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US submarines carrying nuclear weapons could dock in Australia despite ban, Senate told

Defence secretary appears to contradict previous assurances from Penny Wong that only conventionally armed submarines will visit Australian ports...

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‘Three sheets to the wind’: how everyday phrases blew in from the sea

From ‘all at sea’ to ‘by and large’, windy weather has had quite an impact on the English languageSome everyday expressions have an obvious nautical...

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Chalmers cheers OpenAI’s new $7bn Sydney datacentre; emergency bushfire warnings in NSW – as it happened

Meanwhile sewage risked spilling into Sydney Harbour from a cracked wastewater pipe. This blog is now closedGet our

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Sydney records highest temperature in nearly two years amid heatwave as Tasmanian bushfires threaten homes

Heatwave warnings in place for parts of New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia

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Labor urged to target gas exporters and bring in east coast reserve ‘right now’ as it weighs scheme’s design

Australian Workers’ Union calls for ‘simple, workable’ model that applies to existing projects, not just future ones

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‘Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20

Prohibited from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensive

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Marles says Labor ‘working’ through Trump administration’s Aukus review – as it happened

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Most NDIS participants will lose external avenue to appeal funding amounts under new system, Senate estimates told

Administrative review tribunal no longer authorised to alter a person’s plan or reinstate funding, agency confirmsGet our

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December 03, 2025

‘Addiction to secrecy’: opposition and crossbench slam Labor’s ‘undemocratic’ changes to FoI – including charging fees

The proposed changes, which the government claims are needed to combat AI-generated requests, would also reduce what documents can be releasedGet our

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December 02, 2025

Hundreds potentially affected by Victoria police weapons searches that breached law

Exclusive: wide-ranging police powers used to conduct non-compliant searches that resulted in 33 people being charged or fined