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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanTradie problem fuelling the housing crisis needs more than a quick fix
The policies of both parties designed to increase housing supply are fine โ they're just nowhere near enough.
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More Australians think gender equality has 'gone too far'
New data suggests that gender and politics are getting more polarised and the views of women and men more divided. It is consequential for how we understand this election.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:The Simpsons are no longer 'ordinary', but the show's been extended
More than 35 years on from its debut, The Simpsons has been extended, but US Census data shows the nature of a typical family life has vastly changed since the beloved show has been on-air.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:'Dolphin hunt' continues on this island, as debate rages over ancient practice
A video showing the slaughter of hundreds of dolphins in Solomon Islands has gone viral on social media, sparking heated debate in Solomon Islands and the broader Pacific about the ancient practice.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:โSell Americaโ: investors are increasingly avoiding the US โ hereโs what it means for Australian markets
After decades as a safe haven, Donald Trumpโs economic upheaval has some traders looking to put their money elsewhere โ and countries looking to decouple their economiesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAt the same time as Australians are cutting back on plans to visit the US under Donald Trump, a new type of investment...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Australiaโs biggest industrial polluter receives millions in carbon credits despite rising emissions
Safeguard mechanism revamp leads to overall emissions fall but 70% of coal and gas facilities covered by scheme increased direct pollutionElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Mortonโs Clear Air column as an emailAustraliaโs biggest industrial climate polluter โ Chevronโs Gorgon gas export plant in Western Australia โ received the equivalent of...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Gina: The first-born son โ episode 4 - podcast
Twenty years ago, John Hancock had dinner with his mother, Gina Rinehart. He says itโs the last positive interaction he had with her. In an in-depth interview, he explains how his relationship with his mother fell apart and discusses a high-stakes legal case that could threaten the foundations of her empireListen and subscribe to the Gina Podcast at theguardian.com/ginaโข Inside the bitter billion-dollar feud tearing...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Inside the bitter billion-dollar feud tearing Gina Rinehartโs family apart
John Hancock has been waging a legal battle against his mother since 2004. He has barely seen her outside of a courtroom sinceElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignExplore the series: Gina: power, privilege and influenceListen to episode four Gina: The first-born sonGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe last positive memory John Hancock has of his mother, Gina...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:โPractices like ours are dyingโ: why GPs arenโt celebrating Medicareโs record investment
Labor has spruiked its $8.5bn investment as the solution to decreasing bulk-billing rates, but some GPs believe it is โdesigned to failโElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Australians pay $84 a month for their internet. Why so expensive, and what can be done to lower the cost?
Consumer group points to international evidence for the benefits of affordable broadband and calls for concessional pricing for those on lower incomesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are paying an average of $84 per month for internet access on the NBN โ and in a cost-of-living crisis, questions are being raised...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Election Diary: Coalition makes โlaw-and-orderโ pitch, with plan to invest proceeds of drug crime into communities
A Dutton government would introduce new laws to disrupt organised crime and spend $355 million on a strike team to fight the illicit drug trade.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Newspoll steady as both leadersโ ratings fall; Labor surging in poll of marginal seats
The latest Newspoll has Labor consolidating its recent gains ahead of the May 3 election.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Norma isnโt sure if she can afford to retire as market turmoil hits Australiansโ super savings
As many retirees โ and those approaching โ look aghast at their superannuation balance, calls grow to continue the freeze on deeming ratesGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAfter a 40-year career, Norma Lancaster has been thinking about retirement and planning to move to three days a week in July โ but now her plans have changed.โBecause of the volatility โฆ Iโm rethinking that. I might stay...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Filming restrictions for Paramedics TV show in WA labelled dishonest
WA Health Department directives restricting filming of ambulance ramping for the TV show Paramedics are labelled dishonest by the state opposition and a disservice to health workers and the public by doctors.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Who actually benefits from the Coalition and Laborโs housing policies?
Both parties have pitched their plans at renters and low income earners โ but experts doubt either approach will help many enter the market who werenโt already able to do soElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:โNobodyโs going to walk with herโ: can Jacinta Nampijinpa Price work with Indigenous organisations if she becomes minister?
