Australian News

1. China's Military Activity:

   • Penny Wong confronts China over live-fire exercises off the Australian coastline, describing China's response to concerns about short-notice live fire drills as "unsatisfactory". 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au
   • Chinese warships conducted live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea, causing international flights between Australia and New Zealand to be diverted due to potential hazards. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com 👉 7news.com.au
   • Commercial flights were diverted as Chinese warships undertook apparent live-fire drills in the sea between Australia and New Zealand. 👉 theguardian.com

2. US Politics:

   • Analysis of the dangers becoming more obvious as Trump's presidency unfolds. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Trump's attempts to denigrate Zelenskyy lead to surge in Ukrainian unity. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Implications of Trump's USAID freeze for developing countries. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director. 👉 sbs.com.au

3. Interest Rates and Cost of Living:

   • Millions of mortgage borrowers could soon be thousands of dollars better off due to potential interest rate cuts. 👉 abc.net.au
   • RBA didn't want to start cutting rates too late, governor Bullock says. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Bendigo Bank passes on rate cut to borrowers. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Analysis of the RBA's decision to cut interest rates and its impact on the upcoming federal election. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Key takeaways from the RBA's grilling. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Prices are not going down, and four other things we learned from Michele Bullock’s Friday appearance. 👉 theguardian.com

4. Whyalla Steelworks:

   • Labor plans for 'pseudo-nationalisation' of Whyalla receives industry backing. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au
   • PM says Whyalla's $2.4 billion package will ensure 'your kids will have a job'. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Locals react to steelworks news, expressing concerns for families in Whyalla. 👉 abc.net.au
   • SA Premier compares stress of Whyalla move to marriage proposal. 👉 abc.net.au

5. Crime and Justice:

   • Third teenager charged with rape after alleged home invasion in Cairns. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au
   • Two charged with murder over aspiring model's death in Wyndham Vale. 👉 9news.com.au
   • An Australian man faces jail time over a brawl in Bali. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Man fights for life after assault in Melbourne's inner west. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Police arrest suspect after stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Teen burglars allegedly sexually assault in Queensland. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Teen cautioned after knife pulled during school brawl in Queensland. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Vile texts reveal threats targeting Brittany Higgins and her husband. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

6. Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:

   • Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Explosions rip through several buses in Israel. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Netanyahu vows revenge for failed release of Israeli mother's body. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial leaves man injured days before watershed election. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Body of mother Shiri Bibas not among returned hostages, Israeli military says. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Returned hostage remains do not match Shiri Bibas’ DNA: Israel. 👉 7news.com.au

7. Health:

   • Pope Francis receiving oxygen supplements as he remains in hospital. 👉 9news.com.au
   • There is a measles alert issued for Sydney. 👉 7news.com.au
   • The new dementia trial experts are calling the 'slip, slop, slap of brain health'. 👉 9now.nine.com.au

8. Local News:

   • Body of woman found in Brisbane River sparks investigation. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Man killed in shocking e-scooter crash on the Gold Coast. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Council declares war on thousands of abandoned trolleys in Sydney's south-west. 👉 9news.com.au

9. Tragedies and Accidents:

   • Man left fighting for life in alleged Melbourne stabbing attack. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Family of hit-run victim break down after driver jailed for less than three years. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Schoolgirl critically injured by falling branch at Government House in Canberra. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Passengers in upside-down crash landing offered $46,000 each. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Uber driver injured in deadly Dalkeith smash ‘struggling’. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Grieving parents call for change after son's death at Northern Beaches Hospital. 👉 9news.com.au

10. Sports News:

    • Matildas in turmoil after horror loss in Cup debut. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
    • Wally Lewis helps secure $12.5m in funding for CTE after his own diagnosis. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Trudeau sends pointed message as Canada beats US in heated hockey final. 👉 abc.net.au

11. Beaumont Children Case:

    • New evidence expected in dig for missing Beaumont children. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com 👉 9now.nine.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
    • A final effort to find the remains of the missing Beaumont children will begin today, almost 60 years after their disappearance. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

12. Alternative Energy:

    • New type of farm sparks debate and opportunity in WA's Wheatbelt. 👉 abc.net.au
    • PM puts Australian steel in frame of renewables rollout. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • Albanese heckled by offshore wind farm opponents. 👉 sbs.com.au

13. Health Alerts:

    • Measles alert issued for Sydney after traveller returns from Asia. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Sydney school evacuated after gas leak scare hospitalises students and teachers. 👉 7news.com.au

14. Political Matters:

    • As Trump reshapes the government, court challenges flood in. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Albanese’s appearance on Abbie Chatfield’s podcast was a calculated move in a tight ‘influencer election’. 👉 theguardian.com
    • Peter Dutton says Labor is fast-tracking citizenship so that migrants can vote. 👉 theguardian.com
    • Minister grilled on Sunrise as 12,500 people granted citizenship before election. 👉 7news.com.au

15. Voluntary Assisted Dying:

    • Tributes flow for ‘brave Kay’ who chose to end life through VAD in NSW. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Sydney woman reveals why she has chosen to end her life via voluntary assisted dying. 👉 7news.com.au

16. Education:

    • Teachers fear for students as 'amazing' Alice Springs school shuts. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Students at Sydney school stage mass walkout over expansion plan. 👉 abc.net.au

17. Housing:

    • New homes to be built around 171 NSW transport hubs under housing reforms. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Shocking photo shows extent of Sydney’s housing crisis as renters fume. 👉 7news.com.au

18. Other World News:

    • Former football boss Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault over World Cup kiss. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Australian member of Islamic State found alive in Syrian prison. 👉 theguardian.com

19. Indigenous Affairs:

    • Saltwater Sistas 'paves the way' for Indigenous women wave riders. 👉 abc.net.au

20. Business and Economy:

    • Business closures surge as insolvencies skyrocket in Western Australia. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Supermarket push to scrap penalty rates opposed by federal government. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Telstra misled thousands of customers over internet speed, court finds. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Labor to fight Coles, Woolworths-backed plan to slash penalty rates. 👉 sbs.com.au

21. Extreme Weather:

    • Burst of heat, extreme fire danger threatening two Aussie states. 👉 9news.com.au
    • ‘Extreme’ danger warning as temps soar. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

22. Other Australian News:

    • 'City destroyer' asteroid to be monitored by Australian space experts. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Peter Dutton says he has the answer to rising insurance premiums. So how would divestiture work? 👉 theguardian.com
    • The city that's spent 60 years effectively rebuilding a rail line it ripped up (Gold Coast). 👉 abc.net.au

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