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Liberal insists he will govern for four years but authority to be tested within weeks when parliament returnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTasmania’s Liberal government has been recommissioned after weeks of political limbo after a snap election that failed to deliver either major party a majority.The premier, Jeremy Rockliff, met with the governor, Barbara Baker, on Wednesday at Government House to formally ask for his minority government to remain. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/06/jeremy-rockliff-premier-tasmania Author : Australian Associated Press and Luca Ittimani Publish date : 2025-08-06

Advertising revenue at division that includes the Australian, Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun down 5%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereRevenue generated from News Corp’s global newspaper mastheads has fallen sharply, including in Australia, weighing down an otherwise positive financial result.Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate continues to generate large wads of cash from its digital real estate arm but advertising revenue at News Corp Australia, a division that includes the Australian, the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun, was down 5% over the past financial year to US$343m (A$530m).Sign up

The leaders of Australia and France spoke about their shared support for a two-state solution in Palestine. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost Australians support ratifying treaty banning nuclear weapons, poll findsTwo-thirds of Australians support ratifying the global treaty banning nuclear weapons, a new national poll, released on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, shows. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/06/australia-news-live-albanese-macron-gaza-palestine-queensland-teachers-strike-esafety-apple-youtube-google-nsw-victoria-labor-coalition-ntwnfb Author : Nick Visser Publish date : 2025-08-05 21:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Video of man lighting cigarette from Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris was widely shared on social mediaA French minister has said she is taking legal action against an unidentified man who was filmed lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument.The video of a man stooping to light a cigarette from the fire at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, before walking calmly away watched by tourists, caused indignation when it was widely shared on social media. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/05/french-minister-legal-action-against-man-lit-cigarette-memorial Author : Agence France-Press in