Australian News

1. Ukraine War:

   • Trump says Putin has agreed to start negotiations to end the Ukraine war after a "highly productive" phone call. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Zelenskyy offers Ukraine land swap with Russia in talks to end war. 👉 abc.net.au
   • US Defence Secretary rules out NATO membership for Ukraine. 👉 9news.com.au

2. Australian Politics:

   • Anthony Albanese is being urged to meet with Donald Trump as uncertainty around a potentially devastating move for Australia festers. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • The PM is keeping open the low-probability option of a last-minute dash to the White House ahead of the federal election if the government judges it would sway Donald Trump towards granting Australia a tariff exemption. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Independent Haines will seek to undo electoral reform in hung parliament. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Crossbench sidelined as Labor strikes deal with Coalition on political donations and spending caps. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 theguardian.com
   • Albanese has pointed out that the US has had a trade surplus with Australia since the Truman administration. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Turnbull skewers Trump's views on trade. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Australia 'killing' US market, Trump's top trade adviser says. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Economists measure Australian recession risk amid Trump's trade war. 👉 abc.net.au
   • NSW Health Minister says patient records are being checked to ensure ‘no adverse outcomes’ for Jewish patients. 👉 sunrise

3. Social Issues:

   • Two NSW Health workers have been stood down over a ‘sickening’ anti-Israeli video. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Police await 'critical evidence' after nurses bragged about harming Israelis. 👉 abc.net.au
   • NSW Health nurses stood down over 'vile, dehumanising' comments in video. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Seven charged in alleged billion-dollar fake abuse claims scheme. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Calls for change 17 years on from national apology. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • ‘20 in a cell, no fresh air, drinking water above a toilet’: these are accounts from inside an NT watch house. 👉 nitv
   • UN says former Bangladesh government behind 'crimes against humanity'. 👉 abc.net.au
   • The new laws tackling antisemitism in NSW and why they have sparked criticism. 👉 abc.net.au

4. Housing and Finance:

   • Treasurer instructs banks to relax home loan rules for HECS debts. 👉 9now.nine.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Share of wealth held by Australia’s poorest falls sharply since 2004. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Nearly 4 in 5 retired single women who rent are below the poverty line. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Australia’s super wealthy are scoring major bargains on multimillion-dollar homes. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Commbank boss stops short of confirming rate cut despite record profits. 👉 9news.com.au
   • CBA boss 'acutely aware' customers expect rate cuts to be passed on. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Relaxed lending rules for student debt holders won't benefit all. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Commonwealth Bank keeps tight lipped on potential rates cut despite $5.1b profit. 👉 9now.nine.com.au

5. Weather:

   • WA cyclone expected to reach category 5 today with 200kph winds. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Flights cancelled, schools closed as WA prepares for category 4 cyclone. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Australia facing heatwaves, drenching and cyclones. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Summer snow set to make Australia’s southeast shiver. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Australia’s extreme climate laid bare. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Aussie city ranked hottest in the world, as state is smothered by hot air mass. 👉 9news.com.au

6. Law and Order:

   • Police seeking man over stabbing in central Melbourne. 👉 9news.com.au
   • One driver was killed and another critically injured when two B-double trucks crashed on the Hume Hwy at Oolong. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Top cop’s leadership under fire amid no-confidence vote. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Gang violence sparked by ‘love triangle’ led to Cassius Turvey killing, court told. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Bruce Lehrmann to seek judge-only trial on Toowoomba rape charges. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Alleged fake sex abuse scam revealed. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • 'Stomping on their heads': Man arrested after horrific bus station attack. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Resident reveals horror as mum dies on notorious road: 'Two seconds and you're gone'. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Stronger watchdog powers to prevent robodebt repeat. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Truck driver towing four trailers killed in fiery crash in remote WA. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Woman who savagely attacked a teen with autism fights to have sentence quashed. 👉 9news.com.au

7. Kanye West:

   • Yeezy.com disappears from the internet after Shopify says Kanye violated its terms. 👉 9news.com.au

8. Sam Kerr Trial:

   • Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially harassing UK police officer. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • As any woman in the back of a locked taxi knows, Sam Kerr should never have been brought to court. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Sam Kerr's trial started uncomfortable conversations about anti-white racism. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Police response to Sam Kerr incident 'completely unacceptable', court hears. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Sam Kerr is 'shy' and 'level-headed' off the pitch, friends tell racial harassment trial. 👉 abc.net.au

