Australian News

1. Federal Budget 2025:

   • Labor is set to push budget tax cuts through parliament, attempting to pressure the Coalition. 👉 theguardian.com
   • The federal government has announced its spending priorities in a pre-election budget, including a surprise $17b tax cut. 👉 abc.net.au
   • The budget expands the Help to Buy housing scheme. 👉 abc.net.au
   • A surprise $17b in tax cuts sets up an election clash. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Winners and losers from the federal budget include taxpayers, bill payers, women, student debt, and renters. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Budget increases bonus for tradie apprentices in one industry. 👉 9news.com.au
   • The budget predicts what our lives will look like in 2028. 👉 9news.com.au
   • The government has revealed $2.1 billion in savings as it prepares to hand down the budget. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Multibillion-dollar pay rise for 60,000 workers in aged care and early childcare is planned. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Budget reform could send 3 million workers into a better job. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Australia to redirect $100m in foreign aid to Indo-Pacific region after Trump pulls funding. 👉 theguardian.com
   • In the federal budget, first homebuyers and renters are the centrepiece of housing pledge. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Opposition brands Labor’s budget tax cuts a ‘cruel hoax’ 👉 7news.com.au
   • Homeowners may get interest rate relief if inflation keeps coming down. 👉 7news.com.au
   • It will expand donor conception rights with new transparency laws. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Budget pledges billions for clean green metals. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

2. Missing Persons:

   • Search resumes for Qld police officer missing near Byron Bay. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Fears for well-known cop missing near Byron Bay. 👉 7news.com.au
   • A high-profile police detective is missing in surf off NSW. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • A desperate search is underway for a man missing in Far North Queensland after a hunting trip. 👉 7news.com.au

3. Weather:

   • Unbearable humidity forecast to trigger rain for Queensland and NSW. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Millions of residents have been warned of a wave of severe storms and lashings of rain, as hot air generates pseudo-monsoon conditions. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Renters with 'nowhere else to go' after storm smashes Riverina town. 👉 abc.net.au
   • NSW towns centimetres from major flooding due to Alfred, data shows. 👉 abc.net.au

4. Legal & Crime:

   • Murder charge dropped as Sydney man pleads guilty to wife's DV manslaughter. 👉 abc.net.au
   • NSW Police make tobacco arrests as $6.9b black market hit to budget is revealed. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Top US officials shift blame for Signal chat leak to one man. 👉 9news.com.au
   • A gang that targeted tobacconists and storage facilities to steal at least 1.4 tonnes of cigarettes and tobacco have been nabbed by police. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Salad products sold at ALDI are recalled over disease-causing bacteria fears. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Lower house passes Tasmanian salmon farming bill amid environmental protests. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Man faces possible life in jail if convicted of sacrilege over early morning church break-in. 👉 7news.com.au

5. Politics & Government:

   • Coalition may rethink rules that push car makers to create cheaper EVs and hybrids for Australians. 👉 theguardian.com
   • A weekly cup of coffee is set to trigger a major election showdown. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Only three possible election dates left – and the clock is ticking. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Police 'won't tolerate' unlawful protesting outside Avalon International Airshow. 👉 9news.com.au
   • The Queensland government reveals long-awaited plans for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • US Vice President JD Vance to join wife on controversial Greenland trip. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Security funding for Jewish, Muslim worship sites in $178m social cohesion package. 👉 sbs.com.au

6. Health:

   • Cheap medicine, free GP visits under $124.8b healthcare budget. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Women win critical $793 million health boost. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Health alert after fire erupts in Western Sydney laundry. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Max-security prison braces for potential outbreak of ‘highly contagious’ illness. 👉 7news.com.au

7. World Affairs:

   • Oscar-winning Palestinian director released from Israeli detention. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Russia and Ukraine agree to US-brokered maritime and energy ceasefire. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Democrats call on senior US security officials to resign over Signal chat leak. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Mangione wants a laptop in jail while he awaits trial over CEO's murder. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Cruise ship armed with water cannons as it sails through area known for pirates. 👉 9news.com.au
   • South African president dismisses 'white genocide' claim made by Elon Musk. 👉 9news.com.au

