82 m. ago As it happened: US president vows speedy delivery of AUKUS submarines to Australia, tells Rudd ‘I don’t like you either’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally had his long-awaited White House meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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1 hour ago Cash was ‘temporarily’ banned on Brisbane buses and trains. It never came back

The Australian government plans to force businesses to accept cash for essential services. Should public transport be included?

Events

2 h. ago As Vance heads to Israel, latest violence shows how fragile this ceasefire is

The short-lived, if intense, Israeli military response to the latest violence in Gaza suggests US officials were at work behind the scenes to push restraint and keep the deal alive.

Events

3 h. ago Former Australian team physio sues Cricket Australia for unfair dismissal

Alex Kountouris worked closely with players from Shane Warne to Pat Cummins before being let go during cutbacks by the sport’s governing body this year.

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6 h. ago ASX to open higher after Wall Street rally; Rare earths stocks in focus

The Australian sharemarket is set for gains this morning after Wall Street pulled US stocks near their records overnight thanks to cooling trade tensions and solid company results.

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8 h. ago Inside Albanese’s extremely successful Trump meeting (with one glaring exception)

In the presence of his most senior officials, Donald Trump backed the AUKUS pact but had harsh words for ambassador Kevin Rudd.

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8 h. ago Inside Albanese’s extremely successful Trump meeting (where I was called a nasty guy)

In the presence of his most senior officials, Donald Trump backed the AUKUS pact but had harsh words for ambassador Kevin Rudd.

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8 h. ago Trust your instincts: Helen Goh’s 10 essential tips every baker should know

Fresh from publishing her first solo cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi’s Australian-raised collaborator reveals the secrets to her baking success.

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8 h. ago Aussies are still flocking to the US, but we need to explore more

Australians should stop following every other Aussie to the same old American places. Here’s where we should be going instead.

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8 h. ago ‘The worst thing that’s ever happened’: Richard Roxburgh on renovating

After years of starring in Hollywood films, Australian actor Richard Roxburgh has a new role – and it’s not what you’d expect.

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11 h. ago Australian discovery sheds light on how pregnancy and breastfeeding protect against cancer

While it has been known for decades that women who have children and breastfeed are less likely to develop breast cancer, scientists believe they have now pinpointed exactly why.

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13 h. ago Virginia Giuffre’s devastating memoir reveals a lifetime of abuse

The late activist gives her devastating but definitive story of sexual abuse at the hands of some of the world’s most powerful men.

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19 h. ago The 14 times a NSW official was handed cash totalling $686,000 by contractor

An anti-corruption inquiry was shown WhatsApp messages in which the now-sacked Transport for NSW staffer boasted of the money he had pocketed.

Economics

20 h. ago Government accuses China of ‘unsafe’ encounter with military aircraft

The Albanese government has accused the Chinese military of unsafe behaviour after releasing a flare near an Australian plane.

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21 h. ago Chinese aircraft makes 'unsafe' flare drop in front of Australian plane

A Chinese plane deployed flares near a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft in an "unsafe" incident in the South China Sea, the government says.

Transport

21 h. ago Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after Gaza airstrikes

The Israeli military said it was responding to being fired upon, in what is the most serious test yet of this month’s US-brokered truce.

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23 h. ago Australia news LIVE: PM lands in Washington ahead of meeting with Trump; Jacinta Price fronts court in high

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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24 h. ago It was Australia’s worst engineering disaster. Next year, the story is being told in a new way

A play about the worst industrial accident in Australian history is one of the main attractions in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2026 program.

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25 h. ago Locksley pours first US antimony as Trump, Albanese talk supply in DC

Locksley Resources has poured its first U.S.-made antimony ingot just as the Australian PM and President Trump meet in Washington to discuss critical minerals supply.

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29 h. ago Australia news LIVE: PM heads to Washington to meet Trump; Israel halts aid to Gaza in clash with Hamas over breaking ceasefire

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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