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Live: Qantas CEO breaks silence on cyber attack, ASX set to rise after Wall St rally
Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson has finally spoken to media following the massive cyber attack. Meanwhile, the Australian share market is expected to open higher today, after Wall Street set record highs. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
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35-year-old American moved to Chengdu and lives on $30,000 a year: '[It's] poverty in America, but in China I'm living large'
Aleese Lightyear lived New York City for 10 years before moving to Beijing, China in 2019.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Mothers up in arms about confusion around RSV vaccine for newborns
A group of mothers in Victoria say they've experienced trouble accessing the jab for a highly infectious illness that infects up to 90 per cent of children in their first two years.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Trumpβs major victory, Israelβs deadliest attack in months, Qantas pledge
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. The US House of Representatives has passed Donald Trumpβs sweeping tax and spending bill, handing the president the first major legislative victory of his second term. Israelβs warships and artillery have launched one of the deadliest and most intense bombardments in...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Minister argues backing out of $34b project would fail a growing city
Six new train stations linking Box Hill in Melbourne's east to Cheltenham in the south-east are under construction but the funding stream is not locked in yet. However, Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop Minister Harriet Shing is confident the Commonwealth and developers will get on board.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Sex, scandals and synchronised swimming: Olympo takes us behind the scenes
Travel to the High-Performance Centre, where toned young athletes scheme, lie and compromise as they compete for an elusive sponsorship deal.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:How Indonesia is trying to get a better tariff deal with the US than Vietnam
Indonesia will sign a trade and investment pact worth $52.3 billion ($US34 billion) with the United States in an effort to avoid tougher tariffs due next week.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Screaming woman rescued by police in suspicious north Queensland fire
Emergency services were called to the blaze in Townsville last night, with officers finding the unit well alight and the fire having spread to a second apartment.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Israel attacks car near Beirut during rush hour
An Israeli drone attack killed at least one person and injured three others near Beirut, Lebanon, during rush hour.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Zarah Sultana quits Labour to start new party with Jeremy Corbyn
Zarah Sultana quits Labour to start new party with Jeremy Corbyn Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 07/03/2025 - 20:39 New party could see over ten MPs join in major headache for Labour Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (L) and Zarah Sultana (R) prepare to address activists at a protest in Parliament Square, London, on 3 April 2021 (David Cliff/NurPhoto/Reuters) Off Zarah Sultana has resigned from the UK's Labour...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Mr Squiggle, the man from the Moon, is novel for kids, nostalgic for parents
Mr Squiggle lit up TV screens for 40 years. Now, the National Museum of Australia in Canberra is displaying the show's iconic items.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:NASA says new interstellar comet it spotted will keep a safe distance from Earth
The newest visitor is 416 million miles from the sun, out near Jupiter, and heading this way at a blistering 37 miles per second. It's officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system and poses no threat to Earth, NASA says.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Weekly news quiz: Wild weather, a data leak and a skeleton in a pot
From wild weather battering the NSW coast to a massive data leak, it has been another big week in news. Test yourself on what you remember.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Aussie caught up in Wimbledon farce, as Kasatkina and de Minaur win
Rinky Hijikata and Ben Shelton's Wimbledon match is controversially suspended, as Daria Kasatkina and Alex de Minaur claim victories.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Will the Trump Administration Save Workers from Preventable Overheating Deaths?
Juanita Constible has analyzed state workplace heat standards across the United States for the Natural Resources Defense Council since 2018. But she first encountered heat stress as a wildlife biologist nearly 30 years ago, while spending long, hot days studying Canadian toads in a northeastern Alberta forest and nights sleeping in a stuffy tent. On [β¦]
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:At least 92 Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip on Thursday
At least 92 Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip on Thursday The death toll from Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Thursday has risen to 92 Palestinians, Wafa news agency reported, citing medical sources. Almost half the people - 45 civilians - were killed waiting for humanitarian aid. At least seven civilians were killed and dozens injured when Israeli forces targeted a crowd gathered near the Tahlia...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:US contractors admit to attacks on Palestinians at aid distribution centers in Gaza
US contractors deployed to humanitarian aid distribution sites in the Gaza Strip have admitted to firing at Palestinian civilians during the distribution operations. Related: 228 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023 US contractors have confessed to firing live ammunition at Palestinian civilians during humanitarian aid operations in Gaza, exposing the deadly militarization of [β¦]
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:House of Representatives approves βbig, beautiful billβ in victory for Trump
218-to-214 vote marks final approval of package of tax and spending cuts
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:ICE arrests boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. for deportation to Mexico, federal officials say
Famed Mexican boxer Julio CΓ©sar ChΓ‘vez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:US House of Representatives Narrowly Passes President Trumpβs Controversial Bill
The bill allocates $75 billion to ICE and border operations, $45 billion to detain immigrants (including minors), and $69 billion for border wall construction. The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved President Trumpβs controversial $1.3 trillion fiscal package, with a 218-214 vote after intense overnight negotiations. The bill redistributes wealth toward billionaires while cutting food [β¦]
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: A Capitol Fourth 2025
The 45th annual edition of A Capitol Fourth hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro will be broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on July 4, 2025.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Austria to change two streets named after Nazi supporters
The move follows a historian's report that said that keeping the names was unconstitutional.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Borrell accuses EU institutions of inaction over Gaza
Brussels recently found Israel guilty of human rights abuses and plans to revisit its association agreement with the country.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:US issues first wave of Iran sanctions after ceasefire in 12-day war
Washington imposes financial penalties on an Iraqi businessman who it says helped smuggle Iranian oil.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Gaza: What is the actual death toll, and how can we be sure?
The health ministry in Gaza has reported at least 55,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023. Israel routinely dismisses these death counts as too high. A new indepedent study says they are actually too low.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Russia: Is Moscow losing Azerbaijan as an ally?
Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan have cooled following contentious arrests in both countries. Russia may be about to lose even more influence in the Caucasus.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Hamas security official accuses Israel of smuggling drugs and espionage equipment into strip
Hamas security official accuses Israel of smuggling drugs and espionage equipment into strip A Hamas security official told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israel is trying to create issues that will lead to the destabilisation of the Gaza Strip,Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Thursday. The official said Hamas had prevented attempts by Israel to smuggle spy equipment and new phones to collaborators in the Gaza Strip. The official...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:EPA Employees Called on the Agency to Stop Undermining Public Health. The Trump Administration Put Them on Leave
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave Thursday, an agency spokesperson confirmed, after they signed a βStand Up for Scienceβ petition using their official titles and EPA positions. The affected employees received an email, shared with Inside Climate News, informing them that they are on leave through July 17, pending an [β¦]
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Hollywood actor Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, found dead at home
He is believed to have died of natural causes and authorities do not suspect any foul play was involved. Madsen's manager Ron Smith said cardiac arrest was the apparent cause.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after lengthy detention
Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after lengthy detention Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/03/2025 - 19:40 Ward Sakeik is married to a US citizen and had a pending green card application when she was detained by ICE Ward Sakeik, 22, was detained in February by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on her way home from her honeymoon in the US Virgin Islands (Screen grab/X) Off A Palestinian woman was...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Online Dissent in China Doesnβt Mean Xi Jinping Is on His Way Out
Donβt be fooled by viral posts. The CCP allows and even encourages certain forms of online dissent β all part of its digital authoritarianism.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Trying to get aid in Gaza: Killed while lining up for food
With hundreds of civilians shot and killed near aid distribution centers in Gaza in recent weeks, allegations mount over Israeli military tactics.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:US Congress gives final approval to Trump's signature tax bill and sends it to him to sign
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York delayed voting by holding the floor for more than eight hours with a record-breaking speech against the bill.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:'One event' arms pause will be little comfort to Ukraine
The US says its surprise pause on arms shipments is a one-off. But amid the turbulent US-Ukraine relationship, the assurance will offer little comfort to Volodymyr Zelenskyy or his European supporters.
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