9. Australian Aliminium:

   • Australia not 'killing' US aluminium market: minister. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Why Australian aluminium is in the White House's sights. 👉 abc.net.au
   • US tariff exemption ‘under consideration’ for Australia, says Albanese. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Top Trump adviser says Australia is killing US aluminium market. 👉 sbs.com.au

10. Artificial Intelligence:

    • ‘Like finding gold’: plains-wanderers spotted in Melbourne’s west for first time in 30 years with help of AI. 👉 theguardian.com
    • What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company behind a $1 trillion Wall Street hit? 👉 9news.com.au
    • Outcry as major auction house prepares first ever AI art sale. 👉 9news.com.au

11. NT Treaty:

    • Treaty plans scrapped in the NT, ending seven-year process. 👉 abc.net.au

12. Airlines:

    • Government to acquire Rex Airlines if administrators fail to find a buyer. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Airplane seats of the very near future might look like this. 👉 9news.com.au

13. Music Festivals:

    • The $50,000 reason some Australian music festivals are calling it quits. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • ‘Sad but not surprising’: Huge news for Aussie festival. 👉 7news.com.au

14. Athletics:

    • Teen sensation Gout to run iconic Stawell Gift. 👉 9news.com.au

15. Car crash:

    • Two people fighting for life in Gold Coast crash. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Child’s heartbreaking message for Adelaide woman killed in motorbike crash. 👉 7news.com.au
    • ‘Vibrant’ mum dies in horror motorcycle crash. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

16. Local Politics and Council: - Proposed ban on protest outside places of worship could prevent Town Hall rallies, Sydney mayor warns. 👉 theguardian.com - Top exec wins council fight over $45m 'cocoon' home on stunning oceanfront site. 👉 domain.com.au

17. Golf:

    • Adelaide's LIV Golf fan event draws crowds despite scorching weather. 👉 9news.com.au

18. Dogs: - Owner in tears after giant schnauzer finally wins major dog show. 👉 9news.com.au - Chauffeuring dogs, paid petrol: Ministerial driver rules for state politicians. 👉 abc.net.au

19. Travel:

    • Bali police say Australian tourist involved in mass brawl at night club. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Aussie couple 'shipwrecked' in Indonesia. 👉 abc.net.au
    • This remote Australian island celebrates Lunar New Year with two public holidays. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Japanese town’s drastic act to control unruly tourists. 👉 7news.com.au

20. Football:

    • 'Fractured relationship' tested by big Broncos call. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
    • Australian Championship unveiled by football's governing body. 👉 abc.net.au

21. Music:

    • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees revealed. 👉 9now.nine.com.au
    • Luke Combs grapples in private with a debilitating health struggle. 👉 9now.nine.com.au

22. Science:

    • Record-breaking 'ghost' particle spotted by underwater telescope. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Push for more Antarctic inspections to prevent 'militarisation by stealth'. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Scientists left questioning how a corella turned pink. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Teens need more sleep, but their habits are disrupting it, study finds. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Snakes become 'very disoriented', lose weight and get sick when relocated. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Bacteria transferred during intercourse could help identify sexual assault perpetrators, scientists say. 👉 theguardian.com
    • There is one simple thing you can do right now to boost your sex life. 👉 7news.com.au
    • A couple bought a $64m London mansion. Then they found it was infested. 👉 9news.com.au

23. Indigenous: - 'Are you waiting for us to die?': the failure to implement Bringing Them Home. 👉 nitv - On the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Ride, Walgett locals reflect on its enduring legacy. 👉 nitv - As Lunar New Year approaches, this Biripi artist is celebrating both his Aboriginal and Chinese heritage. 👉 nitv

24. Nuclear Energy:

    • Teenager Will has made it his mission to promote nuclear power. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Nuclear plants could require three times more water than used by coal. 👉 abc.net.au

25. Local News:

    • A man has faced court over an alleged bashing that left two men injured at Gungahlin Marketplace bus interchange in the ACT. 👉 7news.com.au
    • A child has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in Brisbane’s south. [7news.com.au](👉 7news.com.au

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