing games". This is what to know about the movement.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Drought relief truck convoy brings fodder to farms in time-honoured tradition
Truckloads of help arrive in SA's Eyre Peninsula from across the Nullarbor in WA as part of a huge logistical, cross-border exercise to deliver thousands of bales of desperately needed hay to farms in the grip of drought.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Rural pharmacists take on expanded role in Victoria to bridge GP gap
Pharmacists in healthcare black spots in regional Victoria are increasingly stepping up as frontline healthcare providers, but not everyone is on board.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Plea to campers after fires contribute to 200 incidents across Queensland
The Queensland Fire Department is urging tourists to use designated campfire facilities over roadside camping after 200 incidents were reported last year.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Police took almost an hour to respond to woman's fatal bashing
Lindy Lucena was beaten to death by her abusive partner. Her family and friends believe she could still be alive today if police had responded with greater urgency — and the police watchdog has concerns too.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Trump says Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after border clashes
Mr Trump says he warned leaders of both countries that he would not make trade deals with either of them if the border conflict continued.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Queensland premier playing politics over river at centre of Olympic debate
The "mighty Fitzroy", in the words of Queensland Premier David Crisafulli, is slated to host rowing and canoeing at the 2032 Olympic Games but sporting bodies have expressed concerns, writes Alex Brewster.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Volunteers working to identify missing WWI soldiers through DNA testing
A volunteer-run group is focusing on the remains of more than 200 Australian soldiers who were discovered in a mass grave in France almost two decades ago.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Police concerned by drivers' need for speed on famous racetrack
Mount Panorama-Wahluu is regarded as one of the greatest racetracks in the world and home to the Bathurst 1000, but police say it has a speeding problem.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Israel opens corridors for UN humanitarian aid in Gaza, begins aid drops
The Israeli military says it is starting airdrops of aid into Gaza, and will establish so-called "humanitarian corridors" to allow United Nations convoys to take food through the strip.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Were the Wallabies denied victory by a mistake, or did the ref get it right?
Here is your explanation about the controversial moment in game two between the Wallabies and the British and Irish Lions, and what the rules of rugby say.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Piastri narrowly misses out on pole, finishes second in sprint race
McLaren's Lando Norris pipped championship-leading teammate Oscar Piastri to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Violet loves attending her local state school, but some fear Queensland children like her will be forced into ‘segregated’ education
LNP pledges six new special schools in significant reversal from state’s advocate-backed policy to include children with disabilities in mainstream classesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastViolet had lots of friends over to her 11th birthday party, where they all sang karaoke and danced to Taylor Swift.As well as music, she’s into swimming and loves being around people. Continue reading...
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:The attack on Australia’s net zero target is reckless and gutless. Voters expect more than ‘intergenerational bastardry’ | Zoe Daniel
While Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack try to ditch the 43% net zero 2030 emissions target, Australia’s net zero target for 2035 has not yet been setFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Renewables continue to prove themselves as the most cost-competitive source of new electricity generation,” says a new report by the International Renewable...
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:‘Everything’s slow in Callan Park’: despite ambitious plans, Sydney’s hidden treasure remains in limbo
Red tape, crumbling buildings and funding difficulties have beset the park for decades, but change may finally be in the air – though not to everyone’s likingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn the banks of Iron Cove in Sydney’s inner west is one the city’s unsung treasures: 61 hectares of rolling lawns, bushland and sandstone buildings that was once home to Rozelle hospital – originally...
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:The stranger in a strange place is an enduring narrative in Australian fiction. But what if the crime scene is a whole continent? | Paul Daley
In my new novel The Leap, there is no single mystery to solve, no killer to track down. Just deliberately forgotten truths about racism, massacres and hatredNon-Indigenous Australians of my generation might have fleetingly pondered the curious names that flashed past the car windows on long ago family road trips – Massacre Bay, Skull Hole, Butchers Creek. Too few, however, might contemplate today how it feels to be...
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:If the economics of broadening or lifting Australia’s GST are challenging, the politics are horrendous
Labor is fundamentally opposed to changing the tax on consumption on the basis it hurts poorer Australians. And the worry about fairness is realFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Jim Chalmers saidwe needed a national debate on reforming the economy to drive the next generation of prosperity, he scolded the media for its penchant for...
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:Five Canadian ice hockey players have been acquitted of sexual assault. What happened?
Years of speculation followed the case — but after revived investigations amid reports Hockey Canada used players' registration fees to pay sexual abuse settlements, it was reopened and made public.
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