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'Every cell, every organ': Sleep issues affecting 40 per cent of Australians
"Are you losing sleep tonight, like I am?" They're not just the lyrics to a country music heartbreaker but a question Australians should be asking each other to avoid some major health issues.
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:
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The NSW floods were bad enough. But then came the mould, and getting rid of it in winter is ‘almost impossible’
Nadia Zarb, like many others, faces insidious threat from dangerous fungus creeping through homes and businesses damaged in MayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNadia Zarb can already see, and smell, the mould in her art gallery in Taree. The building on Victoria Street was inundated during flooding that hit the Hunter and mid-north coast of New South Wales at the end of May.Water filled the...
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:‘Geographic narcissism’: the battle to fund aged care providers in rural Australia
Regional communities are coming up with local models to meet growing aged care needs but say they have to ‘beg and scrape’ to get equal funding to the citiesSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterIn the final stages of Angiolina Moro’s dementia journey, she would revert to speaking Italian.“She was in her late 20s when she arrived in Australia,” her son, Joe Moro, says. “So as her dementia creeped in, she lost...
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:I am a trans teenager. This is what it means to hate the shape of your own skin | Elsie Thwaites
There are sudden moments of ecstatic joy, but it’s terrifying to realise what you want to be and everything you’ve forced downYou’re fairly sure your skin has always been a problem. A problem before you even realised, lurking in the background of your earliest memories. Never with a clear mark for when you realised it was a problem. (When you realised what it means, to hate your skin so much.) But with signs scattered...
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:‘Life that they deserve’: why Australia’s elephants are moving out of city zoos
Long-term plans to move the animals to much larger parks are coming to fruition but concerns remain about captivity and breedingSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAfter Tricia died, Perth Zoo’s last remaining female elephant, Permai, became withdrawn. “She lost her matriarch … that was her whole world,” says Jack Lemon, the zoo’s acting director of life sciences, of...
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:When they chose to die together, my grandparents wrote the final chapter of a love story spanning 70 years
My Nan held my hand, convincing me this was what they wanted. I felt like a little girl, crying and being comforted by my grandmother one last timeIn their final moments, Ron and Irene lay together in a single bed, soft smiles on their faces. They wore special shirts picked out for the occasion; his a cranky cockatoo print, and hers the same white and floral print blouse she wore to their 70th wedding anniversary a few...
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:WA's dairy farmers on the brink amid 'stagnant' price rises
Dairy producers in the west are dismayed by processors' latest farmgate pricing offers as they struggle to meet costs.
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:Drought devastates farming town desperate for rain relief
The effects of drought creep insidiously into every corner of a country Victorian community.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:'Broken' families tell of anger and disappointment following Hillcrest verdict
The atmosphere in the Devonport Magistrates Court was tense as Magistrate Robert Webster announced Rosemary Gamble was not guilty in the only criminal case to come from the Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:From celebrity hideaway to feral goats: What's next for these island resorts?
Derelict Queensland island resorts that were once playgrounds for the rich and famous are facing a state government takeover, amid frustrations they have been used for land banking.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Cattle to wine grapes: Climate change forcing Tasmanian farmers to pivot
Longer dry spells and higher intensity rainfall when it does rain — farmers are adapting to changing climate patterns.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Events cop funding hit as Queensland council wields budget axe
A North Queensland council is slashing its contributions to volunteer-run events 12 months after raising rates and parking fees.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Outpouring of grief as police find remains in search for Pheobe Bishop
Floral tributes line the street as a community in mourning plans a candlelit vigil for 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, as police work to identify remains found in dense bushland.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:The $10,000 per kilometre solution to roadkill
These fence posts are connected only by a sensor but advocates say they could reduce roadkill incidents by 90 per cent.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:'No privatisation': Tasmanian government rules out asset sales
The Tasmanian Liberals have walked away from hopes to sell off some state-owned companies to pay down debt.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Tasmanian police find bodies in search for missing Queensland couple
Police have discovered a crashed car and what are believed to be the bodies of tourists Leannedra Kang and Takahiro Toya two days after the couple were due home in Queensland.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Robots roll out as grape growers struggle with disease, rising costs
Wine grape growers grappling with declining sales and rising expenses hope advancements in autonomous technology can help safeguard the industry.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Film to fashion, how well do you know your pianos in pop culture?
