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'Couldn't be prouder': Ange's Spurs power into Europa League final
Australian manager Ange Postecoglou leads Tottenham Hotspur to an all-England Europa League final with a powerful performance.
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Live: First Trump tariff deal boosts US shares but ASX set for flat start
US shares extend recent gains as Donald Trump's administration strikes its first post "Liberation Day" trade deal, with staunch ally the UK. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:'Status quo not good enough': Independent shakes up Fremantle electorate
Sitting MP Josh Wilson's narrow win in the federal seat of Fremantle shows that, like the Liberals, Labor can be vulnerable to well-organised and well-funded independent candidates.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Big in stature, with even bigger heart, Cassius's death shocked nation
A memorial plaque for Cassius Turvey in his community of Midland, east of Perth, sits as an enduring reminder of the legacy he left behind: "gentle giant", "huggable teddy bear", and a "young leader".
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Critically endangered helmeted honeyeaters returned to the wild
There are fewer than 250 examples of Victoria's bird emblem left in the wild, but a newly released colony is giving conservationists hope.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Live: Sussan Ley says she is putting herself forward to be Liberal party leader
Meanwhile, the Labor party room will meet today and is expected to endorse a proposed ministerial line-up that will see Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic dropped from the ministry. Follow live.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Who is Pope Leo XIV and why does he overcome a taboo against a US pontiff?
Robert Prevost — who was brought to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations — becomes the first pontiff born in the United States.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Dead little penguins wash up on multiple Eyre Peninsula beaches
The Department of Environment and Water said it was unclear at this stage if new penguin deaths on the Eyre Peninsula were linked to the ongoing algal bloom across South Australia.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: conclave picks a US pope, Bob Brown’s message to Greens, Sam Kerr welcomes Jagger
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. Shortly after 6pm, local time, in Rome, plumes of white smoke emerged from the roof of the Sistine Chapel, sending the crowds packed into St Peter’s Square into raptures. A new pope has been chosen and his name is Robert Francis Prevost (now Leo XIV), the first ever...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Boy charged over series of indecent assaults at popular walking spot
NT police have charged a teenage boy in relation to six separate incidents that allegedly involved the indecent assault of women at a popular Darwin walking spot and local hospital car park.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:US to ship 'radioactive' materials to Australian ports in arms expansion
Experts say the inclusion of new destinations for United States military cargo shipments, and their increasing lethality, marks a shift in US posturing in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Housing secured for 'some of the most vulnerable in the community'
Faced with hatred due to their gender identity, Kooncha Brown and Chantell Martin struggled to find private rentals. Now they've secured safe housing thanks to special funding.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Teen should have had 'psychotic state treated' before being bailed, coroner finds
The SA Deputy State Coroner says that while in prison on charges of affray and property damages, the 18-year-old was "physically safe from taking his own life".
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Award-winning drop-in centre for new parents closes after funding axed
A lifeline for new parents in one of Victoria's most disadvantaged towns has shut its doors — not for lack of impact, but lack of funding.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Friday essay: I work as a sensitivity reader – and racism is harder to spot than you’d think
We all know what racism looks like. It’s loud, it’s angry, it’s terrifying. But when it’s hidden in imagery and connotations, it’s much more sinister.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Stepmums, alien mums, robot mums, vengeful mums: 7 films to watch this Mother’s Day
This year, why not celebrate with films that capture the beauty and chaos of motherhood.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Why it’s important to read aloud to your kids – even after they can read themselves
Reading aloud to kids helps their vocabulary and comprehension. These are skills we continue to build all through our lives.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Old drains and railways are full of life. Here’s how to make the most of these overlooked green spaces
Cities seeking to create greener, more liveable neighbourhoods can revitalise disused spaces in various ways. Encouraging and supporting communities is key.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Some Reddit users just love to disagree, new AI-powered troll-spotting algorithm finds
A machine learning study of millions of online posts found five basic kinds of users – including ‘disagreers’ who mainly like to contradict others.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:A community-led health program in remote Arnhem land is showing promising results for First Nations locals
People living in remote Indigenous communities have much higher rates of chronic disease compared to the overall Australian population. This program could help.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:To split Moscow from Beijing, Trump is reviving Nixon’s ‘madman diplomacy’. It could backfire badly
Trump’s erratic statements, sudden tariff escalations and media outbursts risk convincing adversaries that chaos is the message, not the method.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Ever wanted to ditch the 9-to-5 and teach snowsports? We followed people who did it for 10 years
Many of the snowsports instructors we followed built fulfilling careers – albeit often for lower pay. But the move didn’t work out for everyone.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The red wave: see how every booth changed in this detailed map of the 2025 Australian election
We’ve mapped hyper-local results to show the primary vote winner in every locationAustralia 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 federal election has given Labor a majority in the House of Representatives, and there are still 12...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Calls for vehicle checks as invasive ants found near K'gari
Yellow crazy ants are one of the world's worst invasive species and they are spreading on the doorstep to K'gari, prompting calls for biosecurity improvements.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Community effort to send Tassie girls to Florida ends with gold
Many of the team of cheerleading girls from a tiny town in Tasmania had never even been on a plane, let alone left their country, but a fundraising effort to see them sent to the US has paid off.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:'Prayed and snuggled': Court documents reveal timeline before pilot allegedly murdered wife
For the first time since RAAF pilot Robert Crawford's arrest in October last year, it can be revealed exactly what he says happened the night his wife died.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Gladys Liu demands apology from Jane Hume over claim ‘Chinese spies’ volunteering for Labor
Former Liberal MP says she was ‘outraged and deeply troubled’ by Liberal senator’s ‘damaging’ accusationAustralia 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 former Liberal MP Gladys Liu has demanded a “heartfelt apology” from Senator...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Newsroom edition: are we over-interpreting the election results? - podcast
As the dust settles on the federal election, hard lessons for the losers have dominated the headlines. Did the Coalition run a bad campaign that failed to connect with voters? Or did Australians reject Peter Dutton’s Trump-style politics? What should we make of the Greens losing so many seats? And is there a danger in over-interpreting election results?Bridie Jabour talks to the editor Lenore Taylor, deputy editor...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:From a new-look frontbench to wedding bells: here’s what’s on Anthony Albanese’s second term to-do list
The first order of parliament is set to be Labor’s cut to student debts, with a revived attempt at creating a federal environmental protection agency also on the agendaAustralia 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 podcastAfter his thumping...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Grattan on Friday: Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals
With both the Liberals and Greens now leaderless, the race is on to refresh the leadership before the new parliament sits.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Keating savages Albanese and Labor ‘factional lightweights’ after Husic and Dreyfus pushed from cabinet
Former prime minister says dumping of Ed Husic was ‘appalling denial’ of his ‘diligence and application’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Australian prime minister Paul Keating has savaged Anthony Albanese and “factional lightweights” within the Labor party over moves to dump ministers Ed Husic and Mark Dreyfus from cabinet, calling the decision unfair and disrespectful.Jostling between...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defects to Liberals and hints she could contest party’s deputy leadership
Northern Territory senator switches from Nationals to Liberals where she believes she can be more ‘effective’ in fighting for ‘best interests of all Australians’Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe firebrand Northern Territory senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has defected to the Liberals and hinted she could contest the party’s...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic dumped from Albanese’s cabinet after ‘ruthless’ factional fight over frontbench
Sam Rae, Daniel Mulino and Tim Ayres will be winners from Labor’s looming reshuffleAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email,free app or daily news podcastSenior ministers Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic have been sensationally dumped from Anthony Albanese’s cabinet, after the prime minister opted not to protect the pair in a factional fight over frontbench...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Pocock wants us to aim for up to 90% reduction in emissions by 2035
David Pocock joins us to talk about the new Senate situation, his aspirations for the next three years and the election generally.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Even as emissions level off, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is growing faster than ever. Here’s why
Atmospheric CO concentrations are surging, even as emissions level out. Natural carbon sinks are showing signs of faltering as we continue to emit CO.
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