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Gold Coast light rail delays cost small businesses big money
A track extension promises to bring millions of passengers through Mermaid Beach every year but some business owners wonder if their stores will survive long enough to see the benefits.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:
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Live: Dutton tours Royal Easter Show as Labor vows to protect penalty rates
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is selling the Coalition's newly announced small business tax package in Sydney this morning, where he's set to tour the Royal Easter Show. Meanwhile, Labor is talking up its proposed changes to penalty rates, which would prevent reductions in weekend rates for lower-paid workers. Follow live.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Cherished companions, or cunning predators? Australia's debate over cats
Cats pose a real threat to native animals in Australia, but finding a one-size-fits-all approach is proving tricky.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:De Minaur ousted by Alcaraz as trouble against elite rivals continues
Alex de Minaur fights hard but is beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open, his latest loss against an opponent inside the top 10.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Rare calendar alignment sees all Christians celebrate Easter together
Usually Catholic and Protestant Easter falls a couple of weeks before Eastern Orthodox Easter, but this year all Christians will be celebrating at the same time.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Small businesses feel the pinch amid busy Easter period
Small businesses working over the busy Easter period are counting the cost of rising prices, global economic uncertainty and customers who are becoming more frugal.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Trump calls US senator 'fake' for El Salvador visit to man deported in error
US President Donald Trump has hit back at Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen for meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and insists he will not facilitate Garcia's return from El Salvador, despite the US Supreme Court directing him to.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Opposition vows to put country of origin stamp on your back deck
Do you know where the timber in your local hardware store comes from? The
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Stunning free kick sees City complete unbeaten season to seal ALW premiership
Melbourne City continues a 27-match unbeaten run with a 5-1 win over Perth Glory to seal a second consecutive A-League Women premiership.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Generation 'screwed': The young voters who are defining this election
Many young people have written to the ABC with a similar story: they feel like they did everything "right" but will never achieve what previous generations did. It's a story that defined the past week in politics.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Pope misses Good Friday procession, Vatican yet to confirm other appearances
Pope Francis misses the Good Friday procession, after nearly dying during a five-week bout with double pneumonia.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Man charged over alleged sexual assault of 84yo woman inside her home
The 41-year-old man had offered to help the woman, 84, carry her shopping home and once inside allegedly assaulted her in Sydney's west.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Why exactly are STIs spreading more and more across Australia?
Sexual transmitted infections have continued to grow across Australia over the last three decades, with chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis spiking in New South Wales alone. The reasons why are complex, experts say.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Green 'proud' after scoring century in first match since back surgery
After eight months on the sidelines, Australia's star all-rounder makes a triumphant return to cricket by scoring an unbeaten century for English county side Gloucestershire.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:When Marlon Williams started writing in MΔori, his music shifted
One of New Zealand's most celebrated voices has embraced te reo MΔori for his new album, arriving during a tumultuous time for MΔori rights.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Sick of paying for streaming services? These films and TV series are free
From real-life stories to new comedies, ditch that $20-per-month streaming service and let us introduce to you the best of film and TV you can watch right now without paying a cent.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Call to insurer even worse than sight of this flood-damaged home
It's April 7 β a week since Thargomindah's levee broke, and nearly the entire township was inundated β and Melinda Byrne is finally returning to her flood-damaged home. A call to her insurance company was even more heartbreaking than the sight of her destroyed possessions.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Melbourne nurse Sarah is trying to save for a home near work β neither partyβs housing plan will get her any closer
The major parties are competing for first home buyersβ votes with a range of promises. But who will they actually help?Polls 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 podcastWhen Sarah* opens her banking app, she sees an account...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:The great Australian election campaign quiz β week three
