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North Korea accused of suppling weapons to Russian mercenaries in Ukraine. Liberal Party weighs election defeat in internal review, and wild weather across Australia ahead of Christmas. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from...

Australia-China meeting discussed trade blockages and human rights; spinach farm faced legal dispute over weed control; and Ombudsman records year of record complaints. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most...

How four teenage paddleboarders survived a night in Port Phillip Bay; predecessors have praised Kevin Rudd’s appointment as US ambassador; and Santos is given the green light to drill gas wells in a native forest.  Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of...

Penny Wong’s Beijing visit to stabilise relations with China, more than 19,000 refugees to be granted permanent residency, and David Jones returns to Australian ownership in time for Christmas.  Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly...

Roach family accepts Andrews apology; strict new rules for so-called cosmetic cowboys; and China takes a step towards easing COVID restrictions. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative...

Scott Morrison is grilled over the unlawful robo-debt scheme; a patient’s sex can affect their outcome in intensive care; and left-wing parties to hold sway in upper house.  Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most...

Flags fly at half-mast for slain police officers, Brittany Higgins settles a compensation claim, and a regional private school takes VCE honours. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative...

Shell suspends its involvement in a landmark gas supply deal, two police officers among six killed at a rural Queensland property, and legal experts say an Indigenous Voice would have no veto over parliament. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the...

Prosecutor alleges police interference in Lehrmann trial; Labor on track to win record number of seats;  and state split threatens energy deal. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative...

Bali bomb maker released from prison, government scrambles to secure energy deal, and thousands of cancer cases have been potentially missed.  Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative...

Rates hit 10-year high, energy bill relief months away, and racism in child protection exposed.  Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative newsroom. Subscribe to The Age & SMH:...

The prime minister’s COVID diagnosis delays energy price crisis talks, a survey reveals some mothers feel coerced or ignored during childbirth, and calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day...

Lehmann rape trial expected to be abandoned; major child mental health crisis since COVID; and Daniel Andrews scores a major factional win. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative newsroom. Subscribe...

Socceroos keep the dream alive, a new push for warning on cigarettes, and Liberal leadership hopeful wins in Hawthorn.  Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative newsroom. Subscribe to The Age & SMH:...

The National party split over Indigenous Voice, the country’s property market at its toughest since the 90s, and a Geelong birthing unit faces closure in staff crisis.  Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most...

A former prime minister accused of becoming addicted to power, a controversial Liberal MP set to join the state party room, and international calls to make the Great Barrier Reef an endangered site. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day...

Josh Frydenberg ‘betrayed’ by Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, a Liberal powerbroker caught using a fake online identity, and Indigenous Australians to take more control over their ancestral lands.  Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day...

A senior Coalition MP gave secret advice to lobbyists, the election campaign heats up in Victoria’s most marginal seat, and new $1 million fines for bankers who ignore crime. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most...

Premier Dan Andrews wins the leaders debate, Australia’s extreme weather predicted to become even more erratic, and interest rates likely to swing due to fluctuating inflation. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s...

The Coalition closes the gap on Labor as the race to Saturday’s election tightens, an earthquake in Indonesia leaves 160 dead, and 1 million Australian households face housing stress in the next two decades. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the...

Matthew Guy facing an anti-corruption investigation, a Dutch court finds three men guilty over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, and Neighbours to return to our TV screens. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from...

Fiscal reality bites Victoria’s big-spending election campaign, a missile that killed two in Poland unlikely to be Russian, and Donald Trump announces his political comeback. Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most...

China ends its diplomatic freeze on Australia, the Liberals stall a probe into Matthew Guy’s former chief of staff, and a global push to end plastic waste.  Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative...