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Growers hope move to manage tomato virus will get them back to business
Tomato growers impacted by strict restrictions following the detection of a fruit virus last year say they hope they can now rebuild their lives as the government considers a relaxation of those rules.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:
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How Australia's best butchers sliced their way to global glory
Six Australian butchers have claimed third place at the World Butchers' Challenge in Paris, creating high-end retail displays in front of a packed stadium crowd.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Train pain for disability advocates using Melbourne's dated rail network
A disability advocate says he feels 'secluded' accessing Melbourne's train network, as the state government falls three years short of national targets to meet accessibility criteria.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Australian Harper stuns with victory in penultimate Giro stage
Australia's Chris Harper tames the brutal penultimate stage of the Giro to claim a famous victory.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Kasatkina victory ensures 37-year first for Australia at the French Open
The recently recruited Daria Kasatkina beats Paula Badosa and ends a 37-year drought for Australia at the French Open.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:The chapel that welcomed couples rejected by mainstream religion
Sydney's Wayside Chapel has been welcoming "rebels" for decades. But its legacy isn't just about inclusivity and love, it's about radical social change.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Can Australian coffee beans compete in an international roast?
Farmers are teaming up with roasters and scientists to perfect the Australian coffee bean.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Desperate Housewives actor Valerie Mahaffey dies aged 71
Emmy award-winning actor Valeria Mahaffey, known for her roles on Desperate Housewives and Young Sheldon, has died after a battle with cancer, according to her publicist.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Country councils struggling with road costs want fairer funding model
South Australian councils with large road networks and small populations say they're struggling to pay for much needed upgrades.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Michael moved to a Uniting Church farmhouse in Brisbane to escape homelessness. Now his landlord is evicting him to build more houses
The historic Mitchelton lot is set to be replaced by a 92-home subdivision, but Michael fears ending up living in his car againGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Michael Guettler moved to Hungerford Farm, in Brisbaneβs north-west in 2022, he thought he was finally safe from homelessness.The home, at the centre of a 28-hectare former chicken run, is just an uninsulated βfour-bedroom shackβ,...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:North West Shelf gas extension will deliver βalmost nothingβ to Australiaβs public purse
Experts say hugely profitable east coast LNG producers pay little in resources rent tax and Woodside project wonβt help countryβs energy shiftGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExtending the licence for the North West Shelf gas project wonβt assist Australiaβs energy transition, experts say, even as it allows Woodside and its foreign partners to profit from the nationβs mineral wealth while...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Crossing the city-country divide: how do Australian farmers advocate for their industry in an urbanised world? | Felicity Richards
Two-thirds of the population live in capital cities and have little knowledge about agriculture. We need to bridge that gap β and it starts with listening to each otherSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterThe view from my front lawn is paddocks and trees. From here, almost all I see is farmland and native bushland. A couple of years ago, I stood in this spot with a good friend, an immigrant from the UK. A...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Cauchiβs mass murders put harsh spotlight on failings of mental health and police systems
Funding shortfalls and inadequate services are letting down people in psychiatric crises, the Bondi Junction stabbings inquest hearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJoel Cauchiβs mother didnβt appear before the coronial inquest examining her sonβs life and the day her son murdered six people at a popular Bondi Junction shopping centre. But her presence was often felt, taking shape in the form...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:A shameful death after a supermarket scuffle shines a light on Australiaβs unfinished business | Julianne Schultz
From compensation for the Stolen Generations to Indigenous recognition, Australia must follow words with actions In the middle of Reconciliation Week a young, disabled Warlpiri man died following a scuffle in a Coles supermarket in Alice Springs after he was βplacedβ on the floor by two plain-clothed policemen.People are not βplacedβ on the floor β that is what you do with bags, boxes and rubbish. But that was the word...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Bring Her Back is a horror movie you'll only watch once
The latest offering from Talk To Me's breakout directors supplies phenomenal performances and touching relationships⦠if you can stomach the gore.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Surfer India Robinson returns after concussions and 'debilitating' endometriosis
When India Robinson suffered yet another concussion last year β it was the catalyst for her to prioritise her health, and tackle debilitating endometriosis.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Richard Marles welcomes US commitment to Indo-Pacific in face of Chinaβs military buildup
Speaking at Shangri-La Dialogue, defence minister urges regional nations to contribute to security amid concerns around βcostly and destabilisingβ Trump tariffs Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustraliaβs defence minister Richard Marles has lauded the USβs strategic commitment to the Indo-Pacific asβdeeply welcomeβ amid the risk of global nuclear proliferation, while calling for the...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:Tim Wilson takes back Victorian seat of Goldstein from Zoe Daniel by 175 votes, recount confirms