Protests have greeted Price on the campaign trail, and leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander campaigners say having the Coalition senator in the Indigenous affairs portfolio would be a โdisasterโElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Thousands of trans rights supporters rally in Central London
Trans rights protesters gather in the English capital to protest against the UK's Supreme Court ruling that a woman is someone born biologically female.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Man fatally stabbed in Melbourne's popular Chapel Street nightclub strip
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man in Melbourne's inner south-east this morning, along with an unrelated serious assault of a woman in the coastal town of Barwon Heads.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Concerns remain over country intersection where crash claimed five lives
Two years ago this intersection claimed the lives of five people in one of Victoria's deadliest crashes. Residents say not enough is being done to prevent the next tragedy.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Fast bowling records will stay unless coaches 'let them be aggressive'
Shaun Tait's 161.1 kilometres per hour delivery in 2010 was the fastest ball ever bowled by an Australian and the second fastest ever bowled. Experts are concerned coaching methods may be hindering others from reaching those levels again.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Side hustles on the rise as Tasmanians lowest paid but working the most jobs
About 1 in 12 employed Tasmanians have at least two jobs, but the number of people with multiple jobs across the country is at an all-time high also, data shows.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:This has been a Labor seat since 1984. That could change this election
Dissatisfaction with the Albanese government's stance on Israel-Palestine among many Arab and Muslim voters threatens to unseat Labor MPs, in some places for the first time.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Live: PM heads to mass while Dutton hosts barbecue for Easter Sunday
Both the PM and the opposition leader have issued Easter messages to the public, and are spending the day in their home towns. Follow live.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Carpenter a step closer to elusive title after 'strange' battle against Matildas teammates
Ellie Carpenter's Lyon takes a major step towards the Champions League final by downing Arsenal โ a side featuring Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney-Cross.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Discovery of genetic mutation leads to first diagnosis for dozens of kids
Parents and researchers hope the discovery of a genetic mutation could help find treatments for children living with previously undiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Industry backbone or massive threat? Debate rages over buffel grass
The introduced species is crucial for graziers but environmentalists say it poses unacceptable dangers. With a decision about its status looming, both sides are putting their cases forward.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:How a safe seat gets flipped by a disruptor
Voters in traditionally safe seats are pinning their hopes on independent and non-major party candidates, but it takes more than just dreams to flip these electorates.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:How a 'chance seedling' in a Sydney backyard became a fruit staple for the world
Thanks to a "chance seedling in Granny Smith's backyard", we now have the Granny Smith apple as one of Australia's predominant varieties, with an annual festival held in her honour.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Tourism operator lost $100,000 in bookings due to north Queensland rain event
It's been a wet three months in the small communities of Hidden Valley and Paluma in north Queensland where the effects of a massive tropical low that bombed the region and brought widespread flooding in late January are still being felt.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:This religion started as a 'joke', then it took on a life of its own
If Donald Trump can be president, Deborah Kelly reasoned, then she could start a religion. The artist's project began as a parody, but soon morphed into a genuine source of spiritual solace for a growing community.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:The Bluey episode that raises questions about parents' phone use
Experts weigh in on whether it's OK for parents to have downtime on their phones instead of playing with their children.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:โYouโll never amount to anythingโ: the boxing world champion youโve never heard of
Australian Diana Prazak was told she wouldnโt make it as a boxer. Sheโs just been inducted into the International Womenโs Boxing Hall of FameThe soft early evening spring light floods the room behind the world champion youโve probably never heard of. In front of a big poster of a shirtless Bruce Lee adorning her wall, Diana Prazak smiles and laughs often as she talks about her most unlikely career and her road to the...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:As Dutton faces a last-minute policy inquisition, Albanese seems to be on top โ and he knows it
An increasingly confident prime minister has bounced back from his campaign missteps while a nervous-looking opposition leader is running out of time to make a comebackElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Can the teal appeal hold? Liberals targeting Curtin and Goldstein argue independent wave has passed
Inner-city independents took six seats from the Liberals in 2022, but some drivers of that success no longer apply. At least two are vulnerable โ but a new one could also be in playElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series:...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Meet the woman who turned female votes into political dynamite
In 1972 an Australian woman could not even open a bank account without the backing of a man. This is the inside story of how a group of feminists forced political change.
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