Weβve crossed the halfway mark and there are still more questions than answers from the politicians. Here we have more answers than questions β but 75% of them are wrongSee all our Australian election 2025 coverage Continue reading...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:As the world plunges into historic turmoil, Australiaβs election debate fusses over minor tax tweaks | Lenore Taylor
The parties need to offer nuts-and-bolts policies to address the cost-of-living crisis. But will anyone also raise their sights to take in the frightening global picture? Listen: Anthony Albanese on Trump, Gaza and Dutton β Full Story podcastPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastIn the current torrent of international news, it can...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Shocking animal cruelty claims as vets blow whistle on export abattoirs
On-plant vets are an international trade requirement - but dozens have now spoken out about what they claim is Australiaβs lax oversight of the export meat industryGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastVeterinarians stationed inside Australiaβs export abattoirs have revealed shocking instances of animal cruelty, including an incident in which more than 100 sheep died from hypothermia. Leaked...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Two blunders and tap dancing with the truth: election special podcast with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn
This weekβs episode looks at the third week of the election campaign, competing housing policies and the second leadersβ debate.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Old baby cake: the Sydney patisserie that has gone viral on Chinese social media β video
From Hong Kong and Hornsby people are popping into Sydney's Du Plessy Pralin & Otello, which is enjoying a viral moment after content creator Max Li posted about one of its decadent creations to his 1.5 million followers.The japonaise cake, now affectionately dubbed theβold baby cake', is a gluten-free hazelnut, meringue and chocolate mousse cake adorned with lorikeets in icing sugar.Happily baffled by the sharp...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:The sweet story of how a chance meeting led to Australiaβs βold baby cakeβ going viral on Chinese social media
Demand for a small Sydney patisserieβs chocolate mousse creation leapt from 100 a week to 150 a day after a vlogger struck up a conversation on a trainWhen Paul Adam sees a long queue forming in front of his patisserie in the northern suburbs of Sydney, βThatβs when I know Iβm going to start working hard,β he says. In the weeks since one of his cakes went viral across several Chinese social media platforms, that has...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Laborβs poll surge continues in YouGov, but itβs barely ahead in Freshwater
With just a fortnight until the federal election, polls continue to show a boost in support for Labor, although to varying degrees.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Train takes, diss tracks and TikTok clips: politicians pull out the stops to win over gen Z voters
Analysis by marketing firm finds Albanese far outpacing rivals on TikTok engagement. Also: leaders drawn to the marginals; and FriendlyJordies hits backPolls 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 podcastThe 2025 federal...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Council cracks down on farmers hosting campers without a permit
Show-cause notices have been sent to property owners running small-scale campsites in Queensland's Scenic Rim, but they say the regulations are unfair and should only apply to tourist parks.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Nervous wait for surfers as station around famous break for sale
The future of remote WA surfing hotspot "Tombstones" hangs in the balance as locals hope the future buyer of the station connected to it will keep accommodation affordable.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Luigi Mangione indicted on murder charge in step towards death penalty
The indictment returned by a grand jury also charges Luigi Mangione with two counts of stalking and a firearms count.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Putting politics to the punters at the Humpty Doo pub
At the Humpty Doo pub in Darwin's rural area, thousands of kilometres from Canberra, the views of punters reflect the challenges facing candidates nationwide this election.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Spurs surge to Europa League semifinal with defiant victory
Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham side have secured a stirring 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt to progress to the semifinals of the Europa League and deliver the embattled manager a chance of survival.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:US citizen hijacks plane in Belize, fatally shot by passenger
A passenger fatally shot the hijacker with a licensed firearm, allowing the small plane to land safely outside Belize City.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Video claiming re-elected Labor would βplunderβ middle class made by member of WeChat Liberal campaign group
Exclusive: Video saying Albanese government would adopt βfar-leftβ Greens agenda shared by member of group campaigning in marginal Melbourne seat of AstonPolls 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 podcastA video shared...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Live: Albanese and Dutton back in Sydney for Good Friday's campaign trail
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both begun their campaigning in Sydney today. Follow live.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Two dead as police officer's son fires old service weapon at US university
Five people were hospitalised when the gunman rampaged through Florida State University, shooting at students, before he was shot and injured by local law enforcement.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source: