‘Psychologically unsettling’: ATO pursuing more taxpayers for decades-old debt Tax office has launched a new initiative to claw back debts despite criticism of similar scheme dubbed ‘robotax’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2025
Optus’s triple-zero outage could boost Telstra’s customers – and allow it to charge even more No longer competing on price, Telstra is benefitting from consumer inertia, a strong regional network and Optus outages, consumer advocates say The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2025
Afternoon Update: PM backs Trump’s Gaza peace plan; festivalgoer’s legal win after strip-search; and a night out in Sydney’s coolest suburb The Australian government says the 20-point peace plan leaves the door open to a two-state solution The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2025
Mary Fowler makes catwalk debut during Paris fashion week in show celebrating sisterhood Matildas and Manchester City star is recuperating from an ACL injury and calls event ‘a little outside of my comfort zone’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2025
Senior Liberal women warn party will alienate female and younger voters if it abandons net zero as Andrew Hastie urges Exclusive: Three high-profile female members speak out as the party publicly fractures over its climate and energy policy The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2025
Is an end to Sydney’s ‘tollmania’ in sight? Negotiations for a fairer and simpler system slow to a crawl A plan to unify the city’s patchwork system of road tolls has been promised by the end of the year. That’s also when a $60 weekly toll cap expires The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2025
Australian defence force says ‘no place’ for extremists despite member’s link to neo-Nazi group Man who remained in service more than eight months after involvement revealed was also charged with possessing extremist material The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2025
Calls for change after Qantas refuses to fly British woman with mobility scooter due to its battery As airlines toughen rules on lithium batteries due to fire danger, disability advocates want clearer accessibility standards The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2025
‘Like being stabbed in the eye’: the risk of serious injury by police at protests is escalating, experts warn Baton rounds and flash-bang devices – so-called ‘less lethal’ tools – are part of an increasingly dangerous use of force to crack down on protests across Australia, lawyers say The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2025
Bird of the year is back – reminding us why joy matters in difficult times In this week’s newsletter: from the red goshawk to the tawny frogmouth, the poll reveals the richness of Australia’s birdlife and the risks it faces The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025
Influencers make the AFR Power List for the first time as Coalition left out in the cold Inclusion of Abbie Chatfield, Konrad Benjamin and Betoota Advocate annoys veteran Fin Review journo. Plus: Nine looks to offload talkback stations The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2025
DNA tests to determine if heart belongs to Australian man who died in Bali Australian officials demanded answers after the body of Byron Haddow was returned without his heart The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2025
Teacher takes legal action against Melbourne Catholic school group over refusal of pronouns State and federal anti-discrimination laws on collision course as Sacred Heart Girls College in Oakleigh refuses to recognise Myka Sanders’ gender identity The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2025
‘They’ve engaged a barrister!’ Parents of high-needs children say Labor is waging lawfare over disability support Exclusive: The federal government paid big law firms more than $60m in 2024-25 to fight NDIS participants appealing decisions about their care packages. Most families represent themselves The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2025 Optus claimed live updates on triple-zero outages would impose ‘huge burden’ months before outage Telco had resisted new rules that will require greater sharing of information with authorities during outages
The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2025 Government required to create plan to protect greater glider in major legal win for Wilderness Society Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governments
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2025 Hindu Council of Australia accused of Islamophobia in complaint to Australian Human Rights Commission Alliance against Islamophobia alleges social media posts say Muslims are ‘inherently criminal, dangerous, violent or evil by nature’
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2025 Fiona Stanley ‘ashamed’ after hospital bearing her name cancelled event featuring Palestinian Australian doctors Exclusive: Distinguished professor says she considered asking hospital to remove her name after event on doctors’ experiences in Gaza was abruptly called off
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2025 Sydney has the highest fare evasion rates in Australia. What can it learn from Melbourne and Brisbane? Expert says the best way to support a growing public transport network and keep revenue coming in is to keep services reliable and ticket costs affordable
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2025 From zero to neo-Nazis: what under-16s may see under Australia’s social media ban, simply by not logging in Guardian Australia test finds scrolling shortform videos while logged out of YouTube and TikTok quickly leads to gambling, violent and far-right content
The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2025 Albanese urged to end ‘double standard’ on Israel after UN commission finds genocide occurring in Gaza Human rights experts and crossbench politicians call on Labor to ‘put its money where its mouth is’ and apply similar sanctions on Israel as on Russia
The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2025 One of the wettest winters on record has firefighters worried about a potentially deadly NSW bushfire season Heavy rains have driven growth that could fuel devastating fires. The wet conditions have also hampered efforts to conduct hazard reduction burns
The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025 Community fights lead mine near primary school as report highlights Australia’s failure to protect children Report commissioned by Mudgee health alliance suggests mine’s health and environmental assessments accepted by NSW government contain errors and outdated evidence
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2025 Kim Beazley defends Australian War Memorial decision to exclude Ben Roberts-Smith book from prize The former Labor leader says the Les Carlyon award is ‘explicitly for emerging authors’, disqualifying Chris Masters’ biography of the alleged war criminal
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2025 Scam weight-loss drops marketed to Australians contain ‘basically salty water’, analysis finds Exclusive: Scientists from UNSW school of chemistry analyse sample of treatment, bought online and purported to mimic effects of Ozempic, and find nothing more than saline solution