Deal on gambling bill between Labor and Coalition expected after party rooms meet today. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Chalmers calls gambling amendments ‘very substantial changes’ Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the opt-out register on gambling advertising will be revenue neutral, because the gambling industry will have to cover the costs. These…
Victoria police investigating allegation of sexual assault in the early hours of Monday morning at a Melbourne hotel Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Sydney Swans coach, Dean Cox, says he is “extremely disappointed” as the team and the AFL face a decision on whether to stand down several Swans players under…
Previous winners of the award have included Saint Peter, Attica, Orana by the late Jock Zonfrillo, and Quay Armenian-Lebanese eatery Zareh has been named Gourmet Traveller’s restaurant of the year, in a category of the annual industry awards that has historically been dominated by European-leaning cuisine and fine-dining establishments. The restaurant’s menu pulls from the Armenian, Egyptian and…
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. A massive Australian government lawsuit against 3M claims the American industrial conglomerate knew about the dangers of hazardous “forever chemicals” in its products 50 years ago, our exclusive lead story reveals. There is alarm about the…
From Aboriginal rock art to colonial encounters, sharks have been a figure of fear and fascination throughout the long human history of this continent Is there a more primal fear among beach-goers than the shark? Although many more Australians drown each year at the beach than are killed by these creatures, it’s sharks that inhabit the jagged edges of our collective consciousness. After a…
Aerobatic feats and big military jets drew crowds of plane-spotters to Surfers Paradise beach for the return of the Pacific Airshow over the weekend. First held in California in 2016, the event came to Queensland in 2023 but was cancelled last year due to damage caused by Cyclone Alfred Continue reading...
It’s uncertain how native populations might be affected by the deadly H5 strain but seagulls, pelicans and black swans are among those species that have experts worried Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The deadly H5 bird flu that has devastated wildlife populations globally since 2021 is spreading across Australia. The federal government announced the first vaccination…
Coalition leader tells Anthony Albanese that delaying change to budget measure is ‘unconscionable’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor says the Coalition will only support the Albanese government’s proposed overhaul of the NDIS if it first removes the “widow tax” loophole from its changes to taxing investment properties. The warning comes as the Albanese…
The new measure falls short of calls for gambling ads to move to an opt-in model, or for an outright ban Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Labor government has pledged a new single-service opt-out register for gambling ads – an idea similar to the Do Not Call register for spam calls – as part of amendments to its…
This blog is now closed Labor pledges opt-out register for online gambling ads akin to Do Not Call register for spam calls Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Hume says housing the ‘best indicator of economic security’ in retirement over super The deputy Liberal leader, Jane Hume says the Coalition will reconsider whether Australians should be able to access more of their…
Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file revolt within the Australian Education Union Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s school teachers are to become the highest paid in the country, after accepting the state government’s latest pay and conditions offer…
East Arnhem Land is one of the last strongholds of Aboriginal culture in Australia, home to the Yolngu people who maintain one of the oldest continuous cultures on Earth. The land is fully owned and managed by traditional owners under inalienable Aboriginal freehold title, which means it can never be bought or sold. Each year the Yolngu host the Garma festival, Australia's largest Indigenous…
There is something depressing about being scammed. Every unknown number, every marketplace purchase, every text with a link now arrives with suspicion My day started with exciting news. It was a long and gushing email from popular Australian breakfast radio show host Sally Sara saying she was following up on a previous conversation (huh? wot?) and would love to interview me about my 2009 book,…
Labor has always had a divided soul over immigration. Now it faces a predicament as it looks to hold on to suburban and regional seats Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government places party unity before most other considerations, so it is notable that there is more than one opinion in cabinet on what…
Nationals MP Pat Conaghan has made a fiery speech in the House of Representatives about gambling reforms. He referred to parliamentary inquiry findings earlier in the month, where the former rugby league star Luke Bateman alleged that gambling company promoters supplied him with cocaine and alcohol and the betting industry exercised no duty of care Coalition divided over tougher gambling laws –…
On 25 July, more than 150 people gathered for an anti-racism rally in Broadmeadows, in Melbourne’s outer-north. While the group marched along a main street chanting ‘Migrants are welcome, racists are not’, a driver of a vehicle allegedly struck a protester Continue reading...
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull tells a public inquiry that the Aukus deal with the US and UK will probably result in no submarines at all for Australia. He says the US’s capacity for building submarines has remained stubbornly laggard, and that it is prevented by its own legislation from selling any submarines to Australia if that would 'degrade' its own fleet. It currently needs to nearly…
A project by the University of the Sunshine Coast is trialling the use of robotic dogs to herd sheep, with public demonstrations at the Ekka at the Brisbane Showgrounds. Dr David Alonso-Caneiro, a senior lecturer in mechatronics, says the long-term goal is to establish whether such machines could be used as autonomous tools on farms Continue reading...
This week Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine whether Labor has become spooked by the issue of immigration with One Nations's rise, as well as how Victorian Labor are handling their leadership transition Continue reading...
The criminal trial of veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has begun, almost two years after he was arrested over multiple counts of indecent assault and sexual touching — charges he strongly denies. What did week one reveal about the prosecution’s case, and the way Jones treated his alleged teenage victim? Nour Haydar speaks to Guardian Australia’s media correspondent Amanda Meade to unpack opening…
Former rugby league player turned BookTok influence r Luke Bateman has alleged to a parliamentary inquiry he was supplied with drugs by gambling company promoters at the height of his spiralling addiction. 'There were times I would be flow interstate and taken to race days, put in marquees with alcohol and food provided, but before getting there your VIP manager would [ask] ... what drugs do you…
Hosted by the Yothu Yindi Foundation and the local Yolngu people, Garma is an annual celebration of Indigenous culture and tradition, and brings together community leaders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advocates, policymakers, business groups and artists Continue reading...
Born in regional Queensland in 1941 or 1943 - depending on who you ask - Alan Jones started his career as a school teacher. He ran for politics, and coached Australia's national rugby union team before becoming one of Australia’s highest-paid, most successful talkback radio presenters. 'You can't overestimate how important Alan Jones was for more than 30 years,' says Guardian Australia's Amanda…
