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Huge decline in grey-headed flying fox numbers as coastal development and fruit-netting threaten species

ACT Wildlife say grey-headed flying foxes are getting injured more regularly before they can make it to warmer climes as part of their seasonal migration.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Fine print book designer keeps inventor Johannes Gutenberg's centuries-old letterpress tradition alive

It takes hours to prepare each page, and there's no guarantee what emerges from the press will be perfect. But for printers like Derek Lamb, "the romance of the process" makes it easy to keep using Gutenberg's method and sharing it with future generations.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Gulf of Carpentaria sees 'best fishing in years' as cherabin, barramundi take over rivers after record floods

Fishers say they are catching buckets of giant freshwater prawns with their bare hands in the Gulf's best fishing season in decades.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

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Unlikely new generation of farmers supplying some of nation's top restaurants

Chloe and Jered have swapped their inner-city lifestyle to join a growing number of micro farmers, sowing the seeds of happiness while providing fresh produce to some of the country's top restaurants.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Gold Coast family push to reduce stigma around foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

When her son Jazpa couldn't focus at school, Sam Pinnell thought she was a bad parent. A diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder changed that.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Leaked report shows Queensland child safety staff believe case loads are 'unsustainable' and 'problematic'

The report says workers believed their high case loads undermined their ability to help vulnerable children and families.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Australia and France take part in huge military exercise after tense couple of years

For the past fortnight, Australia has taken part in an emergency training drill led by the French military in New Caledonia, as the two countries try to put the cancelled submarine deal behind them.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

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The Art of Banksy: Without Limits brings work of iconic street artist to Australia — without his endorsement

Subversive street artist Banksy has not endorsed an exhibition of his work that landed in Australia this week — and organisers are unapologetic.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

The prison phone calls and 'code' Bassam Hamzy allegedly used to direct drug ring from jail

The first week of Brothers 4 Life founder Bassam Hamzy's trial has heard recorded phone calls which prosecutors allege show him passing on "instructions" to a man supplying meth on his behalf.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Queensland gets cold snap, with sub-zero temperatures forecast for Darling Downs

It'll be chilly weekend ahead, with the first frost of the year predicted for inland Queensland next week.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

ABC's Tracey Holmes on being the first woman to host Grandstand, how far women in sport have come and how far still to go

Broadcaster Tracey Holmes reflects on being the first woman to host the iconic ABC radio program Grandstand, her 34-year career, how far women in sport have come and how far there is still to go.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Chinese travellers voice frustration over Australian tourist visa refusals

Chinese holiday-makers say they want to come to Australia, but some travellers are having their tourist visa applications rejected.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

A pocket guide to King Charles's coronation — times, guest list and what to expect from the ceremony

It's almost time for Britain to crown King Charles III as the new monarch — here's what you need to know.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Hollywood writers are on strike over an artificial intelligence threat some are warning is coming for you next

Writers created Tony Soprano, Don Draper and Shiv Roy. Now they've walked off the job, partly because they fear something fundamental will be lost if Hollywood allows itself to become a wasteland of AI-generated stories.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

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When the Queen died, I felt betrayed by a nation. For King Charles' coronation, I feel something quite different

To take the coronation seriously would be to try to make sense of an Australian prime minister pledging his allegiance to a crown that tried to exterminate my people. For people like me, absurdity may be the only sane response, writes Stan Grant.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Extra billions flowing into budget but real wages not tipped to grow for another year

Workers will have to wait another year before their wages outstrip the rising cost of living, according to Treasury forecasts to be released next week.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

How Margaret Hawke came to murder her children in the rich export hub of Port Hedland in WA's north

As an inferno engulfs a home on the main street of a port town, Margaret Dale Hawke walks out the front door. She had just murdered her own children.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Police investigating Alex Shorey's Taiwanese female friend in rat poisoning case

Police in Taiwan say the female friend of an Australian university student is under investigation for poisoning him with a powerful rodent killer, with officers seizing evidence from her Taipei home.

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ABC News · May 5, 2023

Reece Walsh's Magic Round performance proves once again he's ready for prime time, and that means State of Origin

Billy Slater will be judged harshly if he makes the "wrong" choice between Kalyn Ponga and Reece Walsh for State of Origin I. But between Walsh's form and Ponga's Origin III masterclass last year, there's no wrong answer, writes Jon Healy.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Former Queensland police commissioner Terry Lewis, Joh Bjelke-Petersen's top cop, dies at 95

He was once the top law enforcement officer in Queensland, before being thrown in jail for corruption and stripped of his knighthood following the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Here's a look back at Terry Lewis's life.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Brisbane Lions beat Carlton Blues by 26 points to move to the top of the AFL ladder

Brisbane's 26-point win over Carlton, off the back of four electric goals from in-form Charlie Cameron, is enough to move the Lions to the top of the AFL ladder.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Dog owners urged to be more vigilant as attacks on posties spike across Australia

Australia Post is urging dog owners to keep an eye on their dogs when posties are out delivering mail, following a spike in attacks in the last few months.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Tamboran Resources welcomes Beetaloo Basin fracking approval, as Northern Territory locals raise concerns over groundwater use

A US gas company with the biggest stake in the Beetaloo Basin has welcomed the approval of a full-scale fracking industry, while some locals say they are "devastated".

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Search for Denne Bourke continues after young dad went missing in Torres Strait

Family and friends are praying for a miracle as the search continues for an experienced outrigger canoeist in Far North Queensland after the Thursday Island local disappeared two days ago.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Carnarvon liquor restrictions tougher than those in Alice Springs, WA Premier Mark McGowan says

Mark McGowan says alcohol limits imposed in the coastal town are necessary to prevent crime and ensure children are kept safer — and he makes "no apologies for that".

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