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Eels make early NRLW statement with win over Sharks
Parramatta makes a terrific start to the NRLW season, defeating Cronulla at Sharks Stadium.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:
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Live: Qantas CEO breaks silence on cyber attack, ASX set to rise after Wall St rally
Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson has finally spoken to media following the massive cyber attack. Meanwhile, the Australian share market is expected to open higher today, after Wall Street set record highs. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Mothers up in arms about confusion around RSV vaccine for newborns
A group of mothers in Victoria say they've experienced trouble accessing the jab for a highly infectious illness that infects up to 90 per cent of children in their first two years.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Trumpβs major victory, Israelβs deadliest attack in months, Qantas pledge
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. The US House of Representatives has passed Donald Trumpβs sweeping tax and spending bill, handing the president the first major legislative victory of his second term. Israelβs warships and artillery have launched one of the deadliest and most intense bombardments in...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Minister argues backing out of $34b project would fail a growing city
Six new train stations linking Box Hill in Melbourne's east to Cheltenham in the south-east are under construction but the funding stream is not locked in yet. However, Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop Minister Harriet Shing is confident the Commonwealth and developers will get on board.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Sex, scandals and synchronised swimming: Olympo takes us behind the scenes
Travel to the High-Performance Centre, where toned young athletes scheme, lie and compromise as they compete for an elusive sponsorship deal.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:How Indonesia is trying to get a better tariff deal with the US than Vietnam
Indonesia will sign a trade and investment pact worth $52.3 billion ($US34 billion) with the United States in an effort to avoid tougher tariffs due next week.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Screaming woman rescued by police in suspicious north Queensland fire
Emergency services were called to the blaze in Townsville last night, with officers finding the unit well alight and the fire having spread to a second apartment.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Mr Squiggle, the man from the Moon, is novel for kids, nostalgic for parents
Mr Squiggle lit up TV screens for 40 years. Now, the National Museum of Australia in Canberra is displaying the show's iconic items.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Weekly news quiz: Wild weather, a data leak and a skeleton in a pot
From wild weather battering the NSW coast to a massive data leak, it has been another big week in news. Test yourself on what you remember.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Aussie caught up in Wimbledon farce, as Kasatkina and de Minaur win
Rinky Hijikata and Ben Shelton's Wimbledon match is controversially suspended, as Daria Kasatkina and Alex de Minaur claim victories.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Friday essay: βwhose agony is greater than mine?β Testimonies of Gaza and October 7 ask us to recognise shared humanity
Survivor testimonies hope for understanding, empathy β and change. From the Yoorrook Commission to Gaza and Israel, they build a case for justice in a shared future.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Iβve seen the brain damage contact sports can cause β we all need to take concussion and CTE more seriously
If more isnβt done to combat concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more families will be grieving tragic deaths.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:6 simple questions to tell if a βfinfluencerβ is more flash than cash
Regulators suspect some social media accounts have broken the law by giving unlicensed financial advice. Hereβs how to avoid them.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down
Cutting data climate collection β as the Trump administration is now trying to do β is like breaking a thermometer to avoid knowing youβve got a fever.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Rare wooden tools from Stone Age China reveal plant-based lifestyle of ancient lakeside humans
300,000-year-old wooden tools found in southwestern China reveal surprising sophistication from the ancestors of modern humans.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:NZ will soon have no real interisland rail-ferry link β why are we so bad at infrastructure planning?
