Bog standards: Australia’s best toilet paper is also the most expensive in Choice test

The consumer watchdog’s trial of 42 toilet roll varieties finds high ply counts do not always indicate quality, while poor disintegration performance wipes Kleenex’s overall score ...
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Tuesday briefing: Inside the increasingly heated debate about who can – and can’t – vote in the UK

In today’s newsletter: In the wake of this year’s Commonwealth Day, a look at the complex framework of voting rules in different parts of the UK Good morning. In the wake of the Green party’s victory ...
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Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran war will be over ‘very soon’ but Tehran says it will determine when

US president says war is ‘very complete’ and threatens worse strikes if passage of oil via strait of Hormuz is blocked; IRGC says it will not let out ‘one litre of oil’ Oil prices drop sharply after ...
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Labor’s shift away from Coalition-era outsourcing is welcome, but the public service needs more than symbolic savings

As the APS rebuilds after decades of erosion, the real test will be whether Australia can move beyond the politics and develop lasting expertise Australia’s shift away from external labour under the ...
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US-Israel war on Iran

Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran war will be over ‘very soon’ but Tehran says it will determine when US president says war is ‘very complete’ and threatens worse strikes if passage of oil ...
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‘I’m buggered’: David Littleproud resigns as leader of National party as Matt Canavan flags tilt

Party expected to hold leadership election before the end of the week Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast David ...
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TV tonight: Sharon D Clarke returns as the formidable DCI Ellis

Ellis and her trusty sidekick uncover small-town grudges as they investigate a murder. Plus, catch the Bafta award-winning film I Swear. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, Channel 5 “It’s all ...

Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises

President reassures Republicans that conflict is intended to be short lived but also says ‘we haven’t won enough’ ...
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Bundaberg residents told to evacuate immediately amid major flooding in parts of Queensland

The BoM has forecast flooding of the Burnett River at Bundaberg could rise to 7.5 metres by midnight Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for climate and environment editor ...

Minab school bombing: what evidence is there that the US was responsible?

Trump has blamed Iran for the mass killing at Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school but geolocation, videos and satellite imagery indicate otherwise ...
Opinion

Who will stand up for the Iranian people as death rains on them from the skies?

Calls for a popular uprising and empty promises of help are reckless in the extreme – and no answer to my country’s plight, says torture survivor Nasrin Parvaz ...
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Thomasina Miers’ recipe for stuffed cabbage in white wine and escabeche, with buttered dill and pea rice

I can’t get enough of cabbage right now, and it’s the perfect wrap for this warmly spiced picadillo filling I love stuffed vegetables. When I was young, I came across a recipe for stuffed aubergines ...