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'National tragedy': Experts warn of concerning NAPLAN knowledge gaps
NAPLAN test scores have revealed one-third of Australian students are not meeting "challenging but reasonable" expectations in literacy and numeracy. News...
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These 10 wildflowers all have superpowers. Only one can win your vote
Move over waratahs and banksias! Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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One Nation's new Victorian leader promoted conspiracy
The new state One Nation leader warned of a debunked "globalist" plot to control Australians. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and...
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My Brilliant Career gets a reboot and a modern take
Netflix's six-episode adaptation of Miles Franklin's beloved novel features former Neighbours star Philippa Northeast as the firey protagonist. Newsiline...
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What is parentification and how can you heal from it?
Eve was an adult when she realised she grew up in a home where the child-adult relationships were reversed. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News...
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Mass funeral held in Gaza for 112 people killed in Israeli strike
The group being laid to rest were members of two extended families in Gaza, with some gathered for the event describing it as the largest funeral in the w...
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More than 150 migrants saved from burning boat in English Channel
French coastguard officials have rescued migrants stranded on a burning boat in the English Channel. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Austra...
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The ‘extremely effective’ campaigns undermining support for renewables – podcast
Despite most Australians supporting clean technology, the campaign against wind and solar infrastructure has proven to be effective, striking a chord with...
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Reading and writing worsens in Australian schools as one in three students fail to meet Naplan benchmarks
Education minister Jason Clare says the results showed ‘real challenges’ but numeracy scores were heartening Follow our Australia news live blog for lates...
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‘Did you send that report?’ The Icac bombshell that came late for Damien Tudehope
The former Liberal finance minister was questioned by Icac counsel assisting, Peggy Dwyer, on Tuesday Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news...
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Australian town defends its ‘long-valued and admired’ statue of an enslaved African American child
Maitland city council condemned an art exhibit challenging the 150-year-old statue, which the artist says ‘does not represent Black skin with any dignity’...
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Pauline Hanson has knocked another brick out of our creaky political system. It’s not good for anybody | Peter Greste
By deciding who gets to ask questions and who is barred, the One Nation leader is upending the democratic role that journalists are supposed to occupy Get...
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Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’
Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gender pay gap Get our breaking news em...
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Melbourne anti-weapons protest being investigated as terrorist act by ‘far-left extremists’
Federal police say those who vandalised a defence manufacturer and torched nearby cars could face life imprisonment Get our breaking news email, free app...
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Five dead in Moscow region as Kyiv targets more Wildberries sites
Ukraine also targets another warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries as both sides trade strikes. Newsiline summarises this report fro...
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Tony Burke delays speech expected to reveal sweeping migration cuts
The ABC understands the cuts to migration numbers are contentious within Labor, but no reason for the delay is given. Newsiline summarises this report fro...
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Labor unveils 'widow tax' fix after negative gearing backlash
The government is also consulting on carve-outs and changes covering newly built homes, affordable and disability housing and its new capital gains tax sy...
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Three lions die at Japanese zoo amid extreme temperatures
A Tokyo zoo has temporarily shut down its lion enclosure to the public as extreme heat claims three lions. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News...
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'Zip': Hanson has no answers for challenges facing Australia, says Rudd
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has no real answers for the issues facing Australians but he does believe AUKUS sub...
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Shark Bay crashed killed grandfather taking family on holiday
More details emerge of a horror crash near Shark Bay that left two men dead and a woman and child seriously injured. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Kath Pettingill, the mother of the Walsh Street police killers, dies
Kath Pettingill was the matriarch of the Melbourne crime family that was fictionalised in the 2010 movie Animal Kingdom. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Aboriginal community police sue NT Police for alleged racial discrimination
Current and former Aboriginal community police officers have launched a class action alleging they were racially vilified, abused and underpaid while work...
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Trial date set for man accused of murdering 14-year-old girl
The trial for a man accused of murdering a 14-year-old girl in Tasmania has been set to be held four years after she went missing. Newsiline summarises th...
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Kakadu board chair charged with domestic violence, assault
The chair of the Kakadu Board of Management, Ryan Barrowei, has faced the Katherine Local Court on domestic violence and aggravated assault charges. Newsi...
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Arnott's workers strike over hourly pay rises worth less than a packet of biscuits
Arnott's workers in Adelaide have walked off the job over a pay dispute, with their union saying previous pay rises have equated to less than $1 per hour...
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Teen who stabbed man with brain injury pleads guilty to murder
A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to the stabbing murder of 25-year-old Jack Westren at Shellharbour Junction train station after a group of minors lur...
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Trump wants ‘fair treatment’ in fight over Labor’s levy on tech giants to pay for news, US trade group warns
National Foreign Trade Council ‘disappointed’ at move to expand News Bargaining Incentive but Australian experts say government is not going far enough Fo...
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Afternoon Update: betting giants deny drug and sex worker allegations at inquiry; Alan Jones trial continues; and going down with the ship
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Salmon farm releasing nutrients, but EPA says it's not causing algae
The waters around Tassal's Long Bay fish farm near Port Arthur have signs of excess nutrients — including nuisance algae and seagrass loss. Newsiline summ...
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US vow to dismantle the International Criminal Court labelled 'very worrying'
The Trump administration has vowed to dismantle the International Criminal Court "brick by brick", but analysts warn it's a move that has more to do with...
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Bystanders deprived Canberra man of 'any chance of survival' after overdose
A coroner finds a group of bystanders, including two workers from a drug harm minimisation organisation, acted in a "morally blameworthy" manner after wai...
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Inside 'Kraken's' sting that led to Sydney underworld figure's arrest
Sam Amine is awaiting sentence in the NSW District Court after pleading guilty to brokering the supply of the drugs and firearm. Newsiline summarises this...
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‘Scott and Damien are afraid’: senior Liberal quizzed at Icac about former staffer’s message
NSW shadow attorney general, Damien Tudehope, tells inquiry Jean-Claude Perrottet had a talent for recruiting A senior New South Wales Liberal says the yo...
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Sacked for fighting crime, Wendy 'The Enforcer' wins bottle-o job back
A Tasmanian bottle shop worker who earned the nickname The Enforcer after she used a roller door to deter would-be thieves was sacked by her employer, BWS...
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Household spending increases in June, powered by EV sales
Australian household spending rose for a second month in June as consumers splashed out on electric vehicles amid rising fuel costs. Newsiline summarises...
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Sydney man charged over fake gun had been at costume party, court told
A man arrested for carrying a fake gun and wearing a fake police vest at Sydney's Moore Park has been released on bail after a court heard he was attendin...