85 m. ago Backbench heat over Labor plans to ‘gut’ environment safeguards

Labor has resurrected the nature reforms this term after it dropped the plans last year in the face of blowback from miners and the West Australian government.

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1 hour ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm makes landfall near Jamaica’s New Hope, winds up to 300km/h; multiple killed in Jamaica, Haiti and Dominican Republic

The US National Hurricane Centre has warned of catastrophic, life-threatening conditions, driven by the storm’s slow movement, extreme winds, and intense rainfall and storm surge. Follow our live coverage.

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2 h. ago Backbench revolt over Labor plans to ‘gut’ environment safeguards

Labor has resurrected the nature reforms this term after it dropped the plans last year in the face of blowback from miners and the West Australian government.

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3 h. ago ‘Absolutely tragic’: Woman killed in underground mine explosion identified

The woman was one of two miners who died after an underground blast in western NSW on Tuesday morning.

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4 h. ago Wonderwall of cash: Week of stellar events to send Melbourne economy surging

Triple header of Melbourne Cup, Oasis and Metallica predicted to bring a once-in-a-decade boom for local businesses.

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4 h. ago Hurricane Melissa LIVE: ‘Not a time to be brave’: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

The US National Hurricane Centre has warned of catastrophic, life-threatening conditions, driven by the storm’s slow movement, extreme winds, and intense rainfall and storm surge. Follow our live coverage.

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9 h. ago Hurricane Melissa LIVE: Category 5 ‘storm of the century’ set to make landfall in Jamaica

The US National Hurricane Centre has warned of catastrophic, life-threatening conditions, driven by the storm’s slow movement, extreme winds, and intense rainfall and storm surge. Follow our live coverage.

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15 h. ago As it happened: Ley attacks Albanese for Joy Division shirt; AUKUS won’t be expanded to include Japan

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

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16 h. ago ‘Don’t gut these laws’: Backbench warning to Watt on environment

Labor has resurrected the nature reforms this term after it dropped the plans last year in the face of blowback from miners and the West Australian government.

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16 h. ago ASX falls as gold miners, CSL, WiseTech slump; Domino’s trims gains

The Australian sharemarket finished in the red on Tuesday, with steep falls in gold miners and some big companies outweighing solid gains by financial stocks and retailers.

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17 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Telcos forced to make network outages public in real time after Optus outage; Ley attacks Albanese for Joy Division shirt; AUKUS won’t be expanded to include Japan

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

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17 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Ley attacks Albanese for Joy Division shirt; AUKUS won’t be expanded to include Japan

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

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17 h. ago Swans superstar Molloy out for the season; Tigers launch a review into their AFLW program

Sydney’s co-captain will have back surgery later this week as her team prepares to face Essendon on Saturday – a match they need to win to have any hope of playing in the AFLW finals.

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19 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Government forces telcos to make network outages public in real time after Optus outage; Ley attacks Albanese for Joy Division shirt

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

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19 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Government forces telcos to make network outages public in real time after Optus outage; Australia retains triple A credit rating from world

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

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20 h. ago ASX falls as gold miners, CSL, WiseTech slump; Domino’s soars before trading halt

The Australian sharemarket had a rocky start to trading on Tuesday, with gold miners and some big companies weighing on the market.

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21 h. ago ASX slides as gold miners, CSL and WiseTech shares slump; Banks surge

The Australian sharemarket had a rocky start to trading on Tuesday, with gold miners and some big companies weighing on the market.

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21 h. ago Chloe Molloy out for the season in huge blow to Swans’ finals hopes

Sydney’s co-captain will undergo surgery later this week for a back injury as her team prepares to face Essendon on Saturday, a match they need to win to have any hope of playing in the AFLW finals.

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22 h. ago Panic as breached details of 183m accounts, including Gmail, emerge

The news isn’t nearly as bad as some online would have you believe, but it’s always a good idea to check your security.

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24 h. ago ‘Absolutely tragic’: Two killed in underground mine explosion

A man and a woman have died after a blast at a mine in western NSW on Tuesday morning.

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