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July 30, 2025

‘We have a cloud, and that’s the end’: first Australian-made orbital rocket crashes shortly after takeoff

While Gilmour Space’s Eris rocket lasted only 14 seconds in the air above Bowen, nascent Australian space industry says failed orbit attempt is a...

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July 30, 2025

NSW coast braces for wild winter weather with heavy rain and strong winds forecast

Low-pressure system could bring ‘impactful’ weather to the Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra, beginning on Friday night, the BoM says

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July 30, 2025

Advocates criticise ‘dangerous’ NT plan to reintroduce spit hoods in youth detention centres

Reintroduction of spit hoods in youth detention centres defended by territory government, almost 10 years after they were banned

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July 30, 2025

Kristian White avoids prison for manslaughter of Clare Nowland, 95, after prosecutors lose appeal

Former NSW police officer was found guilty of manslaughter last year and had been given a two-year good behaviour bond and community service sentence

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July 29, 2025

Guardian Essential poll: most Australians doubt we will ever receive Aukus submarines amid Trump uncertainty

Just 40% of respondents think Australia has a good relationship with the US, down from 65% in November 2023 when Joe Biden was president

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July 29, 2025

Australia politics live: Senate votes against search engine ID checks; just one in seven Australians back Israel’s actions in Gaza

United Australia party senator says checks would have been another layer of digital surveillance. Follow today’s news liveGet our

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July 29, 2025

Victorian coroner calls out family violence failures after husband ambushes wife with hatchet

‘It is critical that specialist family violence services make contact and offer support to people who use violence in a timely manner,’ coroner...

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July 29, 2025

One in three students fail to meet Naplan benchmarks as disadvantaged fall behind

Results found four in 10 students performed below expectations in grammar and punctuation, indicating they struggled to recognise verbs and pronouns...

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July 29, 2025

Tim Wilson gives second first speech – as it happened

This blog is now closed‘Beyond comprehension’ for Israel to claim t...

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July 29, 2025

Children to be banned from having YouTube accounts as Albanese government backflips on exemption

Labor reverses earlier decision to exempt Google-owned platform from national social media youth ban in move communications minister says will make...

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July 29, 2025

Liberal MP says women prefer hairdressing and men drawn to maths in debate over gender quotas

Labor minister likens Longman MP Terry Young’s parliament speech to infamous comments from Tony Abbott

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July 29, 2025

Sharing statement by terrorist organisation could contravene racial discrimination act, lawyers in Mary Kostakidis case argue

Former SBS newsreader accused of breaching act by sharing X posts about a speech by Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah in 2024

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