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Driver pleads guilty over death of top cop's son

Dhurren Randhawa has pleaded guilty to charges over the hit-and-run death of South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens' son.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

Australian military will recruit some noncitzens in a bid to boost troop numbers

The Australian government says its military will begin recruiting some noncitizens in a bid to boost troop numbers

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

Afternoon Update: PM denounces pro-Palestine protests at Labor offices; P&O Cruises Australia to shut down; and X changes porn policy

Albany says the protesters’ ‘actions to intimidate have no place in democracy’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2024

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The arts are being sidelined in the cost of living crisis. It’s time we stopped framing them as a luxury

The cost of living crisis undermines the right to participate in cultural life. Australia’s federal cultural policy, Revive, acknowledges and even celebrates

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024

Chinese whispers: spy outs himself, gives little away

A defiant former Chinese spy has issued a rallying cry to protesters against the communist party's suppression of dissidents, saying their courage will prevail.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

Pro-Palestine protests closing MPs’ electorate offices ‘have no place in a democracy’, Albanese says

Prime minister denounces ‘actions to intimidate’ as Australia Palestine Advocacy Network condemns his remarks

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2024

Mpox is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to know about the virus – and who should get vaccinated

Australia appears to be experiencing a re-emergence of the infectious disease mpox, formerly called monkeypox.

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024

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Skull fossil provides gander at giant prehistoric goose

The first glimpse of an Australian mega bird that would have roamed the earth thousands of years ago has been unveiled after the discovery of a giant skull.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

P&O Cruises sets sail into sunset after 90-year voyage

After 90 years on the high seas, Australian cruise line P&O is sailing away to be absorbed by Carnival Cruise Line, the most popular brand in the world.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

Promotion feats boost Socceroos' hopes: Jackson Irvine

Midfielder Jackson Irvine says the influx of Australians playing in football's 'big-five' leagues can only bode well for the Socceroos.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

Immigration brouhaha rumbles on as Dutton hits out

With the Labor government poised to update a controversial immigration direction, Peter Dutton has deflected attacks on his record as immigration minister.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

T20 World Cup is going to be a big test for India, says Glenn McGrath

CHENNAI: Skipper Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for India in the T20 World Cup, according to legendary Australia pacer Glenn McGrath.

The Times of India · Jun 4, 2024

Should we worry about wasting renewable energy? Here’s why ‘spilling’ excess power is expected – and efficient

In Australia’s electricity system, more and more energy from sunlight and wind is being “spilled” – or not converted to electricity.

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024

Australia’s key program for gender equity in STEM was scrapped last week. This could actually be good news

Last week, Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic announced with little fanfare that the position of Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador would be discontinued, effective three days later.

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024

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The Canberra Times · Jun 4, 2024

'I feel like the whole of Australia is interested': the $415k country cottage reeling them in

The current owner, now in their 90s, moved in as a six-year-old.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 4, 2024

The Matildas Olympics Squad Just Dropped: Here’s Who Is Heading To Paris 2024

Coach Tony Gustavvson has named the 18-player Matildas Olympics squad who will head to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games next month.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2024

Wong calls for Gaza ceasefire saying ‘this war must end’ – as it happened

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The Conversation · Jun 3, 2024

What’s the global orange juice supply crisis – and should Australians be worried?

Oranges – and all the things we can make from them – are big business. But the industry is facing a severe crisis.

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The Conversation · Jun 3, 2024

New fossils show what Australia’s giant prehistoric ‘thunder birds’ looked like – and offer clues about how they died out

Until around 45,000 years ago, Australia was home to a giant flightless bird called Genyornis newtoni, which was two metres tall and weighed up to 230 kilograms.

The Conversation · Jun 3, 2024

‘An intergenerational crime against humanity’: what will it take for political leaders to start taking climate change seriously?

In February 2024, I attended the annual conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society – the peak group for scientists working in all branches of weather and climate research. Over the past decade, the mood of our gatherings has become increasingly sombre. Some presenters have taken to apologising in…

The Conversation · Jun 3, 2024

You can now be frozen after death in Australia. If you get revived in the future, will you still legally be the same person?

In recent weeks, Southern Cryonics – the southern hemisphere’s only cryopreservation facility, located in rural New South Wales – announced it had successfully cryopreserved its first patient.

The Conversation · Jun 3, 2024

Peat was historically mined overseas because it burns so well. But Australia’s subtropical peat bogs need fire to survive

When I lived in Kalimantan in Indonesia in the 1990s and later in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, I would often wake to toxic, smoke-filled skies. The air would be filled with the distinctive smell of burning peat, as farmers cleared tropical peat swamp forests to make way for oil palm…

The Conversation · Jun 3, 2024

Australia’s ‘learning by doing’ approach to managing large mines is failing the environment

High-profile legal disputes, such as the current case between coal giant Adani and the Queensland government, show Australia’s approach to managing large mining projects is flawed.

TV Tech · Jun 3, 2024

DZS Completes NetComm Acquisition

Deal expands its offerings to broadband networking, connectivity and cloud software and its footprint in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australia/New Zealand

AAP · Jun 3, 2024

Energy storage sites earmarked to keep the lights on

More power storage rather than nuclear reactors or gas will be crucial for long-term energy security, the industry says, with six more sites up for development.

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