Australian News

1. US Tariffs and Trade:

   • The US Commerce Secretary has labelled Australia as a "dumper" of under-priced aluminium. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged Australians to buy locally-made goods. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 7news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Australia was unable to secure an exemption from US tariffs, despite a trade balance that favours the US. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Trump rejected Australia's bid for tariff exemptions. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Australia reacts to US metal tariffs as opposition claims it could secure deal with Trump. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Canada announces more US tariffs as trade war with Trump deepens. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au
   • The EU responds to Donald Trump's tariffs with duties on $45b of US goods. 👉 abc.net.au
   • How hard Trump's tariffs will hit the Australian economy. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Tariff's could be turning point in PM's 'no comment' Trump strategy. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Steelworkers disappointed as US denies Australia tariff exemption. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Australia news live: Albanese flags ‘buy Australian’ campaign in response to US tariffs; $1bn promised for ‘missing link’ rail to western Sydney airport. 👉 theguardian.com

2. Power Price Hike:

   • Power prices to rise nearly 9 per cent for some from mid-year. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Electricity bills set for sharp jump in much of Australia. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 9news.com.au
   • Australians urged to shop around as power prices set to rise up to 9% from July. 👉 theguardian.com

3. Tropical Cyclone Alfred:

   • Queensland's bay islands act as a natural buffer protecting the mainland from severe storm surges, and helped save Brisbane from the full force of Cyclone Alfred. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Thousands still without power after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 abc.net.au
   • Authorities say threat remains the same despite downgrading of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Thousands coming up on a week without power. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Track rainfall and wind speeds after ex-Cyclone Alfred. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Flood and severe weather warnings remain current for Queensland and New South Wales, despite ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred being downgraded to a tropical low. 👉 theguardian.com

4. Federal Politics:

   • Labor commits $1bn to secure rail corridors to new Sydney airport. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 abc.net.au
   • PM suggests Australians should buy local goods instead of American ones ahead of a federal budget expected to have an "Australian-made" theme. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Peter Dutton took publicly funded flights to Sydney on days of NRL grand finals, records show. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Opposition Leader Peter Dutton addresses the media. 👉 9news.com.au

5. Home Birth Death:

   • Women face manslaughter charges after death of baby born at home. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au

6. Shark Attack:

   • A surfer was killed in a shark attack off WA. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • Drone films fatal shark attack, man’s body may never be found. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

7. Housing and Renting:

   • Sweden builds houses in days, Australia tried to do that 50 years ago. 👉 abc.net.au
   • More than half of first home buyers considering 'rentvesting'. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Concerns renters with pets are still being rejected, despite law reform. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Renting has never been harder in Australia, especially in this state. 👉 sbs.com.au

8. Ukraine Russia Conflict:

   • US arms flow to Ukraine again as Russia mulls ceasefire. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Is a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire close? Here's what we know. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Ukraine calls Putin's bluff with ceasefire deal. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire. Here's what we know, and what might happen next. 👉 sbs.com.au

9. Medical and Health:

   • Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Australian man leaves hospital with a total artificial heart implant in a world first. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Record breaking artificial heart implant is a life-saver. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Woman whose baby died at a Sydney hospital waited 50 minutes after emergency caesarean was called, staff say. 👉 theguardian.com
   • A Victorian woman picked up a call from her ‘bank’. It cost her $130k. 👉 7news.com.au

10. Indigenous Australians:

    • Worsening Closing the Gap outcomes 'failing' kids. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • ‘Shame on you, Jacinta Allan’: mother of Aboriginal woman who died in custody says Labor’s bail laws will cost lives. 👉 theguardian.com
    • Aboriginal communities in Bundjalung Country are preparing for more pain as Cyclone Alfred approaches. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • High Court rules in favour of Gumatj in Commonwealth appeal of Yunupingu case. 👉 sbs.com.au

