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Australia's dying middle class — and the rise of an inherited wealth nation
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Flick dirige al Barcelona tras la muerte de su padre y celebra el título de La Liga
Hansi Flick, entrenador del Barcelona, es lanzado al aire por sus jugadores después de la conquista del título de La Liga de España tras la victoria sobre el Real Madrid, lo que aseguró el campeonato para Barcelona, el domingo 10 de mayo de 2026, en Barcelona, España. (AP Foto/Joan Monfort)
Pregnant paramedic punched in stomach after saving patient's life
Ambulance Victoria has condemned an assault on a pregnant paramedic by a patient. (ABC News: Margaret Burin)
Clemens y Rojas guían a los Mellizos a victoria 5-4 sobre los Guardianes
Kendry Rojas, de los Mellizos de Minnesota, lanza en la segunda entrada de un partido de béisbol contra los Guardianes de Cleveland en Cleveland, el domingo 10 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Sue Ogrocki)
Hong Kong eye Seawolves prop Charlie Walsh as team builds to 2027 Rugby World Cup
Limited depth in an ageing front row and financial restrictions of governing body are proving troublesome ahead of the showpiece tournament
· Josh Ball
Grichuk empata con un jonrón y los Medias Blancas sorprenden 2-1 a los Marineros
Seranthony Domínguez (58), cerrador de los Medias Blancas de Chicago, celebra después de la victoria sobre los Marineros de Seattle con el primera base Munetaka Murakami (5), el domingo 10 de mayo de 2026, en Chicago. (AP Foto/Geoff Stellfox)
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Australia charters flight to bring nationals home from hantavirus-stricken luxury cruise
Four Australian citizens and one permanent resident from the MV Hondius to fly home via Perth on Tuesday
· Nick Visser
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Stephanie Ferrier has been a journalist since 1992 and joined the ABC's Melbourne newsroom in 2007. She has worked as a producer at the Australia Network, reported for Stateline Victoria and works as a television and radio reporter. Prior to that she worked at CNN and BBC World in London.
NSW Health worker left 'violated' by medical check awarded $50k compensation
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Australia politics live: budget funds to speed up environmental approvals; Coalition deals with Farrer loss
Tuesday’s federal budget to include $500m to fund faster approvals for housing, energy and mining projects. Follow today’s news live
· Krishani Dhanji, Josh Butler, Tom Mcilroy
Regulator found sex offender exempt from needing Working With Children Check
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· Nate Woodall
Car crashes into Melbourne house
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Australia news LIVE: Polling data shows scale of One Nation’s win in Farrer; Government gears up to deliver federal budget; Iran responds to US’ newest ceasefire proposal
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· Emily Kaine
Como en ascenso, su victoria 1-0 al Hellas Verona los lleva a los torneos europeos
Jugadores del Como celebran la victoria 1-0 ante el Hellas Verona al final del encuentro de la Serie A el domingo 10 de mayo del 2026. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
· Daniella Matar
Clubs push back against salary cap concessions for Perth Bears
NRL clubs are set to demand compensation if the Perth Bears are granted salary cap relief to bolster their efforts to build a competitive roster before their 2027 entry into the competition.
· Chris Barrett
Inflation could hit 7 per cent – this is what it would mean
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· Tilli Andrew
Expat Annie decided to move back to the UK. She lasted just six months
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· April Glover
'Incredibly concerned': Zero dog fighting-related charges laid in years
A dog fighting and cock fighting unit was formed in 2017 and sat within RSPCA Queensland, staffed by three officers. (Supplied)
· Eden Gillespie
Sithara Lawrence wins Maldives Open ladies’ crown
Sithara Lawrence of Sri Lanka emerged as the Overall Winner in the Ladies’ category of the Maldives Open 2026 after producing the best aggregate performance at the Victoria Golf Resort.
· Gayan Abeykoon
‘A complete disconnect’: Council set to back down on inner-city bike plan
A controversial plan to block most car and truck traffic on a large stretch of a main road in Melbourne’s inner north looks set to be shelved after public backlash, sparking accusations of weakness from cycling advocates and cautious optimism from residents opposed to the so-called bicycle street.
· Rachael Dexter
‘Unwanted massage’: Sexual harassment, bullying complaints at watchdog revealed
An unwanted massage during a critical work meeting, use of the “N-word” in the workplace and sharing bikini photos of a job applicant are among a tranche of complaints made by staff at the state’s greyhound racing regulator as it faces allegations of a toxic work culture.
