Answers to your questions about nuclear power Cost, build time, waste storage top Herald nuclear questions. Newcastle Herald · Jun 21, 2024
This popular island was ravaged by fires – here’s what it’s really like to go back The ‘Black Summer’ blazes scorched more than half of this wildlife-rich, rugged Australian outpost, but James Litston finds a place where the green shoots of recovery are blooming The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024
Newly elected Solomon Islands PM to visit Australia Jeremiah Manele will make a week-long visit to Australia ahead of talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. AAP · Jun 21, 2024
T20 World Cup: Pat Cummins' hat-trick, David Warner's fifty star in Australia's win over Bangladesh in rain-hit Antigua Fast bowler Pat Cummins led the bowling unit with a hat-trick and David Warner's unbeaten half-century ensured no hiccups with the bat as Australia cruised to a win over Bangladesh in their 'Super 8s' match in Group 1 of the T20 World Cup, even as rain threatened to play spoilsport… The Times of India · Jun 21, 2024
Door ajar for Wallabies star to join Titans early Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt isn't ruling out Rugby Australia allowing NRL-bound playmaker Carter Gordon to join the Gold Coast Titans this year. AAP · Jun 21, 2024
Vladimir Putin’s Asia-Pacific trip was intended to send a message. Here’s why we should be taking notice Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent trips to North Korea and Vietnam are noteworthy for the timing and focus, not to mention for highlighting his contempt for the rule of law. The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024
Azithromycin: how to manage while this antibiotic is in short supply for children Antibiotic shortages have become a big challenge for child health. For example, amoxicillin and cephalexin are among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for children, used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. Both have had shortages of their liquid formulations in recent years. The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024
Archery star Milne on target for Paris Paralympic medal Australian para-archery coach Ricci Cheah is backing star Jonathon Milne to claim another Paralympics medal, after he ended the country's podium drought in Rio. AAP · Jun 21, 2024
News Corp boss grilled over Hitler-Bandt headline as Seven admits failure over Lehrmann’s rent The Australian was just surfacing ‘differing opinions’ when it made comparison between Greens leader and Hitler, Michael Miller says. Plus: fourth-generation Murdoch logs on The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2024
Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy policy will do nothing to ease Australians’ hip-pocket pain, now or in the future Of all the debates unleashed by the Coalition’s nuclear energy announcement this week, energy prices is among the hottest. As Australians struggle with the skyrocketing cost of living, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan gives little assurance he can bring power bills down – neither soon nor into the future. The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024
‘It felt like bad news after bad news’: why record numbers are leaving New Zealand Many young people are lured by hopes of better opportunities in Australia as experts worry a soft economy means departing Kiwis may not come back The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2024
Kangaroo teeth grow forever – and keep a record of their owner’s age and sex How do you find out the age of a wild animal? For some Australian marsupials, we have discovered you can tell from their teeth. The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024
Watch: Ricky Ponting hands the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy to Pat Cummins NEW DELHI: Australia legend Ricky Ponting handed the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy to Pat Cummins for winning the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year award 2023. The Times of India · Jun 21, 2024
Minister confident of boosting China defence talks Defence Minister Richard Marles says he is hopeful in-person talks between Australian and Chinese military officials can begin again as tensions thaw. AAP · Jun 21, 2024
The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024 Grassroots sport can help refugees find their feet in Australia – Brisbane’s Olympic planners need to lead the way too As preparations for Paris’ Olympic and Paralympic Games gather momentum, South East Queensland is preparing its legacy strategy in anticipation for the 2032 Brisbane games.
AAP · Jun 21, 2024 Cummins hat-trick takes Aussies to brink of Cup semis Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins and David Warner were Australia's key men in a rain-affected win over Bangladesh at the Twenty20 World Cup.
The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024 Australia’s first civilian jury was entirely female. Here’s how ‘juries of matrons’ shaped our legal history It’s hard to imagine now, but for almost 1,000 years, pregnant women in England could avoid the death penalty just by virtue of being pregnant. A pregnant woman sentenced to death would receive a stay of execution until the baby was born. It was called “pleading the belly” and often…
The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2024 Shadow energy minister says system in ‘dire trouble’ – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2024 Australia needs large-scale energy production – here are 3 reasons why offshore wind is a good fit On the weekend, an area 20km off the Illawarra coast south of Sydney became Australia’s fourth offshore wind energy zone. It’s the most controversial zone to date, with consultation attracting a record 14,211 submissions – of which 65% were opposed.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2024 Australian coal mine and power station workers’ prospects look bleak – unless we start offering more targeted support Workers who were made redundant in coal-fired power plants between 2010 and 2020 saw their incomes plummet by 69% in the year after they lost their jobs.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2024 Chiropractors have been banned again from manipulating babies’ spines. Here’s what the evidence actually says Chiropractors in Australia will not be able to perform spinal manipulation on children under the age of two once more, following health concerns from doctors and politicians.
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2024 Why have Australia’s espionage authors been renditioned to a literary black site? Internationally, spy novels are surfing a 40-year wave of commercial success that has transformed the genre into a multi-billion-dollar behemoth spanning books, television and movies.
The Canberra Times · Jun 20, 2024 'I love it here': the Queanbeyan pharmacist who went from refugee to community leader He arrived in Australia as a teenager with no English but a lot of ambition.
The Canberra Times · Jun 20, 2024 Inside the extra ordinary items telling our history What does a novelty cheque have to do with Australian history?
Newcastle Herald · Jun 20, 2024 We know energy's in crisis, and that nuclear is not the answer 'Coal fired power stations are broken and need fixing.'