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July 31, 2025

Fears for South Australia’s annual cuttlefish gathering amid deadly algal bloom

Breeding event known as Cuttlefest takes place in waters off Point Lowly but this year scientists warn the effect of toxic algae could be...

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July 31, 2025

Worsening Closing the Gap measures spark Indigenous calls for ‘real power shift’

Latest report delivers bad news on targets including adult imprisonment rates, children in out-of-home care, suicide and childhood development

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July 30, 2025

Australia politics live: only four out of 19 Closing the Gap targets improving, latest report shows

Key metrics such as adult imprisonment, children in out-of-home care and suicide are worsening. Follow today’s news liveGet our

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July 30, 2025

14 nations join France in push to recognise Palestinian state

Declaration could herald wave of future recognitions, including by Canada, Australia and New ZealandFrance and 14 other countries have co-signed a...

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July 30, 2025

Adani claims its export program helps contribute to sustainable energy – but experts say that’s ‘wilful disinformation’

Indian conglomerate’s claim about exporting coal and its role for developing nations is ‘meaningless sustainability waffle’ and amounts to...

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July 30, 2025

Cars sold in Australia still use more petrol and emit more toxic fumes than advertised, new real-world testing shows

Repeated investigations identifying discrepancies in fuel efficiency marketing failing to hold carmakers accountableGet our

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July 30, 2025

An unlikely group of protesters fear Victoria’s power bill is a threat to private landowners. Here’s what we know

Is Labor’s VicGrid bill really as alarming as some believe and what does it mean for property owners?Get our brea...

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July 30, 2025

Albanese says banning children from social media ‘not going to be easy’ as key questions unanswered

Onus on platforms to design simple solutions and there are ‘lots of ways’ tech firms could verify age of users, says communications minister

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July 30, 2025

The politics of falling inflation has been clear – lower is better. But Australia should beware its flip side: slow growth

There’s no convincing argument for the RBA not to cut interest rates on 12 August as economists say they are acting as a break on the economy

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July 30, 2025

Mushroom lunch murderer Erin Patterson prevented from selling house by court order

Prosecutors granted restraining order under the confiscation act to stop the triple murderer’s Leongatha property being sold or otherwise dealt...

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July 30, 2025

Victorian Liberal deputy Sam Groth and wife threaten defamation and privacy action over News Corp stories

Former tennis star’s lawyer alleges Herald Sun articles are defamatory and constitute a serious invasion of Brittany Groth’s privacy under new tort...

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July 30, 2025

‘Moral momentum’: Ed Husic says Australia should immediately join UK in preparing to recognise Palestinian state

Labor MP says recognising statehood would deprive Hamas - ‘built largely on grievance’ - of power over Gaza and speed up peace process

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