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Confusion and chaos reign in Tasmanian parliament with no endgame in sight
A vote of no-confidence in Jeremy Rockliff’s government has pushed the state to the brink of an election that all the major players agree is a bad ideaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCraig Garland, the fisherman turned maverick independent MP from Tasmania’s north-western corner, summed it up best when he told state parliament on Thursday morning he was “a bit confused”.Garland wasn’t...
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China has a stranglehold on the world’s rare-earths supply chain. Can Australia break it?
Rich in resources, Australia is seen as a natural competitor to China, offering funding and other assistance to develop domestic processing capabilitiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWeeks after China retaliated against Donald Trump’s tariffs by suspending exports of a range of rare-earth elements and related high-powered magnets, Ford was forced to pause a production line in Chicago.Days...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Australian navy ship accidentally blocks wifi across parts of New Zealand – as it happened
This blog is now closedHealth minister confirms government reviewing ban on US beef importsThe health minister, Mark Butler, has confirmed the Albanese government is reviewing a ban on imports of American beef into Australia.This is US beef that’s raised in Canada or Mexico, not cattle that are raised in the US itself, but then brought into America, slaughtered there and then proposed for exports.But this will be a...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:New rules for cosmetic injectables aim to make the industry safer. Will they work?
Guidelines say consultations must thoroughly assess whether a patient is suitable for a treatment. But someone under 18 can still get Botox without parental consent.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Sussan Ley says name spelling change was due to ‘punk phase’ – not numerology
Opposition leader dismisses numerology comment as a ‘flippant remark’ and ‘actually not the reason’ for extra ‘s’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Sussan Ley, has walked back claims that an interest in numerology was the reason she added extra “s” in her name, claiming her comment she made to a journalist in 2015 was a “flippant...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:David Marr follows Sam Maiden to the exit after Honi Soit withdraws speaking invitation | The Weekly Beast
After a flattering invite to its student journalism conference, the University of Sydney newspaper changed its tune. Plus: Michael Stutchbury’s new gigAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBefore Samantha Maiden was the Gold Walkley award-winning political editor of news.com.au she was editor of the student newspaper On Dit at Adelaide University.So, in...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:The kimono is more than an artefact and more than clothing. It is a concept artists will make their own
A new exhibition from the National Gallery of Victoria brings together over 70 fabulous garments of exquisite craftsmanship.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:John Pesutto owes Moira Deeming $2.3m, but he doesn’t have it. Can former premiers be forced to pick up the tab?
Pesutto is on the hook for legal costs after being found to have defamed Deeming. Now she’s intending to sue Pesutto’s backers, including key Liberal Party figures.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Nicolette Boele on climate, business and making a difference
Nicolette Boele was declared the winner in the Sydney seat of Bradfield this week, after a month of counting and recounting in her race against Liberal Gisele Kapterian. She is preparing to take her seat in parliament after a wafer-thin victory of just 26 votes. Boele speaks to chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy about why Labor needs to stop “walking both sides of the fence” on climate and energy and where she...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Can a book help the left rebuild the good life? Ezra Klein’s Abundance is the talk of Washington – and Canberra
Jim Chalmers, Andrew Leigh and Gavin Newsom are among the high-ranking politicians reading and sharing Abundance –a book that urges the left to reset its priorities.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Defections are fairly common in Australian politics. But history shows they are rarely a good career move
Dorinda Cox has left the Greens to join Labor. She is the latest in a long line of politicians elected under one party banner but serving under another.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Premature babies are given sucrose for pain relief – but new research shows it doesn’t stop long-term impacts on development
Preterm babies receive up to 16 painful procedures every day. Pain in early life has been linked to altered brain development and poorer cognitive outcomes.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Spit or swallow? What’s the best way to deal with phlegm?
