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Jul 30, 2026 - World

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milestone achieved, and that is because of the work of the Aboriginal and community controlled sector and those involved in the preschool sector. … Clearly, the challenges with all the other targets remain, but I do take heart at the fact that this has been achieved.It’s very, very difficult to deal with these situations where you have particular pieces of legislation that see the high incarceration rates of First Nations people. What that means is that we have to go harder, we have to keep pushing the states and territories around the justice factors. Clearly, that is a real concern. Continue reading...

Jul 30, 2026 - World

US says attacks on Thursday morning hit dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets while experts say earlier strikes by both sides increase risk of return to all-out warUS-Saudi strikes in Iraq push region into ‘uncharted territory’, analysts warnThe US military is saying is has finished its “heavy wave of strikes” against Iran.Central Command said in a statement posted on X that it struck “dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran, including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defense sites, and maritime capabilities”. Continue reading...

Jul 30, 2026 - World

Fires across the Ukrainian capital after ballistic missile attack, while Kyiv’s forces continue cross-border attacks with another Wildberries warehouse hitRussian strikes on Kyiv killed at least one person, authorities said on Thursday, after the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, issued a warning ahead of Moscow launching another massive attack.“Sadly, one death has been confirmed,” the Kyiv city military administration announced. Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko, reported fires in several districts of the city. Earlier, he posted: “The enemy is attacking the capital with ballistic weapons. The threat of further attack remains present. Stay in shelters!” Continue reading...

Jul 30, 2026 - World

LNP member Llew O’Brien says ‘there is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage’, leading Angus Taylor to state: ‘I congratulate all Australians’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal Coalition MP Llew O’Brien has declared it’s “encouraging to see a White Australian” win a sprinting medal at the Commonwealth Games, after Lachlan Kennedy took silver when setting a new national record in Glasgow.O’Brien, the member for Wide Bay in Queensland, wrote on social media on Wednesday: “White Men Can Sprint!” Continue reading...

Jul 30, 2026 - World

New Victorian premier also considering ‘sensible changes’ to laws that would enshrine right to work from home two days a weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s new premier has not ruled out redirecting billions of dollars earmarked for the controversial Suburban Rail Loop to other projects, saying he’s seeking to pursue the “greatest value for Victorians”.Ben Carroll also used his second day in the top job to flag “sensible changes” to nation-leading laws that would enshrine the right to work from home two days a week, as he tries to distance himself from predecessors Jacinta Allan and Daniel Andrews. Continue reading...