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The State Library of Victoria – recognised this year as the third most popular library in the world – is proposing major cuts to staff and services. The number of reference librarians will be cut from 25 to ten. Children’s and family engagement officers will be axed, as will digital…

The Australian media reacted poorly after Ben Stokes and England stormed back to seize an early Ashes advantage in the first Test in Perth

Nauru detention contract called ‘gross mismanagement’; Indigenous community ‘distressed’ by proposed golf course upgrade; Albanese attends UK Labour conference

Step change in foreign policy recognises Palestinian state; Sydney has highest fare evasion rates; Australian high jumper wins gold in Toyko

The Hilda survey shows almost one-third of single-parent households were in poverty; teenager’s Tokyo adventure ends with semi-final exit

Short videos recorded by the former shock jock get the star treatment. Plus: the ABC hires new investigative reporters

NSW environment agency sat on a report about risks from lead mines for four years; fashion designer hailed as a ‘legend’

An earthquake that killed more than 3,800 people in Myanmar in March unfolded as the country was already mired in a civil war, in which armed militias and pro-democracy forces are fighting the military-led government that seized power from a democratically elected government

Former Victorian premier describes his attendance in Beijing as a chance to ‘meet and engage with regional leaders’