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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he thinks the government has lost some support following May’s federal budget but doesn’t regret pressing ahead with the changes. Labor backed down on some key measures in the budget and announced carve-outs for small businesses from capital gains tax changes. The federal government is increasing the small business turnover threshold for…
For five decades, a collection of 20 monumental tapestries commissioned by one of Australia’s most significant 20th-century artists has largely sat in storage. Arthur Boyd never saw the full series displayed before he died in 1999. For the first time, the entire collection of tapestries will finally be available to the public at the National…
At just 22, Patrick Beach impressed the world at his FIFA World Cup debut with the Socceroos against Türkiye last weekend. He thwarted eight goal attempts in Australia’s 2-0 win in Vancouver, Canada, including a breathtaking full-stretch save using his fingertip in the first half. Beach’s inclusion in the starting 11, with goal keeper and…
The death of an Adelaide fashion industry icon who suffered a cardiac arrest after taking magic mushrooms as an alternative treatment will be probed at a coronial inquest. Carol Foord, the founder of Toffs and Wild Child Style Lab, fought breast cancer and symptoms of motor neurone disease before her death in June 2024. She…
When Lyn Eather’s mother Olive was diagnosed with dementia, she was determined to keep her at home on the family farm for as long as possible. Her father Peter, Olive’s husband, died in 2019, about a year after the diagnosis. “Dad asked me to, ‘Be kind to your mother and look after her’ … and…
Almost 1.2 million hectares of southern NSW bushland from the Illawarra to the Victorian border could be merged into the state’s largest national park under an ambitious new proposal. The National Parks Association NSW (NPA) will launch its pitch for a Great Southern Forest National Park today in the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens. Under the…
A former special school principal has raised concerns around training and recruitment, as data from the education departments shows state-run special schools have fewer than their allocated number of full-time teachers. The data, provided by Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek in response to a question on notice about staffing allocations, showed out of the 2049.2 full-time…
About 12.5 million barrels of crude oil have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz overnight, US Vice President JD Vance says, hours after President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end the war that has disrupted global energy supplies. But in Lebanon, where more than 1 million people are displaced by the fighting,…
A government report has found Victorian fire authorities failed to complete all their planned burns in the years ahead of the devastating 2024 Grampians National Park bushfires. The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office report also warns an incomplete network of strategic fuel breaks could pose a risk to properties and communities in future bushfires. Bushfires in the…
Only a little more than a year into its second term and with Pauline Hanson turning politics upside down, the Albanese government finds itself in policy quicksand on three core issues: its budget tax reforms, its wrestle to curb the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the electorally sensitive area of migration. On Thursday, the government…