· Jessica McSweeney
An 'outside the square' Bledisloe Cup idea can be a win for Aussie rugby
The Wallabies and All Blacks could face each other on Anzac Day in the coming years. (Getty Images: Matt King)
· Luke Pentony
Calls are growing louder for Tedesco to displace Edwards as Blues fullback. Ivan Cleary has his say
Ivan Cleary made a rare impassioned plea for NSW to stick solid with Dylan Edwards as their fullback, declaring: “You know what, if we’re talking about taking ‘Dyl’ Edwards out of the Origin team, we must be going well.”
· Christian Nicolussi
Albanese met in secret to plot a budget bombshell. The final decision came weeks ago
If federal cabinet is the core of power in Canberra, its little-known “priority and delivery committee” is the cabinet’s most exclusive club.
· Paul Sakkal
Launch date looms for mega tunnelling machines’ descent under Sydney Harbour
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Andrea lives in a simple home in central Sydney. She was quoted $19,000 to insure it
When Sydney homeowner Andrea McGann received the renewal letter for her building and contents insurance in the mail last week, she was flabbergasted to be quoted $19,311 to insure her modest brick home.
· Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Safe sticker company at the centre of money laundering scandal
Billionaire “Aussie” John Symond’s lesser-known cousins Paul and Daniel have been for years the go-to consultants for registered clubs seeking to stick within the letter of the law.
· Harriet Alexander, Bevan Shields
New crime prevention schools to be handpicked after dumped process
Providers for three Queensland government early intervention programs will now be handpicked by the department after an earlier search was torn up months into the open tender process.
· Matt Dennien
Not all states are equal: The secret ‘seismic’ plan to reshape rugby
Rugby Australia signed off on a “seismic” secret plan that would have structured the game to favour NSW and Queensland at the expense of other states.
· Sarah Danckert
Chalmers wants to fix inequality. But the latest figures show the wealth gap is growing
A key indicator of household wealth has stagnated over the past five years as the gap between Australia’s richest households and everyone else widens.
· Matt Wade
For rizzle to the wezzle: Snoop Dogg’s surprise music move in Melbourne’s west
When the AFL forked out a couple of million for Snoop Dogg to bring his signature west coast US hustle to the MCG, the legacy of the music mogul’s Grand Final performance was thought to be simply the 20-minute mash-up of his greatest hits before bounce of the ball.
· Fiona Byrne
Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh addresses Rebels crowd
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Shell game: How Australian gas giants are using Singapore to reduce taxes
On a muddy waterway near Gladstone, about 500 kilometres north of Brisbane, tanker ships like this one are a common sight. Each holds enough liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power a city the size of Melbourne for a week.
· Daniel Mercer
Australian plane gave NATO 'invaluable' boost during Russian incursion
Australia's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft have a radar with a range of 400 kilometres. (Supplied: Department of Defence)
· Stephen Dziedzic
Inside the course targeting young tradies with get-rich schemes
Australian tradies and apprentices are being targeted by social media influencers claiming to hold the secrets to financial freedom.
· Alice Angeloni
'They're people's mums and dads': The crisis engulfing hospitals
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· Stephanie Dalzell
One Nation didn't just win — Australian politics is deeply disrupted
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· Patricia Karvelas
Fashion designers are experimenting with AI, but not everyone is a fan
Melbourne-based designer Karla Špetić, whose works are seen here at this year's Melbourne Fashion Festival, had mixed results using AI to create clothing. (Supplied)
· Jane Rocca
Australia's conservatives reel from by-election loss to far right
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The kindness of strangers: ‘That quilt serves as a daily reminder of all the goodness in this world’
I was secretly devastated to have missed out on the quilt. To my surprise, the woman who’d won it wanted me to have it
· Katie Cunningham
Iran war to make Trump's big China trip very different
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Property, a visa and a university job: the Australian links forged by a powerful Iranian politician’s son in Melbourne
The son of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf – now leading Iran’s peace negotiations with US – lived and worked in Melbourne, raising questions about national security and sanctions
· Adeshola Ore, Mark Schliebs
How One Nation won in Farrer: the maps that show the big swings across the seat
The swing played out throughout the electorate – even in places like Albury – although the gains were largest in rural areas
· Josh Nicholas, Nick Evershed, Andy Ball
One Nation’s historic win in Farrer – podcast
On Saturday, the rightwing party won a lower-house seat for the first time as voters registered their fury in the Farrer byelection.
One Nation’s Farrer win is just the latest example of regional NSW voters putting a stick in the eye of the major parties | Julianne Schultz
Before independents reshaped urban politics, country electorates in the state had long elected outsiders and defectors
· Julianne Schultz