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Assistant Minister for Defence, Peter Khalil, will travel to the United States this week to represent the Albanese

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Australia, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Italy

Good morning, I acknowledge the Larrakia mob, our wonderful Larrakia Elders and the Larrakia people. Thank you, thank

NAIDOC Week; Closing the Gap. LARA STIMPSON, HOST: You are listening to the live broadcast from the 2026 NAIDOC

Local

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenage boy missing from Sydney’s Eastern Beaches. Julian

Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a café in Essendon this morning. Emergency services were called to

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Euramo yesterday evening, 12 July. Around 6pm, a

The following development application is currently on exhibition. Submissions must be received by 5pm on Monday, 27

Politics

Community pharmacy policy in Australia is controlled by pharmacy owners, and patients and taxpayers are losing out

ALERT LEVEL: Advice – A fire has started in the area. Monitor the situation for changes. FIRE TYPE: Bushfire

WHAT: Minister Hersey will be announcing the term 2, 2026, school attendance statistics with the School Attendance

A future Liberal and Nationals Government will ease the pressure on energy prices for households and businesses by

Business

— Melbourne, 12 July 2026 A year of anonymised flower-card messages suggests Australians are far more willing to name

“Complex rules to carve out startups from the capital gains tax changes announced in the May Federal Budget will make

Property Council ACT & Capital Region Executive Director Ashlee Berry said the acquisition marked the culmination of

Nearly 150 years after first opening its doors to the Cairns community, Westpac has strengthened its services to

Life

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenage boy missing from Sydney’s Eastern Beaches. Julian

Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a café in Essendon this morning. Emergency services were called to

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Euramo yesterday evening, 12 July. Around 6pm, a

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 12-year-old girl missing from Stafford Heights since 11 July

World

The Government will invest from the Events Boost Fund to support the India-New Zealand 100 Years of Unity through

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi have signalled their two countries’

Calgary and Salt Lake City – Rangelands and the pastoralists who use them have critical roles to play in assuring

A joint research group from Tohoku University, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, and the

Science

When someone experiences a stroke, every minute counts. The sooner doctors can determine what kind of stroke a

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Birkbeck, University of London, have identified a site where a commonly

The University of Manchester Innovation Factory has launched four new University spinout companies into its growing

A new study led by University of Manchester scientists has revealed that brighter, more consistent daytime light

Technology

Not every World Cup goal is a classic. Sometimes a half-hearted shot goes in as a result of little more than

You may be spotting bodies of dead bumblebees lying across pavements near you in the summer months. There are several

1 According to ticket purchase data from the official teamLab Biovortex Kyoto website (survey period: October 7

This week, Andrew Charlton, the federal assistant minister for science and technology, issued a stark warning about