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Newest first · UTC+11:00Renewed push to memorialise elite WWII operatives of secret island base
Elite commandos were trained at a secret base on K'gari during World War II. (Supplied: Australian War Memorial)
· Olivia Nunes Malek
Central Bank and Australia partner to boost digital financial literacy for MSMEs - DailyNews
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia’s Skills for an Inclusive Economy program on a pilot initiative to improve digital financial literacy for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), a critical driver of Sri Lanka’s economic recovery and inclusive gr…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Australian designers giving up on getting Shein copies removed
Things You Really Like designer Klaudia Burzynska found her design being sold on Shein. (Supplied)
· Liana Walker
'Australians are poorer' and 'everything is moving in the wrong direction'
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Jorge Branco
AU$ 2 Mn initiative to restore livelihoods of cyclone-hit Nuwara Eliya, Badulla farmers
Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation Ministry, the Australian Government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) marked the launch of AU$ 2 million (US$ 1.4 million) recovery initiative to restore and transform vegetable production systems in the cyclone-affected districts of Nu…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Mets-Rockies se pospone por lluvia y nieve. Se jugará el jueves
De izquierda a derecha, los jardineros Juan Soto, Carson Benge y Tyrone Taylor celebran la victoria de los Mets de Nueva York ante los Rockies de Colorado, el lunes 4 de mayo de 2026, en Denver. (AP Foto/David Zalubowski)
The most important number isn't in Victoria's state budget pages
Topic:State and Territory Government
‘The health system will kill me before the cancer does’
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· Mostafa Rachwani
Bathers’ Pavilion’s next three-Michelin-starred residency may be the ‘meal of the year’
Few terms ping my questionable value radar like “restaurant residency”. Maybe you’ve been to one of them, too – where a hyped international chef takes over an Australian venue for a couple of weeks, sends out some localised versions of their signature dishes, and you’re left wondering if $600 per person would have b…
· Callan Boys
A world away from wine country, this new urban winery is worth seeking out
Your map hasn’t done you dirty. After leaving the whir of Moorabbin’s South Road for the whimper of Alex Avenue – where the only action on a Sunday arvo is L-platers on tentative practice laps – you might be questioning. But among the auto shops closed for the weekend is one open door that has your name on it.
· Tomas Telegramma
New hospital to bring researchers closer to the sick kids they help
When Jack O’Neill was eight he spent 40 minutes a day strapped to a table, his head bolted in place. But he still managed to keep things light throughout his brain tumour treatment.
· Rachel Rasker
Budget takes $2b hit from property price fall as young home buyers struggle
Declining Melbourne house prices and a broader property downturn are set to strip nearly $2 billion from the state budget over the next three years, even as the Treasurer bets on a swift market recovery.
· Daniella White
'We still have no idea': RBA warns of harsh Iran war reality
Topic:Reserve Bank Of Australia
· David Taylor
BBy Bronwyn Herbert
Bronwyn Herbert is the national work reporter for ABC News. Bronwyn has worked across news and current affairs including 7:30, AM and Landline. She's reported from Perth, Canberra, Sydney, Kununurra and Lismore. The former Andrew Olle Scholar is now based in Orange in regional NSW. You can contact her via email: Her…
This comic wowed Edinburgh Fringe. Now she's getting a handle on love
After seasons in Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth, Elouise Eftos brings her new show Aphrodite to Sydney and Brisbane comedy festivals. (Supplied: Century/Jordan Kirk)
· Hannah Story
How a flamboyant thief quietly pulled off an extraordinary coin heist
State Library of NSW veteran librarian Maggie Patten holds up one of the Australian gold coins forger David Gee was obsessed with. (ABC: Sophie Kesteven)
· Annabel Crabb
‘White shirt guy’ claims he was assaulted by police at the Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog. Now he plans to sue
Exclusive: Derek Jones, 56, who works in finance, claims police conduct during February protest against Israeli president was ‘absolutely mad’
· Jordyn Beazley
RBA governor’s frank message on the economy is the biggest shock
Michele Bullock drops her usual caution to spell out the threat of higher prices and lower growth
· Nicki Hutley
‘Not a good look’: witnesses refuse to appear before NSW parliamentary hearings after court ruling
Chris Minns’ chief of staff launched legal action to avoid giving evidence. Since the court ruled in his favour, others are doing the same
· Penry Buckley
Conservatives want more Australian oil and refineries - but is that really the answer to the fuel crisis?
