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Camilla surprised as she hosts Hollywood and stage stars at palace reception

The Queen was surprised with a scene from The Importance of Being Earnest, which she said was one of her favourite plays

The Independent UK

Double mental health beds, coroner tells government

The NT government should urgently fund the doubling of mental health beds, a coroner says, after finding that a Tiwi Island mother died because of "bed block".

AAP

A fierce tussle over a Northern Territory river reveals Australia’s stark choice on water justice

Water is now a contested resource around the world. Nowhere is this more evident than in the fight playing out over the Northern Territory’s Roper River – one of the last free-flowing rivers in Australia, nurtured by the enduring presence of First Nations custodians.

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Police call for public's help to stop domestic violence

Police have urged the public to take action to help fight domestic violence, after an Alice Springs mother died in a "sustained, violent and horrific" attack.

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Keith Dewhurst obituary

Writer for stage and screen whose work included the TV police series Z-Cars and several plays at the National Theatre and Royal Court

The Guardian - UK

Coalition senator takes aim at $840 million pledge

An $840 million pledge will not amount to self-determination, the coalition says, as peak organisations welcome the 'genuine, meaningful' funding agreement.

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Hospitals will get $1.7 billion more federal funding. Will this reduce waiting times?

This week, the federal government announced it will pay states and territories an extra, one-off, A$1.7 billion for public hospitals.

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National Theatre ‘does not present world’s drama’, says playwright David Hare

The Oscar-nominated writer warned about the survival of the next ‘generation of writers’.

The Independent UK

Musk-like efficiency role 'strange' call for Australia

Australia must cut red tape and reform its tax system to boost productivity and safeguard against a looming trade war, the Business Council says.

AAP

Kids have 'no hope' with tough on crime policies

Tough on crime policies do not work, a senate inquiry has been told as advocates call for oversight of state and territory youth justice legislation.

AAP

CFMEU vehicle set ablaze in Sydney, union says – as it happened

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Even as the tide turned for fur, crocodile leather kept selling in high-end fashion. But for how much longer?

Dotted across northern Australia are 21 saltwater crocodile farms, home to around 130,000 crocodiles. Their skins are turned into crocodile leather, long sought for use in luxury handbags, belts and other items.

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Political honour for late minister and party stalwart

A late former Liberal minister who served in the cabinets of two prime ministers has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.

AAP

Victoria and South Australian schools to be fully funded after securing landmark federal government agreement

But Queensland and New South Wales still hold out on agreement that will see southern states get a 5% boost in commonwealth public school funding

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Joan Plowright – a leading actress in British theatre’s post-war class revolution

Dame Joan Plowright, who has died aged 95, was an actress of enormous and wide-ranging talent across a 60-year stage and screen career. Plowright was “perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century”, in Variety’s words. She was certainly a leading pioneer in post-war British theatre’s modernisation – particularly…

AAP

Watchdog calls to halt child protection reforms

There is no evidence supporting a government's child protection reforms, a children's commissioner says.

AAP

Warning 'discriminatory' changes target Aboriginal kids

The Northern Territory government has been urged to drop proposed changes that would make it easier to remove Aboriginal children from their communities.

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Gas heavyweight a step closer to new powers

A former gas company executive will play a key role under new powers to accelerate economic projects and override existing protections.

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The Guardian - UK

Dame Joan Plowright obituary

Stage and screen star who was part of a radical generation of actors responsible for establishing the National Theatre

The Guardian - AU

Dutton might once have been ‘unelectable’, but that may change if he draws Labor into a race to the right

At the state level, Labor has legitimised the idea of a ‘tough’ approach by claiming to offer it – then have been thrashed by oppositions promising to be even tougher

AAP

States defend 'no body no parole' from killer's appeal

A man jailed for murdering two women, one of whom was never found, claimed in the High Court that having his parole blocked unlawfully altered his sentence.

AAP

DV homicide adds to 'horrible' start for 2025: police

Police have arrested the partner of a woman whose body was found in a riverbed, in the NT's first alleged case of domestic violence homicide for 2025.

AAP

Parents shell out billions as back-to-school costs rise

Technology is a major factor in rising back-to-school costs as Australian teachers notice an increase in students without the essentials.

AAP

Cost of living in mind as Labor clutches purse strings

Voters are crying out for more measures to combat the rising cost of living with a federal election looming as Labor preaches responsible economic management.

The Guardian - AU

Hiker says ‘I cannot thank everyone enough’ – as it happened

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