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There's $1.3 billion for women's safety in the budget and it's nowhere near enough

Halfway through his budget speech on Tuesday night, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg acknowledged the women’s safety crisis in Australia.

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Lee, Green lead Aussie golf major charge

Minjee Lee and Hannah Green lead the Australian challenge at golf's first major of the year, the Chevron Championship in California.

AAP

Earthquake activity shakes Adelaide, again — and it's because Australia's edging northwards

Adelaide last night was shaken by its second notable earth tremor this month. One senior seismologist has referred to a "cluster of events" and says there are several factors at play.

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Federal budget gives $25 million for Australia-first domestic violence trauma recovery centre in NSW

Survivors of domestic violence are a step closer to accessing holistic support to recover from their trauma, but aged care workers say the federal budget is a "missed opportunity" for improving conditions.

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Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns

Heavy rains deluged Australia's east coast on Wednesday, submerging entire towns, while thousands of people fled their homes for the second time within weeks after fast-moving flood waters burst river banks and broke over levees.

Reuters

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy to address Australian parliament

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy will address Australia's parliament on Thursday evening by video, the parliament was told.

Reuters

Shane Warne's memorial service: MCG farewells Australian cricket great, as it happened

Shane Warne's children — Summer, Jackson and Brooke — close proceedings at the MCG with emotional tributes to their late dad, before unveiling the stand renamed his honour. Look back on all the tributes.

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Australia PM Morrison seeks to sell voters on Budget breaks

Trailing in the polls, Australia's Liberal National government on Wednesday sought to sell A$8.6 billion ($6.46 billion) of budget giveaways as necessary to meet a cost of living emergency and not a transparent attempt to buy votes.

Reuters

Larrimah could become Australia's next resources boom town but residents are on the fence

An oil and gas company planning to expand the NT's on-shore shale gas industry could bring an influx of workers to the tiny highway town, where locals fear for their quality of life, water, and Indigenous sacred sites.

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Healy ton puts Aussies on top vs Windies

The West Indies must mount a world record chase of 306 to deny Australia a place in the Women's World Cup final after a fine century from opener Alyssa Healy.

AAP

Omicron COVID-19 winter wave expected to hit supply chains and cause absenteeism, government budget forecasts warn

Buried in last night's budget papers, the government outlined its "key COVID‑19‑related assumptions" including an expected winter COVID wave and the possibility of a new variant.

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Australia beat West Indies by 157 runs in ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 semi-final – as it happened

Over-by-over report: Meg Lanning’s unbeaten side booked a place in the final with a comprehensive win in Wellington, powered by Alyssa Healy’s century

The Guardian - AU

Budget leaves nation exposed to workforce shortage: academy of technology

The election-eve budget presents a vision of a technology-powered Australia but falls short of long-term investment, experts say

The Canberra Times

Ukraine-Russia updates: Mariupol mayor's office says hundreds of children are among 5,000 people killed in Russian assault

Almost 5,000 civilians — including 210 children — have died in Mariupol since Russia's invasion began, according to a spokesman for the city's mayor, with the UN also saying there could be "thousands of deaths" in the besieged city.

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Pressure builds on Graham Arnold as Socceroos slump to Saudi Arabia defeat

A 1-0 dead-rubber World Cup qualifying defeat has marked what could be the end of Arnold’s tenure as coach

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Australia records 157-run victory over West Indies to reach Women's Cricket World Cup final

Australia has the chance of winning a seventh World Cup title after advancing to the final via a comfortable 157-run victory over West Indies in Wellington.

The Guardian - AU

Worst could be yet to come for flood-hit areas – as it happened

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Irish jockey hoping to swap saddle for stage as he's set to appear on The Voice Australia

Robbie Dolan from Kildare is set to be a contestant on the hit talent show

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Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to First Nations people

Terra nullius has been overturned. Now we must reverse aqua nullius and return water rights to Traditional Owners.

The New Daily

Federal budget 2022: Little substance beyond vote-buying sugar hits

From the lead-up to budget day, the government’s rhetoric was shot through with contradictions and cheques it simply could not cash.

ABC News

Budget 2022 as it happened: Josh Frydenberg addresses National Press Club to sell election budget

With an election looming, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg uses his address at the National Press Club to convince Australians his government's budget is the way forward for the country.

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Calstock, Woodbridge Georgian-era mansions with convict pasts on the market in Tasmania

Are you sick of the mainland and fancy a change to the country life? Well, two of Australia's oldest mansions, both with a convict past, are up for sale — but the prices being asked are anything but a steal.

The Guardian - AU

Saudi Arabia 1-0 Australia: World Cup 2022 qualifier – as it happened

An unfamiliar Socceroos team was unable to finish their group campaign on a winning note as Salem Al-Dawsari’s penalty proved the difference in Jeddah

ABC News

The budget gives an insight on how Ukraine war and global uncertainty might affect Australia. This is what we learnt

If the last two budgets were delivered under the spectre of COVID, this year’s budget has a different bogeyman: the outbreak of war in Europe and growing unrest in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Australia to take in 16,500 more refugees from Afghanistan at cost of $666 million

It's the most significant increase to Australia's humanitarian program since Tony Abbott offered an additional 12,000 places to Syrian and Iraqi refugees over two years in 2015, in the wake of catastrophic conflict in the region.

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