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One Nation surfs wave as Labor defends budget
Before the budget, Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers knew they would be hit by criticism for its broken promises, but they underestimated the extent and ferocity of the backlash. Source link
Chalmers asked to explain how he 'landed on 30 per cent' tax rate
The Productivity Commission was not asked to model how changes to capital gains tax would impact Australia’s economy. Business groups say Treasurer Jim Chalmers must explain how the government concluded its tax changes would ultimately be a boon to productivity. Source link
Drone shows return to Vivid Sydney after crowd-crush fears
Dazzling drone shows will return to Sydney’s largest art and culture festival for the first time since 2024. Source link
Air France and Airbus fined for 2009 crash that killed 228
France’s national airline Air France and Airbus have both been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter over a 2009 crash that killed 228 people. Source link
More Australians with ISIS links leave Syria to attempt journey to Australia
The ABC has seen buses carrying the group, which left the al-Roj camp on Thursday afternoon, local time. Source link
The Mushroom Tapes, Mad Mabel and Memorial Days triumph at book awards
In May 2025, Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein, three literary true-crime writers, headed to Erin Patterson’s trial. The resulting book just won an Australian Book Industry Award. Source link
'I've never been so confused': Raiders slam officials, fall to Dolphins in thriller
The Raiders huffed and puffed but couldn’t overcome the depleted Dolphins, who despite missing six key players through injury and Origin won a fourth-straight NRL game for the first time. Source link
Elon Musk could become world's first trillionaire as SpaceX files for largest IPO ever
Elon Musk’s sprawling space exploration company, which also owns Starlink and xAI, was valued at $US1.25 trillion ($1.75 trillion) earlier this year, meaning Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire if the offering goes ahead at that valuation. Source link
Court hears former AFL footballer Nick Stevens likely to face prison term
A Victorian court hears former AFL player Nick Stevens was a blue-collar worker but committed a white-collar crime, ahead of his sentencing for defrauding six families in 2017. Source link
Albanese's hard sell as budget opponents line up
For a group of people who declared they were prepared to tackle a post-budget scare campaign, the government has looked anything but in control this week. Source link