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Mark Humphries’ comedy sketch cut from 7.30 in ABC’s latest cost-cutting drive

Satirical sketches axed due to ‘tight budgetary environment’. Plus: ABC managing director David Anderson gains another term

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$Pastoralists and traditional owners in fear of fracking$

Pastoralists and traditional owners in fear of fracking

Traditional owners and Rallen Australia, which owns cattle stations in the Beetaloo, are worried a mining company is breaching its own environmental plan.

AAP

'Father' of Inland Rail calls for project to end in Toowoomba amid cost blowouts

The Inland Rail project from Melbourne to Brisbane was originally due to be completed in 2025. But with construction yet to get underway anywhere in Queensland, some are asking whether the entire project will ever be finished.

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Not a single vaping product containing nicotine has TGA approval

Currently, there is not a single vaping product containing nicotine approved by Australia's drug regulator, meaning that these medicines have not been tested for quality and safety.

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Pat Turner urges government not to sit on Dorrelle Anderson's report examining crime and alcohol in Alice Springs

Leading Indigenous administrator — and co-chair of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap — Pat Turner is calling for the immediate release of Dorrelle Anderson's report on alcohol restrictions in the Northern Territory.

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Bill Gates pushes back on Jeffrey Epstein questions in new interview, says he regrets dinners

The Microsoft founder appeared uncomfortable as he was grilled about his association with Epstein during a wide-ranging interview

The Independent UK

South Australia's premier, Peter Malinauskas, is in 'furious agreement' with PM that nuclear power would not work for Australia

The South Australian premier has comprehensively rejected the future use of nuclear power generators in Australia, saying the "completely uneconomic" technology had already been thoroughly investigated and dismissed.

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ACCC monitoring airlines over price gouging concerns

The consumer watchdog is closely monitoring airlines and says it would be "concerned" if they withheld capacity in order to keep airfares high.

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Healthcare workers sound the alarm on a mental health crisis in the industry

A study of over 7,000 frontline healthcare workers shows one-in-10 had thoughts of suicide or self-harm during the pandemic.

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Native fish suffocating as parts of Murray-Darling Basin turn toxic from unprecedented floodwaters

The unprecedented floodwaters have led to the highest water flows in years across the Murray-Darling basin, yet native fish are dying — and the situation is expected to worsen.

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Australia's role in seeking justice for families of MH17 crash victims

In a matter of hours, a group of ordinary Australians will gather at a courtroom for the verdict in the MH17 trial. While the families are still looking for answers, others played an important role in the investigation led by the Netherlands.

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Builder facing legal action over alleged defects awarded $22,000 government grant

A Victorian building company facing legal action over alleged apartment defects is awarded a federal government grant to improve its business.

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Optus promises to pay cost of replacing foreign passports compromised in data breach

The telecommunications giant previously promised to cover the cost for Australians who chose to replace their passports, however, until now, it had not made the same pledge to foreign passport holders.

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Robodebt faces a reckoning as royal commission begins

Deanna Amato never imagined she would take on the federal government in court. But then, in 2018, she opened her tax return and received a shock: her entire refund had been seized.

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Sponsors should be put through rigour, just like athletes, to 'earn their place' on a jersey, says former Diamonds player

What started as a request by Australian netballer Donnell Wallam to remove the name "Hancock" from her dress has erupted into a national conversation about sportswashing that some athletes and fans say is overdue.

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Lengthy legal battles threaten to hold up Victoria’s corruption probes

Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog has revealed it is tied up in a number of lengthy, expensive legal battles that threaten to silence crucial corruption investigations.

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How plans for a multi-billion-dollar city hospital have made a historical site expendable

In Adelaide, a dispute has erupted over the state government's plans to bulldoze a historic site to build a new city hospital. It's raised the question: Are some heritage sites more important than others?

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The rising cost of living and global economic uncertainty mean older Australians such as Brett are delaying retirement

When Brett Clements got his first job at 15, he dreamed that, if he worked hard, he would be able to enjoy the fruits of his labour and retire at 40, but it wasn't to be.

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Ovarian tissue freezing offering hope of a chance at motherhood to women battling cancer

When Sarah looks at her one-year-old baby, Etta, she sees a precious gift that she and her husband might never have been granted.

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New South Wales Agriculture Minister confident varroa mite outbreak can be eradicated as ban on hive movement eases

Almost 2,000 hives have been destroyed following detection of the destructive varroa mite, which weakens and kills European honey bee colonies — and the New South Wales government's elimination strategy is still playing out.

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Australian data reveals long-COVID sufferers are often younger, active and female

New data from Australia's longest-running post-COVID clinic has revealed a high proportion of patients are women in their 40s and 50s, painting a picture of who might be more affected by this emerging condition.

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Travellers warned to expect more disruptions in coming months

Airport boss says Australians should expect more disruptions to travel over the next 12 months, as the industry scrambles to fill critical worker shortages ahead of the July school holidays.

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Cost of FIFO doctors explodes in regional New South Wales

In New South Wales, tens of millions of dollars are being spent on fly-in fly-out doctors — and dozens of towns are at risk of being without a full-time GP in the next decade.

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Just one in 13,000 refugees have been resettled from a regional visa program

Refugee Arad Nik moved to a regional area as part of the requirements of his Safe Haven Enterprise Visa. He hoped the visa would lead to permanent residency but now is not sure what comes next.

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