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Alarm over tariffs sends Australian shares $42b lower

Alarm over tariffs sends Australian shares $42b lower

Australian shares are heading towards a second straight quarter of losses for the first time since 2022 as incoming tariffs increase the risk of a US recession.

Treasurer joins chorus in hosing down rate cut hopes

Treasurer joins chorus in hosing down rate cut hopes

Treasurer joins chorus in hosing down rate cut hopes

Treasurer joins chorus in hosing down rate cut hopes

"Almost nobody" is expecting an interest cut, the treasurer says as the Reserve Bank's new rate-setting board meets with an election campaign in full swing.

Muslims mark Eid 'tinged with sadness and joy'

Muslims mark Eid 'tinged with sadness and joy'

Muslims mark Eid 'tinged with sadness and joy'

Muslims mark Eid 'tinged with sadness and joy'

Muslims around Australia are celebrating and feasting over the coming four days to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in a more melancholic manner.

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Battle over salmon farming law change spills into court

Battle over salmon farming law change spills into court

Bob Brown's environmental group has lodged a legal challenge against federal law changes to protect salmon farming in a remote harbour.

Dutton becomes the Hunter as he attacks key coast seats

Dutton becomes the Hunter as he attacks key coast seats

Two of Labor's blue-collar, coal mining seats are in Peter Dutton's sights as he uses his nuclear and gas policies to sell his key pledge of cheaper bills.

Super failings laid bare after 'deep grief, suffering'

Super failings laid bare after 'deep grief, suffering'

The peak body for super funds has apologised after a financial watchdog report revealed delays were rife in paying out death benefits to bereaved families.

PM takes election battle on well-trod path to wild west

PM takes election battle on well-trod path to wild west

Anthony Albanese has prioritised Australia's mining state, visiting WA for the 30th time as prime minister to try to sandbag support.

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Leaders play power games in election skirmish over gas

Leaders play power games in election skirmish over gas

Leaders play power games in election skirmish over gas

Leaders play power games in election skirmish over gas

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton both say gas will form part of Australia's energy mix, but differ on how it will be used to bring power bills down.

Mosque distances itself from Dutton as comments divide

Mosque distances itself from Dutton as comments divide

Mosque distances itself from Dutton as comments divide

Mosque distances itself from Dutton as comments divide

The coalition needs to win back multicultural communities in key seats but the opposition leader's strong rhetoric on immigration could come back to bite him.

Crowded market for streaming TV faces Max exodus

Crowded market for streaming TV faces Max exodus

Crowded market for streaming TV faces Max exodus

Crowded market for streaming TV faces Max exodus

A new streaming service offers a host of big movies and small-screen hits, posing questions about the future of a crowded market for on-demand viewing.

Third-party postal votes spark privacy risk warnings

Third-party postal votes spark privacy risk warnings

Third-party postal votes spark privacy risk warnings

Third-party postal votes spark privacy risk warnings

Voters who use third-party postal applications could put their privacy at risk or have their votes cast late, the Australian Electoral Commission has warned.

'Bad for your mental health': MPs downplay polls trend

'Bad for your mental health': MPs downplay polls trend

'Bad for your mental health': MPs downplay polls trend

'Bad for your mental health': MPs downplay polls trend

Labor could be in the box seat to form the next government, according to three major opinion polls, but both major parties are playing down their significance.

Alarm raised as tough on crime policy 'infects' nation

Alarm raised as tough on crime policy 'infects' nation

Alarm raised as tough on crime policy 'infects' nation

Alarm raised as tough on crime policy 'infects' nation

Incarcerating children increases crime, legal advocates say, as they raise concern about the youth justice reforms "infecting" the country.

City extend ALW lead, four teams locked into finals

City extend ALW lead, four teams locked into finals

City extend ALW lead, four teams locked into finals

City extend ALW lead, four teams locked into finals

Four teams are locked into the A-League Women finals, led by Melbourne City, while the jostle for the final two berths will go down to the wire.

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CA give Test stars clear gap before Ashes in schedule

Australia's Test stars are more likely to be able to play white-ball matches this summer, with a clear two-week gap before the Ashes begin in Perth.

Multicultural flavour as Libs campaign in mortgage belt

Peter Dutton is asking voters who they trust more to manage the economy and community safety as he shores up votes in a key battleground.

Floods cut off communities for weeks, livestock at risk

Authorities in several states are warning flooding could isolate some residents for weeks with hundreds of roads cut off and thousands of livestock at risk.

PM warns of 'heavy fines' for supermarket price gouging

Anthony Albanese is vowing to ban price gouging at the checkout but the opposition claims he's too weak to keep the supermarket giants in line.

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Dutton pledges power bill 'action' but questions remain

Peter Dutton says a plan to reserve gas for domestic use will bring power prices down but won't say how much Australian households will save.

'Liberation Day' overshadows Reserve Bank's rate call

The Reserve Bank is expected to leave rates on hold at its next meeting despite the expected negative impact of more US tariffs on Australia's economic growth.

Labor on cusp of second-term majority: poll

Labor has had a reversal of fortune as the election campaign gets underway, with the latest polling showing working voters shifting away from the coalition.

Fears history is being rewritten with AI technology

From the Holocaust to 9/11, AI is being used to redraft history in order to influence our present and future, an Australian expert has warned.

How Aussie explorers can visit tourism's final frontier

Australian company Intrepid hopes to help Greenland carve out a sustainable tourism path as it prepares to launch tours to the remote Arctic island.

Contamination fears: supermarkets pull popular products

Five supermarket chains have pulled dozens of products from their shelves, warning customers of a potential health risk.

Climate protesters dampen Dutton's dumplings, draught

Climate activists have interrupted multiple events the opposition leader was campaigning at, stealing from his main message of cheaper power bills.

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