Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy review – Mo Gilligan ruffles feathers in battle against ultra-processed foods

The ultra-likable comedian decides to go on a chicken shop diet for 28 days, but like a gen-Z Super Size Me uncovers some dark truths behind this billion-dollar industry

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US refunds $100bn of Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs

More than half of tariff income refunded after supreme court ruled Trump’s levies were illegal

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Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent | Rafael Behr

We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is needed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy | Moustafa Bayoumi

Amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to end a war that shouldn’t have begun

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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

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NSW Liberal leader says ‘leaking is never good’ but defers call on Tudehope’s fate until after Icac

Kellie Sloane reserves decision on shadow attorney general’s future as Reformer Jean-Claude Perrottet tells inquiry group signed up members to ‘dodgy’ branches

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Labor’s gambling reform friendless as Coalition withholds support amid drug and sex worker allegations

Sarah Henderson says bill ignores gambling inducements, uniting parties and independents against controversial legislation

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‘Won’t happen’: One Nation Victoria leader’s comments raise questions about Hanson’s mass deportations policy

Exclusive: Warren Pickering told 2025 podcast mass deportations ‘not a reality’ in Australia and suggested politicians over 55 should ‘handball it to the next generation’

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High Court rules in favour of native title holders fighting NT water licence

The High Court decides in favour of native title holders fighting to overturn a water licence that had been granted to a cattle station in Central Australia.

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Gas giant prosecuted after under-reporting toxic emissions

Japanese gas giant Inpex has been charged by the Northern Territory's environmental regulator for under-reporting the amount of toxic emissions it released from the Ichthys facility near Darwin.

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Insurance, wages and interest rates drive 25% jump in small business costs

A new AMP Bank Go report finds small business costs have risen almost 25% since the start of the pandemic, with insurance, wages and interest expenses driving the increase.

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Low-allergenic camel meat helps curb feral population

Pastoralists in central Australia are spending thousands of dollars to manage feral camels. A new partnership has resulted in the desert pest being turned into pet food.

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Overcrowding triggers 'gratuity' payments to prisoners sleeping on floors

Prisoners are receiving financial compensation for sleeping on the floor due to overcrowding across Western Australian jails, the ABC can reveal.

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Nurses and midwives' union calls out 'gendered violence' after survey

Annalise has been kicked, punched and even bitten on the face while working as a nurse. Her experience is reflected in the Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union's latest report into occupational viole...

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Solar costs for business to be slashed under energy scheme expansion

The federal government is set to announce changes to the Small-scale Renewable Energy scheme in a bid to help businesses install solar systems and close the gap with residential take-up.

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Engineer says 50 years of erosion research being ignored

A co-author of the first NSW Coastal Protection Act says 50 years of research is being undermined by courts allowing people to protect their own properties at select locations.

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Qld students lag behind national average on NAPLAN literacy and numeracy testing

About 1.2 million students sat for NAPLAN testing in March, which assesses Australian year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students' proficiencies across numeracy, reading, writing, spelling, and grammar and punctuatio...

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Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 killed in Israeli strike in 2023

The group being laid to rest were members of two extended families in Gaza, with some gathered for the event describing it as the largest funeral in the war-ravaged strip's history.

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Grandmother torched own home after late husband left it to someone else

A grandmother, who burned down the home she'd lived in for decades after being left out of her late husband's will, has been handed a suspended jail sentence.

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Big falls ahead for some of Australia's big companies as they reveal profits

Australia's largest companies will reveal how they performed financially over the next few weeks, against the gloomy backdrop of a property downturn, stubborn inflation, higher interest rates and the ...

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'Noose is tightening': One Nation's new Victorian leader promoted conspiracy

The new state One Nation leader warned of a debunked "globalist" plot to control Australians.

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