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Five people had lunch in a small Australian town. Three are dead – and one is accused of their murder
Jury hears from sole surviving guest as well as medical staff and Erin Patterson’s children in second week of mushroom trialIan Wilkinson sat in the witness box, a crucifix within an ichthys pinned over his heart, and told the supreme court about four people he shared lunch with on 29 July 2023.Three of those people are dead, and the other is accused of killing them. Continue reading...
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Labor wants to fix Australia’s housing issues – but there’s little hope for those not already on the ladder
Without genuine reform, experts predict house prices to ‘climb by 6-10% in 2025’ and the gap between homeowners and those locked out of market to widenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDays after Labor won a decisive victory with a mandate to fix housing affordability, those in charge of handing out mortgages poured cold water on it coming to pass.Andrew Irvine, the chief executive of National...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Wine and wilderness: a multi-day hike in South Australia’s Clare Valley
Completed last year and maintained by volunteers, the six-stage trail takes in vineyards, towns and bushland and can easily be broken into shorter walksGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“If we’re going to see koalas today, it will be in the next few hundred metres,” my guide calls to me as we tackle stage two of the Clare Valley wine and wilderness trail.So far, flame robins have licked the trees just in front...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Back to Back Barries: the brutal aftermath of a shock election result - podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the messy fallout of the election and give their predictions on the two very different – and potentially nasty – leadership battles ahead for the Liberals and the Greens.Also in this episode: how Labor’s factions will settle who gets into cabinet, what now for the Coalition’s nuclear policy and whether the government will now pursue a more aggressive policy agendaSee all our...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Joel Cauchi called police 15 months before the Bondi Junction attack. Officers say it was a ‘missed opportunity’
Footage at inquest shows perpetrator talking calmly with police as his mother says it’s hard to get treatment ‘unless he does something drastic’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJoel Cauchi stands on the nature strip outside his parents’ tidy Queenslander home in Toowoomba, waiting for the police.On this day in January 2023, Cauchi is friendly and calm. He tells one of the officers: “I just...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Labor’s dominance means Anthony Albanese has a chance at an enduring legacy – but big challenges lie ahead
From huge debt and an unwieldy NDIS to stalled nature laws, the prime minister’s hardest task has only just begunSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn the Saturday after he called the federal election, Anthony Albanese hosted members of the travelling media pack for an informal drink at the Lodge. There was light rain in Canberra, forcing an event...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:The rise and fall of Adam Bandt: the Greens leader who embraced a different approach to politics | Paddy Manning
The outgoing member for Melbourne understood if the Greens genuinely want to be a party of government they have to win lower house seatsFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe loss of Adam Bandt’s seat of Melbourne is a disaster for the Greens, but not for the reasons you might think.In...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:‘We have destroyed the Greens’: third-party groups spent millions on ads to influence Australian voters. Some claim it worked
Money can buy people’s attention, one campaigner says, and if you ‘slap them in the face enough with a message, it’ll stick’Full federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTV advertising continues to rack up large bills for political parties during federal election campaigns but third-party...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Labor likely to gain 5 senators, cementing the left’s Senate dominance
As the vote counting in the upper house continues, the government is polling strongly. It’s also managed at least 91 seats in the lower house.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Michelle Rowland could replace Mark Dreyfus as attorney general, as speculation over Labor reshuffle swirls
Anne Aly also tipped to join second term cabinet as health minister Mark Butler – who also faces a move – says cutting of Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic was ‘tough’Australia news live: latest politics and federal election 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 podcastThe communications...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:The artist as creator of all things: Julie Fragar wins the Archibald for a portrait among the stars
Justene Williams defined the universe in her art. Julie Fragar painted her doing this, and won the Archibald.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Glyn Davis to quit as the prime minister’s top public servant
Anthony Albanese has credited the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet with rebuilding the public service.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:It’s almost winter. Why is Australia still so hot?
Why is it so warm across southern Australia this autumn? Where’s the rain? ‘Blocking’ high pressure systems are to blame, but the real culprit is climate change.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Labor has promised to tackle homelessness. Here’s what homeless people say they need
One person said it’s crucial people who’ve experienced homelessness are central to service design and policy, and ‘it’s not coming from people in really nice suits’.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:What will the Antichrist look like? According to Western thought, an authoritarian king – or the pope
In casting himself as supreme leader and pope, Donald Trump inadvertently invoked the Christian understanding of the Antichrist.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:View from The Hill: two ministers and the Nationals discover the limits of loyalty in politics
Amid the tastes of sweet triumph and bitter defeat, the major parties are planning the next steps, hanging some out to dry.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:What’s the difference between probiotics and prebiotics? A dietitian explains
You can buy probiotics and prebiotics at the supermarket or pharmacy. But do they help your gut? Or are we better off eating fermented food such as cheese or kimchi?
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Feminist reformer Beatrice Faust was a sexual libertarian who did her homework, kept her cool and criticised ‘wimp feminism’
Australian second-wave feminist Beatrice Faust was a lifelong advocate for abortion law reform. She resisted narratives of victimhood, despite a grim childhood.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:What is grounding and could it improve my sleep? Here’s the science behind this TikTok trend
Social media is awash with content promoting grounding mats and sheets. Could they really help you sleep better?
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Google is rolling out its Gemini AI chatbot to kids under 13. It’s a risky move
The rollout will leave parents playing a game of whack-a-mole with new technologies as they try to keep their children safe.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Australia’s clean energy industry has just survived a near-death experience. Where to from here? | Kane Thornton
Voters have spoken with clarity. We want a renewable-powered futureAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA shift toward nuclear power and a significant expansion of gas electricity would have stalled renewable energy investment at the worst possible time, potentially derailing Australia’s transition to a clean, modern energy system....
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:‘Peace be with all of you’: how Pope Leo XIV embodies a living dialogue between tradition and modernity
Leo XIV will work to translate the ideal of one heart, one mind into structures that protect the vulnerable worker, the displaced migrant and the wounded planet.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Renting labelled the Pilbara's 'Achilles heel' with no clear solution
Despite a joint effort from governments and the resources sector, rents in a remote WA region have soared well past the nation's capitals.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:As Filipinos prepare to vote, ex-strongman Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest is dividing families – all the way to the president
The country’s president is deeply unpopular and his chief rival is rising in the polls. Monday’s vote could set the stage for the 2028 presidential election.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:How the word ‘incel’ got away from us
How a once-neutral term for romantic exclusion became a cultural shorthand for male rage, and what we lose when we ignore the quiet pain it fails to describe.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:In 10 minutes, Pope Leo XIV told us a lot about himself, and his agenda
He was a close confidant of the previous pontiff, Pope Francis, and we learnt a lot about what he might be planning to do after his brief speech.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Kiwi kids once led the world in reading – this 1950s primary school syllabus still has lessons for today
Compared with today’s structured literacy and standardised testing, the 1953 reading syllabus was a remarkably non-prescriptive blueprint for both teachers and pupils.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Hidden connections of more than 100 migratory marine species revealed in interactive map
The map combines findings from more than 1,300 studies and is an important tool for conservation.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Blackouts and travel chaos leave IPL season hanging by a thread
Ricky Ponting says his IPL team does not know where it is travelling next, as the India-Pakistan conflict causes chaos for the cricket tournament.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:'Horrendously expensive' interstate shipping denies farmers lifeline
South Australian farmers struggling with drought need livestock feed, but Australian shipping laws make it unaffordable for Australian sea freight to reach them. 'Cheaper to ship to China' than send WA grain to drought-hit farmers
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Iconic fishing competition draws anglers to the NT's remote Daly River
About 150 competitive anglers travel to Daly River for the annual Barramundi Classic.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Murder charge laid after woman stabbed in Adelaide's north
A woman dies in hospital after she was stabbed in the chest, with police arresting and charging another woman at the scene at Elizabeth East in Adelaide.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:India says military stations were attacked by Pakistani drones and missiles
Blasts have rung out across the Indian city of Jammu during what the government said was a Pakistani drone and missile attack on military stations around the Kashmir region on the second day of clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Shearers struggle for work as wool production hits century low
Australian wool production is forecast to reach its lowest level since the early 1900s, forcing skilled shearers to seek work interstate, overseas or leave the industry entirely.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice
Sussan Ley and Angus Taylor both want the thankless post that's up for grabs at Tuesday's party meeting.
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