Australian News

1. US Tariffs and Trade:

   • Australia is not exempt from US tariffs on steel and aluminium exports, leading to criticism and concerns about economic self-harm. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au 👉 theguardian.com
   • Trump has doubled tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au
   • Turnbull stated that Australia cannot self-censor to please Trump in a tetchy ABC interview. 👉 abc.net.au
   • China may retaliate to Trump's tariffs, risking a trade war. 👉 abc.net.au

2. Russia-Ukraine War:

   • Ukraine is ready to accept a 30-day ceasefire as the US restores intelligence sharing. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • Russia has yet to commit to the US-brokered ceasefire proposal with Ukraine. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Ukraine launched a drone attack on Moscow ahead of peace talks. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Australia will not be intimidated by Russian warnings regarding Ukraine. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Data suggests Trump's verbal attacks may increase trust in Zelenskyy. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Russia launched a drone attack as Trump called Putin 'easier'. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Russia is "weaponising winter" in aerial attacks. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of US talks after a "disastrous" meeting with Trump. 👉 sbs.com.au

3. Australian Politics:

   • Jacinta Allan, Victorian premier, will introduce the "toughest bail laws in Australia" to crack down on crime. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 theguardian.com 👉 7news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • The High Court dismissed a federal government appeal in a native title compensation claim over Gove Peninsula. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Albanese has frozen the beer tax. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Peter Dutton rejects claims he stoked fear over caravan terror hoax. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Bombshell revelations the Dural caravan incident was not a suspected terrorist incident and instead a hoax have sparked chaos in NSW Parliament. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Albanese's cyclone call could change the election. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

4. Cyclone Alfred:

   • Conditions are easing in storm-hit regions, but flood warnings remain in place. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Gold Coast beaches are set to reopen in April after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred wreaked havoc. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • An "exhausting" clean-up has begun amid the mounting cost of cyclone flooding. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Lithunian rower reunited with his wife after voyage cut short by Cyclone Alfred. 👉 sbs.com.au

5. NSW e-buses:

   • There is a potential link between NSW e-buses and slave labour under investigation. 👉 abc.net.au

6. NSW Crime:

   • The body of a woman was found in Brisbane River, and a murder investigation has been launched. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com 👉 7news.com.au
   • A teenager is accused of sexually assaulting elderly women in Sydney. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Former Perth childcare worker has been jailed for abusing a toddler. 👉 7news.com.au

7. International Criminal Court:

   • Philippines' ex-president Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested on an ICC warrant. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au

8. Medical Advances:

   • An Australian man has survived 100 days with an artificial heart in a world-first success. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 theguardian.com 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Melanoma research to continue unabated as Richard Scolyer's brain cancer returns. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9now.nine.com.au

9. Arts and Culture:

   • Vivid Sydney 2025 line-up includes Nigella Lawson and Sigur Rós. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Rising Melbourne 2025 lineup features Beth Gibbons. 👉 abc.net.au
   • First Indian film festival in Australia goes beyond Bollywood. 👉 abc.net.au
   • WOMADelaide's best moments come from new discoveries. 👉 abc.net.au

10. Drought in South Australia:

    • South Australia is experiencing an invisible disaster due to drought-like conditions. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 7news.com.au

11. NT Waterways:

    • Saltwater crocs' feral pig diet may be changing NT waterways. 👉 abc.net.au

12. Gold Coast:

    • Shark spotted in Gold Coast canals. 👉 9now.nine.com.au

13. Bail Laws:

    • "Toughest bail laws in Australia" to be introduced by the Victorian government. 👉 9news.com.au

14. Shark Attacks:

    • A surfer was killed by a shark at Wharton Beach near Esperance, WA. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au

15. Fukushima clean up:

    • Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress. 👉 9news.com.au

16. F1:

    • Aussie ace Oscar Piastri announces huge contract news on eve of season. 👉 nine.com.au 👉 7news.com.au

17. Crime:

    • Driver arrested after narrowly missing truck and ramming police car. 👉 9news.com.au

18. Music:

    • Billy Joel postpones several concert dates due to a medical condition. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 9now.nine.com.au
    • K-pop singer Wheesung found dead at home at age 43. 👉 7news.com.au

19. NRL:

    • NRL fan charged, banned from games after allegedly throwing a meat pie. 👉 9news.com.au

20. Homelessness:

    • Cyclone survivors leave city as homelessness becomes illegal. 👉 abc.net.au

21. Power Outages:

    • Queenslanders yet to get power restored 'down in the dumps'. 👉 abc.net.au

22. High radiation:

    • High radiation and stress levels were found in the massive Fukushima plant cleanup. 👉 9news.com.au

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