Environment | The Guardian US3h ago
‘I just legged it’: teenage shark bite victim recalls lucky escape while surfing in South Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/06/shark-attack-teenage-surfer-bitten-south-australia #SouthAustralia #Sharks #MarineLife #AustraliaNews #Environment
‘I just legged it’: teenage shark bite victim recalls lucky escape while surfing in South Australia

Oliver Tokic-Bensley, 16, says he had been in the water mere minutes when a shark bit his foot

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Environment | The Guardian US4h ago
Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila on track to hit far north Queensland three weeks after Narelle tore through https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/06/severe-tropical-cyclone-maila-far-north-queensland #AustraliaWeather #AustraliaNews #Queensland #ExtremeWeather #Environment
Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila on track to hit far north Queensland three weeks after Narelle tore through

While path and strength of storm remain uncertain, BoM warns Cape York could again take direct hit if cyclone makes landfall

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World news | The Guardian5h ago
Diesel access remains volatile as prices rise again despite Labor’s fuel tax relief https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/06/diesel-price-access-australia-fuel-volatile #PetrolPrices #ChrisBowen #AustralianPolitics #Transport #CostoflivingCrisis #AustralianEconomy #Business #AustraliaNews
Diesel remains volatile as prices rise again despite Labor’s fuel tax relief

Energy minister Chris Bowen says 3.4% of Australia’s service stations had no diesel, as of Monday, after wholesale prices surged

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Business | The Guardian US6h ago
Track current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – Australia's fuel crisis in charts https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/06/petrol-diesel-price-tracker-check-fuel-australia-crisis-shortage-gas-oil-reserves-charts-graphs #PetrolPrices #AustraliaNews #Oil #UsisraelWarOnIran #Commodities #Business #InternationalTrade
Track Australia’s fuel prices, service station outages and shipments in charts

How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Check how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you

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World news | The Guardian6h ago
Man’s body found after being swept away in outback flood waters https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/06/mans-body-found-swept-away-innamincka-outback-australia-flood #SouthAustralia #AustraliaNews
Man’s body found after being swept away in outback flood waters

Three-day search effort ends after 65-year-old disappeared near Innamincka in remote north-eastern South Australia on Easter Saturday

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World news | The Guardian8h ago
Passengers forced to stand for hours on regional Victoria trains as free tickets supercharge long weekend demand https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/06/victoria-trains-free-travel-passengers-forced-stand #Victoria #Transport #RuralAndRegionalAustralia #AustraliaNews
Passengers forced to stand for hours on regional Victoria trains as free tickets supercharge long weekend demand

Reduced public holiday services and school holidays heighten pressure on network, leading to overcrowding

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The Guardian Feeds9h ago

Used EV prices rise as Australia’s fuel crisis hits: ‘Doesn’t make sense to hold on to a combustion engine’
By Jonathan Barrett Business editor

Stock runs low as oil crunch increases enthusiasm for electric vehicles

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/06/secondhand-ev-prices-rise-fuel-crisis-australia

#Electricvehicles #Environment #Petrolprices #Tesla #Australianews #Transport #JonathanBarrettBusinesseditor

‘Doesn’t make sense to hold on to a combustion engine’: used EV prices rise as Australia’s fuel crisis hits

Stock runs low as oil crunch increases enthusiasm for electric vehicles

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Opinion | The Guardian US10h ago
As a celebrant, I prefer funerals to weddings. This is why | Jackie Bailey https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/celebrant-funerals-weddings #Bereavement #Weddings #DeathAndDying #AustraliaNews #IndigenousAustralians
As a celebrant, I prefer funerals to weddings. This is why

Perhaps my work is still about my healing – remembering the sacred fragility, the passing nature, the end date in sight

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World news | The Guardian14h ago
Australia news live: Moira Deeming secures top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket; Chris Bowen calls for Hormuz reopening https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/06/anthony-albanese-fuel-crisis-angus-taylor-middle-east-labor-liberals-moira-deeming-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #AustralianEconomy #Business #Health #AustralianEducation #Victoria #VictorianPolitics
Australia news live: Moira Deeming secures top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket; Chris Bowen calls for Hormuz reopening

State upper house MP runs unopposed after initially being dropped during a preselection challenge. Follow today’s news live

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World news | The Guardian16h ago
Australian Human Rights Commission investigates alleged racial discrimination by NSW government https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/05/alleged-racial-discrimination-by-nsw-government-investigated-by-human-rights-commission #NewSouthWalesPolitics #NewSouthWales #Race #AustraliaNews #Islamophobia #Hinduism
Australian Human Rights Commission investigates alleged racial discrimination by NSW government

South Asian Muslim and caste-oppressed Hindu community representatives accuse multiculturalism minister and department of discrimination

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