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Before the Australian election, both parties wanted to cut international student numbers. So why are they going up?
Foreign student places are to increase by 25,000 next year. Is this the end of the contentious debate over higher education?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLast year, amid partisan debate over international student numbers, Universities Australia accused both sides of parliament of using the tertiary sector as a “political plaything”.Fast...
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‘No role for Hamas’ in future Palestinian state, Marles says – as it happened
This blog is now closedMarles insists Australia ‘not supplying weapons to Israel’ but critics argue ‘parts of weapons are weapons’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles says Australia is not supplying weapons to Israel. Is it true?Back on Marles, Guardian Australia looked at the government’s claims denying it supplies weapons to Israel last year when defence officials confirmed in Senate...
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Marles insists Australia ‘not supplying weapons to Israel’ but critics argue ‘parts of weapons are weapons’
Acting prime minister decries ‘misinformation’ regarding arms exports while Greens claim ‘hollow talking points … aren’t washing with the public’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government won’t follow Germany and introduce new export restrictions to pressure Israel, with the defence minister, Richard Marles, insisting no...
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:WA free diver pushes boundaries to set new Australian record
Tara Rawson recently set a new Australian record of more than 80m while competing in an international free diving competition in Asia.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Section of Western Highway closed after accident involving two trucks
Large plumes of thick, black smoke are visible in western Victoria after an accident involving two B-Double trucks on the Western Highway.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Is the Liberal take on net zero sparking healthy debate, or damaging division?
With state Liberal parties at loggerheads with the federal leader on their commitment to net zero, some robust debate is inevitable — but keeping it from spilling over is a persistent challenge.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Joint leads Aussie charge at Cincinnati Open
As her breakout season continues, rising Australian tennis star Maya Joint fights her way into the third round of the Cincinnati Open.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Men’s circles are helping rural Australians express their emotions – but experts say more support is needed
Local-led gatherings are empowering, supporting and forging connections for men in regions where more formal mental health services are under stressSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterPeter Farlow’s father never spoke to him about his emotions. “That’s a common thing with men,” the 65-year-old says. It made seeking help difficult; for four years he struggled with anxiety and depression, visiting various...
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Rodney didn’t bother with temporary housing – then a three-year program with a 90% success rate changed his life
Journey to Social Inclusion is helping solve Australia’s persistent homelessness by getting people into homes and, more importantly, helping them stay thereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf you ask Rodney, he will tell you that life is for living. He’s been to the edge of it – homeless, depressed, stuck in a broken system. He has spent years on the street.The signs of it show – the...
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Tasmania reappointed it premier last week but a new bid to replace the government is imminent
A no-confidence motion, an election and now another no-confidence motion. It's all been happening in Tasmanian politics, now what happens next?
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:News live: Marles takes aim at ‘misinformation’ as he reiterates Australia not supplying weapons to Israel
Follow all the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles is asked a final question about tax reform in the context of the Albanese government’s forthcoming productivity roundtable.He says “the tax policies that we have are what we took to the election but we need to be lifting productivity in this country”.Let’s be clear we don’t supply weapons to Israel.We’re an F-35 country and...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:The Wild Scotchman was Queensland's charming, intellectual bushranger
From taunting police, escaping prison and commanding political pressure for an early release, charm and intelligence was the secret to Queensland's "elite" bushranger.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Migrant women reflect on landmark equality case
Australia's first migrant resource centre started the country's largest anti-discrimination case in the 1980s. Forty-five years on, the women involved reflect on the fight.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Inflation figures point to a rate cut. But how long until borrowers see savings?
