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One in five Australian households are 'severely food insecure', report finds
A new report from Foodbank finds 20 per cent of Australian households have skipped meals or whole days of eating in the year up to July 2025. Source link
Sussan Ley confronts leadership coup speculation head-on
The opposition leader has sought to hose down speculation she will soon be toppled, saying she is “completely confident” she will still be in the job at the end of the year. Source link
FOI documents reveal lead-up to failed Bendigo Writers Festival
A founding director of the widely boycotted Bendigo Writers Festival says major sponsor La Trobe University pressured organisers into sending a controversial code of conduct. Source link
Helen Garner's 'candid, pacey' diaries win $100k international prize
After being featured in Dua Lipa’s book club and the SATC spin-off, Helen Garner has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction for her collected diaries, How to End a Story. Source link
Breaking: Dragon former lead guitarist Robert Taylor dies
The Kiwi rock band is known hits like April Sun in Cuba and Are you old Enough? Source link
Young women and girls dropping out of community sport due to racism
A new study reveals women and girls are being turned away from community sport by racist behaviours including appearance-based name-calling and a lack of understanding of diverse cultures. Source link
Caution urged as thunderstorms, damaging winds forecast for WA
A severe weather system is expected to deliver thunderstorms, damaging winds and hail to much of Western Australia this week — but the state will not have to wait too long for it to clear. Source link
Kyrgios to face Sabalenka in Dubai 'Battle of the Sexes' exhibition
Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka are to star in the latest man-vs-woman tennis match, with Kyrgios following several notable Australians in doing so. Source link
Widow takes prostate cancer fight to federal parliament
Liz Heggaton has become an “accidental advocate” for prostate cancer after her husband Craig took his own life while receiving treatment for the disease. Source link
Mining towns, tourists left without EV chargers on key inland routes
The Queensland government says schemes to help grow its electric charger network have been “fully contracted” with “no additional funding committed”, leaving it to towns, roadhouses and accommodation providers to fill the gap. Source link