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Albanese says US tariffs on Australia ‘should be zero’; Erin Patterson jury expected to begin deliberations
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Albanese says US tariffs on Australia ‘should be zero’; Erin Patterson jury expected to begin deliberations
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Sport  
Nine buys Premier League rights in Australia as Optus Sport shuts down
US  
Two dead after firefighters ambushed by sniper while responding to Idaho bushfire
NSW  
Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas speaks from hospital as police charge her over protest
Weather  
Australia’s east coast braces for wild weather as low pressure system grows
In focus
Bougainville fought a war to shut down Panguna mine. Now it wants to reopen it
Investigation  
Bougainville fought a war to shut down Panguna mine. Now it wants to reopen it
The reviled foreign project could be key to Bougainville’s prosperity in independence. But some say the island risks repeating the mistakes of the past
Explainer  
Thousands of Australian uni students will now receive $331 a week for practical placements. But not everyone’s happy
Scams  
Chinese authority fraudsters fleece international students in Australia of $5m in five months
Sport
State of Origin  
Papalii gets shock Queensland recall with NSW unchanged for Game 3 decider
Papalii gets shock Queensland recall with NSW unchanged for Game 3 decider
Formula One  
Piastri ‘probably pushed the limits a bit far’ in Austrian GP tussle with teammate Norris
AFL  
Lynch has a role to play in Richmond’s rebuild but he failed against Adelaide
Culture
Culture  
‘It was very hard to see myself as a director’: the Australian film-maker changing the documentary genre
‘It was very hard to see myself as a director’: the Australian film-maker changing the documentary genre
Books  
At 21, Madison Griffiths dated her university tutor. It was legal, consensual – and a messy grey area
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Opinion
A dreadlocked rebel soldier kept me alive in Bougainville 28 years ago. Reuniting with him was an emotional experience
A dreadlocked rebel soldier kept me alive in Bougainville 28 years ago. Reuniting with him was an emotional experience
Lifestyle
Kindness of strangers  
The kindness of strangers: when I was stranded on a deserted back road, three bikies changed my busted tyre
The kindness of strangers: when I was stranded on a deserted back road, three bikies changed my busted tyre
The moment I knew  
The moment I knew: I declined his proposal, then something clicked
Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI)  
Fake, AI-generated videos about the Diddy trial are raking in millions of views on YouTube
Fake, AI-generated videos about the Diddy trial are raking in millions of views on YouTube
Science
Psychology  
How sorry are you? Why learning to apologise well could save your relationships
How sorry are you? Why learning to apologise well could save your relationships
Environment
Tasmania  
Poop art: animal dung painting competition seeks to break taboo of talking about poo