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'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

The renewables rollout is not happening quickly enough in WA, a summit has been warned, with leading proponents of clean energy exports calling for targets.

AAP · Oct 10, 2024

Ninety-day processing time urged for all refugees

Long wait times for asylum-seekers to be considered refugees is inefficient and taxing, with a committee recommending it should be done in 90 days.

AAP · Oct 10, 2024

Pilot of helicopter that crashed on Australian hotel roof was affected by alcohol, probe finds

An investigation has found the pilot of the helicopter that crashed on top of an Australian hotel two months ago was affected by alcohol and was not qualified to fly at night

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024

Australia urged to press Chinese premier on security

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has touched down in Laos, where he will meet with the Chinese premier against the backdrop of security tensions and trade bans.

AAP · Oct 10, 2024

De Minaur's ATP Finals, Davis Cup hopes in balance

Alex de Minaur's hopes of returning for Australia's Davis Cup tilt and reaching the ATP Finals hang in the balance as he battles injury.

AAP · Oct 10, 2024

Rejuvenated Simon, Gielnik aim to earn Matildas recalls

New Sydney FC striker Kyah Simon wants to force her way back into the Matildas' set-up after a wretched run with injury, as does Emily Gielnik.

AAP · Oct 10, 2024

Huge waves in the atmosphere dump extreme rain on northern Australia

In 2023, almost a year’s worth of rain fell over ten days in parts of northwestern Australia, leading to catastrophic flooding in the town of Fitzroy Crossing and surrounds. The rainfall was linked to a tropical cyclone, but there were also lesser-known forces at work: huge, planet-scale oscillations called atmospheric…

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2024

Peter Weir’s The Cars That Ate Paris – a driving force in Ozploitation filmmaking

It has been 50 years since the cinema release of Peter Weir’s iconic, offbeat, cult classic The Cars That Ate Paris. The film seared the image of a silver Volkswagen Beetle weaponised with deadly spikes into the national imagination. It also helped shape the tropes of Ozploitation filmmaking within the…

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2024

These 5 ‘post-truth’ claims are fuelling the water wars in Australia

The contest between truth and post-truth matters when trying to solve big public policy questions. One of these questions is how to sustainably manage water in Australia for the benefit of all.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2024

Qantas apologises for showing film with nudity on flight

Australian airline Qantas is apologising after a recent flight from Sydney to Tokyo featured an R-rated movie shown on every screen. 

Bangkok Post · Oct 10, 2024