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Mexico seeks legal action after Adidas launches sandals with traditional style
Adidas could face legal action as Mexican authorities accuse the brand of copying traditional huarache sandals.
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Lincoln is out of prison but a ‘lifetime’ penalty hangs over him. Does a NSW police anti-firearm scheme go too far?
New data examining enhanced police search powers brings into question the efficacy and fairness of weapon and firearm prohibition ordersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLincoln* calls his firearm prohibition order (FPO) a “lifetime punishment”.It was placed on him after he left prison, and Lincoln says it made it difficult to feel as if he had a fresh start. Continue reading...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Can you house-sit instead of renting? Australians turn to pet-minding to escape the housing crisis
The number of people house-sitting in their own cities is increasing. Some have stopped renting altogetherGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailJacqueline Mifsud remembers the moment in 2023 when she made what she now describes as a “bold life decision” to step out of the rental market in favour of house- and pet-sitting. Since then she has become a full-time house- and cat-sitter in more than a dozen homes around...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:As thinness is idolised, eating disorders can go dangerously overlooked. Will Victoria’s new approach save lives?
Two programs – one a world first – aim to change how the health system treats a deadly yet neglected mental health conditionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat would become a decade-long battle that nearly claimed her life started out “quite innocently” for Portia Michau.“I wanted to be the ‘healthiest’ version of me I could be and it stumbled from there,” she says. Continue reading...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Nine enters a cashed-up new era after selling Domain. What will Australia’s biggest media company do next?
Some analysts say it should diversify with an outdoor media acquisition. Others want it to invest in content for Stan and digitising its mastheadsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNine Entertainment is entering a new chapter without its online real estate platform Domain, an asset once seen as crucial to the survival of a traditional media business battered by the digital age.But it will have...
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Service dog helps others heal after giving veteran his life back
A specially trained service dog brought joy back to Gary Crombie's life. Now the veteran is calling for more recognition of the work service dogs do in everyday life.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:How Asia is changing the classic Aussie band origin story
For generations of musicians, there was a simple recipe for success: pack your bags and move to the west but those markets are being challenged by the growing prestige and influence of the music business in Asia.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:More September 11 victims' remains identified 24 years later
The new identifications were made through now-improved DNA testing of minute remains found more than 20 years ago amid the World Trade Center's wreckage, the city medical examiner's office says.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Queensland fishers could have Spanish mackerel catch limits increased
The Queensland government's new figures show the Spanish mackerel population has likely doubled since a dire 2021 review, potentially allowing commercial fishers to increase their catch by the end of the year.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:YIMBYS want this massive CBD block turned into dense housing
Community advocates want a massive CBD block turned into medium-density housing rather than "another car yard for Hobart", with UTAS putting the site on the market.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Pair charged following alleged carjacking in school car park near Geelong
Police are still searching for the man behind an alleged carjacking in a school car park near Geelong, south-west of Melbourne on Wednesday.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Fish and chip shops battle to calm algae anxiety
Amid SA's algal bloom, fish and chip shop owners are keen to emphasise they are still very much open for business — and some want more done to provide reassurance.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Dystopian George Orwell classic 1984 finds new audience on stage
A critically acclaimed Australian stage adaptation of George Orwell's novel 1984 attracts full houses as it tours across the nation.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Matildas relishing 'perfect test' ahead of Asian Cup campaign
Matildas coach Joe Montemurro says October's friendly against Wales will be a crucial step in his squad's preparations for next year's Asian Cup.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Bus carrying mourners from a funeral overturns in Kenya, killing 25
The driver lost control of the bus as it approached a roundabout at high speed and plunged into a ditch, according to a regional traffic officer.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:We can't throw Australian creatives and their work into the maws of Big Tech
Are we really comfortable with trading away one of the few financial benefits Australian creatives have left?
