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Aussie Patterson second at Diamond League opener, Kennedy fifth on debut
Australian high jumpers Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers secure top-three finishes at the Xiamen Diamond League meet, while sprinter Lachlan Kennedy places fifth in 100m.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:
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Teen charged after allegedly trying to evade police at breath test site
A 17-year-old boy is charged after he allegedly accelerated through a roadside breath test site in Victoria's south-west, narrowly missing police officers.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Nuclear power is earmarked for Port Augusta, but reactions are mixed
Port Augusta is one of seven locations across the country earmarked to host nuclear power plants if the Coalition wins the federal election, but the community has mixed views on the proposal.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Tiny town with properties under $100k keeps home ownership dream alive
As property prices continue to skyrocket across most of Australia, there are still pockets of cheap homes in regional communities.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Australia's wine roots run a lot deeper than you think
Once almost lost, these fragile old vines are now the focus of DNA testing and efforts to preserve Australia's oldest vineyards.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Auckland FC wins A-League Men premiership in first season
A-League Men newcomer Auckland FC secures the Premiers Plate after Melbourne City was held to a 0—0 draw by Adelaide United.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:What is 'ethical non-monogamy' and why are more Australians considering it?
Can one partner meet all of our emotional and sexual needs? Meet the polyamorous Australians questioning relationship norms, and redefining what love and loyalty looks like.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:An intensifying election battle is unfolding on Chinese social media apps
The federal election campaign battle on Chinese social media platforms has intensified, with a surge in candidates seeking to win over Chinese-Australian voters.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Queensland's Greens seats 'now in play' after popularity surge in 2022
After the Greens took over three new seats in Queensland's south-east in 2022, political analysts predicted the party was headed for a "surge" in popularity. But according to the polls, their primary vote is only marginally up from where it was three years ago.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:A croc-wrangling MP, his trans friend and Australia's same-sex marriage push
A crocodile wrangler from the country may sound like an unlikely advocate for LGBTQIA+ Australians in parliament. But Warren Entsch is just that — and it all started in a pub.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Families threaten to topple Netanyahu to 'save' Israeli hostages
The families demand Benjamin Netanyahu end the war, saying if he refuses, they will "take action to topple him in order to save the hostages".
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:'Single biggest investment' in WNBL sees big minimum wage increase
WNBL players celebrate the league's ground-breaking new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which gives players on minimum wage a big pay bump.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Karen Read says police killed her boyfriend. She's charged with his murder
After a high-profile mistrial, the controversial case of Karen Read is back in court as her legal team continues to say she's being framed.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:The Adelaide landscaper: ‘We’re not slack, we’re not a lazy generation’
Will Gromadzki, 21, says he and his partner work hard to keep their heads above water and remain optimistic, even though getting ahead seems increasingly toughIn the lead-up to the federal election, ordinary people around the nation tell us about their life. Read more in the Anywhere but Canberra seriesInteractive guide to electorates in Australia’s pollSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageWill Gromadzki is a “...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Peter Dutton’s team has looted economic policies used to fight past wars – and it’s not working in 2025
As the Australian economy turns, the Coalition finds itself out of step with the electorateElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAs the economy turns,...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Fibs and exaggeration have always been part of politics – but who knows what lies are now being pushed online?
The old regulatory tools need new teeth if our democratic institutions are to do their jobMaybe, once upon a time, if one politician accused another of not being able to lie straight in bed, as Peter Dutton goaded Anthony Albanese on Tuesday night, it might have cut through. It might have caused voters to think such a person told lies and was untrustworthy.Politicians, like other human beings, have always fibbed –...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:A holiday destination for some, but no one is coasting in Gilmore, Labor’s most marginal seat
Once Eden-Monaro was the seat to watch on the NSW south coast, but now its neighbour has taken centre stage as one of the Coalition’s prime targetsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:The social, successful and the supernatural: what makes a politician charismatic?
