Australian News

1. Federal Election 2025:

   • Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton paused campaigning to issue Easter messages, focusing on reflection and family. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Albanese claimed victory in the Vegemite fight after Canada conceded the spread poses ‘low’ risk to humans. 👉 theguardian.com
   • The leaders' debate sidelined Indigenous affairs, two years after PM’s election night pledge. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Dutton plans major tax breaks for new businesses and rejects Labor's penalty rate pledge. 👉 sbs.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • Labor vowed to protect penalty rates if re-elected. 👉 sbs.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • Economists are sounding the alarm as leaders sweeten the campaign with pricey promises. 👉 9now.nine.com.au
   • Voters in the Torres Strait Islands consider water security a key issue in the election. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 sbs.com.au
   • The Australian share market closes higher following jobs data. 👉 abc.net.au
   • A supermarket catalogue from 2021 tells us plenty about this election. 👉 abc.net.au

2. International Relations and Conflicts:

   • Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian attacks continued despite Putin's announced Easter truce. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au
   • The U.S. Supreme Court blocked new deportations under an 18th-century wartime law. 👉 9news.com.au
   • US says it is ready to drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Australia is advocating for a Melbourne man charged by Russia after fighting for Ukraine. 👉 theguardian.com 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Richard Marles dismissed as 'completely false' report of Russia seeking Indonesian airbase. 👉 9now.nine.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination records released on Trump's order. 👉 9news.com.au
   • El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele says he's helping Trump to do the same. 👉 sbs.com.au

3. Accidents, Crime, and Law Enforcement:

   • A young man was stabbed to death on Chapel St in Melbourne. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Police used capsicum spray after a 40-person brawl erupted in a Pyrmont park. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • A 12-year-old girl died in an e-scooter crash in Laidley, Queensland. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • A man slipped off a Queensland cliff in a first date disaster. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Five people drowned during the Easter long weekend. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 7news.com.au 👉 theguardian.com
   • A rock fisherman drowned after being swept into the sea on the NSW south coast. 👉 7news.com.au
   • A luxury yacht burst into flames off Rottnest Island. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • A fugitive was found in a backyard shed after shots were fired by cops at a stolen Audi in Rose Bay. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • Police believe the body found in a burnt-out car in Beverly Hills is that of a kidnapped woman. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 theguardian.com 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Crystal Beale's belongings were found a kilometre from where she was last seen. 👉 7news.com.au

4. Arts and Culture:

   • Tributes flowed for renowned Australian fashion designer Aurelio Costarella after his death at the age of 60. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • Aussie Musician Darren Hayes reveals he ‘nearly died’ after suffering life-changing accident at home. 👉 7news.com.au
   • The Sopranos star Dominic Chianese’s daughter Sarah dies following cancer battle. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Calling time: Couple closes beloved Chinatown watch shop after almost 50 years. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Old baby cake: the Sydney patisserie that has gone viral on Chinese social media. 👉 theguardian.com

5. Sports:

   • Reece Walsh was backed by Broncos coach Maguire despite a costly error. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Gout Gout blows rivals away in blistering Stawell Gift heat. 👉 7news.com.au
   • 'Hypocritical' Tigers blasted for 'disgusting' Galvin treatment. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
   • Gallen signs on to SBW grudge match 'a long time' in the making. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
   • Probe into star's sudden death in China at 28. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au
   • A 14yo prodigy becomes youngest-ever IPL player, hits six off first ball. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Australian Oscar Piastri has won the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Police intervene as NRL star clashes with fan. 👉 nine.com.au

6. Health and Environment:

   • The Frenchmen hailed as heroes reflect on one year since Bondi stabbing attack. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Australia's black cockatoos could be extinct in 20 years. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • European wasps terrorise Victorian residents as pest numbers grow. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Filming restrictions for Paramedics TV show in WA labelled dishonest. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Marles dismisses 'completely false' report of Russia seeking Indonesian airbase. 👉 9now.nine.com.au

7. Social Issues and Lifestyle:

   • Thousands rally in the UK against a 'biological sex' ruling on legal definition of womanhood. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 sbs.com.au
   • The Bluey episode that raises questions about parents' phone use. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Rare calendar alignment sees all Christians celebrate Easter together. 👉 abc.net.au
   • A yacht rock cover band thought they'd see no interest, but they were wrong. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Byron Bay to trial relaxed rules to boost 'waning' nightlife. 👉 abc.net.au
   • This religion started as a 'joke', then it took on a life of its own. 👉 abc.net.au

8. Small Business and Economy:

   • Small businesses feel the pinch amid a busy Easter period. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Australians are predicted to spend $4.8 billion over the Easter long weekend. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Tiana's landlord and their parents live in her backyard due to rental stress. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Trump tariffs trigger “buy local” push as Australians predicted to spend $4.8 billion over Easter. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 sbs.com.au

9. Indigenous Australians:

   • A mysterious phone call and pair of shorts are a family's only clues in a missing man search. 👉 abc.net.au
   • First Nations rangers fight to save 'vacuum cleaners of the river'. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Jacinta Price says she wants efficient government spending, but her sights only seem set on Indigenous Affairs. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Climate change has barely rated a mention this election, but in the Torres Strait it's an urgent priority. 👉 sbs.com.au

10. Other News:

    • Missing six-year-old found after 16 hours lost in bushland. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
    • Rare calendar alignment sees all Christians celebrate Easter together. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Fast bowling records will stay unless coaches 'let them be aggressive'. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Gout and Kennedy storm into Stawell Gift semis. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Side hustles on the rise as Tasmanians lowest paid but working the most jobs. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Concerns remain over country intersection where crash claimed five lives. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Pilot speaks out after friend's near-death crash at Avalon Airshow. 👉 9news.com.au

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