3 h. ago The fourth service: How AUKUS is consuming the defence budget

Army. Air force. Navy AUKUS? The nuclear submarine program could soon cost as much, or more, than other branches of our military, experts say.

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4 h. ago As Albanese and Dutton fought it out, these were the questions they couldn’t answer

Are we seeing the impact of climate change? What will you cut? The leaders skirted around many questions, or ignored them altogether, in the second debate.

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4 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Dutton, Albanese hold second leaders debate; Russian plans to house aircraft in Indonesia ‘not true’ says Marles

Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election campaign, with 17 days to go until polling day.

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4 h. ago Albanese or Dutton? Our experts deliver their leaders’ debate verdicts

For most of our panellists, the debate was a close-run thing as leaders ducked and weaved under tough questioning.

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4 h. ago How ‘Australia’s worst school’ transformed after public low point

Two determined principals dramatically turned around the culture of a school where student and educators’ physical and mental health, plus academic records, had been plummeting.

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5 h. ago Coalition makes first major school announcement with training college network

The $260 million pledge to build 12 technical colleges for high school students is a move towards teaching skills rather than pushing students into university.

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5 h. ago Dutton admits mistake over comment on Russia's reported Indonesia plans

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has admitted he made a mistake in attributing reports of Russia seeking to base military aircraft in Indonesia to the South-East Asian power’s president.

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6 h. ago ‘I was wrong’: Coalition frontbencher apologises for saying Russia and China want Labor to win election

After the Coalition called on Jakarta to curtail its defence ties with Moscow, one frontbencher claimed Russia and China didn’t want Peter Dutton as PM.

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6 h. ago Gus NOT SUPRISED by reaction from Tigers players: Six Tackles with Gus

Gus weighs in on the Lachlan Galvin bombshell. He questions the motive behind the decision, the timing, and the role of player managers in today’s game. “It’s untenable,” he says. “It’s not going to last.” With strong words for the Tigers’ reaction and real concern for Galvin’s welfare, Gus doesn’t hold back. Plus: #AskGus, Gus’ Auction House and Gus’ Round 7 Tips.

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6 h. ago The difference between this Good Old Collingwood and last year’s

Star Magpies ruckman Darcy Cameron says two factors are behind his side’s improvement in the opening stages of the season: enhanced belief, and the addition of seasoned recruits.

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7 h. ago Where the wild things are: The danger that can’t be tamed on K’gari

A young boy was mauled to death by dingoes in 2001. Strategies to manage the island’s native predators have shifted drastically in the years since, but millions of tourists are still at risk.

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7 h. ago As an American, I have never been more afraid for my country’s future

The world is now seeing Donald Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming: a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected from the rule of law.

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7 h. ago Teen in Sydney ‘facilitated murder plots’ for European gangsters

A Scandinavian teenager has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly helping European gangsters organise murders.

Events

7 h. ago How a returning Bronco plans to make ‘good mate’s’ life a nightmare

He hit career-best form before serving a two-game suspension. That hurt has inspired a Broncos star to avenge his side’s crash back to reality.

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7 h. ago Mayor suspended just six months after election denies he made staff feel unsafe

Whittlesea Mayor Aidan McLindon, a former Freedom Party candidate, called a press conference outside Victorian parliament to fiercely deny the allegations.

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7 h. ago No more monsters: Olympic surfing downsizes after the thrills of Teahupo’o

The 2028 Olympics will host surfing at an often criticised location, but squash will make its debut in a Hollywood film location.

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7 h. ago Glenda was a teacher who made a schoolgirl cry. Then she tried one change

They’d had it with teaching. It was partly chemistry, partly Dorothy the Dinosaur that led Glenda and Jennifer into their new careers.

Society

7 h. ago Matildas star Mary Fowler floored by ACL injury, Asian Cup availability in doubt

Mary Fowler is facing a race against time to be fit for the Matildas’ home Asian Cup campaign.

Events

7 h. ago Home ransacked after thieves target cars at Melbourne Airport

A Mornington Peninsula couple is warning travellers after their car was broken into at a Melbourne Airport car park while they were away on holiday.

Events

8 h. ago De Goey returns for Thursday night blockbuster: AFL experts’ tips and teams for round six

Here are the teams for Thursday prime-time footy at the Gabba, with two of this season’s premiership favourites, the Lions and Magpies, going head-to-head.

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