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Folk Music Champion Who Spent Decades Preserving Traditional Songs, Dead at 93
A legendary Australian storyteller leaves behind a remarkable body of work devoted to history, country and song.
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Trump let Albo off the hook on defence spend, but will MAGA?
When Richard Marles and Penny Wong meet their US counterparts in Washington DC on Monday, one subject may be back on the table — the consequences of Australia’s low defence spending.

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Ashes: Australia humble England again, take 2-0 lead in five-match series | Cricket News
Australia's Jake Weatherald, front, and Australia's captain Steve Smith shake hands with England's players after winning the second Ashes cricket test match (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) Australia secured a commanding eight-wicket victory over England in the day-night second Ashes Test at Brisbane on Sunday, taking a 2-0 series lead. The hosts efficiently chased down the target of 65 runs in just 10 overs, with captain Steve Smith scoring the winning runs with a powerful six over square leg off Gus Atkinson.England's performance in Brisbane was significantly weaker than Australia's across all aspects of the game, though not as severe as their two-day defeat in the first Test in Perth.








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Indigenous school facing ‘collapse’ as former principal convicted of assaulting students
Separate independent investigation also found ‘serious issues’ with school’s governance, prompting redundancies which community says threaten the school’s viability




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Marles’ Defence overhaul raises an awkward question: why AUKUS at all?
Australia’s new Defence Delivery Agency may finally expose an uncomfortable truth – that Australia already has formidable deterrent capabilities through the Royal Australian Air Force and emerging dro...



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Future Fund spent $20,000 to send CEO’s executive assistant on business class trip to scope hotels in US
Government also reveals it spent nearly $100,000 sending minister Anika Wells and two others to US during UN general assembly