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Emails reveal government's mixed messaging on YouTube's 'sweetheart deal'
The federal government has doubled down on its decision to give YouTube a carve-out from the teen social media ban, despite privately assuring rival platforms that "no final decisions" have been made, the ABC can reveal.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:
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PM has been brandishing a Medicare card and Dutton is reaping what he sowed
Time and time again, the Coalition has been forced to deny claims about plans to privatise Australia's healthcare system.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Live: Tesla profit plunges 70pc as sales take a hit
Tesla's profit followed sales south as Elon Musk faces backlash. US stocks and the greenback regain ground on hopes of a trade war de-escalation. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:'I am the minister': NT government shuts down call for Darwin Waterfront inquiry
The Northern Territory government has dismissed calls for an independent inquiry into allegations over the misuse of public funding at the Darwin Waterfront Corporation.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:AEC says federal election voting in WA won't have same problems as state poll
The Australian Electoral Commission is confident there will be no repeat of the issues that plagued Western Australia's recent state election when it comes to the May 3 federal poll.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Live: Coalition quizzed on defence spending plan
About 6,000 tradies would have their qualifications fast-tracked under a Labor plan to bolster the construction workforce. Follow live.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Police seize stolen goods, arrest five men over luxury store raids in Melbourne
Investigators descended on properties in Melbourne's south-east on Tuesday, seizing luxury items and stolen cars and arresting five men aged between 21 and 31.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Dutton's enrolment cap plan 'demonises' foreign students, union says
The tertiary sector union says the opposition's election promise to restore the Australian home ownership dream by cutting international student enrolments is short-sighted and divisive.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: โlyingโ claims in leadersโ debate, IMF rings global economic alarm bell, Gore lashes Trump
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 impact of Donald Trumpโs economic wrecking ball will cost Australia $13bn in annual output, the IMF has warned, which has rung another alarm bell for the global financial system.Plus we bring you the key takeaways from last nightโs mostly uninspiring third...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Some Catholics anxious about church without Pope Francis holding the reins
The former leader of the Catholic Church's Truth, Justice and Healing Council says Pope Francis's leadership centred on inclusion and diversity, not judgement โ and that progressive approach created some enemies among Australia's clerical elite.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Canberra 12yos Heath and Ella are preparing to skip rope for Australia
Most people know rope skipping as a playground activity, but for 12-year-olds Ella Pratley and Heath Malligan it's a highly competitive and technical sport they're preparing to represent Australia in on the world stage.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Surfer suffers bizarre injury as Bells wave takes him out at the knees
Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam suffers a "major injury" as he gets his foot stuck in the Bells Beach rocks and is hit in the knees by a wave while walking back to shore after his heat.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Early morning NSW Hunter earthquake felt nearly 500km away in Canberra
A magnitude-4.6 earthquake shakes parts of the Hunter region with impacts felt as far away as Tamworth and Canberra.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Pet owners consider class action over osteoarthritis drug
A group of Australian pet owners who say their dogs suffered adverse effects or died after receiving an osteoarthritis treatment are working to launch a class action, after a lawsuit was filed in the United States.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:When rock music met ancient archeology: the enduring power of Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii
The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, would change the way many thought of Pompeii.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Is it too late to solve some of our most wicked problems? The Australia Institute wonโt let us die wondering
Frank Bongiorno reviews a collection of essays by Australiaโs thought leaders considering how we might create a better future.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Australian women are wary of AI being used in breast cancer screening โ new research
While AI holds promise for improving breast cancer screening, we should proceed cautiously.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Port of Darwinโs struggling Chinese leaseholder may welcome an Australian buy-out
The biggest threat posed by the Chinese-owned Port of Darwin is not security-related but is the risk of the struggling owners becoming insolvent.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:These 3 climate misinformation campaigns are operating during the election run-up. Hereโs how to spot them
Two experts describe how climate misinformation has infiltrated the election campaign โ and how Australians can protect themselves as they head to the polls.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Even experts disagree over whether social media is bad for kids. We examined why
Knowing exactly why experts disagree can help us navigate uncertainty โ and make better decisions.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Gambling in Australia: how bad is the problem, who gets harmed most and where may we be heading?
Fewer Australians are now gambling but those who do gamble more frequently and spend more money.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Millions invested in big batteries amid net zero transition
A large battery project in South Australia sells for nearly $500 million as investment in renewable energy surges.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Low COVID booster rates among older Australians 'concerning'
Less than half of Australia's aged care residents aged 75 years and older are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, despite being at highest risk of severe health outcomes.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy says Ukraine to negotiate with Russia if ceasefire put in place
The US had been pushing for an extension to the Easter ceasefire declared between the two sides, which expired on Sunday night, local time.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:This luminous and lovely new film will help queer kids and their families
Fresh after directing Interview with the Vampire, this Swedish-Georgian director tells a simple but stunning story of family, missed connections and making new ones in Crossing.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Harris eyeing leadership role after 50m triumph
Meg Harris claimed her first individual Olympic medal with a silver in the 50 metres freestyle in Paris, and it's that experience that is pushing her to a leadership role within the Dolphins squad.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Lest we forget? Aside from Anzac Day, NZ has been slow to remember its military veterans
The governmentโs plan to expand the definition of the term โveteranโ will add about 100,000 service people in an effort to provide better recognition.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Nationals MP accused of โfobbing offโ Gippsland constituents concerned by Duttonโs nuclear plan
Darren Chester had called for โconversationโ around Peter Duttonโs nuclear policy, but several constituents say their attempts to raise concerns have been ignoredElection 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...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Australians could be waiting more than 70 years for affordable housing if prices follow path pushed by major parties
Labor and the Coalition have launched policies to tackle the crisis, but they shied away from the idea of falling house pricesElection 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...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Bearing witness in Gaza: an Australian doctor returns โ podcast
When British-Australian doctor Mohammed Mustafa walked into the terminal at Perth airport last week, there were hundreds of people waiting to welcome him back. He touched down after spending weeks on a medical mission, volunteering at the last fully functioning hospital in Gaza city. Mustafa speaks to Nour Haydar about what he witnessed, why he would not hesitate to go back into the centre of a humanitarian crisis and...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:โWe want people who can help usโ: polls open in Pirlangimpi as AEC makes remote communities push
With the Indigenous vote potentially crucial in rural seats such as Lingiari, the electoral commission is stepping up efforts to increase access in remote areas โ but many locals feel disillusionedElection 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...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:โMoral panicโ about new mediaโs influence on young voters underplays their interest in politics, creators say
Young Australians want to change the world โ they just arenโt relying on traditional media to help them do itElection 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...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:The unwritten code of healthcare is that doctors donโt strike. Until now | Ranjana Srivastava
Would you want to be treated by a hungry, distressed, sleep-deprived doctor? They need to be looked after โ for their sake and oursThe night before public hospital doctors in Australiaโs priciest state, New South Wales, went on a three-day strike to protest against pay and working conditions, I went to bed thinking what it must be like to be in their shoes.I would be nervous about the reaction from the public who might...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Dutton promises Coalition would increase defence spending to 3% of GDP โwithin a decadeโ
Defence will again be in the spotlight with the Coalition promising an increase of defence spending of 3% by the end of the decade.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Leaders trade barbs and well-worn lines in unspectacular third election debate
In the third of a planned four leadersโ debates, the leaders played to their strengths, and took some shots at their opponent.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source: