2 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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4 h. ago Battle Loyale: Why Myer and David Jones’ old rivalry has a new edge

Customer loyalty is the new frontier as Australia’s two biggest department store chains fight for shoppers.

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6 h. ago Australia, will you accept this rose? Unpacking The Golden Bachelor premiere

The contestants are older and wiser (TBC) in this new spin-off, but that might not be enough to win viewers back.

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8 h. ago ‘I saw Nick getting CPR’: WA bikie’s murder trial hears from second man hit during fatal shooting

Ricky Chapman was behind Nick Martin at Kwinana Motorplex in December 2020 when the bikie boss was shot by a sniper from 365 metres away.

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10 h. ago Sniper who killed WA bikie in public assassination claimed he was a government ‘spook’, court told

The man whose evidence could hold the key to the outcome of bikie David Pye’s murder trial has been accused of telling a string of lies.

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10 h. ago Police turn to tech to identify ‘space debris’ found on outback WA minesite

Experts believe the debris, which was found on a remote mine site’s access road on Saturday, is part of a Chinese rocket.

Events

11 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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11 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

11 h. ago ‘Fast and physical’: Why Australia is getting into ice hockey

Ice hockey teams around the country are seeing bigger audiences turn out to watch the winter sport – even in summertime.

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12 h. ago What happens when some of the NRL’s biggest stars spend a week in Tonga

The Tongans kick-started their Pacific Championships campaign by returning to the Pacific island – and this is what happened.

Economics

12 h. ago Whatever Trump decides on AUKUS, Australia’s subs are far from guaranteed

Anthony Albanese will be seeking the US president’s commitment to the submarine pact on which Australia’s maritime defence depends, but it means nothing unless production of the vessels is ramped up.

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12 h. ago WA news LIVE: Tougher restrictions on cards for WA demersal fishers; Alarming rise in pedestrian deaths; WA local government election results

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13 h. ago Reynolds lands top job in Perth as WA councils face election shake

Local government elections have come to a close across WA – and there have been several notable shakeups despite only 30 per cent of people turning out to vote.

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13 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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15 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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15 h. ago Fremantle’s traffic bridge is closing soon. Here’s what it means for your commute

Fresh from celebrating the end to one of the biggest public transport shutdowns in Perth’s history, the government is readying itself for another major logistical challenge.

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15 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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16 h. ago Mollie O’Callaghan broke a world record. Kaylee McKeown decided to do the same

Australia’s Olympic swimmers continue to dazzle on the world stage, with Kaylee McKeown breaking a world record.

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16 h. ago Oscar Piastri can still win the F1 drivers’ championship, but Verstappen is now stalking the McLarens

While the McLaren drivers, Piastri and Lando Norris, duke it out for the drivers’ championship, there is a figure looming large in their rear-view mirror, four-time winner Max Verstappen.

Transport

17 h. ago WA news LIVE: Major shakeup to WA councils as election results stream in

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