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What do Labor and the Coalition’s new housing polices mean for first home buyers?
Neither plan will put significant downward pressure on property prices – and making mortgages tax deductible may have ‘some inflationary impact’Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email,...
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‘I’d love Keanu to read it’: Ione Skye on bisexuality, infidelity and her wild tell-all memoir
The actor’s aptly named memoir Say Everything has been praised as raw, revealing, disarming and hornyIn person, as in her new tell-all memoir, the 90s Hollywood It girl Ione Skye doesn’t hold back. Whether she’s discussing menopausal hormone treatment (she’s on it), her libido (“It’s not what it was but [musician husband Ben Lee] and I have a really nice sex life”) or her ex Anthony Kiedis’s fondness for dating...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Newspoll steady but Albanese’s ratings jump; swing to Labor in marginal seats
While the two-party preferred numbers are steady, the prime minister’s approval rating has improved, as have Labor’s chances in marginal seats.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Labor and Coalition support for new home buyers welcome but other Australians also struggling with housing affordability
The major parties have announced housing policies that take a more novel approach to improving affordability than previously.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Voters have a clear choice. Labor’s long term and equitable tax reform or the Coalition’s big but one-off tax cuts
Labor and the Coalition have both acknowledged the cost-of-living crisis facing many Australians in separate tax policies unveiled on Sunday.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Election Diary: Liberal and Labor launches focus on housing, but who thinks either side can fix that crisis any time soon?
Both major parties were spending big at their campaign launches, with housing as the centrepiece.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Ten things we learned from Peter Dutton’s speech at the Liberal party campaign launch
In a marathon 50-minute on stage the opposition leader promised to stop the boats (again), foreshadowed a ‘significant’ defence investment and took a jab at Jim Chalmers. Here’s what you may have missedPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Dutton and Albanese promise tax relief at campaign launch events – as it happened
This blog is now closedAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese tells Australian UFC fighter to ‘go hard’ in message of support before headline matchSome...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Battle of the election ‘sugar hits’: Labor and Coalition announce tax plans at duelling campaign launches
Albanese unveils an automatic $1,000 deduction on annual tax returns while Dutton pledges $1,200 one-off tax refund for low- and middle income earnersElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Australian election 2025 live updates: Coalition announces $10bn ‘temporary and targeted’ tax relief plan as Labor unveils $10bn for housing
Both announcements come ahead of the major party campaign launches in Sydney and Perth on SundayAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese tells Australian...
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Macabre denizens of the deep revealed in Bass Canyon's darkness
Four kilometres below the Southern Ocean surface is a strange world inhabited by even stranger creatures. In its autumn voyage, the CSIRO's Research Vessel Investigator took a closer look.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:What the story of an ancient one-legged man can teach us about inclusion
Scott Avery has dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of First Nations Australians and people with disability. His mission is inspired by ancient footprints thought to have belonged to a one-legged man on a hunt with his community.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Voting 101: Who are the Australian political parties clamouring for your vote? - video
With Australia's federal election fast approaching, and the political parties and candidates imploring you to vote for them, you may be wondering who they even are. In this episode of Voting 101, Matilda Boseley gives you a brief guide to all the major - and some minor – parties vying for your vote this electionVoting 101: The Australian election has been called, here’s what that means for you - videoVoting 101: What...
