Australia news LIVE: AEMO continues energy trading suspension; VIC, NSW making major investment in kindergartens
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- by Roy Ward, Amelia McGuire and Josh Dye
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Australia news LIVE: Energy market suspends trading to shore up electricity grid; Fair Work Commission raises minimum wage by 5.2 per cent; RBA predicts 7 per cent inflation by end of 2022
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- by Josh Dye and Roy Ward
Australia news LIVE: ASX enters correction with $80b wiped off sharemarket; Blackouts possible in NSW and Queensland; Socceroos off to the World Cup
Meanwhile, new data shows the total value of Australia’s 10.8 million residential properties has increased by $221 billion in the first three months of the year. Follow our live coverage.
- by Hanna Mills Turbet and Josh Dye
‘You wait your whole life for these days’: Big-wave surfers enjoy Sydney’s huge swell
A rare, extended period of large surf is pummelling the NSW coastline and while most people are staying well clear, a few surfers are cashing in.
- by Josh Dye
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Sydney boy, 11, found after surviving freezing night in Hills District
Christopher Wilson was taken to hospital with possible mild hypothermia after failing to return home from school on Wednesday.
- by Angus Thomson, Amelia McGuire and Josh Dye
Australia news LIVE: Bowen, energy ministers agree new plan as Andrews says Victoria won’t frack farm land; missing Sydney boy found
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- by Josh Dye and Roy Ward
Australia news LIVE: More financial pain ahead, says Chalmers; PM Anthony Albanese confirms review of Port of Darwin lease
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- by Josh Dye and Roy Ward
As it happened: RBA lifts interest rate to 0.85 per cent; UK prime minister survives no-confidence motion
Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers is warning it will be a difficult day for homeowners, with the Reserve Bank of Australia likely to lift the cash rate this afternoon.
- by Latika Bourke, Ashleigh McMillan and Josh Dye
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Winter blast hits Sydney as temperatures plummet and snow falls on alps
Gusty winds chilled Sydneysiders on Monday, and there are breezy, sunny days and cold nights forecast for the next week.
- by Josh Dye, Amelia McGuire and Angus Thomson
‘Super bright’: Stars align as Venus and Jupiter set to light up the sky
The two planets will appear so close together in the eastern sky about 5am AEST on Sunday that they will appear as one bright light.
- by Josh Dye
‘Is that part of the show?’ Eryn Jean Norvill suffers fall during Dorian Gray performance
Tuesday night’s performance of Sydney Theatre Company’s acclaimed production The Picture of Dorian Gray ended prematurely after its sole cast member slipped and fell on stage.
- by Ben Grubb and Josh Dye