National & World

National

Farmers and unions clash over backpackers

Farmers are fuming over union calls to scrap the working holiday maker visa program and hire more unemployed Australian youths and Pacific Islanders instead.

AAP Newswire

8 minutes ago

National

Childrens’ groups ask for welfare increase

Childrens’ groups are calling for a permanent raise in the rate of the JobSeeker unemployment benefit to support healthy child development.

AAP Newswire

20 minutes ago

National

Distressing cattle slaughter investigated

Distressing footage of allegedly non-compliant slaughter of Australian cattle in Indonesia has sparked an investigation by federal government agencies.

AAP Newswire

56 minutes ago

National

NT borders to stay locked for 18 months

The Top End is beefing up its border to lockout travellers from coronavirus hotspots for at least the next 18 months, Chief Minister Michael Gunner says.

AAP Newswire

56 minutes ago

National

Victoria shutdown sinks confidence further

Consumer confidence has dropped for a seventh straight week in reaction to the stage four lockdown in Victoria and stands at its lowest level since late April.

AAP Newswire

1 hour ago

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Sport

AFL

Kick it to Brad Hill, pleads Saints coach

St Kilda recruit Brad Hill had just seven touches in his side’s hefty loss to Geelong but wasn’t solely to blame for his quiet night according to the coach.

AAP Newswire

7 hours ago

Horse Racing

Cape Of Good Hope set for racing return

Lindsay Park is confident the feet issues which have hampered Cape Of Good Hope have been rectified ahead of his resumption at Caulfield.

AAP Newswire

20 hours ago

Rugby

Toronto players in Super League pay plea

Several Toronto Wolfpack Super League players have taken to Twitter to plea for help and reveal they haven’t been paid for three months.

AAP Newswire

4 hours ago

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World

World

Trump wants to host G-7 after election

US President Donald Trump wants to host a G7 summit after the November 3 presidential election and still wants to invite Russia.

AAP Newswire

1 hour ago

World

Trump abruptly escorted from briefing

US President Donald Trump was escorted from the White House briefing room before returning to say there had been a shooting outside that was “under control”.

AAP Newswire

44 minutes ago

World

New rise in French virus patients

The number of people hospitalised and placed in intensive care as a result of COVID-19 infection in France has jumped for the first time since mid-April.

AAP Newswire

5 hours ago

World

Trump considers Gettysburg speech

Donald Trump will likely make his Republican nomination acceptance speech at the White House or the site of the Civil War battleground in Gettysburg.

AAP Newswire

5 hours ago

World

One dead from clashes after Belarus vote

One person has died amid clashes between police and thousands of people who reject the election victory of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

AAP Newswire

44 minutes ago

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