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Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has warned the Commonwealth will use its federal powers to stop states pursuing energy-hungry data centres on terms that undermine national renewable energy and electricity reliability plans. Bowen has insisted Australia can embrace the artificial intelligence and data centre investment boom while continuing to cut emissions, but says … Read more

One Nation has intensified its attack on the Albanese government over Australia’s housing crisis, arguing that record post-pandemic migration was allowed to run far ahead of the country’s ability to build enough homes. The party says young Australians and families are paying the price through higher rents, intense competition for homes and increasingly difficult paths … Read more

Pauline Hanson has declared Australia’s skilled migration system an “absolute scam”, vowing to stop visas being used to bring in workers for occupations she says the country does not genuinely need while pushing One Nation’s plan to dramatically reduce migration. The One Nation leader singled out “dog walkers, nail technicians and Uber drivers” as examples … Read more

Some photographs do not need a long explanation. You look at the face of a 3-year-old child crying in pain, and suddenly you understand why his mother is terrified. That little boy is Bentley. He is only 3 years old. At an age when children are supposed to be learning new words, racing toy cars … Read more

There are moments during a long battle with cancer when hope seems almost impossible to find. Families learn to celebrate victories that others might overlook, because when every day is uncertain, even the smallest sign of progress becomes a reason to believe tomorrow may be better. For the Roberts family, one of those moments arrived … Read more

Australian high school students are being urged to walk out of classrooms nationwide on Thursday in a coordinated protest against Pauline Hanson and One Nation, as the party’s growing political influence sparks an increasingly organised campaign of opposition among young activists. The August 13 action is being promoted by the High School Anti-Capitalists under the … Read more

Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson has accused Pauline Hanson of betraying the everyday Australians who bankroll One Nation, seizing on revelations about her luxury European trip to argue the populist leader is increasingly living like the “global elite” she claims to oppose. The Liberal frontbencher launched the attack after Hanson confirmed One Nation funds had been … Read more

Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser has launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over his failure to publicly condemn an ABC film containing a graphic fantasy of violence against Gina Rinehart, calling the Prime Minister a “spineless imbecile”. The three-time Olympic 100-metre freestyle champion said the Race Around the World material targeting Rinehart was “vile” … Read more

A runny nose or mild cough may seem harmless to most adults—but for a newborn, it can become a life-threatening emergency. Ashley Conklin never imagined that her baby boy’s first days at home would turn into a terrifying fight for survival. Like many new mothers, Ashley looked forward to introducing her newborn son, Oliver, to … Read more

When Andrew and Lacey Jackson welcomed their daughter Natalie into the world on January 9, they expected an ordinary first glimpse of their newborn. Instead, they noticed a striking dark birthmark covering a large portion of the left side of her face. At first, Lacey was worried. The mark looked almost like a bruise, and … Read more