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Exclusive: Leaked documents claim Good Advice promised private deals, gathered signatures and hired land council members to smooth way for Northern Territory gas salesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn late August 2024, a curious letter arrived at the Darwin office of Benedict Scambary, chief executive of the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:
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Tasmanian leaders struggle with a basic fact: environment laws should protect the environment | Clear Air
Nature in Australia’s smallest state is in poor health, but this has been largely ignored by both major parties in the lead-up to the early state electionWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter hereTasmania has a complicated relationship with its natural beauty. Australia’s smallest state is marketed for its “clean and green” environment and produce, and the...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Lambie labels Trump a ‘bloody sociopath’ – as it happened
This blog is now closedInvolvement in US strikes on Iran could make Australia a target, experts warn as government tight-lipped on Pine GapPM backs Iran strikes but says Australia is ‘deeply concerned about any escalation’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong was on every major network this morning to address the US strikes in Iran. On Channel 9, the foreign minister was asked how...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Involvement in US strikes on Iran could make Australia a target, experts warn as government tight-lipped on Pine Gap
Calls for more transparency on potential use of US-Australian surveillance base at Pine Gap and Tindal airbaseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian assistance in US airstrikes on Iran could make Australia a target for retaliation, nuclear experts say, as Australian government ministers decline to comment on the potential involvement of the secretive US-Australian surveillance base at...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:View from the Hill: Albanese supports US bombing, reluctantly
24 hours later the government has backed the US attack on Iran but clearly it remains uncomfortable doing so, but not as uncomfortable in years gone by.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Governments are leaving ‘heavy lifting’ on Closing the Gap to underresourced Aboriginal groups, review finds
‘Inaction’ from governments and ‘baked in’ racism are hampering efforts to address entrenched disadvantage, according to first independent reviewAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian governments are failing to do “the heavy lifting” needed to address entrenched disadvantage experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, an...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:PM backs Iran strikes but says Australia is ‘deeply concerned about any escalation’
Penny Wong refuses to say whether Pine Gap communications facility in NT was used in US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sitesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says Australia supports the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and maintains Iran must not be allowed to possess atomic weapons, but would not say whether his government received advance notice of the US attack.The...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Australian CEOs are still getting their bonuses. Performance doesn’t seem to matter so much
Maybe the leaders of ASX companies could just work hard without the promise of a big bonus.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Strait of Hormuz: closing vital oil and gas route would disrupt global supplies. How will Australia be affected?
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz would have potentially devastating flow-on effects for oil supplies and prices in Australia.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:As the US chooses destruction over diplomacy in Iran, Australia has to decide between principle and prostration | Allan Behm
Australia, like Little Sir Echo, whimpers after the world’s premier bully bombs the ‘bully of the Middle East’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe bully of the Middle East, as President Trump called Iran, has had its nuclear enrichment facilities bombed by the world’s premier bully. The irony is not lost on anyone, except perhaps Australia. In an especially anodyne statement, a spokesperson...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension is being challenged in the courts. Could it be stopped?
Two legal challenges threaten to overturn the decision to extend the North West Shelf gas project. A legal expert considers their prospects.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent
The US and Israel have adopted the most wide-ranging and robust interpretations of the right of self defence. Other nations may now follow their lead.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:How do I get started in the gym lifting weights?
It’s a lot more dangerous to be sedentary than it is to go to the gym. And remember: nobody is looking at you.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated
Like calculators before them, AI tools can raise the bar for what people can achieve – if they’re used the right way.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:NZ’s plan to ‘welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime’ is not a sustainable tourism policy
‘Turbocharging’ tourism growth risks undoing past efforts to help NZ avoid the worst excesses of overtourism, which are now sparking protests overseas.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Myth meets modernity in Aphrodite, a striking opera that dissects the links between beauty, power and desire
Nico Muhly’s Aphrodite reimagines the mythological goddess for the modern age, in a production that is both visually stunning and musically engaging.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Anthony Albanese responds to Iran crisis: 'We don’t want escalation and a full-scale war' – video
The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says the government supports action to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon while underlining the need for a diplomatic end to the Israel-Iran war. 'We continue to call for dialogue and for diplomacy. As I have said for many days now, we are deeply concerned about any escalation in the region and we want to see diplomacy, dialogue and de-escalation,' the PM...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Monsters reflect our darkest fears, from zombies to werewolves. But they also bring us together
Take a world tour of monsters, from vampires in Serbia and giants in Cornwall to festivals of dragons in Bavaria and werewolves in Louisiana.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:My kids only want to eat processed foods. How can I get them eating a healthier and more varied diet?
