<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[General News - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest General News news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:22:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Labor debates future, Liberals hold up pamphlet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's two major parties are deliberating their futures this week with Labor's national conference and the Liberal Party's glossy new pamphlet.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/labor-debates-future-liberals-hold-up-pamphlet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/labor-debates-future-liberals-hold-up-pamphlet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unemployment rate steady in June at 4.4pc]]></title><description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate was steady in June at 4.4 per cent but underemployment has risen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/unemployment-rate-steady-in-june-at-44pc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/unemployment-rate-steady-in-june-at-44pc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unemployment rate steady for now, but could increase in coming months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate was steady in June at 4.4 per cent but underemployment has risen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/unemployment-rate-steady-for-now-but-could-increase-in-coming-months/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/unemployment-rate-steady-for-now-but-could-increase-in-coming-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nina Kennedy knows now is the time to soak it all in — if she remembers to]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's Commonwealth Games flag-bearer is trying to stop and smell the roses after a brutal year that threatened to expedite the end of her career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/nina-kennedy-knows-now-is-the-time-to-soak-it-all-in-if-she-remembers-to/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/nina-kennedy-knows-now-is-the-time-to-soak-it-all-in-if-she-remembers-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Unemployment rate remains steady]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian share market has opened in the green after Tesla shares tumbled on cash flow news. The unemployment rate has remains steady. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-unemployment-rate-remains-steady/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-unemployment-rate-remains-steady/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: ASX set to open higher as Tesla shares plunge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian share market is set to open in the green after Tesla shares plunging on cash flow news. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-asx-set-to-open-higher-as-tesla-shares-plunge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-asx-set-to-open-higher-as-tesla-shares-plunge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: ASX opens higher as Tesla shares plunge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian share market opens in the green after Tesla shares tumble on cash flow news. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-asx-opens-higher-as-tesla-shares-plunge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-asx-opens-higher-as-tesla-shares-plunge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM announces Fair Work Court, defends tax changes at ALP national conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking at the ALP national conference, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the federal government will create a Fair Work Court. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-pm-announces-fair-work-court-defends-tax-changes-at-alp-national-conference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-pm-announces-fair-work-court-defends-tax-changes-at-alp-national-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor to extend paid placements to more care industry students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese will announce an expansion of the Commonwealth's "paid prac" scheme at Labor's National Conference. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-labor-to-extend-paid-placements-to-more-care-industry-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-labor-to-extend-paid-placements-to-more-care-industry-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: ALP's national conference kicks off with bingo cards and a Barnaby joke]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labor party's three-day national conference is underway in Adelaide. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-alps-national-conference-kicks-off-with-bingo-cards-and-a-barnaby-joke/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/live-alps-national-conference-kicks-off-with-bingo-cards-and-a-barnaby-joke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your guide to every day of the Commonwealth Games in Australian time]]></title><description><![CDATA[With 10 sports crammed into 10 full days of action in Glasgow, it may be hard to keep track of what's on and when at the Commonwealth Games. So, here's the full schedule of every day of the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games with all times and days in AEST.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/your-guide-to-every-day-of-the-commonwealth-games-in-australian-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/your-guide-to-every-day-of-the-commonwealth-games-in-australian-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside CPAC London: Charlatans, conspiracy theories and loud snoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 10 years at the ABC, I've had some strange experiences. I can now add last week's CPAC conference in London to the list, and it's going somewhere near the top, says Riley Stuart in London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/inside-cpac-london-charlatans-conspiracy-theories-and-loud-snoring/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/inside-cpac-london-charlatans-conspiracy-theories-and-loud-snoring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor conference to debate gas, gambling and Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese may have been a keen participant in robust conference debates in years gone by but is now using his authority to enforce a much more controlled process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/labor-conference-to-debate-gas-gambling-and-gaza/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/labor-conference-to-debate-gas-gambling-and-gaza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor conference to debate gas and gambling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese may have been a keen participant in robust conference debates in years gone by but is now using his authority to enforce a much more controlled process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/labor-conference-to-debate-gas-and-gambling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/labor-conference-to-debate-gas-and-gambling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How we got to Glasgow 2026 and what the Commonwealth Games will look like]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bumpy road to Glasgow 2026 has produced a Commonwealth Games that will look a little different than the ones that came before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/how-we-got-to-glasgow-2026-and-what-the-commonwealth-games-will-look-like/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/how-we-got-to-glasgow-2026-and-what-the-commonwealth-games-will-look-like/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visa refusal may prevent ex-ASIO source giving Bondi evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who previously warned ASIO about the Bondi gunmen won't be able to give sensitive and classified evidence at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/visa-refusal-may-prevent-ex-asio-source-giving-bondi-evidence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/visa-refusal-may-prevent-ex-asio-source-giving-bondi-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'fairy gold dust passport' more Australians are chasing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australians are racing to secure Irish citizenship, with new figures showing applications have more than doubled in the past three years as people seek the right to live, work and study across the EU.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/the-fairy-gold-dust-passport-more-australians-are-chasing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/the-fairy-gold-dust-passport-more-australians-are-chasing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You reckon you know the Logies? Try our quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Logies approach, on August 16, we thought we would test your knowledge of the beloved but daggy Australian television awards and this year's nominees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/you-reckon-you-know-the-logies-try-our-quiz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/you-reckon-you-know-the-logies-try-our-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The nefarious rise of Putin is skewered in this satirical drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannes darling Oliver Assayas tackles the shadowy forces of our time in his latest film, The Wizard of the Kremlin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/the-nefarious-rise-of-putin-is-skewered-in-this-satirical-drama/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/the-nefarious-rise-of-putin-is-skewered-in-this-satirical-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Turning point' for housing market as property prices hit three-year low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's property market has entered a downturn after both house and unit prices fell for the first time in more than three years, bringing an end to the recent housing boom.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/turning-point-for-housing-market-as-property-prices-hit-three-year-low/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/general-news/turning-point-for-housing-market-as-property-prices-hit-three-year-low/</guid></item></channel></rss>