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November 20, 2025

Australia news live: Mark Dreyfus calls for republic referendum; Albanese heads to G20 in South Africa

Former attorney general says it is ‘past time’ for another vote. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news em...

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November 20, 2025

Labor urged not to ‘go soft’ on gambling ads after reports the government may resist a total ban

Crossbenchers and gambling harm advocates criticise suggestion the long-delayed recommendation may not happen due to under-16s social media ban

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November 20, 2025

Mark Speakman stands down as leader of NSW Liberals with Kellie Sloane expected to replace him

Opposition leader says ‘brand damage’ from the federal Liberals had colleagues looking for generational change and endorses Sloane as replacement

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November 20, 2025

Secret translation of Nauruan president’s interview on NZYQ deal with Australia to stay suppressed for decade

Penny Wong says translation notes were ‘taken hastily’ by official who was not accredited translator and were ‘for internal purposes only’

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November 19, 2025

Researchers say real impact of deforestation being hidden in Australia’s official figures by ‘sleight of hand’

Report commissioned by conservationists suggests some recorded new growth is misclassified or otherwise not equivalent to losses in species-heavy...

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November 19, 2025

Australia news live: volcano erupts in Java; Sussan Ley to outline defence priorities

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru is the highest peak on Java island and its eruption has prompted evacuations. Follow today’s news liveGet our

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November 19, 2025

Valvoline, bourbon and a touching tribute from Russell Crowe: radio star John Laws farewelled at state funeral

John Howard, billionaire Lindsay Fox and Dawn Fraser among mourners at service for broadcaster known as ‘the Golden Tonsils’

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November 19, 2025

Tony Burke reviewing anti-hate laws and says South African neo-Nazi will not be allowed back into Australia

Home affairs minister’s comments come as NSW moves to ban white supremacist chants after neo-Nazi protest

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November 19, 2025

Labor MP Ed Husic urges own party to ‘pry open the jaws of Treasury’ after CSIRO announces job cuts

Husic, who oversaw CSIRO cuts as the former science minister, said some in government see scientific agency funding as a ‘cost’ not an...

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November 19, 2025

‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm

One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’

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November 18, 2025

Australia will not oppose Turkey staging Cop31 as Albanese signals policy shift

Prime minister says fight over hosting rights jeopardises global unity needed for action to help Pacific islandsCop30: click h...

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November 18, 2025

Roblox rolls out age-verification features in Australia as gaming platform insists child social media ban should not apply

Online gaming company says voluntary age assurance technology will limit teens and children messaging users outside their own age groups

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