2025 Australian politics, an all-important election year, began on a high with a host of initiatives taking effect from January 1.

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Shortly after 1:00 this morning, Vittoria Elliott, Dhruv Mehrotra, Leah Feiger, and Tim Marchman of Wired reported that, according to three of their sources, “[a] 25-year-old engineer named Marko Elez...

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Melbourne-based photographer Charlie Kinross has spent the past five years capturing the charm of old houses, shops, motels, service stations and silos in towns across country Victoria. Over this period he has noticed some buildings have been updated and modernised, further fuelling his passion to document their timeless authenticity before they disappear Head On portrait prize 2024 – in pictures Continue reading...

Rising Tide activist group condemns ‘abuse of power’ but government says protests must consider ‘reasonable’ community impact Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government has imposed an exclusion zone around Newcastle harbour, making it off limits to the public for four days in what climate protesters say is an unprecedented move from politicians “trying to bully and intimidate Newcastle locals protesting … by banning us from our own beaches.” Earlier this month, NSW police won a legal challenge in their attempt to stop Rising Tide activists paddling into the port on kayaks and rafts in late November to stop coal exports from leaving for 50 hours in what was to be one of the biggest climate protests in Australia’s history. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...