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Crisis of First Nations children in care will worsen under NT child protection reforms, advocates warn

Legal and child advocates have criticised the changes, which include eroding the Aboriginal child placement principle, as ‘dangerous, ignorant and wrong’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Northern Territory government ...

Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget changes

Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesExplore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or ...

Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget reforms

Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investorsThe Coalition has vowed to repeal Labor’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax in they win power, setting up a major fight ahead o...

Budget 2026 live updates: Coalition claims budget will ‘kneecap’ younger Australians; plans for Trump tower on Gold Coast scrapped

Anthony Albanese defends changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, which Bill Shorten says will give young people a ‘fighting chance’. Follow today’s news liveSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia to send military plan...

Trump’s rollback of toxic gas rules limits EPA’s authority to protect public health, analysis says

Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research findsA new Trump administration plan to rescind 2024 regulations for toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) pollution more broadly aims to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to strengthen public health pr...

Trump says stopping Iran's nuclear programme outweighs Americans' economic pain

Trump under growing ​pressure from Republicans who fear economic pain caused by war could spark backlash against party

Kash Patel lobs false claims about top Democrat as they spar over allegations of FBI chief’s excessive drinking on the job – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Kash Patel denies excessive drinking allegations as ‘total farce’ in Senate hearingSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Pentagon revealed on 29 April that the US war on Iran had cost about $25bn for roughly two months of spending. Today, when asked if there are any ...

Kash Patel lobs false claims about top Democrat as they spar over allegations of FBI chief’s excessive drinking on the job – live

Patel and Chris Van Hollen, ranking member of the Senate appropriations subcommittee, trade accusations in heated budget hearingSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Pentagon revealed on 29 April that the US war on Iran had cost about $25bn for roughly two months of spending. Today, when asked i...

Trump's 'Golden Dome' will cost $1.2tn and might not stop all-out missile attack

That pricetag is nearly seven times higher than Trump's initial estimate, found an independent budget office.

Dominican Republic Agrees to Take Third-Country Migrants Deported by U.S.

The agreement, which reverses President Luis Abinader’s previous stance, is part of President Trump’s efforts to find governments willing to accept deportees.

Iran says ‘smart management’ plan for Strait of Hormuz finalised in parliament commission

Senior lawmaker says proposal submitted to parliament system for review and approval

Iran says ‘smart management’ plan for Strait of Hormuz finalized in parliament commission

Senior lawmaker says proposal submitted to parliament system for review and approval

Trump lands in Beijing for high-stakes China visit

US president is accompanied by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Elon Musk to attend business summit with Xi Jinping

US Air Force One lands in Beijing as Trump begins high-stakes China visit

Iranian foreign ministry condemns Kuwaiti government’s detention of IRGC 'infiltrators'

US demands, rhetoric, lack of good faith obstacles to diplomacy: Iranian FM

Iranian foreign ministry condemns Kuwaiti government’s detention of IRGC 'infiltrators'

Trump says he does not need China's help to end Iran war

Says that stopping Iran's 'nuclear program' outweighs Americans' economic pain

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Hantavirus outbreak renews painful memories for Patagonian village

Recent hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius cruise ship, hard memories have resurfaced for 33-year-old

Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China at superpower summit

Heads to Beijing with Musk and top tech CEOs in tow, seeks opening to Chinese markets

Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Iran Must Make Deal or Face Renewed Attacks

Iran stuck to its most recent demands after President Trump dismissed them as unacceptable. As Mr. Trump left for a summit in China, he told reporters the war was “very much under control.”

‘I’m afraid if she gets out’: US author’s sons say they want mother to stay in jail

Kouri Richins, 35, faces up to life in prison for killing her husband, and her three sons say they are ‘afraid’ of herThe young sons of Kouri Richins, a Utah author, said ahead of her sentencing hearing Wednesday that they would feel unsafe if their mother was ever released from prison after she was...

Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies aged 47

Collins shared late last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Capital gains tax and negative gearing benefit the 1% and this chart shows it

More than half of the benefit of the CGT concession went to the top 1% of income earners, the most recent data showsWant to get more charts in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch hereThis year’s federal budget includes changes to negative gearing and capital gains (CGT) and discretion...

Budget 2026 live updates: Bill Shorten says he’s vindicated by budget tax reforms ‘very like’ the ones he took to two elections

Shadow treasurer says his objective is to ‘defeat’ changes to capital gains and negative gearing. Follow today’s news liveSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia to send military plane to strait of Hormuz reopening missionAustral...