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Pack of 60 orcas takes down pygmy blue whale off WA coast

Scientists and tourists are left in awe by a rare and dramatic encounter off the state's south coast.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Pair of stunning free kick goals see Arsenal topple Real Madrid in Champions League

Declan Rice scores two sensational free kicks as Arsenal beats Real Madrid in 3-0 in the first leg of their blockbuster UEFA Champions League clash.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Marsh continues golden form to help team claim 472-run IPL thriller

Mitch Marsh continues his red-hot form in the Indian Premier League to help his side win an all-time great clash as the other Australians in action overnight all struggle.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Delays to billion-dollar project leave towns hanging in the balance

North Queensland towns sweating on benefits from a $13.9 billion transmission line say they need certainty in the face of major changes and delays.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Major leagues offering fans the chance to view sport through touch

Instead of watching a game with your eyes, you're feeling it through your hands. Sports broadcasting is undergoing a quiet revolution โ€” and its repercussions could be monumental for vision impaired and sighted fans alike.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Live: ASX set to give up gains as tariff deadline nears

The Australian share market is set to give up yesterday's rebound, with US shares dipping again ahead of the scheduled implementation of reciprocal tariffs later today. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'Treated it like a joke': Divers left behind off Perth coast furious at company

Two brothers who were left behind in the ocean during a diving expedition off the Perth coast say they feared they wouldn't survive the ordeal.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Morning Mail: Trump slaps China with 104% tariffs, first leaders debate washup, and what happened to the Bogong moths?

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. The stage is set for US president Donald Trumpโ€™s trade war to begin. Steep tariffs are expected to apply to multiple countries from Wednesday local time, with China in particular facing a 104% rate after it said it would retaliate.In the first leadersโ€™ debate back home,...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Wholesalers seek overhaul of Labor's remote food subsidy plan

A group of grocery wholesalers is seeking an ACCC injunction on federal Labor's planned remote food subsidy scheme, raising concerns it will only further benefit major supermarket chains.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Teens learning skills that can save a life in a mental health crisis

Young Australians face a high mental health burden, but a program in regional Victoria is equipping teens with the skills to save lives in a crisis.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Former MP to appeal in High Court against fine for electoral law breaches

Former Liberal MP Andrew Laming is disputing a fine he has been handed over content he posted online in the lead-up to the 2019 election that did not contain the required authorisations.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Star lost gamble on high rollers, now it's losing its shirt

Star and its Chinese partner both did business with the disgraced Suncity junket. It is set to cost one of them a share in Australia's most expensive casino.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Live: Confidence in Labor camp after debate plays out on comfortable ground

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have begun their day in Sydney following their first leaders' debate of the campaign. Follow live.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Anti-stadium activist meetings with report author disclosed weeks later

The author of an independent economic review of Hobart's proposed Macquarie Point stadium was encouraged by a senior Jacqui Lambie Network staffer to meet anti-stadium activists before he was formally appointed to conduct the review.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

How to build a cinematic universe: the secret to Marvelโ€™s enormous success among a history of failures

The secret to shared universe success lies not in the hype, but in building a world worth returning to.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

These complementary therapies may soon be eligible for private health insurance rebates

A new review recommends lifting the ban on seven complementary therapies. Nine others remain prohibited.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

ChatGPT just passed the Turing test. But that doesnโ€™t mean AI is now as smart as humans

The Turing test has been popularised as the ultimate indicator of machine intelligence. But the truth is more complicated.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

What is the Israel lobby โ€“ and why is it so anxious?

Israeli-Jewish historian Ilan Pappe, an advocate of Palestinian rights, looks at the pro-Israel lobby in the US and UK โ€“ and its influence on the war in Gaza.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Bringing manufacturing back from overseas isnโ€™t an easy solution to Trumpโ€™s trade war

There has been an unprecedented surge in government intervention through industrial policies. It doesnโ€™t benefit consumers.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

A grab bag of campaign housing policies. But will they fix the affordability crisis beyond the election?