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Chaplains locked out of NT jails as prison population reaches record high
Darwin's Catholic bishop writes to the Northern Territory government expressing concern over a chronic lack of access to NT prisons, saying chaplains are effectively being locked out.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Australians choosing cheaper imported cheese in cost-of-living crisis
Dairy farmers say the sector is struggling amid consumers turning to cheaper cheese imports flooding supermarket shelves.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Coalition to unveil first home buyer mortgage tax deduction scheme
Peter Dutton will super-charge his fight against Labor over housing with a promise that first-time buyers of newly built homes would be able to deduct mortgage payments from income taxes.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Architect uploads free plan for owner-builders to use
In a bid to support self-built low-cost housing, an architect who built his own property for $150,000, has released free plans for others to download and use.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Mallee farmer says sheep under constant attack from protected dingoes
A year after the Victorian government banned lethal control of dingoes in the state's north-west, a farmer on a national park border says authorities need to do more prevent the predators' constant bloody raids on his livestock.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Alice Springs filmmaker takes historic drone epic to the World Expo
Award-winning Alice Springs cinematographer Chris Tangey's world-first wildlife drone film will be among the works showcased at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:What should parents do if their child is bullied at school?
Children often tell their parents about bullying before teachers. So what can parents do if their child is being bullied?
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Live: Duelling policy promises set stage for campaign launches
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Perth for his campaign launch and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is in Sydney for his. Follow live.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:US and Iran hold 'positive and productive' talks over Tehran nuclear program
With Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu threatening to bomb Iran if it does not restrain its nuclear ambition, the discussions in Oman come at a crucial time.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Family proves profitable farming and healthy ecosystems can go hand in hand
The Andrews family wants to revolutionise Australian farming by proving you can run a profitable farm and regenerate the natural environment.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Birdwatching leaves twitchers flying high while tracking species
Birdwatching is soaring in popularity, with research showing it reduces distress and boosts mental wellbeing, while also providing crucial data about bird populations.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Voting in the ACT this federal election? Here's what you should know
ACT residents will be voting for both their House of Representatives member and their two Senate representatives in the federal election on Saturday May 3.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:'A sore point': Adelaide's long wait for a purpose-built concert hall
Adelaide's culture of music has garnered global recognition, but some arts leaders say there's a missing piece of the puzzle.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Push for seniors' dental scheme grows ahead of federal election
Imagine living in aged care and not having your teeth or dentures properly cleaned and checked each day. That's a risk faced by elderly Australians, prompting calls for the next federal government to boost oral health training and services.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Thousands of NSW tradies may be licenced without criminal check
The state building commission has failed to secure a memorandum of understanding with NSW Police since 2023 to run criminal history checks on tradies before granting licences.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Injured Australian student still seeking answers after alleged West Bank shooting
Australian citizen Ranem Abu-Izneid lost sight in one eye after being struck by shrapnel while studying in her university accommodation in the West Bank. She says five months on from the incident, she's no closer to getting any accountability.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:De Minaur's Monte-Carlo run ends with semifinal loss
Alex de Minaur's outstanding week in Monte-Carlo comes to an end with his defeat to Lorenzo Musetti.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:‘Trump fatigue’ is putting Kiwis off the news, with trust in media still low – new report
Previously plummeting levels of trust in the news seem to be stabilising. But this year’s Trust in News report also shows more people are avoiding the media in general.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Day chip-in birdie keeps hope alive, McIlroy and DeChambeau set for showdown
Australian Jason Day will enter the final round of the US Masters with an outside chance of victory, as Rory McIlroy storms to the lead.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Piastri produces blistering lap to secure pole for F1 Bahrain Grand Prix
Australian Oscar Piastri will start an F1 grand prix from pole for the second time in his career, qualifying fastest in Bahrain for Monday's (AEST) race.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Lewis wins national 100m final by 0.004 of a second in dramatic photo finish
The barest of margins separate Paris Olympian Torrie Lewis and boom 17-year-old Leah O'Brien in the women's 100 metres final at the Australian Athletics Championships.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:‘It can break you’: Life for parents of autistic children can be exhausting. One podcast is offering hope. Is it real?
A podcast claims to show that autistic children with limited speech may be able to communicate via telepathy. What does the science say about the idea? There’s a moment, 26 minutes and nine seconds into Disney’s Coco, where the film’s departed souls are trying to clear a customs desk in the afterlife. It’s a moment that Mary* can see clearly without ever looking at the screen. She’s seen Coco more than a thousand...
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