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Envoy backs extra Gaza aid and calls for more visa help

Australia can continue to support Gazans living in catastrophic conditions by helping refugees arriving onshore, Palestine's envoy says as he welcomes more aid.

AAP · Sep 23, 2024

Move over Olympians, Australia’s wildlife are incredible athletes

Now that the Paris Olympics and Paralympics have disappeared from our screens, let’s get back to watching animal videos.

The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024

Battered and bloodied, Vine rues medal that got away

Australian Jay Vine has been left bruised and bloodied after another fall at the world road cycling championships - but he felt more pain about losing a medal.

AAP · Sep 23, 2024

Aussies' 'Vortex ban' as Gardner demands more

Australia's women's T20 world champions want to pile on the runs in Brisbane before heading "into the unknown" to defend their title in Dubai.

AAP · Sep 22, 2024

Why isn’t dental included in Medicare? It’s time to change this – here’s how

When the forerunner of Medicare was established in the 1970s, dental care was left out. Australians are still suffering the consequences half a century later.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2024

With all these defamation lawsuits, what ever happened to free speech?

It seems like the dust barely settles from the latest high-profile defamation stoush before the next set of litigants straps on the gloves and steps into the ring.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2024

‘Breakthrough discovery’: Indigenous Rangers in outback WA find up to 50 night parrots – one of Australia’s most elusive birds

In arid inland Australia lives one of Australia’s rarest birds: the night parrot. Missing for more than a century, a live population was rediscovered in 2013. But the species remains elusive.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2024

Can't be bothered? Emma McKeon has some advice for you

Even Australia's most decorated Olympian has her moments.

The Canberra Times · Sep 22, 2024

Military repairs could deliver some diplomacy

Letters to the editor September 23, 2024

Newcastle Herald · Sep 22, 2024

Nuclear's 'time has come' in energy mix: Dutton

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has outlined his case for nuclear energy but didn't say what it would cost to build seven reactors across Australia.

AAP · Sep 22, 2024