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· The Age's View
What we know about the ISIS-linked Australian families in Syria
A group of Australian families left the Al Roj camp in Syria last week. (ABC News: Baderkhan Ahmad)
· Bridget Rollason
Australia wants to be first nation in the world to eliminate a cancer - can it?
Six months after finally giving birth to her first child, following a years-long struggle to conceive, Chrissy Walters was told her daughter would likely grow up without her.
· Tabby Wilson
Homegrown hits: The best Australian music to hear this month
Parissa Tosif, I Have This Memory of You
· Nick Buckley, Ben Madden, Ify Obiegbu, Jules LeFevre, Tom W. Clarke, Robert Moran
A shift in the Middle East has implications for countries like Australia
Anwar Gargash, the powerful diplomatic adviser to the UAE's president said this week that tensions with Iran had reached a "watershed moment" for Gulf security. (Reuters: Hamad I Mohammed)
· Laura Tingle
Chefs and critics share an uneasy bond. Then Ben Shewry turned on food media — and it blew up
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· Liam Mannix
Ancient Tasmanian storage building is now a five-star escape
The Bond Store, Stanley, Tasmania
· Kerry van der Jagt
Unexpected regional Victorian towns where house prices rose nearly 20 per cent
Property prices have jumped in regional Victoria, defying Melbourne’s slowdown as home buyers and investors search for more affordable options.
· Elizabeth Redman
The unexpected NSW regional towns where house prices rose 20 per cent
With Sydney’s property market at “peak fear” and buyers in high-priced lifestyle coastal markets also catching the jitters, NSW’s less sexy inland regions have come to the fore, flaunting spectacular house price growth.
· Sue Williams
Inside the race to save a dying US marine
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Sydney Sweeney hard-launches Scooter Braun romance with cozy Stagecoach photos
Sydney Sweeney made her relationship with Scooter Braun Instagram official on Friday.
· Eric Todisco
Balikatan 2026: Balancing security and dialogue between Washington and Beijing
AT a time of heightened global anxieties and regional uncertainty, the Philippines and the United States launched the 41st Balikatan Exercises on April 20, 2026. With the participation of partner nations, including Australia, Canada, France, Japan and New Zealand, the 2026 Balikatan is being held while the Iran war …
· Rommel C. Banlaoi
Demand for guns has surged in the wake of the Bondi shooting – what will it take to make Australia safer? | Tom McIlroy
Premiers are rejecting Anthony Albanese’s buyback scheme amid a surge in the number of applications for gun licences
· Tom Mcilroy
Anthony Albanese says improving voters’ lives best way to fight rightwing populism and Pauline Hanson
PM tells Guardian Australia he’s committed to universal childcare in interview marking first anniversary of landslide reelection
· Tom Mcilroy
Kumanjayi Little Baby: desperate hope, grief and a loss that’s ‘too traumatising to talk about’
The death of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl has sent Alice Springs into a deep grief, but locals say the search showcased the town at its best
· Douglas Smith
I tried to live for 24 hours without using oil-based products. It was ridiculously impossible
The world’s economy is completely dependent on petrochemicals. Is there any way to avoid them?
· Caitlin Cassidy
Back to Back Barries: Focus on Farrer - podcast
Barrie Cassidy gives his take on the mood in Farrer after moderating a debate with the candidates in Albury, while Tony Barry raises new statistics that show India has overcome England as Australia’s leading overseas country of birth and asks why so many politicians fail to understand Australia today.
Zac Lomax misfires on union return despite hype over Suaalii duel
The code-hoppers came face to face for the NSW Waratahs v Western Force but it was a night of grind, not glamour
· Angus Fontaine
An Origin debut beckons, as Dolphins inflict further woe on the Storm
His father won four premierships for the Brisbane Broncos, yet was never able to add a State of Origin cap to his resume. But Max Plath appears destined to rewrite that family history, with the versatile Dolphin at the heart of his side’s 28-10 triumph over the Melbourne Storm.
· Nick Wright
From Super Round high to Sydney low as Force down Waratahs to keep finals hopes alive
If Super Round in Christchurch was a three-day, sold-out festival of rugby that will live long in the memory, the Force’s 20-17 win over the Waratahs was the disappointing after-party in Sydney.
· Jonathan Drennan
Riots erupt over Australian Aboriginal girl’s murder as suspect arrested
Hundreds of protesters have clashed with emergency workers in a remote Australian town after police arrested a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Multitud se amotina frente a hospital australiano que trata a sospechoso de muerte de niña de 5 años
Un vehículo de la policía arde en el exterior del hospital Alice Springs, donde un hombre sospechoso de matar a una niña de 5 años está bajo custodia policial, en Alice Springs, Australia, el 30 de abril de 2026. (Rhett Hammerton/AAP Image vía AP)
The Demons are playing bold and fast. Their CEO did the same, for just seven months
Not long into Paul Guerra’s tenure as Melbourne Football Club chief executive, it became clear he was going to do things differently.
· Danny Russell
Riot erupts over Australian Indigenous girl’s suspected killer, authorities urge calm
Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a 5-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on Friday.
· Reuters
Meet Lady Colin Campbell, who criticised Meghan Markle during her Australia tour
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing backlash for their recent Australia tour – but who is Lady C and what has she said about it?
· Ishani Sarkar
Meet Lady Colin Campbell, who criticised Meghan Markle during her Australia tour
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing backlash for their recent Australia tour – but who is Lady C and what has she said about it?