They're in films, cartoons, Olympic Games and even on red carpets. How many of these piano pop culture references do you know in our quiz?
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:New gallery boss weighs in on dumped artist controversy
Whilst some of her predecessors have enjoyed decades-long tenures, the gallery's new director is determined not to waste a moment.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Second machete incident sends Melbourne shopping centre into lockdown
A group of males armed with machetes have argued inside shopping centre in Melbourne's west, prompting a police investigation.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Claims of intimidation, threats over big changes in tiny town
Nestled beside picturesque Macalister River, Victoria's only privately owned town is a popular stop on the way to the high country. But Licola village operators say staff have been threatened over plans by management.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Erin Patterson's week on the stand in her mushroom murder trial
The 50-year-old, who has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder, admitted several times she had used lies and exaggeration in the past.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Tobacconists struggling to get cover as insurers 'turn off the tap'
An insurance broker says it has become "almost impossible" to find cover for stores that sell tobacco products after they've become a target for arson in the past year.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Have police outranked paramedics as the SA government's top priority?
Police officers were emblazoned on the latest state budget papers, with spending splashed on law and order this year. But the premier maintains health remains a key focus of the SA government, and budget spending on the health sector outstrips spending on police.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Sinner beats Djokovic to set up French Open final against Alcaraz
World number one Jannik Sinner will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final after defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Man mistakenly deported to El Salvador returns to US to face criminal charges
US Attorney-General Pam Bondi says Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, has returned to the United States to face criminal charges.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Town of 80 buys old primary school for $1.10 and turns it into op shop
When Geranium Primary School was forced to close its doors due to dwindling enrolment numbers, it shut a century-old chapter for the tiny town. But then one former teacher with big dreams stepped in to her help her town blossom again.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:'Absolute bonkers': Spurs face backlash over Postecoglou sacking
Tottenham Hotspur's decision to sack coach Ange Postecoglou sparks sympathy and outrage as the football world digests the news of the Australian's departure from the English Premier League club.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Demand for Aussie beef outweighs Trump tariffs
The beef trade between Australia and the United States is currently a one-way street. That's unlikely to change.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:'I had an experience that rocked my world': Super Netball player Cara Koenen on violence against women
Australian Diamond and Super Netball player Cara Koenen had her existence rocked after becoming a victim of gendered violence. She lost confidence on court and struggled to sleep. She's telling her story in the hope it'll raise awareness of the major health and welfare issue in Australia.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Woman who lost money to fraud wants to look real estate agent 'in the eye'
A retired nurse who lost money in a Byron Bay real estate fraud case vows to be in court when the agent is sentenced, after she was ordered to return to Australia from the United States.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:The longest division: can Palestinian and Israeli students compete at the International Maths Olympiad?
The IMO faces calls to suspend Israel, while escaping Gaza and the West Bank to attend this year’s event in Australia seems a distant dream for Palestinian hopefulsFor six Palestinian teenagers, it could be a “life-changing opportunity”.The youngsters have been selected for the International Mathematics Olympiad, to be held on Australia’s Sunshine Coast in July, but it is unclear whether they will be able to leave Gaza...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event
Usually alive with colour and fish, Ningaloo reef and the Rowley Shoals now look as though they are ‘painted white’ as temperatures riseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Rowley Shoals are on many a diver’s bucket list. The three coral atolls, hundreds of kilometres off the Western Australian coastline, are teeming with pristine coral gardens that for a long time, unlike many of the world’s...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Back to Back Barries: shifting alliances abroad and at home – podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry take a look under the hood of the week in Australian politics. They examine the Albanese government’s response to US requests to increase defence spending, the extended fall out from the North West Shelf licence approval and the continuing pressure on the Liberal party – this time at the state levelEmail the Barries: backtobackbarries@theguardian.com Continue reading...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Albanese must tread a fine line when he meets Trump. He can’t bow to him but he can’t alienate the US either
After a resounding win at home in the federal election, the PM’s next test is handling the capricious commander-in-chief on the world stageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThings were tense as John Gorton prepared to meet Lyndon Johnson at the White House in May 1968.In office just a few months, the Australian prime minister had criticised the US president for a lack of consultation over...
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