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Labor and Liberals decline to back Gina Rinehart’s call to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP

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NSW
Man charged over Audrey Griffin’s murder found dead in prison cell

Victoria
‘Disrespectful’ booing of welcome to country at Melbourne Anzac Day dawn service condemned

Reading
Gender Queer graphic novel reapproved for sale in Australia after federal court fight to ban book

US
Pete Hegseth reportedly had unsecured office internet line to connect to Signal

Federal election

Watching the election from afar, I can’t help but wonder – is this really the best Australia can do?

Hugh Riminton

With neither leader offering any serious structural reform, Australia is on a path that leads ultimately to the malaise that has befallen the US

Analysis
Preferences may decide the election. Here is what could happen in five crucial seats

Barely a week from election day, Peter Dutton still has the air of someone making it up on the fly

Josh Butler

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Heritage
Progress or preservation: the bitter fight over plans to redevelop historic Berrima Gaol

A property developer plans to turn the old jail into one of the largest hospitality venues in the NSW southern highlands but some locals want the landmark to stay in community hands

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Sport

Tennis
Daria Kasatkina: ‘If I wanted to live a free, open life I couldn’t do it in Russia’

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NFL draft updates: Ward goes to Tennessee Titans at No 1

Golf
Rocketman McIlroy basking in status as hottest ticket in sport

Culture

Travel
Winter weekenders: 21 Australian festivals worth travelling for from May to August 2025

Books
The Sun Was Electric Light by Rachel Morton review – a clever novel about searching for belonging