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Joanna Howe claims a ‘whistleblower’ sent her the image, which was taken inside the hospital’s room for grieving parents

March state election will test the growing vote for Pauline Hanson’s party, with newest recruit Cory Bernardi among the former Liberals in play

Australia’s longest-running literary festival has been reduced to a cratering hole in 2026. Here’s hoping it turns a page next year

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Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation

Global arm of Alliance Defending Freedom, which advances ‘a Christian view’ of sexuality, supports proposed legal action over classroom material

The university, which employs Howe as a law professor, states that it ‘considers each matter on its merits’

Australian Men’s Health Forum says it is not affiliated with Dads4Kids group espousing anti-feminist, anti-LGBTQI+ views * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A group that espouses anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments is running an International Men’s Day (IMD) campaign that is similar to a government-funded campaign aimed at “supporting men and boys”. The Australian Men’s Health Forum (AMHF) is the government-funded peak body for men’s mental and physical health and has coordinated IMD, an annual event on 19 November, since 2017. This year’s theme is “supporting men and boys”. Continue reading...

MLCs label bingo card-style game, where supporters were encouraged to ‘buy’ words and phrases linked to contentious abortion bill, a ‘grift’ that trivialised debate

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Lobby groups tell Victorian inquiry legitimate churches could be caught up in any proposed crackdown on coercive practices

The Adelaide artist, who has faced vitriol for his work exploring national identity, covers city walls with his striking designs (and pranks) before protests

MP tells supporters he won’t run for his seat of New England and is ‘free to now consider all options’

‘Australia’s bravest sausage dog’, who was lost in the wild for more than 500 days, now has an ambassadorial role, merchandise and an Australian Story episode * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast World-famous dachshund Valerie, who was lost in the wild for more than 500 days, now has merchandise, an ambassadorial role, a public relations representative and a spot on Australian Story. In November 2023 Valerie’s owners, Georgia Gardner and Josh Fishlock, were visiting Kangaroo Island in South Australia with Valerie in tow. But she escaped from her pen and bolted. Continue reading...

Members were told on Tuesday the mixed dining trial was over three months earlier than planned The men-only Melbourne Savage Club has pulled the pin on allowing women to lunch there two days a week – but has left its exclusive doors open to potential future female participation. Under the “Female Dining Initiative”, the private club trialled mixed dining on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. “Lady guests” were allowed to have a pre-lunch tipple in the Social Room and lunch in the Dining Room. Continue reading...

The wartime British PM was due to receive a monotreme named after him, which mysteriously died en route from Australia. But before Winston, there was Splash

An analysis of flood maps shows that several buildings, including those where children were sleeping, were in known hazard zones. A $5 million expansion in 2019 did nothing to alleviate the problem.

Most of the time, men just don’t seem to think about whether or not they’re scaring a woman on her own in the dark

A US panel’s decision not to recommend the preservative thiomersal won’t affect vaccine availability in Australia, say experts. But it will stoke dangerous anti-vax sentiment

Falling attendance at club’s dining rooms is ‘uneconomic and dispiriting for staff members’, president says, as six-month trial starts

The ABC’s storied panel show is ending after 18 years – but its polarising topics and infamous arguments will live on in Australia’s collective memory

Representatives around the country say third parties sent abusive messages after they were targeted for their stance on abortion

Dutch academic says an ‘unlikely story about a mad heretic’ has been repeated for 400 years – and poses an alternative

A real-time crowd-sourced map of sausage and cake availability at Australian elections. It's practically part of the Australian Constitution. Or something. #demsausage

Exclusive: Chris LaCivita, Trump’s presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on ‘structural issues’ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in...

Feral cats are a menace to wildlife but South Australia’s KI has taken a stand in a bold eradication program that is now at a critical point

Rescuers on Kangaroo Island off South Australia say they are ‘overjoyed’ after the dog walked into one of their traps

Wildlife groups claim the resourceful miniature sausage dog was sighted again this week. But not everyone is on Team Valerie

Senior reporter Tory Shepherd speaks to Reged Ahmad about why big pharma is going after Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

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Is this fun fathering or a cynical and exploitative PR strategy from the tech billionaire? I suspect the latter, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Other services are increasingly telling clients that their local library can help them, and staff there are coming under pressure