Australian News

1. Australia Post Suspends US Deliveries:

   • Australia Post has immediately suspended many forms of shipping to the United States due to changes in import rules and tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au 👉 theguardian.com 👉 sbs.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com 👉 7news.com.au

2. Gaza Hospital Strike:

   • A strike on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis resulted in at least 20 deaths, including five journalists, leading to global condemnation and a rare statement of regret from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called it a 'tragic mishap'. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au 👉 theguardian.com 👉 au.news.yahoo.com 👉 7news.com.au
   • Separately, an emergency nurse details the dire conditions and risks of providing care in Gaza due to the ongoing conflict. 👉 sbs.com.au

3. Environment Law Overhaul:

   • The Australian federal government is expediting long-overdue reforms to environmental laws to boost protections and approvals. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 theguardian.com 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

4. Housing and Property:

   • The Australian government's 5 per cent home deposit scheme is set to begin in October, aiming to assist first home buyers. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 sbs.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au
   • A man in NSW fears his home of 30 years is gradually slipping into a backyard creek due to land slippage. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • New South Wales planning minister defends calling housing development objectors 'un-Sydneylike'. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Treasury is preoccupied with three P-words that won't improve your life. 👉 abc.net.au

5. Child Safety and Welfare:

   • Urgent reforms to child safety laws are being fast-tracked through parliament following a review exposing systemic failures. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • More than 13,000 Australian children sought homeless support last year, with three in four remaining homeless after receiving crisis help. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • A two-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by a van at a pedestrian crossing on a balance bike. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com 👉 7news.com.au

6. Autism and NDIS:

   • A Liberal MP has expressed fears about the impact of changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for children with autism, following the government's announcement of a new scheme. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Children with mild autism and developmental delay will be moved off the NDIS onto a new scheme. 👉 7news.com.au

7. Environment and Heritage:

   • Federal Court says three-year wait for Murujuga heritage protection decision an 'unreasonable delay'. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • A family's discovery of a near complete 7.1-metre fossil on an outback Queensland station has sparked excitement. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

8. Health and Medical:

   • Health experts are calling for tighter controls on weight loss injections. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Arts degrees to cost $50,000 until at least 2027 despite Albanese reform promises, vice-chancellor says. 👉 theguardian.com

9. Erin Patterson Case:

   • Ian Wilkinson, the sole survivor of the mushroom lunch, has offered forgiveness to Erin Patterson and says that he is "half alive" without his wife. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 sbs.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • Erin Patterson will be sentenced for her deadly mushroom lunch on September 8. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Crochet, isolation and the prison chaplain: Erin Patterson’s life behind bars detailed in court. 👉 theguardian.com

10. Local Government:

    • Hume Council sounds alarm on 'tidal wave' of data centre water applications. 👉 abc.net.au

11. Technology and AI:

    • A new AI tool is scaring TV reporters. 👉 9now.nine.com.au
    • Elon Musk files lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Educational evolution: AI teaching to be introduced to hundreds of Australian schools. 👉 7news.com.au
    • 'It's like a part of me': How a ChatGPT update destroyed some AI friendships. 👉 sbs.com.au

12. Financial and Business News:

    • Spotify users in Australia hit with monthly price hike. 👉 9news.com.au
    • The era of significant pay rises may be over, as Aussies face a wage slowdown and a “bump in the road” for the labour market. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • What could happen to your reward points soon. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Consultancy firms win nearly $1bn in Australian contracts in past year despite new outsourcing rules, research shows. 👉 theguardian.com

13. Crime and Legal Matters:

    • A man has been charged after a 77-year-old woman was found dead following a suspicious house fire on the NSW Central Coast. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • A man charged after synagogue targeted with graffiti six times. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
    • A former cartel kingpin apologises for 'great harm' in US court. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Radley tangled in Smith investigation as startling details emerge. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au

14. AUKUS Security Pact:

    • Australia has been urged to give the US "commitments" for AUKUS submarines in the event of war. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

15. World Events:

    • Tropical Storm Kajiki leaves one dead in Vietnam after making landfall as a typhoon. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 sbs.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
    • Wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained by ICE and now faces deportation to Uganda. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
    • Sting taken to court by band which made him famous. 👉 9now.nine.com.au

16. Sports News:

    • Port Adelaide forward Willie Rioli retires from AFL. 👉 abc.net.au
    • NRL star Brandon Smith charged over alleged drug supply, betting offences. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 abc.net.au
    • Little-known Aussie dumps seed out of US Open. 👉 wwos.nine.com.au 👉 7news.com.au

17. Accidents and Disasters:

    • A driver miraculously escapes a wild, fiery crash in Toorak, Melbourne. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Truck driver rushed to hospital, M1 partially closed north of Sydney after crash. 👉 9news.com.au

18. Arts and Culture:

    • Why are artists like Drake, Morgan Wallen and The Weeknd boycotting Grammys? (3 days ago) 👉 7news.com.au
    • How Aunty Donna are bypassing the gatekeepers to change Australian comedy. (2 days ago) 👉 abc.net.au
    • A famous Australian song almost didn't sound the way it does today. (1 day ago) 👉 abc.net.au
    • A 90-year-old artist finally gets her due in new blockbuster exhibition. (1 day ago) 👉 abc.net.au
    • New details as NRL urged to act on South Sydney’s Brandon Smith call. 👉 7news.com.au

19. Other News:

    • A NSW man sped up to 168km/h with baby in front seat, police say. 👉 9news.com.au
    • A Current Affair reports on a family employing security guard after being targeted five times by thieves. 👉 9now.nine.com.au
    • A Current Affair covers Bob's home of 30 years being swallowed up by a creek. 👉 9now.nine.com.au

20. Consumer:

    • Sunscreen company stops selling product as it awaits SPF testing results. (1 day ago) 👉 9news.com.au
    • One of Australia's biggest banks will soon ask customers for a selfie. (1 day ago) 👉 9news.com.au
    • Best-selling car vacuum on Amazon Australia is slashed in price. 👉 7news.com.au

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