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Kevin Rudd says Australia is “ready” to deal with Donald Trump amid questions over the former Labor prime minister’s future as Australia’s ambassador in Washington. In a prerecorded address to a forum in Sydney on Wednesday, the envoy said Mr Trump’s historic second White House win was “important for Australia” and that the embassy in […]

The first-ever at-home self-test kit for gonorrhoea and chlamydia for women has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods of Australia (TGA), which provides results in minutes. The self-test kit, which is designed for women by Touch Biotechnolgy, will be available for purchase in pharmacies, distributors and online in the next few weeks. The kit detects […]

The first-ever at-home self-test kit for gonorrhoea and chlamydia for women has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods of Australia (TGA), which provides results in minutes. The self-test kit, which is designed for women by Touch Biotechnolgy, will be available for purchase in pharmacies, distributors and online in the next few weeks. The kit detects […]

Vladimir Putin’s latest threat to use nuclear weapons is “reprehensible”, Richard Marles says. The Russian President overnight lowered his country’s threshold for a nuclear strike after the US gave Ukraine the green light to strike targets in Russia with American-made weapons. The new nuclear doctrine considers an attack by a non-nuclear power backed by a […]

Sydney’s planned rail strike will be delayed for a day as Transport for NSW reaches an agreement for services to run as normal on Thursday. More than a million commuters will be stranded as Sydney trains stop running for more than 48 hours, beginning Friday morning. The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has pushed back […]

Businesses are closing down at the fastest rate since the height of the covid pandemic as higher interest rates, cost of living pressures and Aussies pocketing stage three tax cuts add to mounting pressures on businesses. Fresh figures released by CreditorWatch show the average failure rate for Australian businesses sits at 5.04 per cent, having […]

Jim Chalmers has flagged sweeping reforms to how retirees will be able to use their superannuation, as more than 2.5 million Australians are set to retire in the next decade. Changes to regulations will allow super funds to offer more “innovative products,” such as payments distributed through instalments instead of an upfront lump sum and […]

It is part sandwich, part pizza and has just been added to the lunchtime menu at Crust. Crust has launched its Lunch Piadina, an envelope of its signature pizza dough stuffed with “crave-worthy” fillings alongside dipping sauces. Crust’s Lunch Piadina was inspired by traditional Italian street food and a new online viral trend viewed by […]

The housing and homelessness crisis is at its worst point in one of the country’s richest states, leading to calls for bold new action to prevent the crisis from worsening. Western Australia has more than 20,000 households on a waitlist for social housing with more and more people priced out of the private rental market […]

NRL star turned champion boxer Anthony Mundine has celebrated the end of a three-year legal battle and a “burden off the back” after being found guilty of flouting Covid restrictions. The 49-year-old appeared before Bankstown Local Court on Tuesday for judgment after pleading not guilty to a charge of not complying with a Covid notice […]