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Sep 17, 2025 - World

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that the US finally has a deal with Chinese app TikTok.

Sep 17, 2025 - World

Proposed Macquarie Point venue a condition for state entering AFL in 2028, but report argues it would cause ‘unacceptable adverse impacts on Hobart’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe push to build a $945m home for the first AFL team in Tasmania has hit a major hurdle, with the proposed stadium condemned by the state’s planning commission as a “monolithic” blot on Hobart’s landscape and cultural heritage.The damning report comes as the state’s premier, Jeremy Rockliff, admitted on Wednesday that the cost of the development had blown out by almost 20%, to $1.13bn. Continue reading...

Sep 17, 2025 - World

Workers affected by university restructure advised to ‘remove themselves from the hazardous work environment’ if they believe they are at psychosocial riskFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost 30 staff at the Australian National University’s humanities school have stopped work after an internal report warned of psychological hazards in their workplace related to the institution’s restructure.The report was prepared by the health and safety representative (HSR) officer in ANU’s College of Arts and Social Sciences (Cass), who issued a cease-work order on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Sep 17, 2025 - World

Of 1,101 subjects to be axed, 463 had no enrolments and weren’t taught in 2024, according to University of Technology Sydney proposalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe University of Technology Sydney will close its teacher education program and public health school as part of a sweeping restructure that would remove more than 1,100 subjects to return the institution to surplus.The proposed cuts, released on Wednesday, are part of the debt-ridden university’s strategy to reduce expenditure by $100m annually, including previously announcing the cutting of about 400 jobs. Continue reading...

Sep 17, 2025 - World

US president accuses John Lyons of ‘hurting Australia’ after reporter asked about his White House business dealingsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s politicians have thrown their support behind an ABC journalist who was berated by Donald Trump after asking questions about the US president’s personal business dealings in Washington DC on Tuesday.Trump was answering questions on the White House lawn when he clashed with the ABC’s Americas editor, John Lyons, who said he was reporting for Four Corners. Continue reading...