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Air India crash families say preliminary report brings little comfort
The grieving families of people killed when Air India Flight 171 crashed in Ahmedabad are demanding that a final report into the incident provides clarity about what caused the tragedy.
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How the police shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker changed the NT
Almost six years after Kumanjayi Walker's fatal shooting, this week the NT coroner found a reckoning within the NT Police Force is now inescapable.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Tasmania's environment is under pressure, but issue is sidelined in election campaign
Sewage spills, polluted rivers, endangered plants and animals facing risk, fragmented landscapes β Tasmania has a long list of environmental problems. But neither major party appears willing to address it this election.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Aussie Groves reaches Tour de France podium, PogaΔar keeps yellow jersey
Australia's Kaden Groves finishes third in stage eight of the Tour de France, with Italy's Jonathan Milan claiming victory.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Investigation underway after police fatally shoot man in Sydney's west
NSW Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances that led to two officers fatally shooting a man at a busy shopping centre in Mount Druitt.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:At 87, Sydney's oldest barber won't cut short his career
Kyriakos Vasilis is thought to be Sydney's oldest barber, and he's in good company as other veterans of the trade have no plans to put away their scissors either.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Your questions about Tasmania's election answered
Where can I vote? Can I take a selfie while doing it? Who are the candidates? All your questions about the Tasmanian state election answered.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:'A complete wreck': Heritage huts remain in ruins after Black Summer fires
More than five years after being destroyed by the Black Summer bushfires, two heritage huts in the ACT's Namadgi National Park remain burnt-out, fenced-off ruins, despite government promises to build two new structures in remembrance of them.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:From high fibre to high fashion, scientists turn wheat into fabric
European researchers have discovered a process to turn wheat straw and oat husks into textiles, and they're hoping it could be a new source of sustainable clothing.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Grandfather the second person to die after crash in Melbourne's east
A grandfather who was struck by a car while walking along a footpath in Melbourne's east with his wife and grandson has died from his injuries.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:How the 'manosphere' is fuelling teen misogyny inside Australian schools
Teenage boys are being bombarded with toxic content online about masculinity and the opposite sex. Now, misogyny is rising in Australian schools, and it's pushing teachers to the brink.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:βWe donβt want to be climate refugeesβ: Torres Strait uncles fear for their islands and their people
This week Australiaβs federal court is due to make a decision in a landmark climate case that could safeguard the future of the island communitiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUncle Paul Kabai and Uncle Pabai Pabai are afraid for the future of their ancestral homelands.Their country on the outer islands of Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait), less than 10km off Papua New Guinea, is under siege from...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Rinky Hijikata's doubles dream dashed in Wimbledon final
Australia's Rinky Hijikata and his Dutch partner David Pel are soundly beaten in the men's doubles final, with Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool becoming the first British pair to win since 1936.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Private tobacco shop ATMs generate triple normal transactions
ATM suppliers compete for illegal tobacco man's business, with transactions dwarfing typical Australian machines
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:At this Greek aged care home in Melbourne, everything old is new again
Residents of a Greek aged care home in Melbourne's north-east once made bus trips to go visit the Hellenic Museum, but now the museum has come to them.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Breeder makes breakthrough in fight against dreaded sheep disease
A Victorian merino stud has bred its first line of footrot-resistant rams in a major step forward against a disease that costs the sheep industry more than $80 million a year.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Ruffels leads Aussie charge towards more major glory at Evian Championship
Australia's Gabi Ruffels will enter the final round of the Evian Championship as the co-leader, a stroke ahead of compatriots Grace Kim and Minjee Lee.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Unlocking the 'hidden and radical' power of First Nations women
Big hART's Punkaliyarra project connects women from opposite sides of the continent, "reigniting old pathways" and keeping culture alive.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Can I trust my sunscreen? Choice test results have created uncertainty over SPF claims and lab testing process
With Australia having one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, the consumer advocate groupβs report left many worried and wondering about the brands they useFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSunscreen has been in the spotlight this winter, after testing by the consumer advocacy organisation Choice found 16 of 20 brands failed to...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:What happened to the Liberal party of Menzies? They became obsessed with virtue signalling | Frank Bongiorno
Robert Menzies knew the Australian people craved security and prosperity β not button-holing statements made by that one weird neighbour we all avoidRead the other in Where to for Australiaβs centre rightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe image of Robert Menzies is brandished like a scimitar in and around the modern β and ailing β Liberal party. When Liberal leaders, activists or factions...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:What happened to the Liberal party of Menzies? They became obsessed with virtue-signalling | Frank Bongiorno
Robert Menzies knew the Australian people craved security and prosperity β not button-holing statements made by that one weird neighbour we all avoidRead the other in Where to for Australiaβs centre rightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe image of Robert Menzies is brandished like a scimitar in and around the modern β and ailing β Liberal party. When Liberal leaders, activists or factions...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Drew Hutton helped found the Australian Greens. So why has the troubled party booted him from its ranks?
The former life member says his support of those voicing βtrans-criticalβ views is a matter of free speech β but others say itβs a question of what values the party supportsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDrew Hutton had assumed he would live out his life a card-carrying Green. The 78-year-old retiree turned up to local branch meetings,...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Public-private pain: buying back Sydneyβs embattled Northern Beaches hospital faces uncertain prognosis
The NSW government has been forced to take over the hospital from indebted owner Healthscope. But there is yet no agreement on price or what exactly the state is buyingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJust before the New South Wales parliament rose for the winter break, an unusual piece of legislation passed through both chambers late in the evening. It aimed to strengthen the arm of the Minns...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Abundance: the US book is a sensation among our progressive MPs. But can it spur action in Canberra?
One thingβs for certain, it will take more than an abundance of rhetoric to get things doneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastβWe should be able to argue that the clean energy future should be fucking awesome.βItβs days away from the start of the 48th parliament, and if in Canberra thereβs one book that you must at least pretend to have read by then, itβs Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:A late-night phone call, a frantic flight and a baby in need of a mum
Ute Young was only expecting one baby from Vietnam when she raced from rural South Australia to Melbourne Airport on Christmas Eve 1973. Instead, she was handed three.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:'Stigmatised and hidden': What drives the compulsive urge to steal?
Despite being mentioned in medical manuscripts for hundreds of years, we still know little about what causes kleptomania or how to effectively treat the debilitating condition.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:First wave of climate migrants to keep culture alive in Australia
Australia's small but vibrant Tuvaluan community is preparing for the arrival of new migrants from their home islands β including with youth events teaching their culture to the next generation.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:German backpacker found alive after 12 days in Australian outback β video
Australian authorities said on Saturday that 26-year-old German backpacker Carolina Wilga had been found 'safe and well' after she went missing in a remote part of the country's north-west almost two weeks previously. Wilga, who vanished on 29 June from near the outback town of Beacon, about 254km (157 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, was found by a passing motorist on a road in the region on...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Why Fletcher and JoJo Siwa are causing controversy in the queer community
US singers Jojo Siwa and Cari Fletcher have caused a stir in the queer community. Here's why.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:At least four dead and 11 missing after Houthi attack on Red Sea cargo ship
The death toll from the attack that sank the Liberian-flagged Eternity C ship is the highest from any seaborne assault carried out by the Iranian-backed rebels in the crucial maritime trade route.
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Australian government not suspending ads or posts on X amid antisemitic Grok chatbot incident
Finance department says advertising not paused during or after AI botβs βMechaHitlerβ outburst, as antisemitism envoy praises Musk-owned platform for βrooting out hateβGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has continued advertising on X after its AI chatbot Grok praised Hitler and made antisemitic comments, despite earlier pausing ads on the platform after Elon Muskβs...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Gemfields queer community sparkles for bush Mardi Gras
Drag bingo and Mardi Gras aren't what you'd typically expect in the thick of the Aussie bush, but this small town welcomes and embraces its queer community.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Despite limited opportunities, these women have honed their craft
Hakimeh Rahimi wanted to pursue a career in textiles and dreamt of being a fashion designer, but as a child became a refugee and was unable to attend high school. Now in Australia, she hopes to open a sewing shop.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:These 14 albums were Australian chart-toppers. But which is the best?
From Lorde to Jimmy Barnes and Lady Gaga, we rank every 2025 album that has topped the Australian album charts this year so far.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Outback NT tourism operators see bright future in 'dark-sky' trend
The Northern Territory's expansive night-time skies could offer tourism opportunities for outback businesses contending with years of low visitor numbers.
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