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A group of 17 Hunter women will climb to Base Camp this month for one shared goal. This why they are tackling the world's highest mountain.

At the 2022 Victorian state election, sitting Labor MP Natalie Suleyman saw her primary vote fall by 18.4%. Her seat of St Albans was previously thought to be unassailable Labor heartland, its mix of multicultural communities and working-class voters insulating it against wider trends across the state. But with Labor facing growing dissatisfaction after 12 years in government, and One Nation gaining support, could the party's heartland be flipped orange? Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads Explainer: Victoria’s 2026 state…

Shocked doctors had believed the transition would be longer.

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Politics, really newsletter . Good morning. It’s been revealed that One Nation is asking donors attending a $3,000-a-ticket Sydney fundraiser to agree to “non-disclosure agreements” in order to keep what is being discussed under wraps. We hit the streets in Melbourne’s working-class western suburbs, where One Nation has been turning heads before Victoria’s election. And we look at what went wrong for David Jones as it enters administration. Victorian election | High costs and unkept…

There were recognisable names among those receiving degrees.

The buses will feature the latest safety and information technology.

He sat in the front row of the gallery as his matter was mentioned in court.

The arbiter of Australian taste abandoned prestige to chase profits through expansion. Now 6,000 staff across 38 stores fear job cuts as ‘difficult decisions’ loom Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast I cut past the glow of the Louis Vuitton displays and sidestep Armani, Hermès and Prada, all while being hit by the mingling fragrances on the ground level at David Jones. A series of escalators at the heart of its flagship Sydney store carries me to the menswear department, where I’m greeted by Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger. Continue reading...

Labor ignored its falling vote in the working-class western suburbs because they would never go Liberal – but now there’s another option Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast It’s nearing 3pm outside Beirut Bakehouse, a Lebanese bakery tucked inside a shopping plaza in Taylors Lakes, 20km north-west of Melbourne. A group of men are out the front nursing coffees and smoking cigarettes, in what appears to be a regular gathering. But despite their closeness, three of the group will be casting their votes for three different political parties in next month’s state…

Alleged murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told jurors about seeing bloody dead bodies and witnessing colleagues die by suicide.

The reflecting pool in Washington has been refurbished. After the “blue tsunami” of the midterms, now is the perfect opportunity for the US president to have a good look at himself.

The three strangers still don't know her name, but they know her story.

As Australia’s oldest department store goes into administration, shoppers mourn its demise amid an uncertain future When Janet Morice thinks of David Jones, she thinks back to postwar Melbourne in 1946, when she would visit the store as a child. “I would put on my best clothes, my mother would put on her hat and gloves, and we would go to afternoon tea at the department store,” she says. Continue reading...

A 69-year-old man remains in hospital.

'It was a kiss to a young girl's face that he doesn't know.'

Step into panoramic Lake Macquarie living at Speers Point haven

Discover easy-care style and sunlit comfort in connected Wallsend

Students felt relieved as they closed their final exam paper.

For Eyad, spelling is a bit like solving a puzzle.

Was this the start of financial troubles that led to mass job cuts?

Big calls loom for head coach Dean Young as the roster rebuild takes shape at the Dragons.

Police have taken out an interim AVO on behalf of Alex Zelinsky against his wife.

The city's top police have praised their brave efforts.

Exclusive: Calls between Ashby and Carroll campaign revealed as One Nation’s Victorian leader pictured meeting with Labor operative Pauline Hanson’s chief strategist has rubbished suggestions he has been attempting to orchestrate a preference deal between One Nation and Victorian Labor ahead of the state election. Two senior Labor sources have told Guardian Australia that James Ashby has contacted the party’s campaign headquarters in recent weeks, including making calls to their senior leadership on 24 and 26 October. Continue reading...

The Hunters ties to the retailer run deep.

America’s allies face geopolitical uncertainty as Trump seeks to self-curate his legacy over the next two years – potentially starting with Iran As the blue wave of unambiguous Maga repudiation crashed over the United States, a former Australian ambassador to Washington issued a warning about what to expect from the newly minted lame-duck leader of the free world, Donald Trump. Arthur Sinodinos, ambassador for three years until 2023, said Trump “is always at his most dangerous when he’s cornered”. Continue reading...

Transport for NSW has more immediate improvements in mind.

Hunter skills audit reveals extraordinary incomes of coal industry workers.

Opinion | 'There's something conspicuously absent from the debate'

The prominent site will be sold via auction.

The National Security Investigations team seized a mobile phone.

The UN’s climate summit begins in Turkey on Monday, with Australia leading the negotiations for the first time. The challenge of bringing nearly 190 countries to consensus on climate action, when global heating is already falling short of the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, will be a pivotal test for climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen. Speaking with Guardian Australia’s climate and environment editor Adam Morton , Bowen responds to criticisms about Labor’s credibility – owing to the country’s huge fossil fuel export industries – and explains the government’s commitment to advocate…

A case brought by a Queensland man against the SA government's plans for a MotoGP circuit in Adelaide has been discontinued.

The venue change means the hearing could get an earlier date.

The Illawarra's preschoolers are getting ready for a big milestone in their lives.

A population of koalas in the Lower Hunter is even bigger than first thought. How they avoided the epidemic that threatens the species is a marvel and a potential threat.

The incident allegedly took place in a shopping centre bathroom.

Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’ Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast It’s the night of Halloween and Jess Wilson has appeared on social media feeds with a warning about a scary prospect: “Americanised healthcare” under a future Liberal government. “If you had a heart attack, you would have to pay $150,000 for care,” the Victorian Liberal leader says, mid-trick or treat. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

The judge refused to describe the abuse due to the potential damage to public wellbeing.

The incident comes as injuries surge amid the growing popularity of e-bikes and e-scooters.