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Interview: Dr Sam Bennett from Grattan Institute on future of the NDIS

Australians who use the National Disability Insurance Scheme are facing an anxious wait with political gridlock in Canberra. The Federal Government, Greens and Coalition have been considering post-budget measures on tax and the NDIS and there's just …

Torres Strait’s first land and sea conference weaves culture with science

Traditional owners in Far North Queensland have come together with scientists for the first time to help tackle threats against human-induced climate change. The inaugural conference with leaders from seventeen different Torres Strait Islands is help…

Tumbling miners lead ASX to a down week

The ASX 200 closed 0.7% lower on Friday, extending its weekly decline to 1.2%, as mining stocks came under pressure from a three-month low in iron ore prices. Fortescue, BHP and Rio Tinto all fell, while the major banks also weakened. Bucking the tre…

Budget hangs in the balance amid questions over tax and the NDIS

The Federal Government, Greens and Coalition are gridlocked over post-budget measures on tax and the NDIS - with just one sitting fortnight remaining before Parliament rises for a five-week Winter break. As negotiations continue, participants in the …

Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire in Lebanon as Trump maintains the deal holds

Hezbollah has rejected a US-backed renewed ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon. The leader of the Iranian-backed group says the terms were negotiated in talks that they were excluded from - and they amount to surrender.Hezbollah has…

SpaceX’s mega IPO lands as miners drag the market lower

Elon Musk has revealed plans for a potentially record-breaking IPO of SpaceX, with Australian retail investors set to get access to the offer. Stephanie Youssef speaks with Datt Capital Chief Investment Officer Emanuel Datt about the opportunity and …

Queensland children under five to be removed from residential state care

A Queensland Commission of Inquiry has delivered a damning report into the state's child protection system. It detailed evidence of sexual abuse in residential care settings, and delivered 52 recommendations.The government has announced it will remov…

Trump’s Bibi tirade, Hegseth peddles used subs &… lucky testicles?

Donald Trump loses his patience with Benjamin Netanyahu over Lebanon, while the Israeli prime minister hints at an even bigger endgame in Gaza. Is a new Middle East deal within reach, or the region’s latest escalation heading to another full conflict…

Garbage, water crisis engulfs Havana as US pressure and fuel blockade bites

For more than six decades, the United States has tried to reshape communist-ruled Cuba through sanctions, diplomacy and political pressure. Now, President Donald Trump is pursuing a tougher approach, arguing increased economic pressure can succeed wh…

Racial furore erupts after video emerges of UK police handcuffing dying stab victim

A WARNING THAT THIS STORY MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME LISTENERS Britain's interior minister has accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after the death of a teenager who was handcuffed as he lay dying - while his killer falsely c…