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Global celebrities have been signed up to help bring travellers to Australian shores as part of a tourism push infused with a "strong dose of humour".

The ailing Whyalla steelworks is in the sights of an international consortium with deep pockets and led by Australia's largest steelmaker.

'It feels like a lot better week than last year, so even though it's only one place better, I think I improved a lot' says Australian after finishing sixth overall

Big crowds at pro-Palestine rallies including on Sydney Harbour Bridge are no surprise to the prime minister, who says Australians want to show their concern.

Diary entries tell bloody story of Australia’s past; tens of thousands cross Sydney Harbour Bridge to protest against Gaza war; thrilling end to Hungarian GP

Australia's Sarah Gigante has slipped off the pace on the final day of the women's Tour de France as France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot won at her first attempt.

A couple of years ago, I designed a creative writing course for a family history diploma at university. My cohort of amateur sleuths was passionate and proud, but with mostly British and European heritage. So I decided to encourage a more inclusive approach to the topic.

Getting our response to climate change right will be crucial to getting Australia back on the path to productivity growth.

Bold economic ideas are flowing ahead of this month’s roundtable convened by the Albanese government, aimed at boosting Australia’s productivity and economy, and repairing the budget. Among the biggest ideas to emerge is: should Australia resurrect its carbon price?

Constable Bill McKinnon shot an Aboriginal man at Uluru. Facing up to crimes like this is part of the work Indigenous Australians have been calling on colonial descendants to do for decades – to ‘be brave’ and seek out the truth. It’s why Guardian Australia has launched this project

Australia's Steph Kyriacou has been centre stage again in a freakish hole-in-one incident at the Women's British Open.