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Aug 25, 2026 - World

Trump also threatened new 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles, auto parts and steel, while Carney said US trade demands showed Washington wanted to "destroy our major industries," including autos, steel and aluminum.

Aug 25, 2026 - World

Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges.

Aug 25, 2026 - World

In her first media interview since the June incident, Leah Stewart, 34, says her thoughts while being bitten were of her one-year-old daughterAn Australian woman left without an arm after a shark attack at a beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has recalled the moment she came face-to-face with the “monster”.Leah Stewart, a 34-year-old teacher and mother of a one-year-old daughter, was attacked by a large shark while on a morning swim at Coogee beach on 13 June. Continue reading...

Aug 25, 2026 - World

Scott Bessent earlier said the United States was declaring an "economic D-Day" on Iran, but his announcement named no specific countries beyond Iran and gave no timelines.

Aug 25, 2026 - World

West Australian newspaper uses moniker on front page. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNumber of NSW households in urgent need of priority housing hits highest level in over a yearThe number of NSW households in urgent need of priority social housing has reached 13,776, the highest in more than a year.The waitlist has sat [at] around 70,000 since May. Anyone reading that as stability should look at what is happening inside that number.Urgent need is growing six times faster than general need on this register. Every month, a bigger share of the people waiting are people who cannot afford to wait.These changes reflect our intent to remain dynamic and promote the human nature of artistry in what is – to say the least – a rapidly developing space.Artists already use AI tools in their work, the Charts can and should evolve to keep room for that, but music generated wholesale by services built on artists’ recordings is a different matter. … This gives everyone who releases music in Australia a clear rule to work to. Continue reading...