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This time Winter eyes government instead of just toppling a leader
Tasmanian politics remains extremely turbulent as Labor leader Dean Winter fights to convince the crossbench to support a fresh no-confidence motion.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:
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Lynn's death was a tragedy. Here's how police are trying to stop it from happening again
Police Commissioner Col Blanch says police would respond differently now if confronted with a report of domestic violence similar to the tragedy that claimed the life of Lynn Cannon. Here's what has changed.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Identity of Australian behind 'ethical' internet horrifies customers
As many as 2,000 people lined up to give this man their money — and then they learned his true identity.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Mooney struggles with the bat in opening match of the Hundred
Beth Mooney, one of three Australian captains in the women's Hundred tournament in England, has endured a tough launch to her reign at Manchester Originals.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Camping on rise in Victorian region where social housing in high demand
Some people facing housing pressure on the state's Bass Coast are opting to camp in the bush instead of spending most of their pay on rent.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:A personal platypus: the strange tale of Winston Churchill’s ‘magnificently idiotic’ wartime request
The wartime British PM was due to receive a monotreme named after him, which mysteriously died en route from Australia. But before Winston, there was SplashSign up for a weekly email featuring our best readsThere is a photo – or at least a “fabled” photo – that would tie up a lot of loose ends in the strange story of Winston Churchill’s platypuses.Recent research has revived the tale of how the British prime minister...
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:The Perth Royal Show won't say if it allows child sex offenders to work there
Perth Royal Show organisers are refusing to confirm if Working with Children Checks will be mandatory for exhibitors at this year's event, after a convicted child sex offender was spotted working there last year.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:White House says Trump is ‘open’ to talks with Putin and Zelenskyy
Administration says Russia expressed 'desire to meet with President Trump' and that the US wants war in Ukraine to end.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:DR Congo: Armed Group Massacres Dozens in Church
Click to expand Image The burial of people killed by the Allied Democratic Forces armed group at a church in Komanda, Ituri province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, July 28, 2025. 2025 Reuters/Stringer (Nairobi) – The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group killed more than 40 people, including several children, with guns and machetes during a nighttime church gathering on July 26-27, 2025, in eastern...
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Italy approves $15.5 billion for world’s longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily
The Strait of Messina Bridge will be “the biggest infrastructure project in the West,”Transport Minister Matteo Salvinitold a news conference in Rome, after an interministerial committee with oversight of strategic public investments approved the project.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Israeli captive families confront police outside army headquarters
The families are demanding that military action not be taken in areas of Gaza where their relatives may be held.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:This balloon sculpture could be the national gallery's priciest gift
The piece by American artist Jeff Koons — Balloon Venus Dolni Vestonice (Yellow), 2013–17 — is a nearly three-metre-tall polished stainless steel statue.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Could Trump’s trade strategy forge new alliances against him?
Russia, India, China and Brazil refuse to bend to US tariffs.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:US Army sergeant shoots 5 fellow soldiers in Georgia
An Army sergeant has opened fire at a military base in Georgia, shooting and wounding five soldiers and prompting a brief lockdown at one of America's largest Army bases.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Dire blood shortage in Gaza as deaths from Israeli attacks, starvation grow
With so many Gaza Palestinians facing malnutrition, donors unable to give in the besieged enclave.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Five US soldiers shot at Army base in state of Georgia
Five soldiers were shot during an active shooter incident at the US Army’s Fort Stewart in the state of Georgia.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:7 Proven Truths About France African Cultural Restitution: Historic Bill Aims to Repair Colonial Injustices
France African cultural restitution takes a leap forward as Paris presents a new bill to fast-track the return of looted African artifacts, fulfilling a promise made by President Macron in 2017. Related: France Sends 40 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Amid Renew Mounting Casualties 7 Proven Truths About France African Cultural Restitution: Historic Bill […]
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Boomers begin Asian Cup defence with commanding win
With a new coach, captain and squad, the Boomers begin their Asian Cup title defence with victory.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:US senator asks tax authority to strip Muslim civil rights organisation of nonprofit status
US senator asks tax authority to strip Muslim civil rights organisation of nonprofit status Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 08/06/2025 - 18:24 Pro-Israel Senator Tom Cotton wrote a letter to the Internal Revenue Service accusing the Council on American-Islamic Relations of terrorist links Republican Senator Tom Cotton in the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, on 28 June 2025 (Al Drago/AFP) Off Republican Senator...
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Raise UK gambling taxes to fund removing two-child benefit cap, Brown says
Former prime minister says reform could secure 3bn to lift half a million children out of poverty
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:France wildfire is 'catastrophe on an unprecedented scale', says PM
The huge wildfire is the largest in France so far this year and has burned an area larger than Paris.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Big changes to NCEA and polytechs must deliver the skills NZ urgently needs
Filling the skills gap through immigration denies young New Zealanders a pathway to meaningful employment. Only proper vocational training reform can fix that.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:‘Bookshelf wealth’ is a TikTok trend, Dua Lipa’s reading Helen Garner. But books have signified taste for centuries
Bookshelves as decor were trends in the 19th and 20th-centuries, too. So were book-of-the-month clubs and popular media on books. They helped make reading popular.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Climate-fuelled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects
The research suggests the life-support system underpinning the tropics is at serious risk in a warmer world.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Body rolls and headbanging: we found cockatoos have 30 different dance moves
Cockatoo owners often record their pets dancing to music. Now, researchers have catalogued many of their complex dance moves.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Why alcohol policies miss those at the highest risk from drinking
Campaigns designed to help us cut back on alcohol don’t always reach those most at risk of harm. Here’s what we should be doing instead.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Tiny homes could help ease the housing crisis, but councils are dragging their feet
Tiny houses can normalise smaller, more sustainable living. So why are some owners facing eviction?
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Still throwing shrimp on the barbie: why is Tourism Australia’s advertising stuck in 1984?
Tourism Australia’s new campaign is slick and star-studded, but still stuck in the past. After 40 years of clichés, isn’t it time to tell a new story?
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? We asked 5 legal and genocide experts how to interpret the violence
Five Australian international law and genocide scholars examine the evidence and share their conclusions.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Cameroon Doubles Down on Excluding Opposition Candidate from Elections
Click to expand Image Cameroonian politician Maurice Kamto, newly nominated African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (MANIDEM) presidential candidate, speaks during a press conference in Yaounde on July 19, 2025. 2025 AFP via Getty Images On August 5,Cameroon’s Constitutional Councilbacked the electoral commission’s decision to bar Maurice Kamto, a key opposition leader and challenger to incumbent President...
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:These jobs will thrive – but others may vanish – as AI transforms Australia’s workforce
AI could put a rocket under Australia’s economy, but there’s no guarantee this growth will include everyone.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Twenty killed after trucks overturn in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says
Four commercial trucks were looted in central Gaza along unsafe roads controlled by Israel, private contractor says.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Witkoff has ‘highly productive’ meeting with Putin ahead of Friday ceasefire deadline
The last-ditch effort to secure a truce in the yearslong Russia-Ukraine war comes amid Trump’s growing frustration with the Kremlin’s lack of cooperation to end the conflict.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Staff Picks for 2025 (So Far): Rebekah Barber
The stories Rebekah Barber curated from 2025 include examples of the powerful organizing work that is being done in the South.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Federal Rooftop Solar Grants Are on the Chopping Block. Here’s Who Would Get Hurt
A $7 billion program designed to reduce electricity bills while increasing the use of rooftop solar is facing potential cuts from the Trump administration. The Solar for All program survived previous waves of cancellations of other renewable energy initiatives this year, but grant recipients have said they expect to receive notice as soon as this […]
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