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Good morning, and welcome to the ABC’s finance blog. I’ll be guiding you through the latest market action for the next few hours. The local share market is expected to start its day slightly higher (with ASX futures up 0.1%), while the Australian dollar is marginally lower at 70.2 US cents. That’s despite US forces…
Cameron McEvoy has got into the habit of making the incredible look relatively routine. So much so that his undoubtedly incredible 50m freestyle world record set earlier this year at the China Open was only the beginning of what he feels he can achieve. “I definitely think I can get faster,” McEvoy said upon his…
Emergency stabilisation works have been carried out by the Department of Environment at a Biloela waste business after years of clean-up orders and community complaints. The department has been issuing notices and fines to Essential Spill on Callide Street since 2022 ordering the clean-up of hazardous materials and chemicals, all of which it says have…
At 101 years young, May Beveridge loves her family, her croquet club and her community. The Lake Tyers resident is regularly found at the croquet club in nearby Lakes Entrance, a holiday hotspot 321 kilometres east of Melbourne in Gippsland. Her devotion to the sport could soon earn her a world record title. Mrs Beveridge…
Good morning, thank you for being with us as we bring you this breaking news. The US military says it has begun launching “self-defence” strikes against Iran at the direction of the commander in chief. In a post on X, the US Central Command said the strikes were in response to the downing of a…
Nick Kyrgios has made a successful return to the court, defeating world number 36 Corentin Moutet in Stuttgart to claim only his second singles victory since 2022. Kyrgios, who was awarded a wildcard at the ATP Tour grass-court event, triumphed 6-3, 6-4. He will face world number 101 Sho Shimabukuro in the round of 16….
Sugarcane growers near Cairns are concerned that urban expansion is threatening the future of farming in the area. Advocacy group Canegrowers and other stakeholders are forming a committee aimed at safeguarding the industry’s future. Since the 1980s, multiple sugarcane mills in the wider Far North region have closed due to a decline in cane production,…
Dominic Perrottet and Tony Abbott discussed right-wing “political insurgencies” at a book launch in Washington. (ABC News: Bec Symons) Former prime minister Tony Abbott says Liberal voters felt “let down” by a succession of past coalition governments, including his own, which has led to the rise of One Nation. At his United States book launch in Washington…
NASA has revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in the US space agency’s plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon. The announcement comes two months after Artemis II’s record-breaking trip around the moon that surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13. Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will pilot the next…
Councils across Melbourne are struggling to combat the rise of illegal dumping, despite more than $21 million of funding from the Victorian state government allocated to eradicating the practice. The state government announced last October it was setting up an illegal dumping task force to investigate and prosecute illegal dumpers and would provide $8.5 million…