• Foreign Companies Making Billions off Australia's Gas
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  • What the NDIS Changes Mean for Participants
  • EU to Approve $106B Loan for Ukraine
  • Slump for Labor in YouGov Survey
Anzac Day 2026: How the poppy has endured as our symbol of remembrance

In 1916, in the middle of the Great War, 2nd Lieutenant Leonard (Len) James Shaw of the 2nd Auckland Battalion sent a pressed Flanders poppy in folded paper to his niece Jessie Osborne in Waikato. Shaw had picked the poppy at night from his trench on the Western Front.

Cases against Woolworths and Coles could change shopping

The consumer watchdog's Federal Court case against Woolworths over its "prices dropped" promotions is underway and will run into next week. This - and a separate court action against Coles - are crucial legal cases, with the potential for hundreds of millions of dollars in fines.

NDIS slashed and higher health insurance subsidy for over‑65s scrapped

The government will slash spending in real terms on the National Disability Insurance Scheme over four years, as it undertakes a massive "reset" of the program. People with lower support needs will be moved off the scheme and over the next two years the average spending on plans will reduce to about A$26,000.

SpaceX says it can buy AI coding tool Cursor for $60B later this year

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – SpaceX says it has the rights to buy artificial intelligence coding tool Cursor for $60 billion later this year as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company looks for ways to compete with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI ahead of a planned Wall Street debut.

UK inflation rises as prices at the pump spike after Iran war

LONDON (AP) – Inflation in the U.K. climbed in March after a sharp jump in prices at the petrol pump in the wake of the disruption to energy supplies caused by the Iran war, official figures showed Wednesday.

Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight

LONDON (AP) – Apple’s next CEO John Ternus is a company veteran who rose through the iPhone maker’s hardware engineering ranks but until now has maintained a low profile.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacks a third ship in the Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attacks a third ship in the Strait of Hormuz, semiofficial Iranian news agencies report. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. is indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran - a day before it was to expire.

EU close to approving a $106B loan for Ukraine after months of deadlock

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union on Wednesday was on the cusp of approving a massive loan for Ukraine as oil began flowing again through a key pipeline toward Hungary and Slovakia, lifting a major obstacle to approving the funds.

UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases

LONDON (AP) – Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations. “The end of smoking, and the devastating harm it causes, is no longer uncertain – it’s inevitable,” Hazel Cheeseman, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health said.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine is pushing for face-to-face talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kyiv’s top diplomat said, presenting a potential summit as a way of injecting new momentum into U.S.-led efforts to end Russia’s more than four-year invasion of its neighbor.