#theguardian.com. Labor under pressure to enact gambling reforms before election after Greens pledge to help pass stalled law. Exclusive: Senator Sarah Hanson-Young offers to water down Greens bill in a compromise to get legislation across the line
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Australia: Teenage girl killed in shark attack near Brisbane. The 17-year-old was attacked around 100m from shore of Woormin Beach, Australian media reports.
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Teenager dies after being bitten by shark off south-east Queensland, police confirm. State ambulance service says the teenager was bitten on her upper body while swimming off Bribie Island, north of Brisbane
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Australian dollar plunges, ASX drops as fears of trade war spread over Donald Trump’s tariffs. Traders even cashed out of gold, a historical safe haven, in push to protect against what could turn into wave of margin calls
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Heatwave warning as ‘intensely hot’ weather continues in south-eastern Australia. BoM forecasts high of 39C in Melbourne as Adelaide soars past 40C with cool change not expected until Tuesday or Wednesday
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. North Queensland floods: hundreds evacuated, dozens rescued as 1.2m of rain dumped in some areas. BoM says weather system weakening, but flood waters continue to rise and Ingham is cut off after bridge at Ollera Creek collapses
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Peter Dutton and home affairs department cleared of wrongdoing in case involving Melbourne terrorist. No potential breaches found by independent inquiry into former Coalition government’s handling of Abdul Nacer Benbrika case
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#computerweekly.com. Australian government doubles down on AWS | Computer Weekly. Federal government signs three-year whole-of-government agreement with Amazon Web Services, expanding access to cloud services for all levels of government
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Major highway partly collapses as Australian floods worsen. The deadly floods could be the worst to hit northern Queensland in 60 years, scientists say.
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Climate 200 backer tops list of Australia’s biggest political donors. Robert Keldoulis and his investment firm Keldoulis Investments poured $1.1m into the fundraising vehicle last year
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Anti-trans campaigner hit with apprehended violence order over ‘disturbing’ conduct. Court grants apprehended violence order against Kirralie Smith, one of the signatories demanding a federal inquiry into trans healthcare for minors
#Feb.03.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Labor imposes counter-terrorism sanctions on online neo-Nazi network Terrorgram. Group which calls for violent acts to destabilise society one of five listed as federal government steps up response to antisemitic attacks
#Feb.02.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Ghost of Campbell Newman haunts early days of Crisafulli government. Dumped commitments, lack of transparency and an absence of accountability are the hallmarks of the Queensland LNP government so far
#Feb.02.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Woman dies in Australian flood as thousands flee homes. Meteorologists say these could be the worst floods to hit northern Queensland in 60 years.
#Feb.02.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Eggs thrown at young women in Bondi with police investigating whether it was another antisemitic attack. Investigators say clothing of five women possibly identified them as targets, while more antisemitic graffiti discovered in nearby Randwick
#Feb.02.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. NSW minister apologises after asking chauffeur to drive 446km for Australia Day weekend lunch. Transport minister Jo Haylen admits ‘I made the wrong decision’ after ministerial car booked out for 13 hours for Hunter Valley lunch at winery
#Feb.02.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. One dead in Ingham flood waters as Townsville ‘black zone’ suburbs urged to evacuate. Herbert River predicted to reach record levels as north Queensland seaside town of Rollingstone records 999mm of rain in 48 hours
#Feb.02.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Coalition cuts to public service and ‘wasteful spending’ won’t be announced until after election, Dutton suggests. Federal opposition leader also doubles down on claim his nuclear plan would cut power bills by 44% despite Coalition’s own modelling being silent on issue
#Feb.02.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. People with insufficient home insurance more likely to risk their lives in bushfires, experts say. Research shows in tough times people often let home and contents insurance lapse, which could lead to dangerous decision to stay
#Feb.01.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. As DeepSeek upends the AI industry, one group is urging Australia to embrace the opportunity. Recruiting top graduates could stop other countries pulling ahead in artificial intelligence race, tech council says
#Feb.01.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘The next 24 hours will be critical’: flooding to second-storey level possible as torrential rain soaks Queensland. Townsville warned of ‘very serious and dangerous event’, with flooding likely to continue into middle of next week for state’s north
#Feb.01.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing ‘non-existent’ cases. Immigration minister says such conduct must be ‘nipped in bud’ as lawyer referred to office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner for consideration
#Feb.01.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and aid freeze. Samoa’s prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is ‘very disappointing’ and puts the survival of Pacific countries at greater risk
#Feb.01.2025 ×
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