11. World Politics:

    • Centre-right party wins Greenland's election as Trump seeks control. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Greenland election: Victory for centre-right party whose leader told Trump 'we are not for sale'. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • The state of play as Greenland decides its future under the shadow of Donald Trump. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • New Vanuatu PM says he will ‘revisit’ 2022 security agreement with Australia. 👉 theguardian.com
    • Trump official caught posting fashion videos from DOGE office. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Former Syrian diplomat shot dead as death toll from mass violence rises above 1,300. 👉 abc.net.au

12. Crime and Legal Matters:

    • Machete ban as government doubles down on crime combat. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • State’s major new laws in crime crackdown. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • Victoria's machete ban probed as big blades found on shop shelves for just $10. 👉 9now.nine.com.au
    • Tears as five-year wait for justice ends with 10 men found guilty over park murder. 👉 9news.com.au
    • 'I was attacked first': Cassius Turvey’s accused killer. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Coup announced on radio, 20 minutes before the attempt began. 👉 9news.com.au

13. Scams and Fraud:

    • One major telco is introducing a new feature for phones to help millions of Aussies to avoid being caught in the scam crisis. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • A Victorian woman picked up a call from her ‘bank’. It cost her $130k. 👉 7news.com.au

14. Traffic and Transportation:

    • Peak-hour traffic has been thrown into chaos in one Australian city after a truck ‘flipped’ on a busy arterial motorway. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • Sydney traffic chaos after multiple-vehicle crash on major motorway. 👉 7news.com.au

15. Animals:

    • 'Extreme distress': Influencer cops backlash over baby wombat video. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Foreign Minister weighs in on influencer who ripped baby wombat from mother for photo opportunity. 👉 7news.com.au

16. Sports:

    • Boomers name ex-assistant as new head coach. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Saints take pressure off Lyon with new contract. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
    • Aussie gun wins maiden World Cup gold on Olympic slopes. 👉 abc.net.au

17. Infrastructure and Development:

    • Club’s $5bn demand for new ‘mini-city’. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • Top exec wins council fight over $45m 'cocoon' home on stunning oceanfront site. 👉 domain.com.au

18. Technology:

    • Deepfakes harder to detect spurring election concerns. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • This funky $8000 EV is China's best-selling car in 2025. 👉 drive.com.au
    • Toyota has confirmed plans for an electric ute. 👉 drive.com.au

19. AFL:

    • Lance Franklin extends olive branch out to troubled AFL youngster. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Tigers skipper backs pursuit of sacked Panthers winger. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au

20. Culture and Lifestyle:

    • Archaeologists find oldest known partial human face fossil in western Europe. 👉 9news.com.au
    • A sculpture made of fire: Murray Fredericks’ best photograph. 👉 theguardian.com
    • Why controversy follows fantasy author Cassandra Clare. 👉 abc.net.au

21. Consumer Affairs:

    • The footy ground actually making pies cheaper. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Allen’s changes flavour of least-favoured lolly snake to the delight of fans. 👉 7news.com.au

22. Marine Incident:

    • Probe into whether divers 'waving in distress' were left behind. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Ferry passenger spots scuba divers in water. 👉 9news.com.au

23. Other News:

    • Mentally unwell woman in solitary confinement for almost a decade ‘an emergency situation’, Victorian judge warns. 👉 theguardian.com
    • No option but to crawl to get around government-owned home. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Powerbanks Banned on Singapore Airlines, Scoot and Thai Airways. 👉 9news.com.au
    • NASA loses chief scientist in first round of Trump-ordered cuts. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Last-minute scrambles save wedding in face of Cyclone Alfred. 👉 abc.net.au
    • The islands that saved millions from Cyclone Alfred. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Devastated family pay tribute to surfer killed in shark attack off WA. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Thousands of car lovers to descend on Shepparton for Ford Falcon GT event. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Million-year-old face fossil discovered in cave. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Two dead after car drives into crowd in Germany. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Record example of dinosaur footprints found at school in Queensland. [9news.com.au](👉 9news.com.au

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