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'Scared' Picklum leads the way after Rio Pro victory
Australian surfer Molly Picklum shows why she is top of the women's World Surfing League standings, claiming her first win on tour this season in Saquarema, Brazil.
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Tax season kicks off tomorrow. But the ATO says not to do your return yet
Many of us just want to get the business of doing their tax returns over and done with. Here's what you need to know before you start.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Live: Care Squeeze: Australia's 'sandwich generation' cares for both children and parents
Aged care changes due to come in on November 1 will see self-funded retirees and some pensioners expected to pay more, as future residential care and in-home care residents face a new regime.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Police charge driver over alleged burnout that killed onlooker
A 22-year-old man will face court after allegedly killing an onlooker while performing a burnout near Newcastle at the weekend.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Free swimming lessons aim to reduce drownings in multicultural communities
A free swimming program is tackling a long-standing issue of higher drowning rates among Victoria's overseas-born residents.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Police called amid turmoil at key WA Aboriginal medical service
Elders lead an attempt to oust the board of the South West Aboriginal Medical Service, citing serious ongoing management concerns.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Calls to tighten Telstra's obligations after two-week mobile disruption
Nationals leader David Littleproud wants "timely and to standard" mobile service upgrades to be a legal requirement for Telstra after regional Queensland customers lost access to calls, internet, ATMs and EFTPOS for a fortnight.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Kennedy keen on Matildas midfield role after Slovenia draw
Matildas veteran Alanna Kennedy says she would welcome further opportunities to play in the midfield following Australia's 1-1 draw with Slovenia on Sunday night.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Iran could enrich uranium within months, UN nuclear watchdog boss says
The International Atomic Energy Agency's chief raises more doubt about the efficacy of the US bombing of key Iranian nuclear facilities, which Donald Trump maintains were "oblierated".
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:'Need you to prepare': Warning ahead of NSW wild weather
The SES and the Bureau of Meteorology are warning severe weather set to hit the state this week could see huge rainfall all along the NSW coast.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:'They belong at school': ACT raises the age of criminal responsibility
First Nations man and founder of Cuz Boxing Joe Hedger spends his days helping young people at risk. As Canberra raises the age of criminal responsibility to 14, services like his will be at the forefront of change.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:'Millions' of locusts devour feed on outback cattle properties
Graziers say they are losing the battle against the insects, which are feasting on the benefits of a good wet season at a time of year when they should be dormant.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Live: Penny Wong heads to the US as tariff deadline looms
Foreign Minister Penny Wong will head to Washington this week for talks with her US counterpart Marco Rubio, as well as other ministers of the Quad. Follow live.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:WA taxpayers fork out almost $250k topping up pay of key election staff
Crucial WA election staff will be given a pay rise after a review sparked by a litany of problems at the March poll found their roles were more complex than expected.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Live: Wall Street rallies to new record as fears recede
US investors continue their rush back to risk, driving Wall Street to a new record high, but the ASX is not tipped to follow. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: influencers on notice over gambling sites, warning of new Israeli offensive in Gaza, Oscar Piastri second in Austria GP
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Online influencers have been inadvertently promoting a gambling company that poses as an Australian outfit but is instead licensed and regulated in a tiny island off the east coast of Africa.Meanwhile, the government claims China is trying to take undue credit for...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Andrew Forrest's company Wyloo lodges mining applications for WA wetland
Just weeks after the world's largest salt company canned plans to develop a significant WA marine habitat, the mining billionaire has pegged the same ground.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Burglars who bashed man, burnt down home may have got the wrong address
Police plead for information about the incident that left a 68-year-old man seriously injured and destroyed his home last week.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Clubs accused of 'whitewashing' pokies revenue through benefit scheme
Not-for-profit pokies clubs in the Northern Territory are supposed to contribute part of their profits for the benefit of the wider community, but data shows some are effectively opting out of the voluntary scheme.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:'I've got to be better': Tigers spearhead Lynch facing suspension
