#theguardian.com. × Women to save thousands of dollars a year as new fertility and endometriosis drugs listed on PBS. Hundreds of thousands of Australian women expected to benefit from cheaper medicines
#Mar.16.2025
#theguardian.com. × Australia’s trade minister warns Trump tariff war could raise price of Big Mac in US. Don Farrell points out most Australian beef exported to US goes to fast food giant McDonald’s
#Mar.16.2025
#theguardian.com. × Thousands of fish die in cyclone-hit northern rivers amid reports of eels and crabs fleeing ‘blackwater’. Decomposing organic matter in catchments flooded by Cyclone Alfred removed oxygen from water, suffocating aquatic life
#Mar.16.2025
#theguardian.com. × Sydney swelters through 38C day ahead of late night ‘fairly gusty’ cool change. Southerly change to hit Sutherland Shire by 11pm and northern beaches by 1am
#Mar.16.2025
#theguardian.com. × PM says ‘small’ Australian contribution to Ukraine peacekeeping force could follow ceasefire. Coalition opposes putting ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine saying peacekeeping is Europe’s responsibility
#Mar.16.2025
#theguardian.com. × Five Coalition senators billed taxpayers $10k to attend conservative conference CPAC. Bridget McKenzie, Barnaby Joyce, Alex Antic, Matt Canavan and Keith Pitt were invited to speak at the annual showcase of rightwing political activism
#Mar.15.2025
#theguardian.com. × NSW police say off-duty officers’ shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar boom’ after dispute with Muslim man were ‘banter between friends’. ‘The chanting you heard was not directed at you in any way,’ inspector tells Sydney man who complained about neighbour’s Christmas party in Glenmore Park
#Mar.15.2025
#theguardian.com. × From sterilising baby bottles to charging laptops, some Australians powered through Cyclone Alfred using EV batteries. With power unlikely to be restored in some areas for weeks, EV owners are finding clever uses for their ‘batteries on wheels’
#Mar.15.2025
#theguardian.com. × NSW Labor divided over Chris Minns’ plan to extend controversial youth bail laws. Exclusive: MLC Stephen Lawrence tells party room government is putting state on ‘slippery slope’ to more punitive approach
#Mar.15.2025
#theguardian.com. × Australia will not revise critical minerals-for-tariffs exemption deal rejected by Trump administration. Resources minister says she is ‘sad’ the US did not embrace a more reliable supply of minerals for renewable energy and battery technologies
#Mar.15.2025
#theguardian.com. × Baby wombat-snatching US influencer apologises and says she was ‘concerned’ for Australian animal. Sam Jones, who left Australia on Friday, posted a 900-word statement questioning outrage in country where ‘slaughter of wombats’ is permitted
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × Female prisoner allegedly sexually abused for years by prison guard settles with NSW government. Woman alleged she was raped when the department of justice already knew Wayne Astill was ‘abusing his position towards female inmates’
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × The new reality dawning in Australia: it can no longer rely on the US. For all the fraternal rhetoric, the alliance has always been asymmetric. It seems Washington under Trump sees it as immaterial
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × Fatberg weighing 30,000kg is pulled from a sewer in Western Australia. The blockage – thought to be the state’s biggest ever – was discovered during routine maintenance
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × NSW bans hay imports from south-east Queensland amid fear of fire ants after Cyclone Alfred. Invasive Species Council says moratorium a ‘knee-jerk reaction’ to inadequacy of national eradication program
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × LNP accused of ‘outrageous betrayal’ after halting implementation of anti-discrimination law reform. Attorney general says legislation developed in response to Citipointe scandal could ‘create unnecessary burden on organisations and institutions’
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × High court native title ruling may affect compensation claims nationwide, experts say. The decision upholding native title as a property right is a win for the long-running Gumatj case but is also said to have ‘long-term ramifications’
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × Hot weather weekend in eastern Australia before cold front hits, BoM says. Adelaide set for high of 39C and Melbourne 36C on Saturday, while Sydney expects 36C on Sunday, bureau forecasts
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × Three in custody after human remains found partially buried in Sydney back yard. Police find remains while searching for 39-year-old man reported missing on Thursday
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × Trump administration accused of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in Australian universities over questionnaire on DEI and gender. Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × ‘Send a message to President Trump’: Bill Shorten urges Albanese to play hardball with US on tariffs. Former Labor minister says Australia should consider applying its own tariffs in retaliation against those placed on steel and aluminium
#Mar.14.2025
#theguardian.com. × Hilton hotel at Surfers Paradise evacuated after fire broke out on roof. More than 400 guests staying in tower when fire began, which one nearby resident says started after explosion
#Mar.14.2025
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