The New Daily

The New Daily is an Australian digital newspaper that does not require a subscription and was launched in 2013. It receives financial support from three Australian superannuation funds: Cbus, SuperHoldings, and Australian Super. The newspaper was founded by Bruce Guthrie, who has previously served as the editor for both the Herald Sun and The Age.

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Science uncovers key to success of Gout Gout

6 days ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Imma Perfetto

Australia’s 17-year-old sprinting sensation Gout Gout has blitzed yet another milestone on his way to global domination. Gout clocked in at 19.84 seconds to win the men’s 200-metre final at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth last weekend. The effort would have secured the Queensland teenager a record, but for an illegal wind speed of 2.2 metres a second.
America's oligarchs petrified by chaos but won't criticise Trump

1 week ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Robert Reich

As tens of millions of Americans hustle to pay their taxes, President Donald Trump has put the entire global economy into chaos. Retirement plans are tanking, savings are shrinking, treasury bonds are losing value, supply chains are convulsing. Even America’s oligarchs are petrified. They contributed millions to Trump’s inauguration. Many invested heavily in his campaign. They lavished praise on the new President and have supported his every move – in order to benefit from his promised big tax cut.
Hollywood is paging The Pitt's Australian star Shabana Azeez

1 week ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Penelope Debelle

There’s a lot of stress onscreen in hit HBO Max medical drama The Pitt, but for Australian actor Shabana Azeez, the process of netting her big Hollywood break was shockingly smooth. “Oh my god, it was the easiest casting process of my life,” Azeez tells InReview. Azeez had previously won parts in the Adelaide-made school sexting drama The Hunting (SBS), Working Dog’s public service satire Utopia (ABC) and a handful of indie productions without formal acting training.
Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in historic Meta trial

1 week ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Brian Witte |Barbara Ortutay

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken the witness stand on the first day of a historic antitrust trial to defend his company against allegations it illegally monopolised the social media market. The trial could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups Meta bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses.
The secret Sydney tunnels set to open as a major tourist attraction

1 week ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Rachael Thompson

Deep beneath the bustling streets of Sydney’s CBD, a hidden world has lain mostly undisturbed for decades. Soon visitors will be offered the chance to explore this fascinating world that’s equal parts mesmerising and haunting. The abandoned “ghost” tunnels that sit 20 metres under St James Station near Hyde Park were built in the 1920s as part of the underground railway project by Sydney Harbour Bridge engineer John Bradfield.
Life begins at 40 and Australia is adding millions of 40-somethings

1 week ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Simon Kuestenmacher

I’m 41 now, when I first read Carl Jung’s famous quote below I was in my teens. I always liked the idea of life improving, becoming more interesting when you age. “Life really begins at 40. Until then, you are just doing research”. Carl Jung, 1875-1961 Most of your abilities don’t peak in your early years as I pointed out in a previous column. Jung, the famous Swiss psychologist, believed that human life unfolds in two halves. Each half has its own important purpose.
Rulings, resignations and a video of the week

1 week ago | thenewdaily.com.au | David Simmons |Helen Karakulak

Following the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) determining that Abbie Chatfield’s podcast interviews with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Greens leader Adam Bandt did not require an authorisation, it released additional guidance for influencers, podcasters and content creators. It specified that communication need an authorisation only if it’s paid advertising, gifts-in-kind are used or the material is communicated on behalf of a political entity.
Star of the moment pipped in 100m sprint final

1 week ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Justin Chadwick

Veteran Rohan Browning has regained his mantle as Australia’s 100m sprint champion, producing an equal personal best time of 10.01 seconds to pip Lachie Kennedy in a thrilling photo finish at the Australian Athletics Championships. Kennedy ran a personal-best 10.00 in his heat win at the WA Athletics Stadium on Friday, and immediately set his sights on bettering the Australian record of 9.93 set by Patrick Johnson in Japan in 2003.
Voters lose out as Dutton implodes and Albanese coasts

1 week ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Amy Remeikis

The 2025 election Coalition campaign is now about how many seats Peter Dutton has to win in order to maintain his leadership and our national debate could not be poorer for it. The number Liberal party figures were floating late in the week was 65. That would mean winning about a dozen. At one point, maybe even as recently as January, that was a considered the minimum. At this point in the campaign, it’s a high watermark.
Airline fuel breakthrough hailed - but experts voice concern

1 week ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Evrim Yazgin

A German breakthrough in producing carbon-neutral aviation fuel at an industrial scale is providing fresh hope in the battle to reduce aviation’s carbon emissions. But experts say it could be a while before these “eco-fuels” or “e-fuels” – synthetic aviation fuels produced from fossil-free electricity and recycled carbon dioxide – can be a major way to make aviation sustainable.