Electoral commission said the partial recount had been a βmethodical and highly transparent processβ and that a formal declaration would be made soonSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent politician Zoe Daniel has conceded the Victorian seat of Goldstein after a partial recount confirmed the Liberal partyβs Tim Wilson as finishing 175...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:βItβs a shockβ: if you think Adelaide housing is affordable, think again
According to a new report, the South Australian capital is now Australiaβs second-least affordable city after the perennially expensive SydneyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen people think of Adelaide, they may ponder its good food and wine or its many churches. Historically, it was viewed as a well-priced place to live and work.But years of surging property prices have made it less...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:The Jewish dealer who bought art hated by the Nazis β and created one of the greatest collections ever seen
A new National Gallery of Australia show draws on Heinz Berggruenβs collection to celebrate the spread of modernism around the world, despite the Nazisβ best effortsWhen Heinz Berggruen left Germany for America in 1936, he was not allowed more than 10 marks in his pocket. As a young journalist in Berlin, Berggruen had been forced to publish under the pseudonym βh.b.β in order to hide his Jewish heritage and evade the...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:A guide to greener banking: I divested my personal finances and you can too βΒ hereβs how
Your money is powerful and you can actively choose whether it props up harmful industries or helps build a better futureChange by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your householdβs carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comWhat if your money was quietly fuelling the climate crisis β and you had no...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:βDonβt tell them ... theyβll all comeβ: why are so many sea-changers moving to Geelong?
Coastal town, an hour from Melbourne, overtakes the Sunshine Coast in popularity. Cait Kelly asks locals what makes it such an appealing place to liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast For the first time, Victoriaβs Greater Geelong has become Australiaβs most popular regional town, ending a two-year winning streak from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.The latest Regional Movers Index report...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:βI hurt so terriblyβ: after weeks of detail, Bondi Junction inquest ends with reminder of familiesβ anguish
The inquest into Joel Cauchiβs murderous rampage raked over CCTV footage and systemic weaknesses with βcareful objectivityβ β but on the final morning, the courtroom was a space for raw emotionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastElizabeth Young has had her daughterβs Chinese name, Meh Yuk, tattooed onto her left arm.βBeautiful Jade, the name her grandparents gave her,β the heartbroken mother told...
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:10 albums we couldn't stop listening to in May
A British pop star takes us to the 2000s, while some Aussie punks make a glorious racket.
Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source:River of tears now brims with hope as traditions pass to new generation
Decades after Aboriginal families were forcibly relocated from their homes on the banks of the Murray River at Robinvale, the community is working to reclaim the site through an annual cultural event.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Feral goats chew though native vegetation on Great Barrier Reef island
The Queensland government is yet to address a feral goat problem on Great Keppel (Woppa) Island, two years after it took back the leases to the old resort.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Why so many Filipinos choose to call the NT home
The Northern Territory is the only jurisdiction in Australia where Filipinos are the number one migrant group. Those in the tight-knit community share why they love life in the Top End.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Australia's mushroom trial update: lead detective and mycologists among witnesses called β video
Erin Patterson faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her house in Victoriaβs Leongatha on 29 July 2023. She has pleaded not guilty to murdering or attempting to murder the relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson. Guardian Australia's justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci has been attending the trial since it began, and explains what's happened so...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Queensland redefines farmers to expand access to disaster relief
Income from off-farm sources such as contract harvesting, mustering and milking will be considered "primary production" under changes to disaster funding.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:M*A*S*H actor Loretta Swit has died, aged 87
The long-serving cast member who played "Hot Lips" Houlihan of the hit TV show M*A*S*H has died.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump says he plans to double steel tariffs to 50pc
The US President tells a rally in Pennsylvania that the increase from 25 per cent to 50 per cent will "even further secure the steel industry in the United States".
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:They resisted the world's most powerful empire, but are not recognised
They fought to defend their land, families and culture, and drove the colonial powers to a state of panic, losing everything in the process. But Tasmanian Aboriginal resistance warriors still have no physical recognition in the state.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:DNA in waterways shows cane toads spreading further south in NSW
Scientists use DNA to track the spread of species in major river mouths and coastal tributaries along a 1,000-kilometre stretch of the NSW coastline β revealing some surprising results.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Taylor Swift buys back rights to her music
Taylor Swift has bought back her life's work in a letter to fans after a feud with her former record label.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Alexei Popyrin makes fourth round of French Open with straight-sets win
Even Alexei Popyrin didn't think he'd be the last Australian man left standing at the French Open, but now he's powered into the last 16, he's determined to make the most of it.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: