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DJ dreamed of becoming a concert pianist until he had a stroke. This music inspired him to play again
When Paul Wittgenstein lost his arm in World War I, he convinced famous composers to write music for the left hand alone. That music is still inspiring pianists today.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:
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Do you know this man? His identity has baffled police for decades
Police are hoping a new image of a man who was found dead in Melbourne's north in 1995 will lead to a breakthrough in the case.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Live: US-China tariffs 'deal' spurs stock surge, Australian futures tip lift
A US-China trade deal that includes tariff cuts has sent US stock markets soaring. Futures suggest Australia's stock index will also rise. Follow live.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Woodside modifies plans for contentious Browse joint venture project
Western Australia's environmental watchdog takes the unusual step of reopening public consultation to Woodside's $30 billion Browse joint venture project after the company modified its proposal.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Brisbane's Story Bridge could bring back tolls for first time since 1947 without deal
A new assessment found sections of the path were worse than identified in previous reports, with evidence that water was leaking through the concrete.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Flyover flusters Alex de Minaur, before he recovers to win in Rome
The Italian Air Force briefly interrupts Alex de Minaur's charge to victory at the Rome Masters, as he moves within a couple of matches of a showdown with world number one Jannik Sinner.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Live: PM's new ministry to be sworn in, Chalmers admits frontbench dumping 'messy'
Anthony Albanese's new-look frontbench will be sworn in this morning but the treasurer has described the way two senior cabinet ministers were dumped as "messy" and "unfortunate". Follow live.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis was close to other religious leaders. Will Pope Leo follow suit?
Amid global conflicts, the new pope will need to forge new bonds. Experts say he has the background and the skills that will demonstrate that he's up to the task.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:New national guidelines for miscarriage and early pregnancy loss released
Women's health experts have welcomed new national guidelines for the treatment of miscarriage, recurrent miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy up to 14 weeks gestation.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Liberal showdown, toxic algae spreads, Trump backs down on China tariffs
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. All eyes will be on the Liberal party room in Canberra today as Sussan Ley and Angus Taylor vie for the leadership. Whoever wins, itβs going to be a tough task to rebuild the party.We also take a look today at the cabinet reshuffle, the victorious PMβs latest polling...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:High Court to decide if information from encrypted app legally obtained
The High Court will today consider whether information gathered from encrypted messaging on an app known as AN0M, which was secretly controlled by the FBI and the Australian Federal Police, was legally obtained.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Man shot, cars set alight in suspected gangland shooting
A man is in a stable condition in hospital after a gunman opened fired on him inside his work truck at Yennora late Monday night.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:What did the parties say on TikTok in the election, and how? Hereβs the campaign broken down in 5 charts
TikTok has never played a bigger role in election campaigning, but it was hard to know what Gen Z were being told and by who - until now.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Range anxiety βΒ or charger drama? Australians are buying hybrid cars because they donβt trust public chargers
Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles now outsell battery-electric in Australia. One reason? Drivers donβt feel confident in the public charger network.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Free food and beer are common perks for hospitality workers β but are they masking unfairness?
As one chef put it: βFree steak dinners donβt pay my rent or stop my boss docking pay for smoke breaks.β
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:A looming workforce crisis in NZ tourism and hospitality threatens industry growth plans
The government is βgoing for growthβ in tourism. But New Zealand already struggles to serve current visitor numbers, and enrolments in training courses have plummeted.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Natural disasters leave NSW councils facing $3.4b road repair bill
Cash-strapped NSW councils are struggling to keep local road networks up to scratch as natural disasters take their toll.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Dementia risk depends on more than lifestyle factors. Overstating this can cause stigma and blame
Are we promoting prevention strategies that work for everyone, or only for those who already have the means and access?
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Should Joan Didionβs therapy notes to her husband about their daughter have been published?