· Ishani Sarkar
Four of the best contemporary homes for sale in Sydney right now
Some home buyers dream of nothing more than a blank canvas and the opportunity to create a home exactly as they wish. Others are happy to be drawn into someone else’s vision, and step into a new, or newish, home designed for modern family life.
· Elizabeth Redman
SEQ water boss to step down after three years at the helm
The chief executive of the water distributor for much of south-east Queensland has tendered his resignation and will step down from the role later in the year.
· Julius Dennis
Radical shake-up needed of rental market
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Crowd riots at Australian hospital over 5-year-old's death
A police vehicle burns outside the Alice Springs Hospital where a man suspected of killing a five-year-old girl is under police guard in Alice Springs, Australia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Rhett Hammerton/AAP Image via AP)
Paramedic cautioned after waiting for Maccas before leaving for job
A Queensland paramedic has been cautioned after he was found to have delayed leaving for jobs to get food and items from his house, including waiting for his McDonald’s to arrive before responding to potentially life-threatening call-outs.
· Julius Dennis
Four of the best contemporary homes for sale in Melbourne
Some home buyers dream of nothing more than a blank canvas and the opportunity to create a home exactly as they wish. Others are happy to be drawn into someone else’s vision, and step into a new, or newish, home designed for modern family life.
· Elizabeth Redman
How singer FKA Twigs emerged in Rebel Wilson’s defamation fight
Rebel Wilson has made an explosive claim in court that her concerns about a film producer intensified after UK-based singer-songwriter and actor FKA Twigs told her about her own “troubling” experience of bullying and harassment by the same executive.
· Michaela Whitbourn
Taxpayers to foot bigger bill for political campaigns under Labor plan
Victorian taxpayers would fork out more to pay for the political advertisements and campaign activities of parliamentarians under a government proposal to plug the hole in the state’s electoral laws created by last month’s High Court decision.
· Chip Le Grand
Cricket NSW hits back at ‘misconceptions’ after Big Bash sell-off fight
Cricket NSW chairman John Knox and chief executive Lee Germon have fired back at what they call “misconceptions” about opposition to Cricket Australia’s BBL sale plan, insisting the organisation is not seeking to strengthen its ties with betting companies but wants fair value for existing markets.
· Tom Decent, Daniel Brettig
Japan and Australia to fast-track six critical mineral projects
Japan and Australia are expediting critical mineral procurement projects. Sanae Takaichi and Anthony Albanese are to issue a joint statement next week while Takaichi is in Australia. (Source photos by Ken Suzuki and Reuters)
· Staff Writer
Defend the rich: Enhanced Games founder turns to AI to challenge the media
The Australian founder of this month’s controversial Enhanced Games says his new venture, a billionaire-backed “AI Tribunal” to challenge claims made about the uber-rich in the media, will restore trust in journalism rather than have a chilling effect on free speech.
· Kishor Napier-Raman
Primary school teacher accused of filming inside toilet
A teacher allegedly took a camera from his principal's office and hid it after a cleaner found the device inside a primary school bathroom.The claims were aired at Moorabbin Magistrates Court on Friday afternoon as Timothy Blamires, 33, was refused bail.Police will allege a camera was found at Kingswood Primary Scho…
· AAP
Japan-Australia frigate deal about far more than 11 warships
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· Ronny P Sasmita
Battered Bulldogs host Freo as Showdown bragging rights go on the line
The injury-hit Western Bulldogs welcome a high-flying Fremantle side to Docklands as Adelaide and Port Adelaide meet in the Showdown.
· Chris De Silva
May temperature records fall across Victoria as warm weather continues
The weather across Victoria, including in Geelong, has broken records today. (ABC News: Larissa Ham)
· Alexandra Alvaro
School fostered misogyny, excused behaviour as ‘boys will be boys’, court told
A lawyer representing an all-boys Catholic school on Brisbane’s northside says claims of a history of misogyny are irrelevant to a teacher’s allegations she was surrounded and pelted with food by hundreds of boys while working there three years ago.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
Perth man on bail for child sex offences kills housemate with hammer drill
A Perth man will spend the next two decades behind bars after he killed his housemate while on bail for serious sexual offending against three small children.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
Riot erupts over Australian indigenous girl’s suspected killer
About 400 indigenous people gathered at the hospital where the suspect was taken after being beaten unconscious by locals
· Reuters
Riot erupts over Australian indigenous girl’s suspected killer
About 400 indigenous people gathered at the hospital where the suspect was taken after being beaten unconscious by locals
· Reuters
Man accused of ramming Brisbane Synagogue gate appears in court
A man accused of ramming a synagogue’s gate in an alleged anti-Semitic attack and later referencing the Bondi shootings will undergo a psychiatric assessment for his bail application.
· Rex Martinich
Latest twist in sinkhole dispute risks further delays to new Sydney motorway
A multibillion-dollar underground motorway in Sydney’s south is at risk of further delays after the state government rejected an offer by contractors to complete the troubled project because it was deemed inadequate.
· Matt O'Sullivan
‘Let me finish’: Top prosecutor’s fiery appearance at inquiry
The state’s top prosecutor has accused an inquiry of “looking for a basis” to make adverse findings against her, as she denied involvement in her office giving information to a media outlet, which sparked a negative story about a judge.
· Michaela Whitbourn