Marles coy on whether Australia will have to ration fuel
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· Joshua Boscaini
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Dulanjan wins bronze at Victoria Open Diving C’ship - DailyNews
Sri Lanka’s national diving champion Dulanjan Fernando delivered an impressive performance to win the bronze medal in the men’s three-metre springboard event at the Victoria Open Diving Championship held in Victoria, Australia. Fernando finished the competition with 299.80 points, securing third place against a stro…
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Australia news live: Chris Bowen says petrol reserves won’t ease shortages straight away; RBA tipped to hike rates
Energy minister says it will take ‘some time’ for extra supply to reach regional areas. Follow today’s news live
· Adeshola Ore
Ozempic wants more Aussies on weight-loss drug cheaply. Doctors disagree
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· Jorge Branco
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Dominique Bayens is an audio producer and presenter based in Margaret River in Western Australia. Originally from Perth, she has lived and worked in regional Western Australia for almost a decade. Connecting with and telling the unique stories of regional Australians is one of the great joys of her life.
How to watch Matildas vs China in Women's Asian Cup semifinal
Sam Kerr has scored three goals so far in the tournament. (Getty Images: Paul Kane)
· Amanda Shalala
UTS 'effectively silenced' student who complained of sexual harassment
Topic:Higher Education
· Conor Duffy
Danish royals visit Melbourne
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Olympic glow-up proposed for ‘tired’ Central Station
A UK-based architecture firm has proposed a revamp of Brisbane’s Central Station to transform what it called an old, tired and grimy embarrassment into a light-filled gateway to the 2032 Olympic host city.
· Cameron Atfield
New laws NSW to combat 'appalling' LGBTQIA+ hate crimes
Topic:State and Territory Government
Danish royals Queen Mary and King Frederik touch down in Melbourne
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$30K drone reshapes how Australia and the world view future wars
Topic:Defence and National Security
· Tom Lowrey
The chances of a rate rise have spiked from zero to 71pc
The market thinks the likelihood of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifting interest rates today is 71 per cent.
· Ahmed Yussuf
Duck hunters blame protesters for burning shooting shelters
Topic:Recreational Hunting
· Josh Duggan
'We're already cutting back': Anxiety ahead of tomorrow's interest rate hike
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Tilli Andrew
Sasha wanted to trace her genealogy, instead she uncovered a 30yo mistake
When Sasha Szafranski connected with a stranger on a genealogy website, she uncovered a mistake that had been hidden for 30 years.
· Elise Kinsella
Max scrambled to buy his first home before the cash rate became a big problem
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· April Glover
Strike looms after teachers reject ‘completely unacceptable’ government pay offer
The Allan government is facing teacher strikes in the lead-up to November’s state election after the Australian Education Union on Monday rejected its offer of a 17 per cent pay increase over four years.
· Chip Le Grand
‘I want my $1m back’: Wealthy cattle baron in legal fight with valuer-general
As typos go, the one issued on a land tax assessment to property investor and cattle baron Theo Onisforou was expensive.
· Lucy Macken
Try Vietnam’s viral coffee at this new Sydney restaurant opened by a Mad Max stuntman
Before opening Tina & Po in Canley Vale, Michael Tang had multiple lives. As a stuntman, he was repeatedly blown up in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. As a background extra, he battled alongside Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. And as co-owner of Cabramatta’s Alpha Unit martia…
· Lee Tran Lam
The $5 million court battle over a defective Sydney tennis centre
The builders of a flagship western Sydney tennis centre have been ordered to pay a council $835,000 after losing a long-running legal stoush over defects and cracking courts.
· Cindy Yin
The ‘gaping hole’ being used to get a gun licence in NSW
More than 250,000 people have acquired gun licences in NSW claiming to be hunters or sports shooters, but just a fraction engaged in either activity in the past year, exposing what one research group called a “gaping hole in Australia’s gun laws” that had been exploited by the Bondi terrorists.
· Perry Duffin
Revamped school reports to free up teachers and give parents ‘plain English’
Victorian government schools are set to revamp student reports by cutting out jargon and useless information in an attempt to reduce the paperwork burden on teachers and principals.
· Noel Towell, Nicole Precel
NDAs tied to infrastructure projects slammed as ‘entirely antithetical’
Forcing people to sign non-disclosure agreements during community consultation on government projects should be banned and an overreliance on external consultants needs to be urgently addressed, according to the Victorian Legislative Council’s inquiry into community consultation.
· Rachael Ward
Lindsay Fox provides the transport after his granddaughter ties knot in style
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· Fiona Byrne, John Buckley
Could public skip bins help curb ‘dumping galore’ in this Perth council?
A council Perth’s south is weighing up putting community skip bins on public verges in a bid to combat illegal dumping.
