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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanThe government wants more of us living in high rises. Here’s why Australians don’t want to
Governments have been pushing the construction of apartment towers for years to help housing affordability and availability, but people don’t want to live in them.
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Finding culture and community through dance at the 2025 Lyon Dance Biennale
The Lyon Dance Biennale is Europe’s largest dance festival, bringing together dancers – and audiences – from across the world.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Queensland’s pandering to climate deniers is making it even tougher for Australia to drive down emissions | Clear Air
Queensland is Australia’s top polluter – even worse than Western Australia, which has no climate target and adores its fossil fuel industryWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter hereMeeting Australia’s emissions reduction targets is not going to be simple and the Queensland Liberal National government has gone out of its way to make it much harder.Its energy...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Politics with Michelle Grattan: pollster Tony Barry on why the Coalition can’t risk ‘lurching to the right’
The former Liberal strategist turned pollster says the Coalition has become ‘catastrophically uncompetitive’ with women and younger voters.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:News live: far-right US commentator Candace Owens loses appeal over denied Australian visa; Allan says Ley ‘only focused’ on division after crime comments
Victorian premier accuses federal opposition leader of following in Peter Dutton’s footsteps on crime rhetoric. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore on the opposition’s proposed amendments to NSW housing reformsUnder the opposition’s proposed amendments, the Housing Delivery Authority – a body that decides what major projects should be deemed state significant and...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Author on the pain of seeing Gaza victims from afar that 'look like my kids'
Randa Abdel-Fattah explores the experience of Palestinian Australians in Discipline, her first book for adults.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Health alert issued as person dies after ingesting rare nitazene
A second person has died this month after ingesting a synthetic opioid in Queensland, raising concerns about the safety of thousands of teenagers during Schoolies celebrations in coming weeks.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Parents of children targeted by 'nasty' cyberbullying feel 'helpless'
Parents and carers are frustrated by what they say is a lack of support when trying to report several Instagram accounts targeting children under the age of 17 over the school holidays.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:US seizes billions in bitcoin linked to 'massive' alleged scam
A Chinese national accused of being the mastermind behind one of the largest ever investment frauds has been charged in the US.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Police charge man with murder over stabbing death in Perth's north
Police charge a 27-year-old man with murder over the death of a 58-year-old man who suffered significant stab wounds during an altercation in Hocking yesterday.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of Victorians graduating as paramedics forced to go interstate for jobs
For regional paramedicine graduates, finding a job, let alone one in your hometown, is a challenge.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Breaking: Three confirmed dead in Queensland house fire
Three people are dead following a house fire in Gladstone this morning, authorities say.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Coolgardie council to rebuild trust after avoiding suspension
Coolgardie Shire leaders hope to rebuild trust among ratepayers after the local government minister announced the WA state government would not suspend the council.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Queensland health minister knew of hospital failures before going on leave
Queensland's health minister has revealed he knew about failures at Caboolture Hospital involving the death of a patient after delays to medical scan results, before he went on holiday when the issue later became public.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Worried about turning 60? Science says that’s when many of us actually peak
Perhaps it’s time we stopped treating midlife as a countdown and started recognising it as a peak.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Japan makes history as Brazil records 'unacceptable' loss
For the first time in 14 meetings, Japan defeats Brazil 3-2 in their international friendly at a sold-out Tokyo Stadium.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Young athletes get glimpse into pro careers at open testing day
Young athletes wanting to be the next Emma McKeon or Jessica Hull have been put through high-performance testing to see if they have what it takes to be a professional.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Farmers 'on a knife edge' as forecast rain fails to appear
Some Victorian farmers are cutting crops for hay as the drought continues to bite in the nation's south-east.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Trump posthumously awards top civilian honour to Charlie Kirk
The public killing of the conservative figure rocked the US. Now Donald Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk at a White House ceremony.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Herald Sun says stories about Liberal MP Sam Groth and wife were in 'public interest'
The Herald Sun newspaper has defended its reporting about deputy leader of the Victorian Liberal Party Sam Groth and his wife as it prepares for a defamation lawsuit in the Federal Court.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Drunk driver with 'reckless disregard' for safety jailed over fatal crash
A Kimberley man is sentenced over the unlawful killing of his cousin in a road crash while attempting to overtake and under the influence of alcohol.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:'Like out of a show bag': Prosthetic clients struggle to get refunds
A prosthetics provider has left Australians thousands of dollars out of pocket, some having to cope with ill-fitting or wrong-coloured fingers and eyes.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Cult survivors speak of isolation, shunning and shame at parliamentary inquiry
Cult survivors have told a Victorian parliamentary inquiry how religious and fringe groups operate outside the public gaze.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Software failure during power outage affects Victoria's triple-0 response
Victoria's triple-0 dispatch software fails due to a power outage, forcing operators to take notes with pen and paper.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Council threatens ratepayer with legal action over 'offensive' comment
Parking on South Australia's Copper Coast is a hot-button issue with one resident saying he is "prepared to go to court" over comments made about council staff, which have been labelled "offensive" and "threatening".
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:England great claims Aussies have 'worst' Ashes team in 15 years
Stuart Broad lights the fuse ahead of the men's Ashes series, saying England has its best chance of winning in Australia since the 2010/11 series.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Victorian volunteer firefighter numbers grow despite levy angst
Despite resentment and anger from some farmers, the CFA says it's well prepared to deal with an elevated fire risk this spring and summer.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX jumps and Trump's latest threat against China sends Wall St lower
The Australian share market has risen sharply despite a volatile session on Wall Street that has ended mostly lower. It follows Donald Trump ramping up trade tensions by saying he will consider "terminating business with China having to do with cooking oil". Follow live.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Advocates condemn NT leader's comments on trans women in female prisons
The Northern Territory government has doubled down on its stance against detaining transgender women in female prisons, as a local LGBTQIA+ group says it is "horrified" by the comments.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Polls and trolls: is violent online abuse turning women off local politics?
Online abuse designed to humiliate, coerce or silence women and minority politicians is taking its toll. With a general election next year, the rules have to change.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Gaza peace tested by dead hostage returns, the case for lowering speed limits, Broad’s Ashes sledge
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Tensions are high in Gaza and the new ceasefire on tenterhooks, as Israel said it would cut aid into the territory by half in order to pressure Hamas to return the bodies of dead hostages.Meanwhile, new research finds that reducing residential speed limits to 30km/h...
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Theft, lies and butterflies: the Englishman who stole thousands of specimens from our museums
In his rollicking scientific true-crime book, The Butterfly Thief, Walter Marsh delves into the dark side of museum collection histories – and one bizarre heist.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:William Barak’s missing art: Wurundjeri Elders lead the search to reclaim lost cultural treasures
Barak was an Aboriginal leader who witnessed the signing of the controversial 1835 Batman Treaty. He made many works during his life, but many are unaccounted for.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Blocked bays and failed handshakes: many public EV chargers are unusable – despite being ‘online’
To boost the slow uptake of EVs in Australia, authorities have focused on expanding the charger network and ensuring chargers are online. But this won’t be enough.
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:AI systems and humans ‘see’ the world differently – and that’s why AI images look so garish
Research asking AI models to describe and generate pictures reveals they see a bright, sensational world of generic images.
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