It might feel like an odd or even slightly stomach-churning topic, but it’s a remarkably common question.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Australia is in the firing line of Trump’s looming ‘revenge tax’. It’s a fight we’re unlikely to win
Australian super funds, businesses and even the federal government could face higher costs, with the US on the brink of declaring a new tax war on much of the world.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:E-bikes and e-scooters are popular – but dangerous. A transport expert explains how to make them safer
In the wake of recent deaths involving e-bikes and e-scooters, an overhaul of safety regulations covering them is urgently needed.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:‘There are too many unpleasant things in life without creating more’: why Impressionism is the world’s favourite art movement
French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, at the National Gallery of Victoria, features over a 100 of these pleasant, cheerful and pretty paintings.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Live: Erin Patterson returns to give evidence in her murder trial
The prosecution will continue their cross-examination of Erin Patterson, who has been accused of killing three relatives by serving them a meal that contained death cap mushrooms. Follow the trial live.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Live: Verdict in Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy criminal case
The verdict is being handed down in the criminal case related to the Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy that killed six Tasmanian schoolchildren in 2021.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Sale of small-town IGA sparks fears of duopoly and grocery price hikes
Corporate records show there are now connections between all three of Esperance's small supermarkets, and residents are worried the price of groceries will rise.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Police allege murdered Queensland teen's body was moved multiple times
James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, are both facing one count each of murder, and two counts each of interfering with a corpse.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Australia could bargain over partial US beef ban in Trump tariff talks
A government source says beef is being positioned as a bargaining chip to help reset trade ties after the US imposed harsh tariffs on Australian exports.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Five quick hits: Behich puts Australia closer to World Cup qualification
Tony Popovic chooses substance over sparkle, Socceroos lack imagination in attack, and Aziz Behich provides an improbable wonder goal. These are five quick hits from Australia's dramatic 1-0 defeat of Japan.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Busselton set for new social housing, despite backlash
The WA Planning Commission signs off on a proposed social housing development in Busselton, overruling local backlash.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Māori Party MPs receive record suspensions over haka protest
New Zealand's parliament hands record suspensions to three Indigenous Māori MPs after they performed a haka to protest a controversial bill last year.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Meet the historians making sure video games get their facts right
A new study has found that players who engage in historic games like Assassin's Creed or Age of Empires are driven to keep learning after they put down the controller. So historians are stepping up.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Japanese spacecraft goes down during attempted Moon landing
Japanese company ispace says it has not been able to contact its uncrewed Moon lander Resilience since its lunar touchdown attempt.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:After stripping forest, feral deer eat $100k worth of farm greens
In just three nights, deer destroy almost an entire crop at a fledgling vegetable-growing business north of Melbourne.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:More private guards flagged as NT's bulging prison network grows
The NT's corrections minister has flagged more private guards may be contracted to manage a under-pressure prison network, but has shut down union concerns the system will be privatised in its entirety.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Diary entries give insight into dementia and life after rugby league
Karen Johnson grew up loving rugby league, but since her husband Brian died from Alzheimer's disease after playing professionally she has had a complicated relationship with the sport.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Trauma surgeon describes 'enormous' daily e-scooter toll in hospital
Royal Perth Hospital's head of trauma services says preventable e-scooter injuries are having lifelong effects on a huge number of patients, as the friend of a man who died after being hit by an e-scooter says his death was avoidable.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Almost 7000 machetes seized in Victoria this year, police say
Police say they're confiscating 44 illegal knives from Victorians per day on average — 31 per cent more than a decade ago.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Live: Albanese says he won't loosen biosecurity rules to secure US tariff exemption
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the federal government will not loosen or compromise biosecurity rules to secure an exemption from US tariffs. Follow live.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:JPs 'keep the world ticking' but are clocking off in larger numbers
Authorised to certify documents such as birth certificates, statutory declarations and wills, justices of the peace provide an important service free of charge. But Victoria does not have enough of them.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Gauff ends Boisson's dream run to reach French Open final
Coco Gauff ends Lois Boisson's dream run at the French Open, advancing to the final where she will play world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX set to slip after Trump-Musk feud triggers sell-off on Wall Street
The Australian share market is in for a lacklustre start after closing flat on Thursday. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
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