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Watch American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson win her Stawell Gift heat

The Paris Olympic 100m silver medallist started from scratch but powered past the field with ease.

Former attorney general Gareth Evans outlines the factors that created an unparalleled reformist momentum – and the crucial role Paul Keating played

It is no doubt a little presumptuous for someone who was very much part of the a

What the Albanese government is proposing is not evidence-based, and it will not reverse the normalisation of gambling among young people

After more than 1,000 days without a response to the landmark Murphy report on the harms of online gambling

Previously unreleased report obtained via freedom of information battle says Pezzullo exceeded ‘boundaries of normal public service practice’

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As of Saturday morning, Australia had 39 days’ worth of petrol, 29 days’ worth of diesel and 30 days’ worth of jet fuel amid ongoing strong demand

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Reforming tax is becoming a credibility test for all – but the Liberal leader doesn’t seem keen while Labor sends mixed signals ahead of the budget

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The minister for energy and climate change, Chris Bowen, tells Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, that despite shortages at petrol stations around Australia, there have so far been no

The global energy shock and Trump’s ‘flip-flopping’ objectives could accelerate the PM’s pursuit of the kind of longer-term changes he has shied away from in the past

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Health minister Mark Butler says federal government is ‘not negotiating’ when it comes to removing price protections on common medications

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Australia will not cave

Excise cuts, coal-to-liquid fuel and greater use of ethanol have been floated as options to combat price and supply pressures – but experts say cutting fossil fuel dependence is key

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At a time when the populist right is on the rise, progressives are shooting blanks while history rushes headlong into an automated future

Canberra rolled out the red carpet this week to one of the AI overlords whose technology is driving the worl

Department says it’s received 834 requests for a review of tool’s assessments since it launched in November

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Visa ban makes Iranian-Australian feel her adopted country is a ‘home that doesn’t support you’

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Jo Tovey speaks with Patrick Keneally, Gabrielle Jackson and Patrick Commins about Anthony Albanese’s rare national address, cost-of-living relief and whether the prime minister has do

Federal opposition leader Angus Taylor criticises the prime minister’s national address made on Wednesday night and says it failed to provide clarity or detail on the fuel crisis caused by the war in Iran. Taylor accuses the government of fuelling conf

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Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces GST revenue on fuel sales to be used to reduce fuel costs by a combined 32 cents a litre

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Talks, convened by the UK, will examine ‘all viable diplomatic and political measures’ to get critical waterway open

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Albanese calls gambling reform ‘most significant’ Australia has seen but steps back from implementing all 31 recommendations of landmark 2023 report

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The minister for energy and climate change, Chris Bowen, tells Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, that despite shortages at petrol stations around Australia, there have so far been no disruptions to th

In a National Press Club address the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announces tougher restrictions on gambling advertising, building on earlier reforms aimed at reducing harm. New measures include capping TV ads, banning radio ads during

We’re not the ones holding the Trump card

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Australia’s obsequiousness to Trump’s America has gone way beyond the national interest

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Prime minister urges Australians to consider using public transport and conserve fuel for ‘critical industry’ and others

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Prime minister will tell National Press Club country must be better prepared for future shocks

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PM’s deadline to establish the biggest gun buyback in 30 years passes with half of the nation’s governments refusing to join

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Prime minister to deliver address live at 7pm AEDT as Jim Chalmers says Iran war having ‘extreme impact on global economy’

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The prime minister addressed the nation on Wednesday evening in a rare move to reassure the public, as the economic fallout from the war on Iran continues to escalate.

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The prime minister’s decision to speak to the country could undermine what he was trying to convey, that everything is in hand and there is no need to panic

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The makers of Claude.ai will become the first company to sign on to Australia’s national AI plan after a meeting with Anthony Alba

From the ‘worst financial crisis in our lifetime’ to the Covid pandemic, Australian PMs speaking to the nation has been reserved for historic moments

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The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has made a rare national address, asking the nation to ‘think of others’ and saying the ‘months ahead may not be easy’. The address was streamed on all radio and TV stations in Australia and comes as the

Prime minister says months ahead ‘may not be easy’ and urges Australians to ‘think of others in your community, in the bush and in critical industries’

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Exclusive: the 2026 document is designed to provide ‘scaffolding’ for a long-term Labor government

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Exclusive: Landlords ‘leveraging up’ by exploiting property tax rules are fuelling Australia’s housing affordability crisis, e61 Institute finds

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• Zomi Frankcom’s brother demands audio of deadly Israeli strike but ambassador says ‘it’s in the IDF’s hands’

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Jess Wilson tried to create a united front – and it worked for a minute. But the Victorian Liberals just couldn’t help themselves

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Greens amendments to force new watchdog to scrutinise uni fees and the Jobs-Ready Graduates scheme rejected by federal government

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Israel’s ambassador to Australia says he’s not aware that the investigation into the Israeli drone strike that killed Zomi Frankcom and six aid workers in Gaza has been shelved and there will be no prosecution. At the National Press Club, Hillel Newman

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says changes will help with cost of living and ‘Australians hate paying’ the surcharges

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Flow-on effect will depend on how quickly service stations sell more expensive fuel, experts warn, leaving Easter travel plans up in the air

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The US president thumbs his nose at concerns about the most serious energy crisis in global history. But Australia, like other countries, is paying a high price

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Bakers’ delights, a spiky surprise and a Mardi Gras marriage – Guardian Australia’s pick of the month’s most arresting images

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In the short term, Australians should save about 26c a litre at the pump but analysts warn there may be more action required if the energy crisis worsens

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• Labor cuts fuel excise for three months, saving Australians 26c a litre on petrol and diesel

• Dezi Freeman shot dead by police after seven-month manhunt

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Injecting $1.5bn via petrol subsidies into an inflated economy may change things for the Reserve Bank board at its next meeting

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The split comes as some MPs raise the prospect of a new conversation about the party’s leadership

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The Australian government has little option but to live with Iranian control of the strait of Hormuz and counsel its once great friend to employ what’s left of its diplomatic brain

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The Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman – who went from high school dropout to Harvard – reveals her ultimate dream for her new role

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State and federal leaders due to discuss assistance for business sectors but petrol rationing not expected to find backing

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