3 h. ago Australian captain to miss England grudge match, World Cup campaign in doubt

Alyssa Healy will miss the clash with bitter rivals England on Wednesday night.

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4 h. ago The Victorian towns poised to benefit from critical minerals deal

Developing rare earth elements could boost the state’s economy and job market, but farmers warn a mining ramp-up also puts our food bowl at risk.

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4 h. ago Barnaby Joyce’s defection was months in the making, say senior Nationals

The former Nationals leader’s potential switch to One Nation was in train for months before it was revealed publicly last week.

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4 h. ago Israel Folau spotted at Wallabies training for first time in seven years

In a sign that perhaps time has healed some once raw wounds, exiled former star Israel Folau rubbed shoulders with Wallabies players at his Japanese club’s training ground in Tokyo.

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5 h. ago Australian captain to miss World Cup grudge match with England through injury

Alyssa Healy will miss the World Cup game against bitter rivals England on Wednesday night.

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5 h. ago Trump, Albanese ink $8.5b critical minerals deal in historic meeting

Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese have signed a rare earths deal after a long-awaited meeting at the White House.

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6 h. ago Trump says AUKUS is ‘full steam ahead’ and three other key takeaways from Albanese meeting

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare-earths agreement.

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6 h. ago As it happened: Critical minerals stocks soar after deal signed in Albanese

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8 h. ago Record heat, thunderstorms and extreme fire danger coming for Sydney

This month could become the hottest October on record – and may also beat the record for November – with a scorcher forecast for the city on Wednesday.

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8 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Critical minerals stocks soar after deal signed in Albanese

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9 h. ago One bubble dress, two films and 20,000 beads: How Wicked’s costume designer defied gravity

Hundreds of new fantastical costumes from the Academy Award-winning designer will grace our screens in Wicked: For Good next month.

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11 h. ago Miners send ASX higher after Wall Street rally; Rare earths stocks soar

Rare earths stocks are up strongly as investors pile into the sector after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump signed their landmark critical minerals deal.

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12 h. ago ‘Full steam ahead’: Four key takeaways from Albanese’s warm meeting with Trump

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare earths agreement.

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13 h. ago Miners send ASX higher after Wall Street rally; Rare earths stocks rally

Rare earths stocks rose sharply in early trade after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump signed their landmark critical minerals deal.

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13 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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15 h. ago China hits back at Australia over ‘provocative’ air incident

A Chinese military spokesman says the latest South China Sea aircraft near-miss “seriously infringed upon China’s sovereignty”.

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16 h. ago ‘Lighthouse in the storm’: Melbourne nutrition influencer dies post

Stacey Warnecke, known to her 19,000 followers online as NaturalSpoonfuls, suffered a complication shortly after delivering her child in a home birth, her husband said in a post on social media. 

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16 h. ago ‘Lighthouse in the storm’: Melbourne nutrition influencer dies after home birth

Stacey Warnecke, known to her 19,000 followers online as NaturalSpoonfuls, suffered a complication shortly after delivering her child in a home birth, her husband said in a post on social media. 

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17 h. ago Australia news LIVE: AUKUS reaffirmed, critical minerals deal signed in Albanese

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19 h. ago Trump vows to uphold AUKUS pact, signs rare earths deal with Albanese in warm visit

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare earths agreement.

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