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These days secure employment, glowing references, and presenting well just isn’t enough to guarantee a roof over your head. And in a deteriorating housing market, it’s young Australians who are missing out. Young people like Madison Andersen feel forced to get creative in their search for a property to call home. Madison Andersen and her…
Environmentalists and First Nations groups say a new agreement between the South Australian government and BHP, set to be passed by state parliament this week, does not do enough to end water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin. They also say their concerns have not been taken seriously and that they have been shut out…
A male voice off-screen can be heard saying “2.9” as a pair of mates shake hands. Sharks like this one live in Queensland waters. (Supplied: Mad Mullet Productions) The amateur fishermen have just caught and released a large bull shark. “Your shark. You release her … push her out.” They have returned the shark to…
In 2010, around the time of Tesla’s Initial Public Offering (IPO), an acquaintance proudly showed me his red Tesla Roadster, the first imported into Australia. It was a fine little rocket, the first electric vehicle of the modern era, discontinued in 2012 having provided the engineering and financial foundations for the Model S and, eventually,…
Leading economists at all four major banks are now predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent on Tuesday following its regular meeting. Members of the RBA’s Monetary Policy Board head into their two-day meeting this afternoon for their all-important decision on whether borrowers will get interest…
Humming on the outskirts of Dublin, dozens of massive data centres are chewing through more electricity than all the urban homes in Ireland. Jess Spear lives down the road from Grange Castle in South Dublin, one of the country’s largest data centre precincts. She walks past one of the “hyper-scale” facilities on her way to…
Donald Trump has publicly criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Israeli air strikes in Lebanon appeared to have delayed the signing of a peace deal between the US and Iran. The comments followed a post on social media in which Mr Trump indicated the framework deal is scheduled to be signed on Sunday, US local…
Business groups have united to call on the government to dump its changes to capital gains tax, arguing it will “discourage investment”, as the first tranche of tax reforms undergoes a parliamentary inquiry. The government has faced fierce backlash, particularly among business, for its recent budget measures which include replacing the 50 per cent capital…
Swiss voters appear to have voted down a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country’s population, early projections show. Shortly after polls closed at noon on Sunday, local time, initial projections from the gfs.bern institute indicated about 55 per cent opposition to the initiative, which had sparked warnings of “chaos” and devastating impacts for the…
Nestory Irankunda has never doubted his ability to have an impact on the soccer field. Whether playing for Watford, or on his World Cup debut for Australia, the 20-year-old has unwavering self-belief. Stay across the latest news, analysis and features from the 2026 FIFA World Cup here. So much so, he had planned his historic…