Richmond's Tom Lynch shows remorse as he faces a suspension following an incident in Sunday's 68-point loss to the Adelaide Crows at the MCG.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Scientists build first-of-its-kind model to predict floods
The virtual model built using millions of pieces of data gathered over two years can predict flood behaviour like never before.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:NBA draftee's 'surreal' journey from Morphett Vale to Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are a household name inside and outside the US, and are β as one coach puts it β "synonymous" with basketball. The former team of Michael Jordan and current team of Josh Giddey has just boosted its Australian connection, thanks to the selection of Adelaide's Lachlan Olbrich.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:LIV Golf in the parklands β the latest in a long history of battles over Adelaideβs heritage-listed public space
It's an oft-repeated tale β the battle for the Adelaide parklands β and one that is again rearing its head, writes Leah MacLennan.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Your say: week beginning June 30
Ditching payroll tax, government failures on poverty, and is βJewish lobbyβ really a fair term to use? An edited selection of your feedback on our stories.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:How to reform the NDIS and better support disabled people who donβt qualify for it
Hereβs how the government can fund these vital supports and save the NDIS β without spending more money.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Could we live with a nuclear-armed Iran? Reluctantly, yes
Both Israel and the US claim a nuclear-armed Iran would pose an existential threat. It wouldnβt. Hereβs why.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Murdochβs News Corp has moved into the mortgage business. Where are the regulators?
Australia doesnβt have a regulator suitable to tackle the kind of media, advertising and home-lending giant News Corpβs REA Group is becoming.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view
The satellites the world relies on for navigation, communication and more get their bearings from distant black holes β but radio noise is blurring the picture.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Mr Smith or Gary? Why some teachers ask students to call them by their first name
For many of us, calling our teachers by their first names would have been unthinkable. But some teachers are changing the centuries-old practice of formal names.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes
Converting open-air car parks and creating green cooling corridors on transport routes is an easy and affordable way to beat the city heat as the climate changes.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Protest inside Parklea prison after Aboriginal inmate dies β as it happened
This blog is now closedCoalition happy to have quotas for Nationals on frontbench but not for female Liberal MPs, Tanya Plibersek saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCrackdown on rogue early childhood care providers after education ministers meet over sector safety concernsEducation ministers will increase penalties for non-compliant early childhood care providers and strengthen regulations...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Australia news live: Plibersek takes aim at Coalition over quotas for Nationals on frontbench but not women in Liberal party
Follow the dayβs news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCrackdown on rogue early childhood care providers after education ministers meet over sector safety concernsEducation ministers will increase penalties for non-compliant early childhood care providers and strengthen regulations in the sector following safety concerns.Our work β¦ will be informed by the work that has just been done in...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:As cage eggs are phased out around the world, how can producers lower the risks of free-range βhen heavenβ?
Disease and predation are problems in populations that are allowed to roam, but animal advocates argue those issues can be mitigated with proper management practicesSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterNear Lake Macquarie on the central coast of New South Wales, Belinda Stauner-Dawson is running what appears to be a chicken utopia. Her 60 egg-laying ISA Brown hens β a popular laying breed β have the run of a...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Poop art: animal dung painting competition seeks to break taboo of talking about poo
The Poo-tastic Tasmanian Paint Off asks artists to use a unique medium to paint portraits of people they admireKarin Koch was inspired to start the worldβs first animal poo painting competition after purchasing a large and highly detailed painting created out of cow dung by the German artist Werner HΓ€rtl.Koch then commissioned the Tasmanian artist Mel Hills to paint wombats using wombat poo and a pademelon with...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Fruit stickers are annoying and bad for the environment. So why did an Australian ban come unstuck?
Governments flagged fruit stickers for the chopping block but then South Australia shelved its September deadline after industry asked for more timeSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Mortonβs free Clear Air newsletter hereFruit stickers may be small, but they can be mighty annoying.Each year 5.62bn plastic labels are picked off fruit and vegetables in Australia, data shows. Those that are not accidentally...
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