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Independent MP Helen Haines, in a pale blue jacket, speaks to reporters in a file photo from February 2026

Australian MP Helen Haines Critically Hurt as Police Probe Motive

Independent MP Helen Haines, a former midwife at Wangaratta Hospital, was struck by a car outside her electorate office on Monday, and police say she is critically injured. A man is in

October 19, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Black Daiichi Life Group lettering in Japanese and English on an illuminated sign

Challenger Bought Its Own Shares at A$9.84. Then Daiichi Bid A$11.80

Challenger spent A$4.9 million buying back its own shares on Friday. After the market closed, a Daiichi Life unit offered A$11.80 for the rest of the company, 19.8 percent above Friday's close. The bid is non-binding, and Challenger's board says

October 18, 2026

by Amanda Graham

A supermarket worker arranging goods on a shelf in Canberra as a shopper passes

Australia Sheds 39,300 Jobs 16 Days After the RBA’s Fourth Rate Rise

Australia lost 39,300 jobs in September and unemployment rose to 4.7 percent, just 16 days after

An LNG terminal with storage tanks, illustrating a liquefied natural gas story

Fair Work Sides With Ichthys Gas Workers, Rejecting Inpex’s Bid to Halt Their Strike

The Fair Work Commission has rejected Inpex's bid to shut down a strike by about 400 workers at the Ichthys LNG project, finding no proof the action would harm the economy. The

June 15, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Google Cloud and Wesfarmers agentic AI retail partnership behind Bunnings selling through Google AI Mode

Bunnings Is About to Sell You a Drill From Inside Google’s AI, No Website Required

Bunnings will be among the first Australian retailers to sell directly inside Google's AI Mode, letting shoppers research and buy without leaving the chatbot. It is a convenience for customers and a

June 15, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business·News·Technology

A house for sale sign outside a brick home, illustrating Australia's capital gains tax and negative gearing debate

Business Lobby Fights to Kill Labor’s Capital Gains Tax Change as Senate Inquiry Opens

Four of Australia's largest employer groups have asked the Senate to throw out Labor's plan to scrap the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount. A committee that began hearings Monday must

June 15, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

Image from coverage of Andrey Zvyagintsev's Minotaur winning the Sydney Film Prize at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival

Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ Wins Sydney Film Prize After Its Cannes Grand Prix

Andrey Zvyagintsev's 'Minotaur' took the A$60,000 Sydney Film Prize as the 73rd Sydney Film Festival closed on its highest-grossing run yet. For a film already carrying the Cannes Grand Prix, the win

June 15, 2026

Entertainment·Movies·News

Diphtheria vaccination illustration, the vaccine that prevents the disease behind Australia's outbreak

Diphtheria, a Disease of the Victorian Era, Returns to Kill in the Northern Territory

Australia has recorded its worst diphtheria outbreak since 1991 and its first death from the disease in nearly a decade, with most of the 245 cases in remote Northern Territory communities. A

June 15, 2026

Health·News

Rugby league forward Kane Evans during his playing career with Hull FC

Kane Evans Comes Out, the First in Rugby League Since Ian Roberts in 1995

Former NRL and Fiji forward Kane Evans came out as gay on national television, the first high-profile man in Australian rugby league to do so since Ian Roberts in 1995. The 31-year

June 15, 2026

News·Sports

A kangaroo, representing Australia's living marsupials studied in marsupial evolution research

Ancient Teeth From Riversleigh Point to a Tangled Start for Australia’s Marsupials

Three tiny fossil species from Queensland's Riversleigh deposits do not fit the marsupial family tree, and UNSW palaeontologists have proposed a new order, Keeunamorphia, to hold them. The find hints Australia's marsupials

June 15, 2026

News·Science

Aerial view of Firmus Project Southgate AI data centre campus in northern Tasmania

A Singapore AI Firm’s Data Centre Is Set to Become Tasmania’s Biggest Power User

Firmus is building a A$2.1 billion AI data centre outside Launceston that will draw up to 400 megawatts, on track to become Tasmania's single largest electricity user. The company calls it the

June 15, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Climate·News·Technology

Casino odds USMNT vs Australia World Cup 2026 Lumen Field Seattle betting preview

Casino Odds Favor USMNT Over Australia, But the World Cup Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story

Casino sportsbooks list the USMNT at -176 to beat Australia on June 19 at Lumen Field — but the Socceroos just silenced Turkey 2-0, Patrick Beach made eight saves, and Christian Pulisic's

June 14, 2026

News·Sports

Hridoy, Litton and Mosaddek Bat Bangladesh to the Brink of a Historic Whitewash of Australia

Bangladesh have posted 274 for 5 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, with Towhid Hridoy's 83 and half-centuries from Litton Das and Mosaddek Hossain putting Australia's historic first ODI whitewash in the balance.

June 14, 2026

News·Sports

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Australian MP Helen Haines Critically Hurt as Police Probe Motive

Challenger Bought Its Own Shares at A$9.84. Then Daiichi Bid A$11.80

Australia Sheds 39,300 Jobs 16 Days After the RBA’s Fourth Rate Rise

Fair Work Sides With Ichthys Gas Workers, Rejecting Inpex’s Bid to Halt Their Strike

Bunnings Is About to Sell You a Drill From Inside Google’s AI, No Website Required

Business Lobby Fights to Kill Labor’s Capital Gains Tax Change as Senate Inquiry Opens

Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ Wins Sydney Film Prize After Its Cannes Grand Prix

Diphtheria, a Disease of the Victorian Era, Returns to Kill in the Northern Territory

Kane Evans Comes Out, the First in Rugby League Since Ian Roberts in 1995

Ancient Teeth From Riversleigh Point to a Tangled Start for Australia’s Marsupials

A Singapore AI Firm’s Data Centre Is Set to Become Tasmania’s Biggest Power User

Casino Odds Favor USMNT Over Australia, But the World Cup Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story

Hridoy, Litton and Mosaddek Bat Bangladesh to the Brink of a Historic Whitewash of Australia

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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