· Indigo Lemay-Conway
Iranian women’s soccer team to depart Malaysia for Oman after asylum reversal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Iranian women’s soccer team is set to leave Malaysia on Monday night, ending days of uncertainty after most of the seven squad members who sparked a diplomatic furor by seeking asylum in Australia reversed their decisions and rejoined the team in Kuala Lumpur.
· Associated Press
Not quiet on the Weston front: the once-sleepy Sydney street suddenly at war over the GreenWay
Residents of Dulwich Hill street say their lives have been upturned as thousands of cyclists, runners, walkers and tourists flock to new inner west trail
· Caitlin Cassidy
How police are using ‘less lethal’ weapons at protests - podcast
Stinger grenades, OC spray and bean bag rounds: these are just some of the “less lethal” weapons police have at their disposal and that are increasingly being used against protestors. Nour Haydar speaks with Ariel Bogle and Nino Bucci about how police are using these controversial new tools, and how some have also b…
‘Little people just get stepped on’: South Australians sick of major parties are ripe for One Nation’s message
Saturday’s state election is the rightwing populist party’s first test since its surge in the polls. Will its vote match the aggrieved sentiment?
· Dan Jervis Bardy
Australian insiders in China’s ranks threaten Matildas’ Women’s Asian Cup dream | Jack Snape
The hosts face their toughest opponent in the defending champions, whose coach Ante Milicic knows the Australian team better than most
· Jack Snape
West Gate review – jaw-droppingly staged production recounts Melbourne’s tragic bridge collapse
The Sumner theatre, Melbourne The stage feels dangerous from the opening seconds, in a play that has its faults but hums with dread as it builds towards a mighty crash
· Tim Byrne
Australia's universities have found themselves in crisis. But it has been decades in the making | Hannah Forsyth
Rather than a set of teaching and learning relationships, universities have become a bunch of metrics to be gamed. Unwinding these systems will take some effort
· Hannah Forsyth
Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year
Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert says
· Patrick Commins
‘They become part of people’s identity’: how Australia fell in love with the Skywhales
Patricia Piccinini’s bulbous creation first took flight in 2013, and was joined by a partner in 2021. They’ve inspired tattoos, crafts and wedding vows – and they’re coming to a region near you
My rookie era: After my panic attacks, woodworking became the one good thing I could count on
Limb-severing machinery and loud noises awaited my frayed nerves – yet the workshop became my safe space
· Nick Buckley
How did a vape trigger an urgent call on a Virgin Australia domestic flight?
What happened on board, and are vapes considered a fire risk on flights? Here’s what you need to know
· Donna Lu
‘Clean up the rorts’: New rules to crack down on dodgy visa agents
Migration agents will have to undertake yearly ethics training and regular refreshers on their obligations if they want to keep helping people obtain Australian visas.
· Natassia Chrysanthos
Three hurt in truck rampage on Sydney streets
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· 9News Staff
Property tycoon breaks down in tears after being remanded over $20m extortion case
A high-flying Melbourne property mogul has broken down in tears as he learned he would spend the night behind bars, as he attempts to be granted bail while fighting extortion charges.
· Alexander Darling
Women’s Asian Cup: ex-Australia coach ‘enjoying journey with China’
The 51-year-old Ante Milicic managed the Matildas in 2019-20, taking the team to the last 16 of the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France
· Reuters
A ministerial direction, a court warning, and a cloud over native title
Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus, where we aim to deliver frank and fearless titbits – from the bowels of the state bureaucracy to the top of One William Street and beyond. This week: native title questions swirl, (Red) Union boss’ board gig, slow progress on police integrity…
· Matt Dennien, James Hall
Hare today, gone tomorrow
Submissions for a new and less combative Aussie chant, as requested by Victor Grasty (C8), are starting to come in, with Ted Richards of Batemans Bay thinking we should try “‘Chill Aussie, Chill Aussie, Chill Chill Chill’ to the tune Run, Rabbit Run!” while Joy Cooksey of Harrington may have missed the brief with “A…
NSW government meets with industry leaders as fuel crisis grows
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· Patrick Brischetto
Gas exports tax is one policy rivals can borrow
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‘If possible, don’t exercise alone’ town told following unsolved attacks
Two violent assaults of women during daylight hours in the same area of Mackay has prompted an increased police presence.
· William Davis
Japan, Australia decline naval escort role as Trump seeks coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz - DailyNews
Japan and Australia said on Monday they do not plan to send naval vessels to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump called on allies to form a coalition to reopen the vital energy corridor.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
British teens resist Australian-style social media ban
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
Teenager pleads not guilty to murder over alleged role in fatal stabbing
A Queensland police detective at the scene of the stabbing in 2023. (ABC News: Liz Pickering)
· Talissa Siganto