'Green light to violence': Anti-racism commissioner denounces Hanson's remarks
Hanson said there were "no good Muslims" in an interview with Sky News on Monday. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
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Newest first · UTC+11:00'We nearly gave up': These pizza chefs bought their first home. It hasn't been easy
Daniel Barrese and Sansita Bootsrakoothanachok have turned their business around in recent years. Source: SBS / Scott Cardwell
· https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/
‘This idea that we can now eat our clothes is pretty revolutionary’: how to give unwanted garments a second life
Half of unwanted clothes in Australia end up in landfill. Considered buying, repair and recycling garments can help reduce that waste
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/petra-stock
Five Great Reads: burnout myths busted, football doping 1960s-style, and paedophile hunting on the dark web
Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kris-swales
Two in three nine.com.au readers have already hit this 2026 milestone
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Maddison Leach
Dreams of being a ballerina: Hopes of Australian child in Syrian camp for IS-linked families
Twenty-three children and 11 women left al-Roj detention camp, but have returned after they were turned back. Source: Supplied, AP / Baderkhan Ahmad
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JAnalysis by Jacob Greber
Jacob Greber is 7.30's political editor and is based at Parliament House in Canberra.
Lygon Street divided: The untold story of the Brunetti brothers’ break-up
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· Michael Bachelard
Australia wrap up failed T20 World Cup campaign with rapid win over Oman
Australia, 108-1, beat Oman, 104, by nine wickets
· Reuters
Is the share market headed toward a ‘SaaS-pocalypse’ – and what would that mean?
Software companies are facing major disruption from AI and investors are pulling back, wiping off billions in value – but does it spell the end for software-as-a-service?
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-barrett
‘His superpower is shamelessness’: Tim Wilson has big ambitions – for Australia and for himself
To supporters, the shadow treasurer is proof the Liberals can win back urban heartlands. But is a clash of ideologies looming?
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/dan-jervis-bardy
Australia-US minerals deal underpinned decision to allow Alcoa to keep clearing WA forest, document reveals
Document also shows US miner had been unlawfully clearing land for 15 years despite warnings from department
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lisa-cox
Two mental health facility escapes ended in tragedy. Now, a push for 'urgent' change
Experts are calling for more funding for mental health care in NSW. Source: AAP / PA
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Is it ever OK to feed wild birds in Australia?
Urban ecologists say wild birds don't need our food to survive, but it can be a great way for people to connect with nature. (Adobe Stock)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/daniel-johnson/104018304
Hosts Australia promise entertaining football in bid for Women’s Asian Cup glory
English Premier League stars Sam Kerr, Mary Fowler and Steph Catley spearhead strong squad aiming for second continental title next month
· Agence France-Presse
MAnalysis by Michelle Grattan
Michelle Grattan is a professorial fellow at the University of Canberra and chief political correspondent at The Conversation.
EduFest 2026 – Study Abroad Expo held - DailyNews
EduFest 2026 brought together 40+ international university representatives from leading institutions across the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Finland, and Sweden, providing Sri Lankan students and parents with direct access to global higher education opportunities under one roof.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Two youth nabbed by SLBFE nabs two for defrauding many with job offers in Australia - DailyNews
The special Investigation division of the Sri Lankan Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) had nabbed two youth on February 12, who were defrauding citizens by promising them jobs in Australia. The defrauders had run a business under the guise of a visa consultancy centre in Kandy.
· Gayan Abeykoon
'Canary in the coal mine': The possum on the frontline of Australia's extinction crisis
The lemuroid ringtail possum is just one animal facing the challenges associated with a rapidly warming climate. Source: Supplied / Gary W Wilson via iNaturalist
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Former premier joins call to reduce speed at 'dangerous' intersection
Former premier John Brumby says locals are particularly concerned about school buses that cross the intersection. (ABC News: Simon Tucci)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/margaret-paul/3698274
Hong Kong-born Daniel Bennie chasing Premier League dream with Championship’s QPR
Teenager thriving in England almost eight years after swapping Hong Kong for Australia to pursue football ambition
· Paul McNamara
Philippine basketball
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‘Rude and ignorant’: OnlyFans model slammed for Bali bikini theft
Gemma Doyle, 26, says she stole the US$21 swimsuit ‘for fun’, but has now paid more than US$1,100 to avoid a stint in Indonesian prison
· SCMP’s Asia desk
FIBA World Cup
Gilas Pilipinas faces a tall order as it hosts New Zealand and Australia in the second window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, games that carry huge implications for its bid to reach the global hoops showdown for the fourth consecutive edition.
Samantha LewisMatildas golden generation given last shot at silverware
Australia veterans led by Sam Kerr have rare second chance to lift a trophy on home soil as well as responsibility to pass down a torch that is still alight
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/samantha-lewis
In celebration, Australia's aerials team pauses to pay tribute to an injured champion
Topic:Winter Olympic Games
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/simon-smale/10007892
Topic:Foreign Affairs
One of the Australian women being held in a Syrian refugee camp has been barred from returning home after being given a temporary exclusion order — but the ban may not be as temporary as the name implies.
