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How will Australia’s emergency services cope if satellites go down? With a sextant and a street directory

Military and SES personnel being taught analog communication and navigation techniques as experts warn solar flare could knock out ‘critical space infrastructure’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22

At greyhound life drawing, artists try to tackle complicated shapes

With soulful eyes and ‘reverse chicken legs’, greyhounds are challenging to sketch. At a fundraising event in Melbourne, Josh Nicholas tries his hand

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22

How do Lime’s ebikes make money? Share market debut sheds light on finances

The firm’s public listing raised US$167m but analysts have been wondering for years: how does this business stack up?

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22

Afternoon Update: Rebel Wilson wins defamation case; Brittany Higgins decries Hanson’s DV comments; and Milky Way splendour

Judge finds Charlotte MacInnes ‘failed to establish that the publications have caused or were likely to cause serious harm’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22

Iran warns of ‘eye for an eye’ response if US follows through on Trump’s threats to destroy infrastructure – as it happened

US president vows to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for each strait of Hormuz attack; Iran’s military says it will stop Gulf oil flow and target regional infrastructure if US acts on threats, state tv reports

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22

From the Pocket: Ken Hinkley can be the football father and coach Tasmania Devils need

The former Port Adelaide coach already sounds like a local and knows how to identify, nurture and retain young talent

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22

Wreckage of 1952 Pan Am plane crash that changed air safety found near Puerto Rico

Undersea drone locates site of Clipper Endeavor disaster that contributed to introduction of briefings on emergency exits and life vests

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22

Alleged rape victim ‘could have done a lot better’ if she had made up claims against well-connected Melbourne man, court told

Prosecutor tells court that ‘gaps or inconsistencies’ in the woman’s account ‘enhances her credibility’, but the defence maintains she is lying

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22

Brittany Higgins accuses Pauline Hanson of victim-blaming for calling domestic violence a ‘two-way street’

One Nation leader criticised by advocates after telling women being abused: ‘don’t put up with it’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22

Japan records its first ‘cruelly hot day’ as cities swelter in 40-degree heat

In April Japan coined term kokushobi for days above 40C as country advises workers to wear shorts to the office to cope with stifling heat

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22