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This blog is now closed.Australia ‘extremely concerned’ after Israeli airstrikes on Iran confirmed by USNine-year-old among four killed in car crash in Western AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, is speaking to the media after a 16-year-old was charged with a “terrorist act” for allegedly stabbing a bishop on Monday and is...

Treasurer offers more detail on forthcoming Future Made in Australia plan after concerns raised by productivity commissionerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTax breaks and subsidies may be offered to industry as part of the government’s yet-to-be-detailed Future Made in Australia plan – but Jim Chalmers says there will be “strict tests” on public funding for the green...

Commonwealth requests Fair Work Commission phase in full 23% increase over two years to prevent workforce shortages elsewhereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAged care workers should wait until January 2026 for the full 23% pay rise ordered by the Fair Work Commission, according to the Albanese government.The commonwealth has...

Dozens of flights cancelled at Sydney airport and drivers told to avoid non-essential travel as inland low and coastal trough combine. This blog is now closedBruce Lehrmann defamation trial live: watch and follow the latest newsBoM weather radar: track the path of the storms and latest updates and warnings for NSW and QueenslandGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news...

This blog is now closed.Descendant of Victorian colonial family calls for removal of monuments to her ancestorsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLocal MP says government ‘had to do something’ about ‘weeks of unrest’ in Alice SpringsMP for Lingiari, Marion Scrymgour, says the government “had to do something” when asked if a youth curfew, imposed for Alice Springs...

This blog is now closed.Australia’s $4.6bn Aukus funding to help create more than 1,000 jobs in UK, Rolls-Royce saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChalmers: we can have cost-of-living relief and wage growthHere is how Jim Chalmers was selling the wage submission (at least on ABC TV this morning). The treasurer said it wasn’t a binary choice between...

This blog is now closed.Kumanjayi Walker inquest: court releases mock certificates awarded by NT police unitGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘There’ll be a lot of people grieving today’Both Barnaby Joyce and Tanya Plibersek were asked about soldier Jack Fitzgibbon, the son of former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon.The Fitzgibbon family are a family of honour. Jack died in...

This blog is now closed.Fifty people treated after ‘technical problem’ caused ‘strong movement’ on Latam flight from SydneyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOuter suburban drivers overtake inner-city drivers in EV uptakeNew data from the Electric Vehicle Council shows that outer suburban drivers have overtaken inner-city drivers in their EV uptake.I think some tired stereotypes about EVs in...

More workers are taking on multiple jobs as they grapple with higher interest rates, inflation and underemploymentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAlmost 1 million Australians are working at least two jobs as many workers struggle to meet cost-of-living pressures amid rising underemployment.The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of...

Anthony Albanese plans to boost clean energy and infrastructure exports, and increase visas for travellers from the regionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will set up a $2bn fund to “turbocharge” trade and investment in south-east Asia, with a focus on clean energy and infrastructure.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese,...

This blog is now closed.ACT government considers response after court rules Sofronoff’s calls with journalist gave rise to impression of biasGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘Context has changed’ since NSW lit up Opera House to support Israel, Minns saysABC News Breakfast host Michael Rowland:You ordered the lighting up of the Sydney Opera House sails in support of...

NSW environment watchdog gives venue green light after tests; agency says schools at Marsden Park and Orchard Hill found to have mulch containing bonded asbestos. This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAsked about the Barnaby Joyce incident and “issues of alcohol in Parliament House”, Chandler-Mather says the public is right to expect “a high...

Reserve Bank leaves cash rate at 4.35% at its first board meeting of 2024 in a move that was widely anticipated by economists as inflation easesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has left its interest rate unchanged for a second meeting in a row, stoking the hopes...

The latest ranking of revenue foregone shows the usual suspects topping the listGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastConcessions for superannuation cost the federal budget almost $50bn a year while rental deductions, much of them for negative gearing, have jumped by more than half in three years, the annual treasury summary of tax expenditures shows.The ranking of revenue...

This blog is now closedQueensland man charged with murder of Kowanyama woman he told inquest went ‘walkabout’ 11 years agoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastUpdate on Queensland floodingSenior BoM meteorologist Angus Hines spoke to ABC News Breakfast just earlier to provide an update on the rain and flooding in Queensland.Last night the rainfall totals were between 50mm...

Key senator calls for broader tax reform, while arguing changes to stage-three plan could fund increases to jobseeker and other paymentsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe independent senator David Pocock has called on the Albanese government to use $28bn of savings from its new tax-cuts package to increase welfare payments and urged Labor to trim other tax...

Anthony Albanese rejects calls for a fresh election by the opposition leader who continues to accuse the PM of breaking a promiseGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has refused to commit the opposition to an official position on Labor’s amended stage-three tax cuts, as the government begins negotiations with the Greens and key independents.Anthony Albanese said...

RBA hasn’t modelled whether Albanese government’s redistribution of tax cuts could add to inflation, but isn’t expected to adjust its forecastsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTreasury has estimated the redesigned stage three tax cuts would add just 0.1 percentage point or less to annual price increases – too small...

Banks say tax tweaks approved by Anthony Albanese’s cabinet may slow pace of RBA interest rate cuts and further reforms are needed to fill budget shortfallsStage-three tax cuts: cabinet approves new cost-of-living relief for workers on less than $150,000Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government’s changes to the...

PM says Labor government will receive advice by Wednesday’s caucus meeting on how best to assist Australians struggling with rising costsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has continued to raise expectations of further cost-of-living relief as some backbench MPs debate the possibility Labor could modify stage-three income tax...

Claim comes amid state and federal inquiries into Australian grocery sector and what producers say is a widening gap between wholesale and shelf pricesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFarming groups have accused the major supermarkets of using their power to distort the market, leading to elevated prices for shoppers and low prices for producers.The claim comes amid...

Fiona was told that the landlord needed to move into the flat, which was then relisted for $300 more a week when Fiona moved outGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney landlord put pressure on a single mother to leave her rental home after just nine months, eventually relisting the property at $300 more a week when...

Drivers in Brisbane bear brunt of record petrol prices this year – ‘only now are we starting to see some relief’Australian motorists are copping the cost of volatile world oil prices but relief could be in sight.Drivers in Brisbane bore the brunt of record petrol prices this year, making the Queensland city the nation’s most expensive capital to put fuel in the tank. Regular...