The cost-of-living crisis has been exacerbated by mortgage and rental stress. Housing affordability and availability are defining issues for the election and beyond.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Call for better reporting after brothers found naked and malnourished

Years after two brothers with disabilities were found naked and locked in a room in a Brisbane home, the Queensland Education department has been urged to make sure suspicions of harm are "appropriately recorded".

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Investigators to release final report on Sea World helicopter tragedy

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is set to deliver the findings from its investigation into a mid-air collision that killed four people and seriously injured six others on the Gold Coast in 2023.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

โ€˜Impending doomโ€™: 20 young Australian voters tell us whatโ€™s important to them this election

Almost 1,000 people responded when Guardian Australia asked about their attitudes and experiences in the lead-up to the federal election. Hereโ€™s a small sample of what they have to sayStressed, scared, overwhelmed: the issues weighing on young votersInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Measles is back. Now is the time to bolster Australian public health | Ranjana Srivastava

The moment to prepare for the next health emergency is with us. We must not be complacentGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastLate one evening I am reflecting on my inpatient list. The first patient, a middle-aged man, has been admitted with an โ€œall-overโ€ rash.Since every other patient was sicker, this patient had slipped my mind and I had left the hospital without seeing him, thus breaking...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Bogong moths and the traditional owners scaling mountains to track them โ€“ video

Deberra, as the insects are known in the Taungurung language, are a vital food source for animals across Victoria's alpine country โ€” so their rapid decline has implications for the entire ecosystem. The bogong moth is one of the more than 2,000 Australian species listed as being under threat in what scientists are calling an extinction crisis Continue reading...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Yes, we are worse off โ€“ will Dutton or Albanese make it better? - podcast

Are you better off than you were three years ago? Itโ€™s a question youโ€™ll hear more and more during this cost-of-living election, as Labor and the Coalition try to convince voters they have a plan that will help where Australians are hurting the most.Reged Ahmad talks to economics editor Patrick Commins about why we need bolder reform to make the next decade better than the lastRead more: Continue reading...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Itโ€™s up to each of us to help save life on Earth โ€“ I love this challenge | Bob Brown

Taking action against species extinction can be risky but itโ€™s better than surrenderExplore the series โ€“ Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored this electionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Mortonโ€™s Clear Air column as an emailExtinction. In 1844 Ketill Ketilsson won the race to grab the last pair of great auks. They were nesting on Icelandโ€™s Eldey Island. Millions of these penguin-like birds...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Election Diary: The electionโ€™s first debate was disaster-free but passion-free too

The first debate saw both leaders hit their marks and avoid disaster, even if Albanese was declared the winner. Do debates actually matter in elections though?

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Reality check: coral restoration wonโ€™t save the worldโ€™s reefs

New research examined coral restoration projects worldwide to calculate what it would actually cost to bring back whatโ€™s already been lost.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

No major gaffes and no knockout punch: the first leadersโ€™ debate was a pedestrian affair

With all the usual policy issues canvassed, neither leader made a major mistake, but nor did they land any significant blows on their opponent.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Dutton's WFH backflip and Albanese's mental health pledge - TLDR: Election 2025 โ€“ video

The past couple of days of the election campaign have been dominated by one story: the mess that is the Coalition's work from home and public service staff cut policies. Guardian Australia's Krishani Dhanji catches you up on the twists and turns of Dutton's policy, as well as Labor's big announcements this weekCoalition canโ€™t cut 41,000 public service jobs in five years without breaking election promise, analysis shows...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Politics aside, new research shows there are good financial reasons to back working from home

Working from home has become a contentious election issue, particularly for the Coalition which has swung from opposing to embracing it.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Laborโ€™s $1 billion for mental health is good news for young people in particular โ€“ but leaves some gaps

Hereโ€™s what the governmentโ€™s new funding package for mental health gets right โ€“ and where it falls short.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Weโ€™re hardwired to laugh โ€“ this is why watching comedians try to be the โ€˜Last One Laughingโ€™ is so funny

Ten comedians, one room, last comic to laugh wins. But what makes comedy โ€“ and not laughing โ€“ so funny?

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Hereโ€™s a simple, science-backed way to sharpen your thinking and improve your memory

Moving your body can have a big impact on your brain โ€“ and it doesnโ€™t have to be a workout at the gym.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)