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Minister under fire for $100k NY trip to spruik laws

Minister under fire for $100k NY trip to spruik laws

Sussan Ley says the communications minister should have been focusing on her day job rather than jetting to New York in the middle of the Optus outage crisis.

Trump impacted coalition's landslide election blunder

Trump impacted coalition's landslide election blunder

Trump impacted coalition's landslide election blunder

Trump impacted coalition's landslide election blunder

Elements of an internal review into the Liberals' catastrophic federal election loss have been leaked.

England ease to PM's XI win but back-up bat misses out

England ease to PM's XI win but back-up bat misses out

England ease to PM's XI win but back-up bat misses out

England ease to PM's XI win but back-up bat misses out

Four Englishman have scored half-centuries in a first-innings win over the Prime Minister's XI, but the tourists back-up Test batsman was the one to miss out.

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Kellaway tames Lions to prove his Test potential

Kellaway tames Lions to prove his Test potential

PM Anthony Albanese may have missed his side face the England Lions because he was getting married, but Test selectors will have liked Campbell Kellaway's 82.

Pin-point Han dismantles Capitals in sparkling debut

Pin-point Han dismantles Capitals in sparkling debut

Star signing Han Xu has made a glittering debut for Perth, helping the Lynx bounce back from a poor loss to defeat the UC Capitals.

Ex-PM paints ugly picture of coalition's reality denial

Ex-PM paints ugly picture of coalition's reality denial

Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministerial portrait has officially been unveiled, with Anthony Albanese's speech about a vulnerable moment almost moving him to tears.

Projects on the line if deal not struck on nature bill

Projects on the line if deal not struck on nature bill

Resource and housing projects could be blocked if Labor and the coalition don't strike a deal on long-awaited environmental reforms.

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New offers made as clock starts ticking on nature talks

New offers made as clock starts ticking on nature talks

New offers made as clock starts ticking on nature talks

New offers made as clock starts ticking on nature talks

Environmentalists are pleading with the government to strike a deal with the Greens on major reforms which could include a crackdown on native forest logging.

Joyce's defection decision looms after high-stakes meal

Joyce's defection decision looms after high-stakes meal

Joyce's defection decision looms after high-stakes meal

Joyce's defection decision looms after high-stakes meal

After months of speculation, Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce is ready to play the wildcard and reveal if he's going to cross the Rubicon and join One Nation.

'I own my face': AI deepfake victims may be able to sue

'I own my face': AI deepfake victims may be able to sue

'I own my face': AI deepfake victims may be able to sue

'I own my face': AI deepfake victims may be able to sue

Proposed laws would ban the use of digitally altered or AI-generated audio or visual content that depicts a person’s face or voice without their consent.

Ley laments domestic killings as 74 women dead in 2025

Ley laments domestic killings as 74 women dead in 2025

Ley laments domestic killings as 74 women dead in 2025

Ley laments domestic killings as 74 women dead in 2025

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has continued her yearly tradition of naming every woman who died from violence in Australia, on the eve of an international event.

Govt, opposition unite to sledge $96m BOM website

Govt, opposition unite to sledge $96m BOM website

Govt, opposition unite to sledge $96m BOM website

Govt, opposition unite to sledge $96m BOM website

The near-universally loathed new Bureau of Meteorology website cost taxpayers $96.5 million, rather than the $4 million it originally claimed.

'Unsustainable': nation's leading judge sounds AI alarm

'Unsustainable': nation's leading judge sounds AI alarm

'Unsustainable': nation's leading judge sounds AI alarm

'Unsustainable': nation's leading judge sounds AI alarm

AI has infiltrated the law, leading Australian judges to sift through machine-generated arguments, but the tech might help the functioning of courts.

Raiders' new signing in battle to earn hooker spot

Raiders' new signing in battle to earn hooker spot

Raiders' new signing in battle to earn hooker spot

Raiders' new signing in battle to earn hooker spot

New Canberra signing Jayden Brailey expects competition with two of the NRL's hottest hookers for the Raiders' No.9 jersey will take his game to new heights.

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Indigenous teen traumatised by gunpoint arrest blunder

Police have apologised to an Aboriginal teenager who was mistakenly pulled from a bus and arrested as his family calls for officers to be stood down.

PM launches blistering attack on climate policy 'mess'

Anthony Albanese has torn strips off the coalition's climate and energy policies after an apparent about-face over public funding for coal-powered plants.

Coalition outlines climate plan after ditching net zero

Unlocking gas supply and opening the door to new coal-fired power stations are among the key pillars of the federal opposition's climate and energy policies.

Capitals deliver statement win to extinguish Flames

After an hour delay to start of the match, the UC Capitals have smashed the Sydney Flames 96-56, marking the biggest win of the WNBL season.

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Body-shaming and bullying top abuse in Aussie sport

A landmark study has detailed how body-shaming and bullying, often from fellow athletes, are among the top concerns in Australian sport.

Gough Whitlam to be immortalised with Canberra statue

Fifty years on from the sacking of Gough Whitlam, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described the saga as a ''partisan political ambush".

Greens prepare to tear environment reforms 'to shreds'

Hopes for quick Senate passage of sweeping environment reforms appear set to be dashed with the Greens claiming they have been written for "big business".

Tough-guy persona linked to teenage downward spiral

Links have been found between tough-guy masculine tropes adhered to by teenage boys and fighting, sexual harassment and using drugs and alcohol.

Schoolgirl floats alternatives to doomscrolling with PM

Hobart girl Flossie Brodribb's research into the negative impacts of social media has been praised, as she suggested hobbies to pick up instead of a phone.

Unique fishery recognised in 'unbelievable' first

For the first time, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems have been included in national science awards for research, innovation and teaching.

Illicit cigarettes surge clouds modest spending lift

A 0.2 per cent rise in household spending in September would have been twice as strong if not for a fall in legal tobacco sales, according to official figures.

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