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Rising bond yields will push up Australia’s borrowing costs by billions of dollars, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned, as the OECD urged governments to rein in spending and strengthen their finances. The Paris-based economic body said yields had reached their highest levels in 15 years across the developed world, increasing pressure on public budgets and raising borrowing costs throughout the economy. It called for governments to contain and redirect spending, improve public-sector efficiency and increase revenues to ensure debt remained sustainable and to preserve their ability to respond to major shocks. Rising bond yields add to pressure on Australia’s budget…

Greyhound racing in South Australia will continue after the Malinauskas Government accepted a recommendation that the industry had made sufficient progress on reforms, despite opposition from animal welfare advocates and the Greens. The final report by Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector Sal Perna also called for an independent racing oversight body to strengthen integrity and animal welfare monitoring. The Government has accepted both recommendations and said legislation establishing the new body would be introduced to parliament next year. The reforms followed a 2023 inquiry by former Victorian police commissioner Graham Ashton, which found significant changes were needed for the industry to…

Brad Fittler and Andrew Johns have offered their tips ahead of the third week of the NRL finals. The pair’s predictions are available before the round gets under way, with attention turning to the matches ahead in finals week three.

The City of Perth chief executive, Michelle Reynolds, has been sacked after a confidential council meeting, prompting her to accuse the authority of conducting a “witch hunt” and vow to challenge the decision. Ms Reynolds was formally dismissed on Tuesday night following a four-month investigation into allegations concerning her conduct in the role. She said she had been informed of the decision through her lawyers and would pursue the matter “all the way”. Speaking at a tearful press conference, she said Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds, who is not related to her, had not contacted her since she was suspended in…

Students at Pingelly Primary School will soon be able to climb, explore and play in a new nature playground after its long-awaited completion on Sunday. The playground has been built at the school in Pingelly, providing pupils with new ways to enjoy outdoor play.

An 11-year-old girl has died and a woman is fighting for life after a crash involving two cars in Moana, a coastal suburb of Adelaide. The collision happened at about 6.45pm on Tuesday, when a Nissan sedan and a Subaru station wagon crashed on Commercial Road. Police said the girl, from Christie Downs, was a passenger in the Nissan and died at the scene. The 35-year-old driver, also from Christie Downs, was taken to hospital in a serious condition and remains in a critical state. The Subaru driver, a 37-year-old man from Seaford Meadows, was taken to hospital with minor…

The AFL grand final at the MCG is set to be played in markedly colder and wetter conditions, with temperatures expected to sit around 13C or 14C for much of Saturday afternoon. Melbourne will enjoy warmer weather beforehand, reaching 26C on both Thursday and Friday. Sunshine is forecast on Thursday, while cloud is expected to build on Friday before a cool change arrives late in the afternoon. The change will bring the chance of showers and a possible storm ahead of the grand final. Colder air will move in early on Saturday, keeping the maximum temperature to 17C. A cold…

Five suspended Sydney Swans players have returned to the club’s headquarters in Moore Park for end-of-season exit meetings, their first visit since being sanctioned over a late-night incident in Melbourne. Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon arrived at the Royal Hall of Industries on Wednesday afternoon, drawing attention from onlookers and media gathered in the busy Entertainment Quarter. The group, dubbed the “Pullman Five”, entered the venue in two cars shortly after 5pm. Warner and Bice travelled together, while Heeney, Blakey and Jordon arrived in the second vehicle. Warner, the only one of the five…

Five suspended Sydney Swans players have returned to the club’s Moore Park headquarters for the first time since being stood down over a late-night incident in Melbourne, attending end-of-season exit meetings on Wednesday. Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon arrived at the Royal Hall of Industries in the Entertainment Quarter as onlookers gathered outside for a concert at the nearby Hordern Pavilion. The players had been suspended for the remainder of the AFL season after breaching club standards. The sanction ruled them out of Sydney’s final home-and-away match against North Melbourne, their qualifying-final victory over…

Angry Anderson, the Rose Tattoo frontman, actor and advocate, has died weeks after suffering a cardiac arrest that brought an abrupt end to the band’s final tour. His death marks the loss of a prominent figure in Australian rock, whose career extended beyond music into acting and advocacy.