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Australia vague on UN vote but backs Palestinian state

Though Australia will one day recognise the state of Palestine, the government says, its position on a Palestinian bid to the United Nations remains unclear.

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"This gal comes walking up towards me and she's topless, but she had these incredibly blue eyes and I was trying my best just to look at her eyes": The unexpected story of how John Oates and Iva Davies wrote Icehouse's Electric Blue

"If you asked me, what song would you have voted as least likely to succeed then it probably would have been Electric Blue"

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RB: Ricciardo performance in F1 Miami sprint "had been coming"

Ricciardo endured a tough start to the 2024 season, being outperformed by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in the opening race while struggling to get comfortable aboard the VCARB01. The Australian's difficulties dashed the momentum of him being considered for a 2025 Red Bull seat, but in recent races, he has been…

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Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran review – a damning indictment of Australia’s refugee policy

The Miles Franklin winner has somehow created a novel that feels warm and generous even when provoking feelings of discomfort and shame

The Guardian - AU

‘There’s no forgiveness in us’: 25 years after Matthew Shepard’s murder, his parents want the world to remember

In 1999 Dennis Shepard gave a devastating speech to his son’s killers in a Wyoming court. Decades on, across the globe in Australia, he’s set to deliver it again

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‘It’s unacceptable’: as pro-Palestine encampments grow at Australian campuses so do claims of antisemitism

Organisers insist they have been largely respectful but a string of accusations is putting universities under pressure to act

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m frothing on it’: Australia’s next big surfer George Pittar soaks in new success

From growing up on isolated breaks in Vanuatu to now having a plumber for a coach, the rising star does things a little differently

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See stunning reconstruction of ancient Egyptian mummy that languished at an Australian high school for a century

The forensic facial reconstruction is based on a precise 3D model of the skull created with medical scans.

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Are Jade and Ridge from MAFS Australia still together?

If you're rooting for Jade and Ridge from MAFS Australia then here's all you need to know about their relationship post-show

Woman & Home

Scientists map the lost 'Atlantis' continent that lies off Australia

A new simulation reveals how Australia's first inhabitants migrated across Sahul, before it became modern-day Australia.

LiveScience

RB: Ricciardo performance in Miami F1 sprint "had been coming"

Motorsport

Swiftonomics: How US pop superstar Taylor Swift is boosting the economy

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is continuing its planetary takeover, kicking off its European leg this week in France. Since her first concerts in March 2023 in the US, the pop star has been credited with boosting the national GDPs of the United States, Singapore and Australia. For a deeper look…

France 24

Peter Dutton compares ‘river to the sea’ chants at pro-Palestinian protests to Hitler

Opposition leader’s comments ‘a very bad faith’ reading of protestors’ chant, Jewish Council of Australia says

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese faces internal revolt from inner-city Labor MPs over gas strategy

Resources minister Madeleine King released party’s future gas strategy, which says new sources will be needed ‘to 2050 and beyond’

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Labor’s strategy is to reduce emissions from gas – but not if that means doing anything to cut its use

The plan announced on Thursday offers the gas industry – and Western Australia in particular – everything it could want

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Labor’s gas strategy: what is it and why do critics call it ‘Back to the Future’?

New gasfields are key to the Albanese government strategy. Climate groups say this will be ‘devastating’ to emissions reduction targets

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Air Vanuatu cancels Australian flights amid cash woes

The national airline of Vanuatu has cancelled all its flights to and from Sydney and Brisbane for the rest of the week amid reports of financial difficulties.

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Stingers out to snap Olympic water polo medal drought

Three-time Olympian Zoe Arancini will lead the Australian women's water polo team in Paris where they are looking to break a 16-year Games medal drought.

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Afternoon Update: Labor’s gas plan labelled ‘morally bankrupt’; China accuses Australia of ‘spying’; and Trump’s son’s new role

Strategy argues fossil fuel is an important part of the transition to net zero emissions

Newcastle Herald

First look at Australia's newest gas-fired power plant at Kurri Kurri

The $950 million Hunter Power Project will be hydrogen ready.

AAP

Refineries pumped on high-value, ultra-low sulphur fuel

Upgrades are on track for producing ultra-low sulphur fuel suitable for the latest European and American cars, an Australian refiner says.

AAP

Retail, banking sell-off ends ASX 5-day winning streak

The ASX200 fell 1.1 per cent, with the consumer discretionary sector suffering its worst loss in 16 months on several trading updates.

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Growing up gay in Australia was tough. This week’s Sydney council book ban shows how far we have to go

We like to think this isn’t a homophobic country. But as a theatre adaptation of my memoir about being gay in the 90s tours, I can see an undercurrent of fear and hate

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Palestine aid call as alarm sounds after Rafah invasion

Palestine is pleading for more humanitarian support as the international community and aid organisations raise concerns and condemn Israel's invasion of Rafah.

The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart, One Nation and the Greens all oppose Glencore’s plan to store CO2 in the Great Artesian Basin – why?

The mining company insists the storage hub is safe but many are unconvinced about injecting carbon dioxide into a major Australian water resource

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