The Cook Strait ferry fiasco is just another symptom of a wider malaise: an inability to deliver, on time and at cost, the infrastructure that keeps the economy moving.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Jen Bartlett obituary
Wildlife photographer involved in making Flight of the Snow Geese and other films for ITVβs Survival seriesJen Bartlett, who has died aged 93, was part of a husband-and-wife team that brought groundbreaking natural history films to television audiences around the world, including to ITV as part of its long-running Survival series. Des Bartlett did most of the cinematography, and Jen was the stills photographer. Five of...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Childcare centres must put child protection above profits and fears of appearing biased against men | Delanie Woodlock and Lenka Olejnikova for the Conversation
Unlike families, institutions that work with children can be effectively regulated, making child sexual abuse entirely preventableAustralians are reeling from the news that a Victorian childcare worker has been charged with more than 70 alleged offences against children, including rape.As 1,200 children await results to see if theyβve been exposed to infectious diseases, a horror no parent should ever face, and the...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Grattan on Friday: how two once hot-button issues this week barely sparked media and political interest
Two vexed issues β how Australia manages immigration detainees with criminal records, and balancing free speech vs hate speech β once dominated news headlines. Not anymore.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:How many serious incidents are happening in Australian childcare centres? We donβt really know
States and territories collect different kinds of information about child safety. So it is hard to know what is going on in childcare centres.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Weatherill to lead Victorian childcare review β as it happened
This blog is now closedConcerns Melbourne childcare worker charged with sexual abuse offences had wider work history than initially disclosedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPower continues to be restored in NSWAbout 5,800 customers remained without power at 7am Thursday, according to network operators Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy. Continue reading...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Federal government throws support behind LNPβs controversial new Olympic Games venue at Brisbaneβs Victoria Park
Commonwealth commits $3.4bn to Games infrastructure including 63,000-seat stadium that will serve as future home of AFL and cricketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has thrown its support behind a controversial new Olympic Games venue at Victoria Park in Brisbane planned by the Queensland government.The 63,000-seat...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Too much vitamin B6 can be toxic. 3 symptoms to watch out for
If you take a vitamin B6 supplement, watch out for these three symptoms.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:10 steps governments can take now to stamp out child sexual abuse in care settings
Recent horrific allegations of sexual abuse in early childhood education and care centres could be a turning point for Australia. Hereβs what needs to happen next.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:The takeaway from the Venice Biennale saga: the art world faces deep and troubling structural inequality
Creative Australia has reinstated Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino as the creative team for the 2026 Venice Biennale β after facing much criticism.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Tears, trauma and unpaid work: why men in tinnies arenβt the only heroes during a flood disaster
After the 2022 Northern Rivers floods, the complex and difficult work of women was largely overlooked.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Does eating cheese before bed really give you nightmares? Hereβs what the science says
A new study suggests eating dairy products before bed could be linked to nightmares. Hereβs why cheese could be a culprit.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:We spent a month writing and reading in glass boxes. We read faster, wrote more β and inspired passersby
The WritersBLOCK / ReadersBLOCK project in Hobart is a reminder of the importance of stories, and the benefits of making time to slow down and enjoy them.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows
A 70,000-person global study found understanding how events such as fires and floods are linked to climate change may be a key driver of support for climate action.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:From Gaza to Marrickville: Sydney community comes together to raise funds for mutual aid β video
Following its May debut, Sydneyβs Mutual Aid Market returned to Marrickville's Addison Road Community Centre for a second time on 29 June 2025. Organiser Sarah Shaweesh described the βwarm feelingβ at the event, where stallholders either raised money for their own mutual aid or for a 'common fund' β where all proceeds went to Palestinian and First Nations mutual aid, with 25% held in reserve for urgent campaigns...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:No matter how far removed from the worldβs pain and peril Australians feel, we must not look away | Paul Daley
Our turned backs are precisely what the perpetrators of atrocity want to see. We must not give them thatGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA few weeks ago, just as the leader of the supposedly free world was doing his best gameshow host will-he-wonβt-he? routine on whether heβd bomb Iran, I was on a plane home from Europe while my partner and our child were mid-air on two other flights.This felt...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:How should I talk to my kids about abuse and body safety?
These conversations donβt have to be frightening. There are age-appropriate ways to teach kids shame-free language about bodies and boundaries.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Creative Australiaβs backflip on Venice Biennale representatives exposes deep governance failures
Khaled Sabsabi has been reinstated as Australia representative for the Venice Biennale. A review offers a damning but restrained post-mortem.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Childcare sexual abuse is mostly committed by men. Failing to recognise that puts children at risk
We must recognise that while men make up only a small proportion of childcare workers, they are responsible for the majority of child sexual abuse cases within them.
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