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Timor-Leste proposes pardon for 'evil' paedophile former priest
A woman who survived sexual abuse at the hands of a convicted paedophile former priest fears he will hurt her again if the Timor-Leste government succeeds in having him pardoned.
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'Breathtaking': Keen golfers get first look at Tasmania's new world-class course
A new beachside golf course development at Hobart's Seven Mile Beach is taking a big swing at attracting an international crowd of golf enthusiasts โ and, if all goes well, host Australia's premier golfing event.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:'A big bummer': Launch of Australia's first home-grown rocket delayed again
Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies had been given a two-week window clearance to launch its 23-metre Eris rocket from a purpose-built pad in north Queensland.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:More rain forecast for Queensland before skies clear on weekend
The unseasonal rain has washed out sporting games and put a dampener on major events, but the weather bureau says clear skies are around the corner.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Live: Rate cuts forecast for both Australia and US
Australia's RBA is meeting on Tuesday, but relatively strong wages and jobs data could see the board cut by less than some predicted. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Lack of stillbirth education 'emotionally terrorises' parents and staff
For parents like Ellen and Aiden, the loss of a baby is too often made worse by what happens next.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Groves wins Giro stage as fellow Aussie forced into ambulance after crash
Australian sprinter Kaden Groves triumphs on the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia, on a dramatic day when the race is neutralised after a huge crash on the 227km ride from Potenza to Naples.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: 80 dead in Gaza bombing, Coalition talks begin, doctorsโ gene genius
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. Israeli bombing of targets in Gaza have left 80 people dead overnight while talks on a possible ceasefire faltered during Donald Trumpโs Middle East tour. The first talks between the new Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, and the Nationals have begun with sticking points...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Weekly news quiz: A new Liberal leader, a luxury aeroplane and Eurovision
From party leadership votes to missing ballot papers and plunging spacecrafts to luxury aeroplanes, this week was a big one. Test yourself on how much you remember.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Live: 'Different styles, different personalities': Ley outlines post-Dutton Liberal leadership
New leader of the opposition Sussan Ley says she will bring a different approach to the Liberal Party leadership. Follow live.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Vic government announces extra $15.9m in drought support for farmers
Victorian government drought funding has been expanded to include more areas as farmers deal with extended dry conditions.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Israel concedes error in video claiming to show Hamas tunnels under hospital
The Israeli military says a video it released that claimed to show Hamas-built tunnels underneath a southern Gaza hospital actually show different buildings.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:What life is like as a sugar baby who dates older men
In the 'sugar dating' world, attractive young women date rich older men to facilitate the kind of romance you pay for. But things can go wrong when sex mixes with money, wealth and power.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:A trial is testing ways to enforce Australiaโs under-16s social media ban. But the tech is flawed
Even those involved in the trial admit there are major problems with the tech thatโs being tested.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet. Global evidence suggests otherwise
Social media isnโt just a distraction for teens โ itโs part of their world.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:This election, young people held the most political power. Hereโs how they voted
While Gen Z and Millennials combined are the biggest voting bloc in Australia, their votes show a quiet divergence between the two generations.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Friday essay: Trumpโs reign fits Curtis Yarvinโs blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy. What is technological fascism?
The Washington Post called Curtis Yarvinโs blog โrequired reading for the extremely online rightโ. He advocates for the end of democracy โand a governing monarch.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:How accurate are my medical records? You might be surprised how often errors creep in
Not all examples of flawed medical records relate to individual human error. Hereโs what else can go wrong.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:So your primary school child has a โboyfriendโ or โgirlfriendโ. Should you be worried?
It is quite normal for younger kids to engage in playful relationships or express interest in having crushes.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Viral โHongdae boyโ videos expose the fringe group of South Korean men trying to sleep with foreign women
TikTokโs viral Hongdae boy videos โ while they may be comedic parodies โ are drawing attention to broader insidious forms of sexism many South Korean women face.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Next week, millions of children across the globe will read this Australian book at the same time
In its 25th year, the National Simultaneous Storytime event is inviting children from Australia and beyond to read a gentle story of migration, belonging and family โ starring an inquisitive cat and a truck driverโThey lose the cat, they find the cat again, they fall in love and then they get a baby.โ This is how Clementine, four-and-a-half, summarises The Truck Cat, a picture book by childrenโs author Deborah Frenkel...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Sussan Ley says new agreement with Nationals will take time amid internal push to ditch net zero
Liberal leader holds โproductiveโ talks with David Littleproud as cloud hangs over future of longstanding partnershipAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Sussan Ley, says progress on a new cooperation agreement with the...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Newsroom edition: three leadership contests and the future of Australian politics - podcast
This week, the Liberal party elected its first female leader in Sussan Ley, but sheโs already fighting to keep the factional sharks at bay. Same goes for the Nationals, whoโve re-elected David Littleproud in a leadership challenge that revealed deep divisions. The Greens also elected a new leader on Thursday, but will that mean a change in strategy after their stinging election loss?Reged Ahmad talks to head of...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Newsroom edition: three leadership contests and the future of Australian politics โ podcast
This week, the Liberal party elected its first female leader in Sussan Ley, but sheโs already fighting to keep the factional sharks at bay. Same goes for the Nationals, whoโve re-elected David Littleproud in a leadership challenge that revealed deep divisions. The Greens also elected a new leader on Thursday, but will that mean a change in strategy after their stinging election loss?Reged Ahmad talks to head of...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Larissa Waters vows politics with โheartโ โ but donโt expect compromise on core Greens principles
Queensland senatorโs subtle-yet-pointed displays of defiance offer a window into the style of politician the Greens have chosen as their new leaderAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLarissa Waters is known to wear her views on her ears.From...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Grattan on Friday: Ley and Littleproud have had a prickly relationship โ can they negotiate a smooth future?
Rebuilding the Coalition will be a difficult task, but can the two Coalition leaders put their past behind and unify in the wake of such a devastating defeat.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Likely final House seat outcome: 94 Labor, 44 Coalition, 12 Others
Almost all the lower house seats have been decided- but some will go for a recount.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Larissa Waters urges Labor to be bold while Liberals in โelectoral wildernessโ and says Greens hurt by โTrump effectโ
New federal Greens leader says current political climate an opportunity for โreal reformโ on environmental protectionsAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLarissa Waters has urged Labor to be bold on environmental protections, saying the...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Lidia Thorpe says she would not rejoin Greens โeven if my daughter became leaderโ โ as it happened
This blog is now closedTim Wilson urges scrutineers to โknock out informal votesโ for Zoe Daniel in leaked WhatsApp messagesLarissa Waters elected new federal Greens leader with Mehreen Faruqi chosen as deputyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank is watching closely as the last data domino falls before a pivotal rates meeting.The RBAโs preferred measure of inflation โ the trimmed...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Larissa Waters elected new federal Greens leader, with Mehreen Faruqi chosen as deputy
Queensland senator says she wants to see โpolitics with heartโ and will remain โfirm but constructiveโ against LaborAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland senator Larissa Waters has been elected unopposed as...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Fresh start for the Greens, with new leader Larissa Waters
Larissa Waters will be tasked with rebuilding the Greens in the lower house after its near election wipe out and managing the sole balance of power in the Senate
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:The new leader of the Greens sits in the Senate. Why is that so unusual in Australian politics?
Itโs not in the Constitution, but convention has always held that a prime minister should be drawn from the House of Representatives rather than the Senate.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Trump signed plenty of contracts in the Middle East, but heโs no closer to the two โdealsโ he really wants
Trump skirted the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, bypassed Israel and offered no new initiatives on Iranโs nuclear program.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:As the Latrobe Valley moves away from coal jobs, could a green workerโs cooperative offer a solution?
In the 1980s, retrenched workers sometimes set up worker co-operatives to regain control. Now the model is making a comeback in green manufacturing
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Larissa Waters is the new federal Greens leader. Hereโs five things to know about her
The former environmental lawyer made history when she became the first person to breastfeed in Australian parliament in 2017Australia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLarissa Waters is the new leader of the federal Greens, taking the helm after a...
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