Experts say expanding oil infrastructure, instead of embracing electric vehicles, would ignore basic economics
· Graham Readfearn
Best TV and movies streaming in Australia on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney, Prime, ABC and more
Discover what’s streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Prime Video and more this month, including Wuthering Heights, Marty Supreme and Bugonia
Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030
Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’
· Tom Mcilroy, Nino Bucci
Comedian condemned for 'deeply offensive' joke about alleged murder
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· Jorge Branco
Albanese government abandons beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland
Originally envisioned to run 1,700km from Melbourne to a port near Brisbane, the mega infrastructure project will now only connect Beveridge in Victoria to Parkes in NSW
· Krishani Dhanji
Inland Rail’s final stages shelved after shock $45 billion price tag revealed
The final stages of the botched Inland Rail freight link from Parkes in NSW to near Brisbane have been shelved indefinitely after warnings that the cost of the entire 1700-kilometre line would blow out to well over $45 billion and take until at least 2036 to complete.
· Matt O'Sullivan, Brittany Busch
Labor axes funding for $45b Inland Rail project linking Melbourne to Brisbane
Topic:Federal Government
· Lexie Jeuniewic
By Lexie Jeuniewic
Lexie Jeuniewic is a federal political reporter based at the ABC's Parliament House bureau in Canberra. She covers radio, digital, and television.
Education gets a gee-up
“When my grandmother, Lottie Welsh (born 1886), was appointed to Riverstone Public School, she would travel by horse and buggy from her family home in Blacktown,” writes Anne McGregor of Highfields. “When she arrived at the school, the older boys would free the horse which would graze peacefully in the paddock until…
Rescuers among three dead after yacht sinks off Australian coast
Three people have died, including two volunteer rescuers, after a yacht sank and a rescue boat rolled in choppy conditions off Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) coast.
· Rosajee Senevirathne
New MPs sworn in to South Australia’s parliament
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Indigenous commissioner condemns comedian's 'deeply offensive' video
Adelaide comedian Alex "Shooter" Williamson. (Facebook)
Australians are poorer because of war on the other side of the world – Michele Bullock’s logic is hard to fault
In sobering comments, the RBA governor forecasts economic malaise due to the global fuel shock. Not recession but higher prices, lower growth and wages that don’t keep pace with inflation
· Patrick Commins
Site the size of a football field set for high-end transformation
Construction of a huge luxury apartment complex in New Farm is set to begin on the site of a demolished aged care facility.
· William Davis
Interest on debt is fuelling Victoria’s crisis
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A Sydney scientist studied a deadly parasite. She found a possible key to male contraception
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· Angus Dalton
‘What the hell is going on?’ The NSW watchdog that has found itself under investigation
The premier’s most senior public servant has ordered an investigation into the management and workplace culture of NSW’s greyhound racing regulator, which one NSW MP claimed has a toxic culture.
· Jessica McSweeney
Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a remarkable world leader, but her blink-and-you-miss-it visit to Australia proved remarkably uneventful.
· Matthew Knott
Social media giant fails to act as Jewish community fears ‘next Bondi’
A Jewish academic who lodged complaints with Facebook over posts glorifying Hitler and likening the Jews to rats has told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that social media giant Meta failed to act after claiming the content did not “violate community standards”.
· Alexandra Smith, Michaela Whitbourn
Spend now, pay later: State budget has shiny offerings for voters, but the cupboard is bare
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Reduced rail timetable amid industrial action in Queensland
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Woman dead in car crash north of Brisbane
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Canberra Hospital tightens security after 'confronting' knife incident
Topic:Healthcare Facilities
· Lois Maskiell
‘Outrageous’ crimes: Inside the Supreme Court battle for Eddie Obeid’s $30m coal cash
Sixteen years after the family of jailed politician Eddie Obeid received a secret payment of $30 million relating to a corrupt coal deal, the all-powerful NSW Crime Commission has finally launched a legal bid in the NSW Supreme Court to seize the proceeds of the crime.
· Kate McClymont, Ben Cubby
Messages from 'The Cartel': Life inside Melbourne's pub-targeted violence
Michael Trimble, owner of Melbourne's Bar 20, says "everyone is hoping that they're not going to be next". (ABC News: Andrew Altree-Williams)
· Alysia Thomas Sam
A good omen? AFL eyes ‘Wharfie Time’ trademark as Freo push through sickness to climb ladder
The AFL seemingly has high hopes for the Fremantle Dockers this season, with the league applying to trademark a phrase associated with high-pressure moments at the club’s home games.
· Michael Philipps
Vietnam veteran receives Medal for Gallantry after leading bayonet charge
John O'Halloran receives the Medal for Gallantry from Chris Dawson. (ABC News: Jasmine Hughes)
· Greig Johnston
Palaszczuk cancels book tour stops following partner’s rape charge
Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has cancelled two of her book tour stops, days after her partner, Dr Reza Adib, was charged with rape.
Is Sydney’s restaurant scene heading for a shake-up?
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Alan Jones claims invalid warrants, police impropriety and ‘willy-nilly’ search in sex abuse investigation
Broadcaster’s lawyers say NSW police should reveal which officers accessed or downloaded material from Jones’s phone
· Australian Associated Press