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‘Accident waiting to happen’: player’s death raises alarm over risk of concrete cricket pitches in Australian rules football

Concrete-based cricket pitches, like that on which Nathan Fitzgerald received fatal blows to the head, are ‘totally unsafe’, concussion advocate says

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Battered but not broken Blues look to unleash mayhem in State of Origin decider

But if Queensland pick up where they left off in game two, Billy Slater’s Maroons can condemn NSW to a fourth series loss in five years

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Australian supermarket parmesan taste test: ‘It’s a little clammy, as if it’s about to ask someone on a date’

In a blind test of 13 parmesan and parmigiano reggiano cheeses, Nicholas Jordan determines which wedge has the edge over its competitors

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Perth man fighting for life after robot vacuum cleaner explosion

Lachie Perrem suffered life-threatening injuries after the explosion on Thursday destroyed his share house in Brabham

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‘Pam the Bird’ has become a divisive fixture on Melbourne landmarks – but is it art or vandalism?

The ‘distinct cartoon bird’, allegedly drawn by 22-year-old Jack Gibson-Burrell, is controversial even among those in the city’s world-renowned graffiti scene

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NSW’s top prosecutor gave false evidence on media leak about young Indigenous offender, inquiry finds

Sally Dowling admits her office pitched the story but says it was not authorised by her, while her colleagues call her ‘a person of integrity’

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Afternoon Update: China’s missile test condemned; tributes for Melbourne teacher; and another ‘Pam the Bird’ stunt

Albanese says China’s weapons test in the Pacific risks fuelling dangerous nuclear proliferation

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AI models already ‘doing things their creators never intended’, Australia’s assistant technology minister warns

Andrew Charlton says artificial intelligence ‘cheating, deceiving, going their own way’ – and time to get ahead of it is during testing

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China missile test: what do we know and why are countries in the region concerned?

Beijing described the test as ‘routine’, while the US, Australia and countries in the Pacific condemned the exercise

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WiseTech shares rise after Richard White resigns as executive chair amid police investigation

Rise in share price adds nearly $1bn to tech giant’s market value while White continues on as a board director and chief innovation officer

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Indecent proposal: why social media’s rebrand of surveillance tech normalises harassment and non-consensual filming

By selling AI glasses as aspirational, cool and fashion-forward, tech elites are trying to pacify their entry into the mainstream world

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NRL announces record-breaking $5.3bn broadcast deal with Nine and Foxtel

Nine Entertainment and Foxtel have retained the media rights in a seven-year deal that Peter V’landys has called ‘a defining moment for rugby league’

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Pam the Bird: arrest ends hours-long standoff after graffiti painted on Melbourne’s 120m Bolte Bridge tower

Jack Gibson-Burrell, 22, was taken into custody for questioning after allegedly climbing and painting a giant cartoon bird on the bridge

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AFL clubs to don black armbands in honour of Melbourne teacher who died after head clash during football game

A minute’s silence will also be held before Richmond Tigers and Melbourne Demons match to mourn 27-year-old Nathan Fitzgerald

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Ukraine war briefing: Drones strike Russia oil refinery in Siberia as Zelenskyy warns region now ‘within reach’

Ukrainian president says long-range attack an ‘important achievement’ while also pleading for better air defences. What we know on day 1,595

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Australian PM says Chinese missile test could have caused ‘considerable damage’ if weaponised

Solomon Islands prime minister says he doesn’t want to see more countries testing ICBMs in Pacific, adding ‘be our friend but don’t threaten us’

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Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother granted bail – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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Adapt or die: the Australian live music lovers trying to reinvent an ‘ancient’ and ‘unviable’ industry

With punters drinking less, running costs rising and one-third of the sector wiped out by Covid, venues and promoters are turning the business model on its head

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Do bees have inner lives? Slow-motion video reveals bumblebee behaviour similar to ‘liking’ or ‘disliking’

Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, a study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows

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Into the spider’s lair: how an Australian film-maker made an impossible documentary with AI

Jodie Heenan says her award-winning short film Guardians of the Burrow ‘looks and feels’ real

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Higher-earning Australians flocking to 5% first home deposit scheme, with some borrowers earning over $200,000

Exclusive: Economists warn Labor’s removal of caps could be pushing up prices as support flows to people in better financial positions

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Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows

Exclusive University of Sydney research shows heat-related hospital admissions to increase by at least 6% by the end of the century

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‘Charged with horror and anguish’: Arthur Boyd’s nightmarish Nebuchadnezzar series opens in major new Bundanon show

Not for the faint-hearted, this is the first large-scale presentation of the Australian artist’s anti-Vietnam war, hallucinatory works since the late 60s

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Can NSW win State of Origin decider on Queensland turf? History shows it’s possible

The Blues face an uphill battle to claim the series when they meet the Maroons in game three of the 2026 series in Brisbane

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A job that changed me: I was a music festival artist liaison. At 22 with a walkie-talkie in hand, I’ve never felt more powerful

Our job was to prepare dressing rooms with the bands’ alcohol. The musicians tended to be gentle and kooky but their managers were pushy

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