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Author Craig Silvey sentenced over child exploitation material | ABC News Top Stories
Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey has been sentenced to seven months in prison for child exploitation material offences. Silvey had pleaded guilty to charges of distribution and possession of child exploitation material earlier this year. Shadow Cabinet Minister Andrew Hastie says Australians are paying the price for government spending as another interest rate rise looms. It's widely anticipated the Reserve Bank will lift the cash rate by a quarter of 1 per cent tomorrow, for the fifth time thi
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Will British backpackers be sent back to the farms?
Anthony Albanese plans to raise the issue of British backpackers with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, after a 2021 deal let them stay up to three years without having to do specific work. There were nearly 80,000 British backpackers last financial year, up from about 47,000 in 2024, while other working holiday visa holders must work in regional areas to extend beyond a year. Tony Burke wants a cap and ballot for second and third year visas and the Coalition wants a fee for working in a city, s
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Canavan urges PM to adopt Coalition backpacker plan | ABC News Top Stories
Nationals leader Matt Canavan says the Prime Minister should talk to the opposition, not the UK Prime Minister, about tightening rules for backpackers. Anthony Albanese is expected to meet his UK counterpart Andy Burnham in the Caribbean this week to discuss changes to the regional and rural work exemption given to British backpackers. Economists say another interest rate hike is more than likely as the Reserve Bank board meets today to deliberate ahead of its decision tomorrow. It comes as new
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Should students sit the NAPLAN writing test on paper instead of a computer?
The New South Wales government is leading the push for the NAPLAN writing test for Years 5, 7 and 9 moved from computers back to pen and paper. Online NAPLAN testing began in 2018 and writing scores have been about the same over the past few years. One researcher says handwriting is important for learning and memory. But would a switch make sense in a digital world?
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Albanese to raise British backpacker rules with UK's Burnham | ABC News Top Stories
The Prime Minister is seeking tighter rules for British backpackers in Australia when he meets UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham this week. British backpackers are currently exempt from regional and rural work, but Anthony Albanese wants to amend that. US President Donald Trump has praised Democratic Representative Haley Stevens for endorsing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan. Ms Stevens lost the Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed by a narrow margin after a bitterly cont
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US midterms campaigning reaches final days | ABC News Top Stories
It's the final days of campaigning before the US midterm elections and a Republican nominee has been given an unexpected boost by a Democratic representative. Nationals leader and Senator, Matt Canavan, says he wants to run for the lower house seat of Capricornia at the next Australian election. A croc sighting in a Queensland river set to host rowing during the Olympics is causing a stir. For more news at any time you can follow the ABC News Top Stories podcast.
Today · 4 min
What impact do interest rates have on house prices?
Home values across Australia are dropping at their fastest pace in decades. While that's happening, people are paying more interest on their home loans because the Reserve Bank keeps pushing up the cash rate to deal with high inflation. If home values continue going south, as they're expected to do, at what point does the Reserve Bank decide to reverse course on interest rates?
Today · 3 min
What's fuelling the wave of youth protests across Europe?
Young people across Europe are taking to the streets over the cost of living, soaring housing costs, and what they see as governments that aren't working in their interests. In Portugal, Germany, and France the most recent protests have drawn huge crowds, with some demonstrations turning violent and spilling into looting. So what's behind the unrest, and why is it flaring up now across so many countries at once?
Today · 4 min
Could the US midterms deliver a major blow to Trump?
US voters head to the polls this week for high-stakes midterm elections that could hand Democrats control of Congress and deliver a major blow to Donald Trump's administration. Polling suggests a significant swing toward the Democrats, driven by deep unpopularity over the Iran war, cost of living pressures, tariffs, and a sharp backlash among Latino voters over immigration enforcement. There are also serious questions about how the administration might respond to unfavourable results, with mov
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Florida business jet crashes in fireball killing nine | ABC News Top Stories
A business jet carrying nine people has crashed in a Florida neighbourhood, erupting in a massive fireball and killing everyone on board. A new survey shows a rise in men who think violence is justified and don't support democracy and it comes in the wake of the alleged attack on Federal MP Helen Haines. The New South Wales gun buyback begins today and the state government insists it will make society safer by removing weapons from the community. For more news at any time you can follow th
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How the NSW gun buyback scheme will work
Some licensed gun owners in New South Wales can now walk into police stations and hand in firearms in exchange for money. It is part of the national gun buyback scheme that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced in the days after the Bondi terrorist attack. So how does it work?
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Data shows Australia's property downturn is sharpest in 40 years | ABC News Top Stories
New data shows house prices are falling at their sharpest rate in 40 years. Former United States intelligence chiefs and Trump insiders are bracing for US President Donald Trump's administration to meddle in tomorrow's midterm elections if the results don't go his way. Education ministers around Australia will meet today to discuss a proposal to bring back pen and paper writing tests for NAPLAN. For more news at any time you can follow the ABC News Top Stories podcast.
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Are young men in Australia losing faith in democracy?
A new report has found that support for democracy among young Australian men has dropped notably, and that trust in politicians and government is down compared to last year.
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Could a rate rise push house prices even lower?
Australia's housing market has now fallen for seven consecutive months, with the pace of decline tracking at the fastest rate in 40 years. Buyers are holding back amid higher interest rates, tighter lending conditions, and changes to property tax breaks, with falls recorded across most cities.
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US judge throws out Trump lawsuit over Epstein letter report | ABC News Top Stories
The finance minister is promising to look at spending cuts across the board as the government comes under pressure to rein in inflation. A judge in America has thrown out a more than $14 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against The Wall Street Journal, and its owner Rupert Murdoch, over a letter allegedly written to the late paedophile Jeffery Epstein. After 378 days in isolation, four volunteers have walked out of a simulated mars habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Cen

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