These foods make up one-third of kids’ daily energy intake.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Trump’s decision to bomb Iran exposes fissures in US politics
While there is widespread agreement on Iran within US politics, the incendiary nature of agreeing with your adversary makes it seem more fractured than it is.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Australian government backs US strikes on Iran but urges ‘peaceful settlement from here’
Penny Wong refuses to say whether Pine Gap communications facility in NT was used in US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sitesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia supports the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and maintains the latter nation must not be allowed to possess atomic weapons, foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has said,...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Your say: week beginning June 23
Rethinking taxes for multinationals, corporations and individuals: an edited selection of your feedback on our stories.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Investors and government housing dominate Broome real estate
The Real Estate Institute of WA describes east-coast investors and GROH properties as "a double-edged sword" keeping locals out of the housing market in Broome.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Australia must stand firm in its support for a rules-based order and reject any US requests for military aid | Donald Rothwell
Labor governments have a proud history of supporting the UN charter. The Albanese government must continue itAmerica’s bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities has no legitimacy under international law and carries significant implications for Australia. This is especially the case given how an Israeli/American/Iranian conflict could escalate, Australia’s longstanding military alliance with the United States and the...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:NDIS pricing changes 'incredibly cruel' says remote mobile therapy provider
Allied health services like physiotherapy can be life-changing for NDIS participants, but new government pricing arrangements mean services that need to travel to clients may be too expensive.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Australia backs US strikes on Iran while urging return to diplomacy
Penny Wong says action to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was acceptable, but that talks should now resume.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Free coastal campsite closes with rubbish, human waste left behind
A WA south coast tourist town closes its free caravan and campervan campsite, offering a low-cost campground in its place amid fears tourists will head elsewhere.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:'Investing for the lifestyle and beauty': Tasmanians lead rural investment
John Kelly says the options for Rheban Farm on Tasmania's east coast "are incredible". His purchase of the property comes at a time when Tasmanians are leading rural investment, but interest in farms from interstate buyers is increasing.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Mosquito colony feeds on blood from scientist's arm – video
Dr Véronique Paris has a hands-on approach to her research — she lets hundreds of mosquitoes bite her arm in order to feed and maintain her mosquito lab. Paris helps research mosquito-borne diseases. “We have people working on mosquitoes here that don’t feed their own colonies, there will always be volunteers around that can do that, so no one has to feed mosquitos if they don’t want to and that’s totally fine," Paris...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:'Sacrificed so much': Minjee's heartfelt tribute to family after major victory
Australian Minjee Lee wins the third golf major of her career, claiming the Women's PGA Championship by three shots in Texas
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Australia's deadliest hostel fire still 'very vivid' 25 years on
Richard Tempest was expecting to start his first day of work on a zucchini farm when he was jolted out of his sleep 25 years ago by loud smashing sounds. That's when the former UK backpacker noticed the flames and "intense heat" coming from downstairs.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Heartbreak for England's batting hero as Bumrah joins elite bowling company
England's Harry Brook is dismissed for 99 as Indian pace star Jasprit Bumrah joined an elite class of Test fast bowlers.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Calls for help as power workers continue to die from asbestos exposure
Mick Tomkins is one of many Victorian power station workers suffering from asbestos-related cancers and the only remaining support group is calling for more funding to stay active.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Live: Wong says reports of airspace reopening could help Australians flee Israel
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the government supports the United States' strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities but says the next steps should be focused on dialogue and diplomacy. Follow live.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Alcaraz makes Wimbledon statement with Queen's Club triumph
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz edged powerful Czech Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 to claim his second Queen's Club title and send out a powerful statement ahead of his Wimbledon defence on Sunday.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: