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Fears king tides could engulf tiny coastal town within months
Lancelin Shire president Linda Balcombe says support is needed to rebuild the town's dunes ahead of likely king tides expected in August.
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Mexican prosecutor prepares case against accused killers of Aussie surfers
The Mexican prosecutor leading the case against the suspected murderers of Jake and Callum Robinson says there's still no evidence of cartel involvement.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:These Tasmanians want to see housing as the number one priority this election
Amelia Bird would love to become a home-owner in Tasmania, but she isn't hopeful. Like many others, she is looking at what is being promised at this month's state election for people who want a place of their own.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Gout Gout uses school holidays to win in Monaco
Seventeen-year-old Gout Gout wins the under-23 200m race at the Diamond League event in Monaco, where Jess Hull and Peter Bol beat national records.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The Aussies taking the world stage in this niche sport
More than 300 of Australia's best paddlers have travelled to Germany to compete in next week's World Dragon Boat Racing Championships โ and there are 32 Canberra-based competitors among them.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Gen X clubbers party like it's the 90s but are home by 9pm
It's 3pm on a Saturday in the heart of Surfers Paradise and hundreds of middle-aged revellers are getting ready to dance, but they have no intention of staying up until midnight.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:'Everyone comes here now': New culture centre a dream come true for Kaurna elder
A new place for Kaurna people to gather and share stories has opened in Port Adelaide, and those involved say they will never forget the reception it has received from the local community.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:His mate's death left an 'empty space', so Leigh's filling it with hope
After a tragic loss, this rural town took the mental health of its shearing community into its own hands, and hopes to spread the message to every shed across the country.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Claims of racism on the rise in local councils after Voice failure
A wave of decisions to exclude First Nations Australians at the local government level has left many Indigenous communities feeling marginalised.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Researchers defend Victoria's elderly driver rules after fatal crash
A deadly crash involving a 91-year-old driver has prompted discussion about whether Victoria's rules for elderly drivers need changing in line with other parts of Australia.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:In a matter of minutes, Erin Patterson's murder trial was over
As the jury revealed its verdict, a tension built over weeks of legal arguments and disputed versions of what happened the day Erin Patterson hosted her in-laws for lunch was resolved.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Sinner says Big Three comparisons too early ahead of Wimbledon final
As Jannik Sinner prepares to meet Carlos Alcaraz in another grand slam final, the Italian world number one says they have a few years to go before their rivalry can be compared to that between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Can the CFMEU be saved? Questions remain after bombshell Queensland report
Itโs the open secret that festered on Queensland job sites for years. The bombshell CFMEU report leaves many questions unanswered, writes Alex Brewster.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Sexy cherries, 1860s fashion and rage: What to expect at new art exhibition
Some often-reproduced French Impressionist paintings might feel very familiar, but to see them in person is to experience them in an entirely new way, curator Katie Hanson says.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Air India plane's fuel switches flipped off before deadly crash
A preliminary report on the Air India crash that killed more than 260 people in Ahmedabad last month says the plane's engine fuel switches were flipped off three seconds after take-off.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Why Thai dramas punch above their weight on the world stage
A film about woman who dies from dust pollution and returns to posses her husband's vacuum cleaner is just one of the recent examples of cinema building Thailand's reputation for distinctiveness and creativity.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Think you know how to protect yourself from influenza? Take this quiz
As influenza cases rise, so do the number of myths about how to treat it. We separate fact from fiction in this quiz. Letโs see how you go.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Australiaโs current childcare funding model risks failing our most precious people | Zoe Daniel
The governmentโs childcare priority should be on safety and wellbeing, not profitWhen you attach profit to caring, you create a problem.We donโt need yet another series of reviews and reports to tell us that when you rely on the blunt-force of the market, you will see profiteering from government subsidies, lack of quality in service delivery dressed up as โefficiencyโ to maximise profits, and next to no services in...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:For the remote community of Yuendumu, thereโs no justice until its people stop dying
Kumanjayi Walkerโs family says the coroner โtold the truthโ about racism in the Northern Territory โ and the solution is to let the community govern itselfWarning: This article contains reference to Indigenous Australians who have diedKumanjayi Walker inquest findings: racism, reform and reckoning โ Full Story podcastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the sun starts to fall over Yuendumu,...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Carmen review - feminist take on operaโs notorious femme fatale has swagger and style
Sydney Opera House then Regent Theatre, MelbourneMaximalist design, gorgeous music and grim reality come together in a smart, seductive and spectacular production from Opera AustraliaGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOperaโs most notorious femme fatale makes a helluva entrance: the moment we meet Carmen in Georges Bizetโs 1875 opera, we know sheโs a bad girl headed for a worse end. The downward chromatic slide...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Catalyst for change or community menace? Whatโs next for Australiaโs e-bike revolution