8. Domestic News:

   • Judge says prison conditions for alleged crime figure are 'draconian'. 👉 abc.net.au
   • University cuts up to 180 more jobs amid student visa changes. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Tongan Queen comes to Australia to celebrate college's 99-year anniversary. 👉 abc.net.au

9. Business & Economy:

   • Chewing gum is shedding microplastics into saliva, research finds. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Is Australia's economy on track for a 'soft landing'? The budget papers say it is. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Chinese EV company BYD takes fight to Tesla, as Elon's global sales slump. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Tesla trade-ins at record levels in the US. 👉 drive.com.au
   • Coal miner Peabody to pay $500,000 for polluting Royal National Park. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Samsung Electronics co-CEO dies, leaving new appointee in charge. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Labor lambasts coalition 'brain explosion' on tax cuts. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • A former executive takes on Facebook, saying that "people deserve to know". 👉 9now.nine.com.au

10. Sports News:

    • Swimming gets a huge boost in Brisbane 2032 plan. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
    • Worker dies at Saudi Arabia World Cup venue. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
    • Socceroos silence record Chinese crowd with a horror goalkeeper error. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Police investigate after goalkeeper pushes ball boy. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
    • 'Thank you': Swimming's huge boost in Brisbane 2032 plan. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
    • The Olympic will be ‘the Gabba’s swansong’. 👉 7news.com.au

11. Social Trends:

    • People are fed up with the scourge of squirrels in rental houses. 👉 domain.com.au
    • Sydney woman unknowingly filmed by man using camera in glasses. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Calls for 4WD ban on the Australian beaches being 'pummelled to death'. 👉 abc.net.au

12. Automotive Industry:

    • 2025 Melbourne Motor Show: What to expect. 👉 drive.com.au
    • 2025 Porsche 911 T-Hybrid review. 👉 7news.com.au
    • 2025-26 Federal Budget wrap for motorists. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Qantas’ brand new ‘extra long range’ planes. 👉 7news.com.au

13. Obituaries:

    • Motorcyclist who fell into Seoul sinkhole found dead after search. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Man dies after being hit by car at Brisbane shopping centre. 👉 7news.com.au

14. Retail:

    • Aldi gluten-free cake mixes have been removed from sale due to contamination fears. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Popular grocery items are urgently recalled in two states over contamination concerns. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • Calling time: Couple closes beloved Chinatown watch shop after almost 50 years. 👉 sbs.com.au

15. Other News:

    • Giant claws belonged to bizarre new dinosaur. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Incredible 60-year-old discovery in Aussie backyard pool renovation. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • Stephen Fry receives royal knighthood. 👉 9now.nine.com.au
    • The 'hot mess' Olympics: How Queensland’s 2032 Games planning descended into farce. 👉 theguardian.com

16. Housing Crisis:

    • Sydney's housing crisis fuels debate over rare inner-city properties, with some suggesting vacant WestConnex sites should be used for social housing. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Caravan park residents face homelessness as council terminates leases. 👉 abc.net.au

17. Social Media Privacy:

    • What are your rights if someone films you in public? 👉 abc.net.au
    • Sydney woman unknowingly filmed by man using camera in glasses. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Facebook shut down in PNG in 'test' to stop 'pornography, misinformation'. 👉 abc.net.au

18. AFL and NRL:

    • Massive blow' hits Titans with young star's injury reveal. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
    • Eels land big coup as star released immediately. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
    • It's taken a generation but Manly and Cherry-Evans must face the unknown. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Rabbitohs mascot apologises for pushing young fan after watching video. 👉 abc.net.au

19. Environment:

    • Glencore's Hail Creek coalmine methane emissions could be higher than official reports. 👉 theguardian.com
    • Methane emissions from Queensland mine may be gross underestimates, UN research finds. 👉 theguardian.com
    • NSW towns centimetres from major flooding due to Alfred, data shows. 👉 abc.net.au

20. Tragedies:

    • World confronted by photo of vulture waiting for starving child to die. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Australian woman killed as snorkelling boat capsizes off Bali. 👉 abc.net.au

21. International Relations:

    • US war plans leak shows Five Eyes allies must ‘look out for ourselves’, says Mark Carney. [theguardian.com](👉 theguardian.com

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