Quarterly data raises hopes among overstretched mortgage holders that a rate cut is coming.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu’s new Gaza plan
Protesters demanded an immediate end to the Gaza campaign and call for the release of the hostages.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:These are Australia's best and worst regions to access out-of-school care
For many Australian parents the 9am to 3pm school day doesn't line up with their working day, but in large parts of the country accessing a spot at before and after-school care is not an option.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Glenelg gives up bid to be part of global Great Ocean Road tourism brand
The south-western Victorian shire withdraws from a tourism promotion board, saying it is not getting "bang for buck" and is routinely overlooked.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:This lizard faces extinction, but an Indigenous-led plan could save it
There is growing momentum in Australia's conservation planning to incorporate First Nations knowledge into the management of culturally significant species such as the great desert skink.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Having a driver's licence gives older Aussies purpose and independence
Some may baulk at the thought of driving in their 90s, but for this senior, having a licence is a ticket to freedom.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Teenage world champ Littler triumphs at Australian Darts Masters
World champion Luke Littler demonstrates his phenomenal teenage talent in Wollongong by winning the star-studded Australian Darts Masters.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Wind turbine trial sparks hope as small-scale power source
A small-scale wind turbine has been developed in Adelaide in the hope of supplying energy direct to off-grid users, including farms, wineries and construction sites.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Female umpire makes MLB history by working regular-season game
Realising a long held dream, Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball regular-season game when she officiated the Braves versus Marlin fixture in Atlanta.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Unexpected cancer costs left Jenna unable to afford groceries and petrol
After being diagnosed with breast cancer Canberran Jenna Macdonald-Golden was left in a grim financial position, forced to put her mortgage on hold amid a series of unexpected cancer-related expenses.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Child's death drives churches to call out cult-like behaviour
A campaign to educate people about the dangers of coercive control and cults begins in southern Queensland following the death of an eight-year-old girl.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Cattle farmer faces tough choice after property contaminated by PFAS
As Larry Acton looks to retirement, he is grappling with whether to sell his land at a loss or hand the property, which has contaminated groundwater, to his son.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:'Critical errors' in a forensic lab threw thousands of cases into question
Shandee Blackburn was murdered in 2013. Twelve years later, the fallout of botched forensic work has led to a reckoning for Queensland's forensic lab.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy calls for 'lasting peace' after officials meet in UK
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a meeting with European and US officials to discuss the ongoing war with Russia was constructive.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Robyn Smith to run bare chested in Sydney's City2Surf after double mastectomy
Robyn Smith will be running bare-chested at the City2Surf. She will be among 90,000 people taking part in the annual event from the Sydney CBD to Bondi Beach.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:If Albanese is serious about actions not slogans, there is a way Australia can make a difference for Palestinians | Zoe Daniel
When it comes to recognising Palestine, for once the PM’s characteristic pragmatic caution seems rightRecognition of a state of Palestine must be more than a performative response to domestic political pressure.It’s long been framed as the reward at the end of a negotiated two-state solution between the Israelis and the Palestinians. However, given the absence of a viable Palestinian government and overt resistance...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Developing Coffs Harbour foreshore will amount to a ‘desecration of the land’, traditional owners say
Elders call plans to ‘revitalise’ 60-hectare precinct with six-storey housing and tourism facilities ‘inappropriate’Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletterTraditional owners in Coffs Harbour are fighting against a “heartbreaking” proposal to build a six-storey private housing development near cultural heritage sites, in a project the state government says will “revitalise” the city’s foreshore.The proposal,...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:‘Do I need to purchase camels?’ Australian preppers have found their voice since Covid, but tough questions remain
Once a secretive subculture, survivalism has edged into the mainstream. But what happens if you dedicate your life to preparing for civilisation to collapse and doomsday never comes?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShortly after Israel announced its attack on Iran in June, Trevor Andrei sent a message to some of his fellow Australian...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Fashion week for Australia’s fluffiest and silkiest alpacas, where ‘we’re all hoping for a good hair day’
At the Australian Alpaca National Show, local camelids compete in the hope of being crowned Supreme Champion. But it’s not some ‘fancy kennel club’ – this is a serious industryIt’s a scant 12C in Bendigo, but scores of fans whirr through the showground’s pavilion. The stars of this weekend’s proceedings hope to shine, but it’s important they don’t sweat too much before their time in the limelight.“They need to keep...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:The lethal legacy of Aukus nuclear submarines will remain for millennia – and there’s no plan to deal with it
Australia’s future nuclear submarines will produce highly radioactive waste, and allies in the UK and the US still don’t have a safe place to store their ownFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the cold deep waters of Rosyth Harbour lie the dormant hulks of Britain’s decommissioned nuclear submarines.One of the shells lashed to the dock here...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Israel is deepening its war in Gaza - here are 5 big questions about Netanyahu’s ill-advised next phase
From a strategy standpoint, Netanyahu’s decision to take over Gaza City makes little sense – nor does there appear to be a longer-term plan in place.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Israel is deepening its war in Gaza – here are 5 big questions about Netanyahu’s ill-advised next phase
From a strategy standpoint, Netanyahu’s decision to take over Gaza City makes little sense – nor does there appear to be a longer-term plan in place.
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