Australia news LIVE: Chalmers eyes 50 per cent CGT for start-ups after backlash; Albanese ‘very worried’ about renewed violence in Middle East as US strikes Iran
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What to watch at the movies this week: Was Steven Spielberg right about aliens all along?
In the director’s new film Disclosure Day the bad guys are all Earthlings ⌘ Read more

USA star eyes tough Socceroos clash
USA star Antonee Robinson eyes a tough Socceroos clash at the World Cup in an interview with Stan Sport. ⌘ Read more

Critical hits multiple pegmatites in Canadian lithium blitz
Critical Resources has uncovered a swarm of pegmatites, six of them new, at its Mavis Lake lithium project in Canada, expanding the footprint ahead of drilling. ⌘ Read more

Margaret River has a new winery, and one of WA’s most respected chefs is in the kitchen
Brendan Pratt joins a stacked team committed to advancing the discussion on regenerative food and wine. ⌘ Read more

Barkly scores NT cash for rare earths met work
Barkly Rare Earths has scored a $100,000 NT Government grant for metallurgical testwork at its namesake rare earths project ahead of a 10,000m drill program. ⌘ Read more

Will the AI boom lead to lower interest rates?
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says the productivity gains from artificial intelligence will allow significant cuts in interest rates. More like the opposite. ⌘ Read more

The Age Schools Summit LIVE: Education Minister Ben Carroll announces $75m education fund, responds to leadership questions
Join us for our live coverage of The Age Schools Summit, where some of state’s leading educators and policymakers are gathered to discuss Victoria’s education landscape. ⌘ Read more

Former building regulator boss might have committed misconduct: inquiry
Queensland’s CFMEU inquiry has heard evidence of potentially unlawful behaviour by the regulator, along with pressure and interference from Labor and union figures. ⌘ Read more

With no end in sight to US-Iran war, Australia is getting oil from some unlikely places
Global trade is trying to rebalance due to the economic carnage of the US and Israel’s war with Iran. That means Australia is getting oil from some very unlikely places. ⌘ Read more

Chemist Warehouse owner eyes $14 billion deal for UK giant
The Australian pharmacy giant now has its sights set on the UK pharmacy chain Boots. ⌘ Read more

ASX trades higher as retailers advance; Sigma slumps on Boots talks
The Australian sharemarket is higher despite a new escalation in the Middle East after US forces struck Iran and a sell-down on Wall Street. ⌘ Read more

At 98, Peter Clemenger is not too old for one life-affirming revelation
The advertising executive was an industry giant who once child-minded the young Lachlan and James Murdoch. ⌘ Read more

Collingwood to challenge Frampton ban after Mihocek undergoes surgery
Collingwood will challenge the three-match ban for Billy Frampton after a tackle that left Melbourne’s Brody Mihocek with a fractured neck. ⌘ Read more

Joe Montemurro is sticking with his team. But at what cost to the next generation of Matildas?
Even though the next women’s World Cup is a little more than a year away, Joe Montemurro has almost locked in his starting XI already. ⌘ Read more

Four surgeries and a reunion: The Souttar brothers’ long road to the World Cup
After 16 months of injury hell, Harry Souttar is happy to be at another World Cup - but he’s even happier that his brother John, who plays for Scotland, has made it, too. ⌘ Read more

TV shows we can’t wait to see: 25 new titles – and 10 returning hits – to keep an eye out for
The first half of the year in television has been consistently rewarding – and the good news is that there is more to come. ⌘ Read more

The youth skate park on a collision course with eastern suburbs residents
For 13 years, the idea has progressed and halted, in a battle that has involved everyone from activist neighbours to a prime minister. Now, construction has begun. ⌘ Read more

Chemist Warehouse owner eyes $14 billion deal for UK giant
The Australian pharmacy giant now has its sights set on the UK pharmacy chain Boots. ⌘ Read more

Larvotto lands Glencore offtake deal for NSW gold
Larvotto Resources inks a binding gold offtake deal with Glencore for its Hillgrove project, adding to its existing antimony agreement with Wogen. ⌘ Read more

The Bear (Disney+)
The fifth and final season of this award-winning hit sees the team banding together for one last service, as the restaurant teeters on the brink of collapse. ⌘ Read more

‘Big mistake’ as Cowboys dudded by schedule
Darius Boyd and the QLDER panel speak about the Cowboys going 14 games without a bye this season. ⌘ Read more

Serena gave herself a C-minus in her return. She wasn’t the only star making a comeback
After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams showed she still has plenty of power. And another big name returned to action. ⌘ Read more

Pride and Prejudice (Netflix)
Jane Austen’s classic take is adapted for a new generation, starring Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennett and Jack Lowden as Mr Darcy. ⌘ Read more