Unemployment rate remains at 4.1pc, leading to talk of another rate rise
Topic:Employment Statistics
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/gareth-hutchens/12002796
Slide 1 of 3MotoGPAdelaide will be the new home for the Australian race from 2027.It will be MotoGP's first street circuit, based on Adelaide's former Grand Prix racetrack.Former world champions lash out over the loss of the Phillip Island circuit.
Carlos Ezpeleta and Peter Malinauskas at the announcement that the MotoGP will be moved to Adelaide from 2027. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/sara-garcia/5926406
They're 'devastated': Fresh plea for Australian children in Syrian detention camps
Al-Roj camp is one of the detention facilities where thousands of self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group members and their families are held in north-eastern Syria. Source: AAP / Baderkhan Ahmad/AP
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'Need to do more of everything': Australia's 2030 goal that's at risk
A recent report from Road Safety Australia warns that rising fatalities over the past five years have hindered the nation's progress toward its 2030 goal of halving road deaths relative to 2018-2020 levels. Source: Getty, iStockphoto / AaronMcAuley Photography
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Ex-Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner says he was ‘conned’ by Epstein
The billionaire denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes as US lawmakers pressed him on his decades-long relationship with the late sex offender
· Agence France-Presse
Australian Story
Jonathan and Amy had a child via surrogacy in Argentina. They have been stuck there for 12 months, unable to bring their daughter home.
Topic:History
John Boyle says Corrective Services officers suspected he wanted to harm the man who torched St Patrick's Cathedral in 1996, but the Sydney priest's only intention was to practice what he preached.
Dushan Hemantha, SL’s emerging spin hero - DailyNews
Dushan Hemantha’s three wicket haul was vital in beating Australia at the previous group stage match of the ongoing T-20 World Cup. Reflecting on the victory Hemantha said that they wanted to bowl tidy spells putting pressure on batters with more dot balls while not allowing them to go for big shots which was the wi…
· Gayan Abeykoon
My Take | Forget Canada, the real 51st American state appears to be gullible Australia
Aside from the first island chain of encirclement against China, much of the other island ‘defence’ chains look more like vassalising the not so ‘lucky country’ among others in the South Pacific
· Alex Lo
Australian citizen in Syria with alleged Isis ties banned from returning home
This is the first known use of a temporary exclusion order introduced in 2019 to prevent high-risk citizens from returning to Australia
· Associated Press
Topic:Conservation
US mining giant Alcoa is forced to pay $55 million after unlawfully clearing parts of a Western Australian native forest to mine bauxite.
Robbery attempt in Australia ends with suspect on fire | South China Morning Post
Australian police are looking for two men in connection to the fiery robbery attempt.
Topic:Renewable Energy
The Parkes Shire Council has formally objected to controversial plans to dispose of some of Sydney's red-bin rubbish on the edge of its biggest town.
I achieved my target of scoring a ton in World Cup, says Pathum - DailyNews
“I had a target to score a hundred in a World Cup and happy to achieve it at this important Australia game,” said Player of the Match Pathum Nissanka after Sri Lanka’s 8 wicket win over Australia in World Cup T-20 game at Pallekele. Nissanka hit 10 fours and 5 sixes and said he enjoyed playing reverse sweep against …
· Gayan Abeykoon
Captains Marsh and Shanaka praise Lankan team effort - DailyNews
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh accepted that his side was outplayed in all three departments by Sri Lanka in the ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup at Pallekele. Well played Sri Lanka; they outplayed us. We know that we can make big scores but just lost our way towards the back end, added Skipper Marsh who played his first …
· Gayan Abeykoon
Australia, Ireland out of cricket T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe qualify after washout
Zimbabweans join Sri Lanka as qualifiers and make Super 8s for the first time, the Australians had needed an Irish win to keep hopes alive
· Agence France-Presse
In-form Minjee Lee has major golf dreams ahead but aims to ‘stay in the present’
The Australian, who had a successful 2025, gets her season under way next week at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore
· Josh Ball
WATCH: PH, Australia, US hold joint drills in West Philippine Sea
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· Bea Cupin
Australian man who sent lizards in popcorn bags jailed record 8 years
Investigators recovered 101 Australian reptiles from seized parcels destined for Hong Kong, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Romania
· Agence France-Presse
Who are the IS brides trying to get home?
Seven women and 14 children who have been stuck in Syrian internment camps for years are trying to make their way home. Earlier this month, four women and nine children returned to Australia.
· Michael Bachelard
Social media a zdrowie psychiczne młodych. Czy będzie zakaz?
Australia dała przykład, inne kraje chcą pójść w jej ślady: teraz również w Niemczech nabiera tempa debata na temat ochrony dzieci przed korzystaniem z mediów społecznościowych, dzięki propozycji SPD.
· Dagmara Jakubczak
A do t’i ndalojë Gjermania rrjetet sociale për fëmijët?
A janë platformat e mediave sociale të mira për zhvillimin e vajzave dhe djemve? Australia thotë jo. Që nga dhjetori, platformave si TikTok, X, Instagram, YouTube dhe Twitch u është ndaluar të kenë fëmijë dhe adoleshentë si përdorues. Rrjeteve nuk u lejohet më t'u lejojnë australianëve nën moshën 16 vjeç të hapin ll…
· Deutsche Welle