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Alaska next week
Donald Trump says a prospective peace deal between Russia and Ukraine will likely include "some swapping of territories", as he confirms a plan to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Ex-MP accused of blackmailing premier was not found guilty despite previous court claim
A South Australian court did not find former MP Annabel Digance and her husband guilty of blackmailing Premier Peter Malinauskas, despite a previous claim by the premier's lawyer in court, a leaked email obtained by ABC News reveals.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Woakes may opt for rehab over surgery in race to be fit for Ashes
England all-rounder Chris Woakes says rehabilitation is a risk he is willing to take to be fit for the men's Ashes, which kicks off in Perth in November.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:'It's not right': Frustration as Australian-first women's pain inquiry in limbo
Women who have spent years navigating the health system seeking care for extreme pain say they are frustrated at the slow pace of a government inquiry into the issue.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:How Qld's premier went from property flipper to secret business trouble
Politicians have private business, but that business is sometimes thrust into the public arena, raising questions about how transparent they're required to be, writes Liam Walsh.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Queensland's housing market 'frozen' after new property laws come into effect
Tough new disclosure laws for property sales came into effect in Queensland on August 1.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Aussie great Perry skippers Phoenix to opening Hundred victory
Ellyse Perry steers Birmingham Phoenix to an 11-run victory over Ash Gardner's Trent Rockets in their Hundred tournament opener at Edgbaston.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Apollo 13 moon mission commander Jim Lovell dies at 97
In a statement, his family hails him as their "hero" and say the man who led the infamous Apollo 13 space mission "was truly one of a kind".
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:'Exceptionally rare' bird sighting shocks and delights twitchers
Birdwatchers spot two critically endangered regent honeyeaters on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, giving conservationists hope the species' numbers are higher than thought.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Farmers bet on nutritionally rich jujubes becoming next food trend
Jujubes boast high nutritional values and thousands of years of versatile use in Asia, and farmers are determined to put them on consumers' plates.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Future of prime Sunshine Coast CBD land in spotlight after $93m sale
Preliminary plans for Wises Farm, in the heart of Maroochydore, include up to 570 homes — but that could change.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Could 'too much' exercise lead to a heart disorder in elite athletes?
A Victorian study has found elite male rowers are seven times more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder associated with increased risk of stroke.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump moves to target drug cartels with US military
The US president has directed the Pentagon to prepare options, however Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in response that members of the US military would not be entering Mexican territory.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:‘If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef?
As the natural wonder faces mounting ecological threats, traditional owners and environmental lawyers are calling for a radical new approach While patrolling the Great Barrier Reef, Gary Singleton was struck by an eerie stillness. The Coral Sea lay flat as glass beneath a heavy, windless sky. The heat was stifling, the water a little too warm. “It was beautiful,” he says. “But I remember thinking, ‘I feel sorry for the...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Australians are pushing back against ‘authoritarian’ anti-protest laws in ‘a return to the spirit of the 60s’
After the extraordinary crowds at the Sydney Harbour Bridge march, advocates say political attempts to crack down on freedom of speech are out of step with community attitudesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCaroline Alcorso’s first protests were with her family on Tasmania’s Franklin River in 1982 – blockades against the damming of the waterways that grew into Australia’s Greens movement.She...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Pauline Hanson’s fixation on Charlotte Walker's meme reel a sign of the times as MPs lean in to TikTok and socials | Josh Butler
Charlotte Walker has shrugged off the online attention from Hanson and her followers, despite ‘a lot of misogyny’ in the comments sectionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal politicians have spent the last fortnight debating war in the Middle East, the nation’s energy future, how to boost economic productivity and the seemingly endless question of who’s to blame for the housing...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Why is Pauline Hanson feuding with Australia’s youngest senator over an Instagram reel?
Charlotte Walker has shrugged off the online attention from Hanson and her followers, despite ‘a lot of misogyny’ in the comments sectionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal politicians have spent the last fortnight debating war in the Middle East, the nation’s energy future, how to boost economic productivity and the seemingly endless question of who’s to blame for the housing...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Albanese and Chalmers could take the Howard-Costello approach to tax reform. The conditions may never be better | Tom McIlroy
Channelling the competitive tension that often exists between treasurer and prime minister would provide an opportunity to frame policies for the next electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEven before he announced plans for a roundtable to shape Labor’s second term growth and productivity agenda, Anthony Albanese was managing expectations about what was to come.Speaking at the National...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Pro-Palestine protesters plan to march across Brisbane’s Story Bridge – as it happened
This blog is now closedNSW Labor MP says party is gagging debate on Gaza during fiery speech in parliament – videoDissent against Chris Minns spills into NSW parliament as Labor MP accuses party of gagging debate on Gaza Continue reading...
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