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Michael Palmer is back in NZ while his wife and child remain in Australia.

Uber will pay an $81m payroll tax bill after Australia’s High Court dismissed its appeal, ruling that payments to its drivers qualify as wages. Read More: https://punchng.com/uber-loses-australian-tax-appeal-faces-81m-bill/

Samoa captain Junior Paulo says he has a “burning” desire to pull off the nation’s greatest win and avenge a crushing World Cup loss to Australia four years ago.

Australia will return to pen-and-paper writing tests for Year 5 pupils from 2028, following concerns over the impact of excessive screen time on learning. Read More: https://punchng.com/australia-scraps-digital-writing-tests-for-year-5-pupils/

Canva was the start-up every Australian tech entrepreneur wanted to have founded. Its job cuts raise hard questions about what comes next.

Australia's banks reveal they will raise their interest rates in response to the RBA's decision to lift the cash rate for the fifth time in 2026.

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Kotoni Staggs has earned criticism for staying silent during the Australian anthem at the Rugby League World Cup, but says his decision is a personal one.

<p>Rideshare company unsuccessfully argued it didn’t employ workers and claimed money paid was not wages under NSW law</p><p>The rideshare behemoth Uber has suffered a bruising loss in Australia’s high court that will cost it more than $80m in unpaid taxes.</p><p>The court on Wednesday dismissed Uber’s claim it was not liable to pay payroll tax in New South

Chris Barrie warned Australia must not blindly follow the US, as he joined ex-Labor minister Peter Garrett to launch a report demanding the AUKUS submarine pact be scrapped.

Wegovy’s GLP-1 weight loss tablet has been approved in Australia for the first time, expected to lead to a surge in demand for the sought-after peptide which could hit the market by the end of this year.

More than 20 years after her last Australian visit, Diana Ross is returning for a one-off performance celebrating a career that helped shape modern music.

Australians living with obesity will soon have access to a daily weight-loss pill after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved a tablet version of Wegovy.

It has been nearly 130 years since SA's biggest earthquake, but after a tremor last week, authorities are staying prepared.

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El club La Tablada confirmó la noticia; sus amigos iniciaron una campaña para ayudar a sus familiares a viajar a Oceanía

EXCLUSIVE: Travis Fimmel will return as Black Snow investigator James Cormack on New Year’s Day. You can see a teaser of Dune: Prophecy actor Fimmel in Black Snow Season 3 above and in first-look pictures below ahead of a January 1 double-episode return for the series on Stan in Australia. AMC Global Media is the […]

Amid a collective bargaining agreement stalemate, Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh has written to every professional player with details of their offer – and a warning.

A new national report card reveals feral deer are one of Australia’s most rapidly increasing invasive pests. Here’s how WA fares compared to the rest of the nation.

With its new, exclusive-use villa, Saffire Freycinet has entered a new chapter of luxury.

Australia's landmark social media ban for under-16s faces challenges in court over accusations that it amounts to censorship and creates privacy issues.

Australia's highest court has begun hearing constitutional challenges to the nation's world-first legislation banning children younger than 16 from popular social media platforms.

A daily Wegovy tablet has been cleared for use in Australia, with the weight loss tablet expected to hit shelves before Christmas.

The Spanish transport minister has resigned as local authorities confirmed that two Australians were among the 69 victims killed in last week’s devastating high-speed train collision in Spain.

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XRG , the international energy investment unit of Adnoc, has agreed to acquire Shell’s stake in an Australian natural gas project for $1.5 billion, as the company seeks to diversify its portfolio amid disruption to global energy markets caused by the Iran war. Abu Dhabi-based XRG will buy the stake in Australia's North West Shelf LNG project, marking its fir

Online giant Reddit and advocacy group Digital Freedom Project argue ban is unconstitutional.

<p>Explosive batsman Glenn Maxwell announced his international retirement Tuesday after being overlooked for Australia’s upcoming Twenty20 series against England.</p> <p>The mercurial 38-year-old, who had not played a Test since 2017, called time on his one-day career last year but kept the door open for T20s.</p> <p>He has not been picked since the World Cu

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Reddit and a libertarian advocacy group have taken to the High Court to contest the Australian law, which bans large social media platforms from letting under-16s have an account.

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The players' union is expected to argue that the revenue-sharing agreement between the governing body and national team players is not being serviced properly.

<p>Reddit challenges ban on grounds it impinges implied freedom of political communications for teens</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">d

Inflation is expected to remain above 3 percent for the coming year across the Tasman.

The author published a lengthy post on Substack after he was convicted for possessing and distributing child sex abuse material.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision was in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, and marked its fifth rate increase this year.

Nigeria’s NDLEA and the Australian Federal Police have signed a pact to combat drug trafficking through intelligence sharing and joint operations. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-australian-police-seal-pact-to-target-drug-route/

After leaving the WNBA following a stellar 11-year stint, Bec Allen has not shut the door on a potential return to the WNBL.

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Melbourne-based Mexican food company La Tortilleria has harvested a crop of blue corn to make traditional tortillas, after six years of research and development.

A rights group will argue the world-leading policy robs under-16s of their right to free communication.

The Sonny Disposition is a rare thing: an original comedy, made here, aired on a local commercial TV network.

After Amanda Tuimalealiifano flew with her daughter, she realised why some people with disability never take public transport.

The judge said the decision to confront the man and knock him off his e-bike involved "a degree of vigilantism".

<p>Growing disdain for gambling and animal cruelty concerns drive sliding interest in race that once ‘stopped the nation’</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-s

<p>Social network and Digital Freedom Project, led by NSW state MP John Ruddick, seek to overturn ban on grounds of implied freedom of political communication</p><p>Australia’s world-leading under-16s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/12/greens-sarah-hanson-young-big-tech-digital-duty-of-care-labor">social media ban</a> will face i

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