Is Anthony Albanese charismatic? Peter Dutton? Charisma has been linked to electoral victory (just ask Bob Hawke), but defining it can be difficultElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Why Australia’s most prominent climate change deniers have stopped talking about the climate
Global heating sceptics now argue it is more palatable with the electorate to pivot from climate denialism to anti-renewable energy scepticismElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email,...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Scientists have birthed a ‘super cannibal’ that never grows up. Could it be key to combating Australia’s cane toad menace?
There’s quiet optimism that gene-edited ‘Peter Pan’ tadpoles could help control one of the world’s worst invasive speciesThe toad’s eyes seemed to glow red, its warty and poison-soaked skin – normally splodged in browns – instead a porridge of creamy whites. This albino toad was produced by a team of scientists with one foot in a Sydney university laboratory and the other in a research station on the vast tropical...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Election Diary: Albanese promises around-the-clock health line, with leaders to hold rallies
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to launch a 1800MEDICARE advice line from January next year.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Greens accused of misleading voters with flyer in tightly contested Brisbane seat
Incumbent MP Max Chandler-Mather dismisses Labor’s criticism as sign of desperation from a party on the back foot in GriffithPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastLabor’s Murray Watt has accused the Greens of...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:80 years after Benito Mussolini’s death, what can democracies today learn from his fascist rise?
Mussolini’s rise shows that strongmen are only as powerful as the democratic opposition allows. Failing to take them seriously enables their success.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Climate change, housing, HECS debt reform top of mind for young voters
Australia's 1.4 million first-time voters are getting most of their political news from social media influencers and say climate change, housing, and health reform are key priorities for them.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Cats back 'energetic guy' Smith as Blues test looms
Geelong defender Zach Guthrie urges teammate Bailey Smith to continue playing on the edge, provided the high-profile midfielder's on-field antics do not become a distraction for the club.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Woman charged with attempted murder after Melbourne jogger, 24, allegedly assaulted
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking a female jogger in Melbourne's inner north yesterday morning.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:The great Australian election campaign quiz – week four
Are you rounding the turn into the home straight, kicking with the wind in the final quarter or falling at the final hurdle? Test your attention span with a week to go before (final) polling day See all our Australia election 2025 coverage Continue reading...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Parent wants better mental health care for kids in 'missing middle'
Brooke Bottrell has been fairly tuned out this federal election as she tries to find mental health support for her kids. She says access to mental health care is an issue both sides of politics need to address.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Aussies produce mixed fortunes at Madrid Open
Alexei Popyrin and Chris O'Connell are knocked out of the Madrid Open, while Daria Kasatkina — who recently switched her allegiance to Australia — wins through to the round of 32.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Social enterprise kitchen hopes to inspire kids to cook and eat well
This kitchen is cooking up a plan to not only teach culinary skills, but to also inspire kids to develop — and keep — healthy eating habits.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Valerie the dachshund found 'fit and well' after 529 days on island
The beloved miniature dachshund, who disappeared on a South Australian island 529 days ago, has been found safe and well by wildlife rescuers.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:From a tin shed in remote Binjari, Olivia waits on a $4bn housing promise
When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the NT community of Binjari to announce $4 billion to improve remote housing, the community were hopeful. But a year later, no new homes have been built.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:How Pope Francis responded when asked to apologise for the past
Indigenous Canadians reflect on the impact of Pope Francis's apology and what it meant for him to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:'Into the bush': Artists ditch the studio to embrace open air painting
With a canvas strapped to her back atop her bike, artist Sophie Baker cuts an unusual figure in the Canberra bush — now artists like her are ditching the studio to embrace painting in the open air as part of a new festival.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Alleged breaches found during multi-agency search of Yole stables
Tasmanian harness trainer Wayne Yole, the father of disqualified industry participants Ben and Tim Yole, is given until the end of the month to prove why he should be allowed to home, stable or train any horses.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source: