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Today show plays down link with One Nation. Plus: media dines out on Kyle and Jackie O bust-up
· Amanda Meade
Lewis Hamilton renews push for an Africa F1 grand prix
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain reacts at the drivers press conference ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Heath McKinley)
Líderes de Canadá y Australia piden desescalada, pero coinciden: Irán no puede tener armas nucleares
El primer ministro canadiense Mark Carney (izq) y el primer ministro australiano Anthony Albanese en conferencia de prensa en Canberra, Australia, el 5 de marzo del 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
· Rod Mcguirk
Department of the Vanishing by Johanna Bell review – brilliantly, terrifyingly plausible
In this wild little miracle of a book, an Australian government office is tasked with cataloguing the casualties of the Anthropocene
· Beejay Silcox
Retailers want ‘delightfully human’ AI to do your shopping, but will the chatbots go rogue?
Plans for agentic shopping assistants are under way at Australia’s major companies. Guardian Australia tested the technology after a string of mishaps
· Catie Mcleod
She helped design Australia’s aged care assessment tool – but now Lynda Henderson is too scared to use it
Exclusive: Member of working group behind questionnaire had no idea it would eventually be underpinned by ‘ridiculously simplistic’ algorithm
· Melissa Davey
Bob Carr, ‘a masterpiece’ and a horny queer fantasy: the best Australian books out in March
Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on
‘The scale of war is getting bigger’: joy turns to worry for Iranian Australians cut off from family
While many welcomed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, they now have grave concerns about relatives amid an internet blackout
· Adeshola Ore
El auto de Aston Martin podría causar "daño nervioso" y quizá no complete la primera carrera
Fernando Alonso de Aston Martin llega al circuito de Albert Park del Gran Premio de Australia, el jueves 5 de marzo de 2026, en Melbourne. (AP Foto/Heath McKinley)
· Stewart Bell
Matildas into quarter-finals but may come to rue lack of second half goals
Australia were frustrated as Iran kept it at 4-0 and now face South Korea in a decider to top Asian Cup group
· Jack Snape
PM confirms Australian 'military assets' deployed to Middle East
Australia has deployed "military assets" to the Middle East as Israel and Iran launch waves of strikes against each other and a prominent cleric calls for "Trump's blood" over the sinking of an Iranian warship.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the deployment in parliament today, following a historic address …
· Jorge Branco
Matildas sweep aside Iran in dominant Women’s Asian Cup showing
Australia defeat Iran 4-0 in one-sided Group A match
· Samantha Lewis
Hiker sent final message to mum before dying with friend from exposure
Two young housemates died from hypothermia huddled together near Mount Bogong after one sent a final, tragic message to her mother complaining of exhaustion.
· Katie Bice
Family of murdered Perth mum label killer a ‘monster’
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US-Iran war live updates: Iranian warship sunk by US torpedo; Australian repatriation flights continue
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· Josefine Ganko
Queensland independent schools the fastest-growing in Australia
Queensland’s independent schools are the fastest-growing of any sector in the country, with a flux of new campuses across the state and surging enrolments leeching from state schools helping to boost numbers in the sector.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
Jamie Siddons appointed head coach of Sri Lanka women’s cricket team - DailyNews
Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed former Australian cricketer Jamie Siddons as the Head Coach of the Sri Lanka National Women’s Team.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Penny Wong refuses to say if any Australian crew onboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship
More than 50 Australian sailors and officers serving across US attack submarine fleet as part of preparations for Aukus
· Ben Doherty
Iran women's team breaks silence with anthem salute against Australia
Iranians in Australia react with flags and political signs outside the stadium ahead of the Women’s Asia Cup soccer match between Australia and Iran in Robina, Australia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP)
Canada and Australia leaders urge war de-escalation, but agree Iran can’t get nuclear weapons
The Canadian and Australian prime ministers on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon.
· Associated Press
Labor opposes contentious hate speech and gun control law to LNP jeers
Queensland’s Deputy Premier has launched an inflammatory tirade accusing Labor of supporting terrorists and antisemitism after the opposition party ultimately voted against contentious government hate speech and gun control laws.
· Matt Dennien
How much it costs to live in Sydney’s ‘most liveable neighbourhood’
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· Sue Williams
Formula 1: Max Verstappen says technical changes are complicated
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands poses for a photo portrait ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
· Stewart Bell
Leaders behaving badly or if not, woefully
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Officer of Gatto-linked company obtained labour hire licence despite strip club scandal
An officer of a company linked to Mick Gatto obtained a labour hire licence after a receiving 12-month ban on managing a licensed premise, the Victorian opposition has revealed as it continued to question Premier Jacinta Allan over companies linked to the gangland figure.
· Kieran Rooney
Lawsuit filed against Victoria Police over arrest related to Dezi Freeman search
A lawsuit has been filed against Victoria Police after a man was arrested in relation to the manhunt for Dazi Freeman (pictured). (Supplied)
Government silent on claims Australians were on US sub that sank warship
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· Tom Lowrey
A political rock star comes to Canberra. Did he match the hype?
A rock star: that’s how the Lowy Institute’s executive director Michael Fullilove described Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney when the pair sat down for a chat on global affairs on Wednesday evening.
· Matthew Knott
‘Cool off’: Mum turned away before murder, inquest told
Days before she was murdered, Kelly Wilkinson was turned away when she sought help from police and asked to “cool off”, a coroner has been told.
· Robyn Wuth, Laine Clark
Tropical low looms off the coast of Queensland
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Girls lead exodus from state’s public schools
More students attend a private school than at any other time in the state’s history after enrolments in the NSW public education system dropped by almost 7000 pupils last year.
· Christopher Harris, Nigel Gladstone
Woman charged after nine-month-old baby found dead at Adelaide home
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Aston Martin says its car risks giving drivers 'nerve damage' and can't finish F1 season-opener
Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey, left, talks with a team member as he arrives at the track ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
· Stewart Bell
Sydney school using CCTV to track kids' toilet use
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Joseph Sahyoun
Iran v Australia: Women’s Asian Cup 2026 – live
Updates from the Matildas Group A game on the Gold Coast
· Joey Lynch
Man charged over Melbourne firebombing that killed associate
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Australian petrol retailers accused of price gouging over rising fuel costs amid Iran war
Motoring groups accuse retailers of using conflict as an excuse to lift prices as Jim Chalmers asks ACCC to keep watch
· Patrick Commins
AFL opening round live blog: Carlton braces for Curnow onslaught in Sydney colours
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· Danny Russell
Live: Storm and Eels in round one meet after offseason drama between clubs
The Melbourne Storm host the Parramatta Eels in round one, after both clubs were central to one of the biggest dramas this offseason.
· Michael Doyle
Library stripped of state literary award role in fellowship fallout
Queensland’s State Library will no longer manage the state literary awards on behalf of the government, in response to a long-awaited review into the sinking of a fellowship last year.
· Matt Dennien
Curnow faces Blues on Swans debut as AFL season kicks off
Charlie Curnow faces his old teammates in his very first match representing the Sydney Swans as Carlton comes to town for the AFL's season-opener.
· Chris De Silva
Sydney private school tracking students' toilet use
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Canadian PM addresses Australian parliament
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‘From the river to the sea’ is being outlawed in Queensland. How will the slogan’s ban work, and will it be challenged?
LNP government passes legislation that makes pro-Palestine chant – and ‘globalise the intifada’ – a ‘proscribed phrase’. Here’s what to know about the laws
· Joe Hinchliffe, Andrew Messenger
Australians stuck in Middle East land back in Australia
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Australian sailors on board US submarine when it torpedoed Iranian warship
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Andrew Probyn
Man charged over Prahran fire that killed arsonist
A man who allegedly deliberately set fire to a Prahran business, injuring another arsonist who later died in hospital, has been charged with causing the death.
· Jackson Graham
Leonard anota 29 y Clippers vencen a Pacers 130-107 para su 3ra victoria seguida
Bennedict Mathurin, de los Clippers de Los Ángeles, observa un disparo de T.J. McConnell, de los Pacers de Indiana, que entra al aro en el partido del miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026 (AP Foto/Mark J. Terrill)