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Live: ASX rises, Star fails to secure Salter Brothers loan, gold soars
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after Wall Street benchmarks ended in mixed fashion, as investors were caught in limbo ahead of the impending tariff announcements from the Trump administration. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
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A horror accident left Christina paraplegic. Now she's creating history in a new sport
A horror motorcycle accident left Christina Vithoulkas with complete loss of feeling and movement below her T5 vertebra. She is now the world's first female para drifter.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Child suffers life-threatening injuries after being hit by teenage driver
The young child remains in hospital in a serious condition, and the driver is assisting police.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Sabsabi’s Biennale ‘torture’, election candidates on Rednote, Trump tariff countdown
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. Khaled Sabsabi, the artist dumped as Australia’s representative at the Venice Biennale, has savaged the decision to drop him, accusing Creative Australia of subjecting him to “torture” and of dismantling his career. We have an exclusive interview, plus another scoop on...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:WA Police were unable to attend Virginia Giuffre's crash, family says
In a statement, her family says Ms Giuffre's vehicle was hit by a school bus in rural Western Australia, but she returned home before going to hospital.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Almost 50 pre-packaged salad products are being recalled
Nearly 50 pre-packaged salad products are being recalled by major supermarkets after E. coli was found during routine testing.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Meat price set to rise after devastating stock losses
As farmers face months without income, consumers are being warned meat will cost more as the loss of livestock and infrastructure takes its toll.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:'Women who aren't able to leave': Understanding Australia's low divorce rate
A new report has revealed that Australia's divorce rates have fallen to their lowest levels in almost 50 years. But the reason why is not as simple as it seems.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Brisbane home owners fail to stop church building affordable houses
A bid to build affordable units on church land in Brisbane's east has been approved despite protests from home owners who claim it's "inappropriate".
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Live: Albanese calls for 'perspective' on Trump tariffs
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton both kick off their fifth day of the campaign trail in Victoria. Follow live.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Outback 'boneyards' emerging, more rain to come for flooded Queenslanders
Queenslanders displaced by catastrophic flooding are sitting tight as they wait to return to their homes, but it is already clear that the road to recovery will be long and difficult.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:'Obligation to the world': Queensland has no timeline for key environmental goal
There are calls for the state government to set a concrete timeline for its target of preserving 17 per cent of its landmass, with just 595,000 hectares protected since 2022.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Giving up a daily coffee or weekly parma? How the cost-of-living crisis is reshaping our spending habits
Cutting back on small indulgences can have a lasting impact on social connections and local economies.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:A ban on price gouging and new powers to break up supermarkets are on the table this election. Would either work?
Neither course of action was recommended by the ACCC’s final report from its year-long inquiry into the supermarket sector.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:‘Sorry mate, I didn’t see you’: when drivers look but don’t see cyclists on the road
Many drivers fail to notice bikes until it’s too late. Sometimes this phenomenon is referred to as SMIDSY (‘sorry mate, I didn’t see you’).
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Adolescence has sparked fears over teen slang – but emoji don’t cause radicalisation
If you’re a parent worried about your child’s unfamiliar online world, a fear-based response is unlikely to work. What is needed is open communication.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Cancer patients from migrant backgrounds have a 1 in 3 chance of something going wrong in their care
This is unacceptably high and we need targeted solutions.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Australians want nature protected. These 3 environmental problems should be top of the next government’s to-do list
Three experts consider what’s required to protect and conserve Australia’s natural wonders, from fighting invaders to stopping habitat loss and saving species.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Defence is shaping up to be a key election issue, whether politicians like it or not
While politicians would rather talk about the cost of living, global events are forcing them to discuss an issue that rarely wins them votes.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Khaled Sabsabi speaks on the damage of being dumped from the Venice Biennale - podcast
Khaled Sabsabi’s name was catapulted to national prominence when he was selected from dozens of applicants to represent Australia at the prestigious Venice Biennale art exhibition.And then, less than a week after the decision was announced, he was dropped.Now he speaks to Nour Haydar about his work, how he found out, and how damaging the past two months have been for his mental health and his career.More: Continue...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:What the case of a young man accused of violent crimes reveals about Victoria’s new bail laws
There is nothing simple about alleged youth offenders such as ‘MMA’, despite how they are portrayed in the newsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastIf you want to understand the debate about bail reform in Victoria – and the gulf between the position taken by the Allan government and the recommendations of experts – you could do...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Are Australians better off than three years ago? It’s complicated
Standards of living have stagnated but no major party is willing to propose reforms to make the coming decade better than the lastElection 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, free app or...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Peter Dutton says he will help homebuyers who don’t have the bank of mum and dad. But how would his policy work?
