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Economy
Unemployment in Australia reaches 4.7%, its highest in nearly five years
Pedestrians at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney
Politics live
Jobless rate unexpectedly holds at 4.7%; Plibersek warns One Nation support ‘winding back’ abortion access
Labor and the Coalition have rejected a bill that would have banned the shackling of incarcerated women during childbirth,
Birth rights
Labor and Coalition block bill that would ban incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth
Victoria police establish a crime scene after a fire at a tobacco shop in Fitzroy North in Melbourne on Monday which also damaged neighbouring businesses, including a vegan cafe.
Victoria
When a tobacco shop opened next door, a Melbourne cafe went up in smoke: ‘It felt like a warzone’
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson (centre) and Victorian leader Warren Pickering (right) at the party’s state election campaign launch.
Analysis
As One Nation rises, Victorian Labor has promised to make abortions free. Is the timing pure politics?
 
 
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In focus

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Food
Ten South Australian restaurants win a Michelin star – with one double winner
Explain it to me quickly
‘Like, really, really shocked’: why are so many people riffing on this sheep’s sex appeal?
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Sport

Australia’s Olivia Kernick at the official launch of the Rugby League World Cup in Sydney.
Rugby league
Women’s World Cup could be tightest yet as gap closes on hosts Australia
Cricket
Australia complete ODI clean sweep with eight-wicket win over Bangladesh
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Culture & lifestyle

Paddington The Musical, 2025.
Australian theatre
Paddington: The Musical is coming to Sydney in 2027
Australian film
Gary Waddell dies aged 74: the brilliant Australian actor who turned small roles into great ones
Article
quote  Vitamin patches have their grip on the wellness industry: but is the fad only skin deep?
Donna Lu
Australian lifestyle
Tip or skip? How US-style tipping culture is creeping into Australia
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Opinion

Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan.
Temperature Check
quote  The Coalition's perfect solution to our foreign climate pollution is to ignore it
Graham Readfearn
The Guardian view
Trump’s deal with Putin: grim and grubby, but not gamechanging
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Science & technology

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