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Kyle and Jackie O face possible prosecution for contempt for comments made during Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial

‘I encourage all commentators to engage their brains before they open their mouths,’ judge said

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Hannah Thomas: NSW police drop emergency riot powers charge against pro-Palestine protester

State Greens member Sue Higginson had complained to police watchdog alleging extraordinary powers applied ‘unlawfully or retrospectively’ against Thomas

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Australian doctors call for clampdown on social media influencers allegedly glamorising poker machines

Doctors’ warning comes after report reveals the social cost of gambling in Victoria had doubled to $14bn

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Abuse allegations have prompted distress and outrage - but will Australia’s childcare system be fixed?

With an urgent review and new measures to protect children announced, experts argue some form of national oversight is essential

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Creative Australia chief executive facing mounting pressure to resign after Khaled Sabsabi controversy

Senior arts figure says board and CEO ‘didn’t seem to understand or at least trust the power and complexity of the visual arts’

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Bodies of two men in dilapidated Sydney house could have been undiscovered by housemate for weeks

Landlord made welfare concern call about one tenant – but when police arrived they found two bodies

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Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly to be made permanent and granted decision-making powers under treaty bill

Body will be able to advise ministers on issues directly affecting Aboriginal people in the state

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Australian consumer watchdog issues public warning about ‘ghost stores’ and urges Meta and Shopify to crack down

ACCC says asking e-commerce platforms to act is more effective than traditional enforcement, given operators are mostly overseas and difficult to identify

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Morning Mail: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs guilty on two of five charges, banks ignoring interest calls, pear dinkum giant

Music mogul guilty of engaging women in prostitution but cleared of trafficking and racketeering; four major banks are not making it easy for customers to claim bonus deal

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Defence failed to properly investigate bribery allegations against Australian navy contractor officials, audit finds

Poor management of contracts worth more than $3.5bn has led to critical failures, including during a Vanuatu cyclone humanitarian operation, the ANAO says

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Women and babies could die due to midwife cuts at Sydney’s RPA hospital, staff warn

Midwives’ union president warns women giving birth at one of the city’s largest hospitals will not receive a level of care considered safe

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‘Shock to creative ecology’: NSW regional art galleries face funding crisis after state pulls financial support

Peak arts bodies urge review of decision that jeopardises institutions which are the ‘lifeblood’ of regional Australian cultural life

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First Peoples’ Assembly set to become permanent voice to Victorian parliament with crossbench support

Exclusive: Advisory body will be renamed and granted statutory powers after Labor secures numbers to make it permanent

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Australian influencers warned after several accounts inadvertently promote illegal offshore bookmakers

Exclusive: Leon Australia calls itself ‘Australia’s #1 Interactive Gaming and Sportsbook since 2008’ but is licensed in a tiny island off Africa

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Could the M6 be Sydney’s unbuildable motorway due to sinkholes and a reverse fault?

Work is expected to grind to a halt this week after the main contractor claimed twin tunnels couldn’t be completed due to ‘challenging ground conditions’

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Greens call for investigation into NSW police arrest that injured former candidate

Sue Higginson demands critical incident be declared after Hannah Thomas taken for surgery, but acting police minister says matter does not ‘meet the threshold’

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Calls for ‘urgent’ investigation into lobbying activities of fracking advocate and gas company

Lidia Thorpe, David Pocock and the Greens demand action after Good Advice and Empire Energy allegedly offered private deals to traditional owners to smooth the way for gas sales

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‘We don’t want to go’: Australian couple told to pay $3,500 to postpone flights amid Middle East volatility

Experts say consumers are unlikely to have any legal rights to defer flights unless the airline’s fine print allows it

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NSW politicians say cannabis decriminalisation inevitable after report points to unequal system

Exclusive: Recommendation to decriminalise backed by six of seven committee members, including Labor, Liberal and crossbench MLCs

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Tony Abbott tells Advance supporters bequeathing money to rightwing group will ‘protect’ Australian values

New offshoot named Advance Generations endorsed by former PM as group calls welcome to country ceremonies a ‘tool to indoctrinate’ children

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Morning Mail: Iran hits US base, leaked files reveal fracking influence claims, call for teenage YouTube ban

Tehran hails ‘success’ but US dismisses attack on Qatar air base as ‘symbolic’; Guardian Australia investigation reveals role of consulting company in Northern Territory

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How an obscure consultancy firm is helping fracking companies influence traditional owners

Exclusive: Leaked documents claim Good Advice promised private deals, gathered signatures and hired land council members to smooth way for Northern Territory gas sales

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Governments are leaving ‘heavy lifting’ on Closing the Gap to underresourced Aboriginal groups, review finds

‘Inaction’ from governments and ‘baked in’ racism are hampering efforts to address entrenched disadvantage, according to first independent review

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Lambie labels Trump a ‘bloody sociopath’ – as it happened

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‘Friends stared at me dumbfounded’: Guardian Australia staff share their most traumatic haircuts. What was yours?

A viral video of a barbershop blow-up prompts tales of shear panic. Tell us about your worst haircut experience in the comments

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