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Australia’s energy grid must triple capacity by 2050 with major increase to wind and solar, Aemo says

Market operator says capital cost of infrastructure under optimal path would be $128bn in today’s dollars, but price of delay is even higher

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Australia is facing its shortest rate cut cycle in 30 years as the RBA hints it may have to start hiking

It’s sure to leave many mortgage holders feeling short-changed given the RBA’s equally historic 13 rate hikes through 2022 and 2023

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Afternoon Update: Victoria says sorry to First Peoples; PM eulogises Graham Richardson; and an ‘audacious’ climb of El Capitán

Apology motion passed lower house 56 to 27 after Coalition called for division to cries of ‘shame’

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Retired greyhounds to continue to be rehomed overseas despite ‘distressing and sometimes fatal’ outcomes

Independent review calls for sweeping restructure of NSW’s greyhound racing industry but government rejects key recommendations

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Full steam ahead with Aukus – but where to?

Defence agreement kept afloat through sheer political will, despite Pentagon doubts over its ability to ever deliver what it promises

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PM farewells ‘colourful’ Graham Richardson at state funeral as Labor chooses to forgive and forget

Anthony Albanese says controversial Labor powerbroker was ‘a man of many facets’ as politicians from both sides of aisle pay tribute

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Victorian premier delivers formal apology to Australia’s First Peoples for ‘rapid and violent’ colonisation

Jacinta Allan’s apology for the ‘actions and inactions of the state’ arose from Victoria’s treaty negotiation process

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Australia deporting refugee to Nauru may cause his ‘imminent’ and ‘preventable’ death, court hears

Legal team of man who was part of cohort of non-citizens freed after high court decision argues Nauru’s medical facilities are ‘insufficient’ to treat his severe asthma

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What is LegCo in Hong Kong – explained in 30 seconds

LegCo elections have become increasingly meaningless as Hong Kong has faced significant political repression and undergone major governance system overhauls in recent years

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My first cricket hero was Imran Khan. Now I close my eyes and replay Mitchell Starc’s bullet-paced yorkers

Cricket has always been my lullaby, my shorthand for belonging. And in Starcy I have another legend to admire

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Was 2025 Oscar Piastri’s best chance at an F1 title or a prelude to future glory?

The young Australian is a gifted driver racing in an exceptional car, but was prone to error this season and in 2026 will face new adversity

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Ukraine war briefing: ‘Donbas Cowboy’ – Russians jailed for killing US volunteer on their side

Russell Bentley, 63, was grabbed and tortured by soldiers who thought he was spying for Ukraine; $800m US arms shortfall, says Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,385

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NSW fires: firefighter killed in blaze named as arson squad investigates if bushfire that destroyed 16 homes deliberately lit

Police say ‘active crime scenes remain at houses and dwellings’ in Koolewong on the Central Coast after devastating weekend blaze

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‘It feels as if I’m working for the ATO – except for the pay’: test case could put brakes on tax office outsourcing

Fair Work Commission case involving ATO could influence viability of many outsourced government service arrangements, expert says

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The lesson of the Cronulla riots was that the beach was not for people like me. But it’s a myth I am increasingly resisting

Twenty years on, racism remains ever-present, and confidence in public life by non-white figures still feels transgressive

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Reddit to comply with Australia’s ‘legally erroneous’ under-16 social media ban

Platform to introduce age-prediction model analysing users but argued to eSafety commissioner it was a source of information not a social media platform

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Morning Mail: ‘Expect the unexpected’ in bushfire season, Farrell travel questions, Joel Edgerton’s Globe nomination

Experts warn fuel is ‘ready to burn’ after fires in NSW suggest torrid summer; trade minister is the latest in spotlight over expenses

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Wells refers expenses to parliamentary watchdog – as it happened

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The social media ban will leave young Australians in the dark on news and politics. It’s not fair

So many teenagers learn about the big stories through TikTok and Instagram. They won’t suddenly turn to newspapers and TV bulletins

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‘It came from everywhere’: NSW town counts the cost after bushfire hits

As Bulahdelah mourns dead firefighter, residents recall lucky escapes and say they have ‘never had fires like this’

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‘I’m a prisoner of hope’: Olafur Eliasson on using art to bring us together to save the world

Inside Presence, the Icelandic-Danish artist’s epic new show in Brisbane, what you see changes based on where you stand or how you look – crucial when it comes to tackling the climate crisis

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Australia’s bushfires were held at bay by five wet years — but experts warn the country is ‘ready to burn’

Blazes in NSW and Tasmania have already led to a firefighter losing his life and close to 40 homes being destroyed as an ominous fire season begins

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Heated Rivalry: this horny gay ice hockey drama has everyone talking – but is it any good?

HBO’s new show is part of a wave of gay-themed romance – from Heartstopper to Red, White and Royal Blue – that desexes gay men just enough to make them palatable, like pets for young women

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Sydney’s home of greyhound racing to become shared green space as Minns unveils Wentworth Park plan

NSW premier says parkland and sports grounds will support more than 7,000 new homes in Blackwattle Bay area, as racing industry concedes ‘the world has moved on’

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