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Spain's fans around Australia celebrate World Cup glory

Crowds of blue and white held their heads in their hands as scenes of jubilation played out for Australia's Spanish population at live viewing sites.

AAP · Jul 20

Trailblazing Indigenous leader honoured with electorate

The Australian Electoral Commission is renaming the South Australian federal seat of Grey as O'Donoghue, in honour of an Indigenous rights advocate.

AAP · Jul 20

Your say: week beginning July 13

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The Conversation · Jul 20

Building dams to protect Lismore from flooding would cost billions. Could nature do it better?

The unprecedented flooding in New South Wales in 2022 killed 13 people across the state, left 4,000 properties uninhabitable and damaged a further 10,900 homes. Lismore was especially hard hit due to its location on the Wilson River floodplain.

The Conversation · Jul 19

Derryn Hinch remembered as ‘journalistic James Bond’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 19

Morning Mail: All eyes on World Cup final; how police use facial recognition tech; ‘wellbeing poverty’ on the rise

Argentina face Spain in World Cup final; WA police trial new facial recognition technology; more Australians dissatisfied with life

The Guardian - AU · Jul 19

New trial of AI-powered traffic lights will be a test for who gets priority on public roads

Later this year, a Queensland council will trial Australia’s first traffic light system powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

The Conversation · Jul 19

How drug companies are playing hardball with Australia’s PBS

Australia is coming under increasing pressure from international drug companies demanding higher prices for their drugs.

The Conversation · Jul 19

Under-cover bowls to test Australians at Games

The bowls program will be held indoors for the first time at a Commonwealth Games and that could put Australia at a disadvantage.

AAP · Jul 19

Why our political rules prove your complaints about Canberra are wrong

Stable government is a rare blessing.

The Canberra Times · Jul 19