Reading Joan Didionβs posthumously published new book feels like eavesdropping on private marital conversations. Itβs revealing, raw and haunting.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:The Liberals are about to select Peter Duttonβs replacement. Hereβs who is in the running
The ballot for new leadership is not just a contest between individuals, but a struggle for the partyβs future direction in the wake of resounding defeatFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal MPs will convene in Canberra on Tuesday...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:βLittle chicken whispererβ: Tommy, sentinel flocks and the fight against deadly mosquito-borne viruses
Victoria may have gone high-tech but in NSW birds cared for by volunteers are still a first-line defence against potentially deadly Japanese encephalitisAustralia news live: latest politics updatesSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterEvery Sunday evening Bec Parker, helped by her two-year-old son Tommy, takes a pinprick of blood from each of the 15 chickens in their regional New South Wales yard.Using blotting...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Anthony Albaneseβs new cabinet suggests cautious PM will pick his battles
The reshuffle sees the main players in place, some middle-ranking changes, and two switches that speak to factional politicsAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Labor was first elected in 2022, Anthony Albanese pledged to lead a proper...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:How this week will shape politics for years to come - podcast
The election campaign drama continues, with Labor today swearing in a new cabinet to lead the country and the Coalition also firming up its leaders for a second term in opposition.And on Thursday, the Greens will decide who will fill Adam Bandtβs shoes after he lost his seat.Chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy talks to Nour Haydar about the two very different leadership battles in Australian politics this week β...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:To the new environment minister, Murray Watt: itβs time to get reforms right | Lyndon Schneiders
Long-term reform is not going to be easy, but we have wasted 15 years and everyone has lost, especially the natural worldGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Mortonβs Clear Air column as an emailSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLong overdue reform of national environment laws is unfinished business for the 48th parliament and the...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Bindi Irwin was rushed to hospital for appendix surgery. But what is appendicitis?
Appendicitis is more common in children and young people. Here are the symptoms to look out for.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Tricky portfolios and rising stars: the biggest moves in Albaneseβs cabinet reshuffle
Here are the most important changes β among almost two dozen β in Laborβs ministry reshuffleFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPromotions, sideways moves, opportunities for rising stars and a few unsavoury dumpings β all features of Anthony Albaneseβs new ministry to lead Australia...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Queensland Labor expels MP after LNP raises domestic violence allegations
Member for Stafford Jimmy Sullivan responds with defiant statement accusing Labor MPs of βcheap political moveβ against himGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland Labor has voted to expel one of its members from caucus in a move labelled βunprecedentedβ by the state partyβs leader, Steven Miles.The member for Stafford, Jimmy Sullivan, was subsequently ejected from the Labor party entirely...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:View from The Hill: Albanese shifts Tanya Plibersek from environment, in favour of βcan-doβ Murray Watt
The prime ministerβs new cabinet dumps a couple, promotes others and leaves some holding political short straws.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Genes, environment or a special bond? Why some twins talk and think in unison
Twins Bridgette and Paula Powers have gone viral for the way they speak in unison, using the same gestures and words.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Grief, strength and resistance: The Black Woman of Gippsland is a powerful reckoning with colonial myths
From playwright and director Andrea James, this is theatre that breathes beyond the stage, reconnecting culture and story across generations.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Ministries! Even after winning power the ALP factions are still fighting bitterly and behaving rudely | First Dog on the Moon
Here in the ALP we hate each other almost as much as we hate the GreensSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:The musician behind Milkshake Man: Go-Jo is Australia's 2025 Eurovision contestant β video
Marty Zambotto, a 29-year-old Sydney-based singer-songwriter, went viral in 2023 after he uploaded a clip to TikTok of himself performing his song Mrs Hollywood while busking around Sydney. Now heβs about to represent Australia at Eurovision in Basel, Switzerland, with his song Milkshake Man, an ode to self-confidence. Go-Jo will be the 10th musical act to represent Australia since it joined the annual European song...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Liberal Party reclaims Goldstein β how Tim Wilson turned back the Teal tidal wave
The Liberal Party has reclaimed a seat lost to the Teals in 2022. Tim Wilson did it by adapting some of the campaign strategies used by the independents.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:S. Shakthidharanβs ambitious play The Wrong Gods is a profound critique of progress and modernity
New Australian play The Wrong Gods traces the triumphs and tribulations of a single mother fighting to protect her valley from the βnewβ world.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Antarctica has a huge, completely hidden mountain range. New data reveals its birth over 500 million years ago
The mysterious βghost mountainsβ β buried beneath kilometres of Antarctic ice β have puzzled scientists for decades.
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