Harry Potter (HBO Max)
JK Rowling’s iconic story about a boy wizard is adapted for TV, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone premiering at Christmas. ⌘ Read more

East of Eden (Netflix)
Florence Pugh stars as Cathy Ames in this fresh adaptation of John Steinbeck’s family saga. ⌘ Read more

Serena Williams hits hard in tennis comeback
After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Williams served 193km/h bombs and showed she has plenty of power still in her game ⌘ Read more

Hugh Bonneville is at his best in this timely comedy (just don’t mention FIFA)
Fans of British comedy won’t need an introduction to this iconic character. But how does the show stack up against his past works? ⌘ Read more

Life in the burbs
We’re celebrating Sydney’s suburbs and local writers have been penning pieces about the neighbourhoods they know best. Read all their stories here. ⌘ Read more

Will Indian Australians really flock to a team owned by an Indian conglomerate? Good chance they won’t
The decision to merge Melbourne’s BBL teams and prepare for a sale is impulsive and commercially naive. ⌘ Read more

Ice work if you can get it
Artist Kevin Kapusi Starow creates an ice sculpture. ⌘ Read more

The Age Schools Summit LIVE: Education Minister Ben Carroll announces $75m education fund, responds to leadership questions
Join us for our live coverage of The Age Schools Summit, where some of state’s leading educators and policymakers will gather to discuss Victoria’s education landscape. ⌘ Read more

Australia news LIVE: Chalmers eyes 50 per cent CGT for start-ups after backlash; Albanese ‘very worried’ about renewed violence in Middle East as US strikes Iran
Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond. ⌘ Read more

McGuire defends Frampton despite Mihocek broken neck
Eddie McGuire believes Billy Frampton’s 3-week ban should be overturned. ⌘ Read more

Long an organic recycling laggard, SEQ gives FOGO another crack
Four councils, including Brisbane, are running food recycling trials for apartments, resorts and retirement homes. ⌘ Read more

The Age Schools Summit LIVE: Education Minister Ben Carroll announces $75m education fund, responds to leadership questions
Join us for our live coverage of The Age Schools Summit, where some of state’s leading educators and policymakers will gather to discuss Victoria’s education landscape. ⌘ Read more

Ice work if you can get it
Artist Kevin Kapusi Starow creates an ice sculpture. ⌘ Read more

‘He’s my hero’: Origin enforcer sheds tears over dad’s health battle not far from camp
A passionate declaration was issued as Tino Fa’asuamaleaui revealed the health battle his father was enduring 100 kilometres away. ⌘ Read more

Black bear caught in Japan after sightings, school closures
Japanese authorities have sedated and captured a black bear, days after it was spotted roaming around a city near Tokyo. ⌘ Read more

WA news LIVE: WA primary schools under pressure as student-teacher ratio blows out
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‘Coercive threats’: Julie Bishop’s scathing resignation letter from ANU
“Increasingly contemptuous intervention” by the university regulator in the Australian National University’s affairs forced Julie Bishop to quit as chancellor, she says. ⌘ Read more

Scandalised KPMG faces parliamentary house of horrors
Some of Australia’s most powerful people, including former NSW premier Mike Baird, have been ordered to appear at a public inquiry in Canberra into the growing whistleblower scandal at KPMG. ⌘ Read more

Man charged with rape of teen girl near Central Station
The 16-year-old reported the incident to police, who launched a month-long investigation into the random attack in Brisbane’s CBD. ⌘ Read more

US launches strikes against Iran
The US military says it has launched self-defence strikes against Iran after an American helicopter was downed. ⌘ Read more

Belfast erupts after police charge man over ‘brutal attempted beheading’
A Sudanese asylum seeker has been charged with attempted murder after a brutal stabbing attack left a man fighting for his life in a Belfast hospital from wounds likened to an attempted beheading. ⌘ Read more

US launches new Iran strikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing US helicopter
The US Central Command said its forces began launching “self-defence” strikes against Iran on Wednesday morning (AEST) at the US president’s direction. ⌘ Read more

A TV mystery in plain sight – the Logies reveal their new host
An Instagram teaser sparked speculation that a familiar Australian name was about to land television’s trickiest gig. ⌘ Read more

Trump says pilots are ‘fine’ after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump says the pilots of a helicopter that crashed around the Strait of Hormuz are “fine.” Trump spoke to journalists late Monday after watching the NBA Finals in New York while at John F. Kennedy International Airport. ⌘ Read more

The Age Schools Summit LIVE: Minister for Education Ben Carroll to make address
Join us for our live coverage of The Age School Summit, where some of state’s leading educators and policymakers will gather to discuss Victoria’s education landscape. ⌘ Read more

Belfast erupts after police charge man over ‘brutal attempted beheading’
An asylum seeker has been charged with attempted murder, sparking violent protests against migration with masked activists setting fire to a bus. ⌘ Read more