Albanese Pledges 20% Student Debt Cut as First Act After Labor Victory

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As the protests in Los Angeles intensify, an Australian reporter and his crew have found themselves caught in a situation involving tear gas and CPA Australia has issued a warning to Australians, advising them to exercise caution in the final weeks before the end of the financial year on 30 June, as there is a risk of an increase in fraudulent activity.

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METRO & POLITICS

➡️ Australian House Prices Hit $1 Million Average for First Time in 2025. Australian house prices reached an average of $1 million for the first time in March 2025, driven by strong growth in Queensland, Western Australia, and South Australia, as the total value of residential properties across the country climbed to $11.4 trillion.

➡️ NT Police Commissioner Defends Investigation Into Kumanjayi White Death in Custody. Northern Territory's acting police commissioner told budget estimates that any independent investigation into the death in custody of 24-year-old Aboriginal man Kumanjayi White would require external investigators to be sworn into NT Police to have proper legal powers, while the chief minister criticized federal Indigenous politicians calling for an external probe.

➡️ Adelaide Woman Seriously Injured in Salisbury Stabbing Attack, Man Charged. A 26-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault and theft after allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old woman known to him in the head at Salisbury in Adelaide's north, leaving her hospitalized in serious condition before fleeing in her car and being arrested shortly after.

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

➡️ Viliame Kikau Found Not Guilty at NRL Judiciary After Mitchell Moses Dangerous Contact Charge. Canterbury Bulldogs forward Viliame Kikau was found not guilty at the NRL judiciary and avoided an $1800 fine for dangerous contact on Parramatta Eels captain Mitchell Moses, with commentator Cooper Cronk suggesting Moses "milked" the penalty during the Bulldogs' 30-12 victory.

➡️ Summer McIntosh Breaks Second Swimming World Record in Three Days at Canadian Trials. Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh broke her second world record in three days, setting a new 200m individual medley record of 2:05.70 at the Canadian trials, surpassing a nine-year-old record and bringing her total to three world records across different swimming events.

➡️ Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Makes Secret Visit to Sydney Film Festival for Palme d'Or Winner. Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi made a secretive last-minute trip to Sydney Film Festival to present his Palme d'Or-winning film "It Was Just An Accident," marking a rare international appearance for the director who has faced imprisonment and persecution by the Iranian government for his politically charged cinema.

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