
#theguardian.com. × ‘Take them away, crush them’: Australia faces an ebike surge that some say poses a health emergency. They offer independence, reduce emissions and congestion. But they are also endangering lives
#Feb.07.2026

#theguardian.com. × Three dead after light plane crashes into ocean off South Australian beach. Single-engine Cessna crashed into water at Long Bay near Goolwa South on Friday afternoon
#Feb.06.2026

#theguardian.com. × Queen’s image on Australian commemorative coins likened to Shrek. Two coins celebrating Queen Elizabeth II criticised for failing to resemble late monarch
#Feb.06.2026

#theguardian.com. × Legal groups push for Australian federal police to arrest retired general travelling with Israeli president. Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he denies
#Feb.06.2026

#theguardian.com. × Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak. Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
#Feb.06.2026

#theguardian.com. × Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea. Residents of New Zealand capital advised not to enter the water, collect seafood or walk their dogs on local beaches after wastewater plant failure
#Feb.06.2026

#theguardian.com. × Gus Lamont’s grandmothers ‘devastated’ after police declare his disappearance a major crime. Pair release statement through lawyers as search continues for four-year-old, from South Australia, last seen playing outside family sheep station in the outback in September
#Feb.06.2026

#theguardian.com. × NSW chief justice says Tony Abbott’s criticism of Harbour Bridge march judge ‘misconceived and ignorant’. Andrew Bell says it’s ‘regrettable’ that former PM suggested judge had made a ‘political judgment’ regarding pro-Palestine protest in August
#Feb.06.2026

#theguardian.com. × That’s a wrasse! Rare fish spotted for first time since 2009 in kelp forest in Western Australia. When marine biologist Océane Attlan saw the tiny Braun’s wrasse, it was like ‘recognising a familiar face, but you can’t put a name on it’
#Feb.06.2026

#theguardian.com. × Man shot dead by NSW police after reportedly breaking into house with knife and chainsaw and stabbing woman. Officers attended Tuncurry property on Friday morning following reports of a home invasion, police say
#Feb.06.2026


#theguardian.com. × Australian banks passed interest rate hikes on to mortgage holders – so why haven’t they done so for savings accounts?. There’s an obvious reason for the delay. But the banks still need to compete on savings rates to finance their operations
#Feb.06.2026

#theguardian.com. × Scaling back the capital gains tax discount might not help housing affordability – but there are still good reasons to do it. There is a profound inequity when it comes to tax breaks for investors. The reform could boost the government’s budget bottom line and reduce renters being outbid by investors
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × Magic Beach by Alison Lester named Australia’s best children’s picture book. Lester’s 1990 classic about the wonders of nature wins Guardian Australia poll ahead of Possum Magic in second place
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × Attorney general Michelle Rowland helps legal fight for children wrongly deemed adult people smugglers by Australian police. Errors led to boys aged as young as 13 going to adult maximum-security jails in WA, before being quietly released and sent back to Indonesia
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × Possibility of US ever selling Australia nuclear submarines is increasingly remote, Aukus critics say. Malcolm Turnbull says government is ‘engaged in an exercise of denial’, as defence minister insists $368bn deal is ‘full steam ahead’
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × Adani donated $600,000 to Liberal National party before 2024 state election using federal ‘loophole’. The donations were disclosed through the Australian Electoral Commission on 2 February – but not through the state-level disclosure system
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × Donors gave $131m ahead of Australia’s 2025 election. Here’s who they are. Mining, resources and big fossil fuels donated more than $10m, or $62m if Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy donation to his Trumpet of Patriots party is included
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × WA work safety watchdog makes ‘initial enquiries’ after family who hired kayak and paddleboards washed out to sea. Resort where family was staying conducting a safety review after mother and two children found drifting in ocean
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × Capital gains tax discount to cost Australia $250bn over next decade with retirees and high-income earners to benefit most. Parliamentary Budget Office figures show top 1% of taxpayers will receive nearly 60% of the benefit this financial year
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × Queensland man charged with 596 child abuse offences allegedly groomed children online, police say. The 27-year-old man from Maryborough is alleged to have had 23,000 photographs and videos stored on a hard drive
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × Sydney teen accused of threatening to shoot Israeli president Isaac Herzog faces court. Darcy Tinning, 19, allegedly made threat ahead of Herzog’s planned visit and made remark that constitutes hate speech, court hears
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont in outback South Australia. Gus was last seen playing outside home on family sheep station in September, with his disappearance declared a major crime
#Feb.05.2026

#theguardian.com. × ‘Major failing’ in psychiatric care before Joel Cauchi stabbed six people at Bondi Junction, coroner finds. Cauchi, who lived with schizophrenia, killed six people in 2024 Westfield shopping centre stabbing before being shot dead by police inspector Amy Scott
#Feb.05.2026
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