The Coalition wants to relax home lending rules by changing the test for a person’s borrowing capacityElection 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, free app or daily news podcastThe...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:A sense of optimism: independents in regional Australia claim to offer a new kind of politics, but can they win?
Alex Dyson in Wannon, Caz Heise in Cowper and Kate Hook in Calare are among those hoping to upset the major parties in the federal election. But don’t call them tealsElection 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...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Labor will urge Fair Work Commission to give real wage rise to three million workers
Labor will urge the Fair Work Commission to increase both award and minimum wages in a written submission to their Annual Wage Review.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kos Samaras on polls and the people who’ll decide this election
Kos Samaras, a director of the political consultancy firm Redbridge and a former Labor Party official, joins to talk about the polls and the parties prospects.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Election Diary: Dutton flags intervention in what he sees as ‘woke’ education, but how much could he actually do?
Comparison with American politics has continued with Peter Dutton flagging intervention into school curriculum’s to combat ‘woke’ in a move Labor has called DOGE-Y.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Gas producers question whether Coalition’s energy plan will cut consumer prices
Industry leaders say there is little detail on how the opposition’s policy will work and it is ‘difficult to predict’ what the final price would beElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastGas industry leaders have expressed confusion and concern about a Coalition plan to force them to sell more of the fossil fuel in Australia and cast...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Who decides what Australian students are taught in schools?
Peter Dutton wants to ensure schools are not ‘guided into some sort of an agenda that’s come out of universities’. Who creates the ‘map’ of what kids learn?
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Bowen rejects Dutton’s claim hosting Cop31 would cost billions – as it happened
This blog is now closedLabor accuses Dutton of copying Trump with suggestion children being ‘indoctrinated’ at schoolInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all ourAustralian election 2025 coverageAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWill Labor...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:What do Peter Dutton’s proposed funding cuts really mean for Melbourne’s long-awaited airport rail?
Here’s what you need to know about the opposition leader’s plan to halt Suburban Rail Loop funds and slash $2bn in Sunshine station upgradesSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s not often that a politician plans to cut infrastructure projects in an effort to win an election. But that’s exactly what Peter Dutton did when he visited Victoria on...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’: why the US is on a war footing over tariffs and mass deportations
Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy is being cast as necessary for national security. This ensures he’ll encounter little pushback from Congress or the courts.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Labor accuses Dutton of copying Trump with suggestion children being ‘indoctrinated’ at school
Education minister criticises ‘extreme’ Coalition stance as treasurer warns threat to funding comes ‘right from the Doge playbook’Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignInteractive 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...
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Reserve Bank holds rates steady, cautious about the economic outlook
The inflation picture is improving, but the central bank is worried about the global economic backdrop.
Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source:Outback Queensland inundated by worst flooding in 50 years – video
The flood-affected area in outback Queensland has grown to double the size of Victoria after experiencing its worst deluge in 50 years. Water broke the banks of a makeshift levee in Thargomindah in the state's south-west, forcing the evacuation of 100 residents. Stock losses are expected to be catastrophic and more rain is forecast for the coming weekOutback deluge pushes Queensland towns to the brink: ‘Out here it’s...
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