Share e-bikes have been used in 8.9 million trips covering 17.6 million kilometres over 15 years. Where are they headed now?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt all started with 100 blue bicycles. Fifteen years ago, Australiaโs first public bike hire scheme launched in Melbourne to considerable fanfare.Four months later, Brisbane followed suit, partnering with multinational advertising company...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Two years ago, Erin Pattersonโs lunch guests were admitted to hospital. This week she became a convicted murderer
The mushroom murder trial attracted so much attention that Morwell, where the court is located, and nearby Traralgon received an economic boom. And then it was overWhat the beef wellingtons really looked like: mushroom murder exhibits revealedFive key moments in the murder trial of Australiaโs mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonItโs a case so well-publicised it barely needs introduction. Erin Patterson, a middle-aged...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Back to Back Barries: could the antisemitism plan be used to silence dissent? - podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barrie unpack the plan handed to the federal government this week to combat antisemitism. They also look at Trumpโs threat to place tariffs on pharmaceuticals, the RBAโs surprise interest rate decision and the impact of federal election cycles on state leadershipEmail the show:backtobackbarries@theguardian.com Continue reading...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The special envoyโs plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler
The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segalโs plan, which is guilty of overreachGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne must acknowledge the remarkably effective Jewish community organisations in Australia behind the latest antisemitism report. Collectively, with their News Ltd megaphone, they have successfully badgered the government of the day, cowed the ABC, intimidated...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The special envoyโs plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism in Australia, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler
The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segalโs plan, which is guilty of overreachGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne must acknowledge the remarkably effective Jewish community organisations in Australia behind the latest antisemitism report. Collectively, with their News Ltd megaphone, they have successfully badgered the government of the day, cowed the ABC, intimidated...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Albanese must be careful that tackling antisemitism doesnโt curb free speech | Tom McIlroy
The prime minister must find a balance where political criticism is not mistaken for the problem it is trying to solveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHanding down his ruling in the case of racist and antisemitic speech by the Muslim cleric Wissam Haddad earlier this month, Justice Angus Stewart went to some lengths to note it was not inherently antisemitic to criticise Israel.Haddad was...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Anthony Albanese faces diplomatic tightrope in China as spectre of Trump and Aukus review looms large
PM jets to Beijing to strengthen ties as multibillion-dollar US submarine deal spurred by Chinaโs military buildup hangs in doubtGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese departs for his second trip to China with the spectre of Donald Trump looming large over meetings with Xi Jinping.While the prime minister flies to Beijing to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with Australiaโs...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Plan for Australia to adopt contested antisemitism definition to face pushback from concerned Labor MPs
Government response to Jillian Segalโs report must address threat to Jewish community while not quashing legitimate criticism of Israel, critics sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJillian Segalโs push for the federal government to adopt a contested definition of antisemitism will face pushback from some concerned Labor MPs and party members, as Anthony Albanese mulls a response to his envoyโs...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Australia must combat antisemitism, but not simply defer to demands of some voices | Ben Saul
The special envoyโs plan will never be effective if it tackles only the symptoms and refuses to acknowledge let alone address a key driverAustralians should be appalled by the rise in antisemitism, including arson, vandalism, assaults, abuse and threats. Every person in our country has the human right to live free from fear, racism and discrimination. Many positive steps have already been taken to address it. Some...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:A new exhibition is a thoughtful examination of the lasting relationship between Asia and Australia
The Neighbour at the Gate at Sydneyโs National Art School Gallery presents a thoughtful examination of the consequences when good neighbours become good friends.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Mushroom trial spawns toxic media hot takes after Erin Pattersonโs guilty verdict | Weekly Beast
Coverage ranges from psychedelic gifs to โfull-on Walking Dead-style zombie stuffโ. Plus: is the ABC really listening?Want to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter hereThe media were constrained in what they could report during Erin Pattersonโs 10-week trial. But after the mushroom trial guilty verdict was handed down on Monday, all bets were off.The extraordinary...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The ACT wants dog owners to spend 3 hours a day with their pet. But quality, not quantity, matters most
Weโve genetically selected dogs to want to be with us, and unfortunately this means many donโt cope well when theyโre alone.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Hendra virus has killed a horse in Queensland. Should we be worried?
There is no vaccine for humans against Hendra. The virus is severe and can be deadly โ but itโs very rare.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Guests at a feast in Iranโs Zagros Mountains 11,000 years ago brought wild boars from all across the land
Humans have feasted since the dawn of agriculture โ but a new find suggests the practice of bringing exotic food to a communal gathering is even older.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Black bushranger brothers Jimmy and Joe Governor were hanged in 1901. But were they โwickedโ or wronged?
Historian Katherine Biber invites us to see the lives, crimes and deaths of Jimmy and Joe Governor in the context of bigger national ambitions โ and colonial racism.
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