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The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Long pollen season prompts thunderstorm asthma warning

Southern Australia's grass pollen season is tipped to drag on longer than usual, sparking a warning about potentially-deadly thunderstorm asthma.

AAP

Banks have only passed on three-quarters of interest rate rises to depositors, RBA says

Increase compares favourably with New Zealand and the US, Reserve Bank assistant governor says

The Guardian - AU

Thunder add Athapaththu to overflowing WBBL list

Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu will battle fellow overseas players Heather Knight, Marizanne Kapp and Lauren Bell for a WBBL slot at the Sydney Thunder.

AAP

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Baz Luhrmann to debut extended version of film Australia as six-part TV series Faraway Downs

Recut version, set to premiere at SXSW Sydney, inspired by ‘the way episodic storytelling has been reinvigorated by the streaming world’

The Guardian - AU

Cal Wilson, New Zealand comedian and TV host, dies aged 53

The standup, writer and actor, who co-hosted The Great Australian Bake Off and appeared as a guest on Thank God You’re Here, died after a short illness in Sydney

The Guardian - AU

Australia sends aid to Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Australia is sending aid to Afghanistan to help humanitarian efforts after earthquakes struck the country last week, killing and injuring thousands of people.

AAP

The Voice is a small change, with only upside

Poet Oodgeroo wrote Indigenous Australians want "freedom, not frustration; self-respect, not resignation".

Newcastle Herald

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Scott rallies Presidents Cup mates to end 26-year wait

Australia's former world No.1 Adam Scott says building an early lead will be key to the International team breaking a 26-year Presidents Cup drought in 2024.

AAP

Morning Mail: Albanese’s plea from the heart, Australia tops mortgage stress list, UN warns of war crimes in Israel and Gaza

The prime minister uses Uluru’s powerful symbolism to plead for a yes vote, while shocking details emerge of the massacre of Israelis by Hamas

The Guardian - AU

Why Australia urgently needs a climate plan and a Net Zero National Cabinet Committee to implement it

Australia has a legislated target to reduce greenhouse emissions, a federal government with commitments to increase the share of renewable electricity and reduce power prices, and a globally important economic opportunity at its feet.

The Conversation

Let's not kid ourselves: 'Trumpification' is becoming our problem, too

We have a problem with the state of politics and public discourse in Australia. The appalling neo-Nazi video threat made against Senator Lidia Thorpe is a disturbing reminder of the dark undercurrents that are swirling through political discourse in Australia.

The Conversation

From Eureka to suffrage to now: a Voice that was 169 years in the making

“The envy of the world.”

The Conversation

Streets of purple haze: how the South American jacaranda became a symbol of Australian spring

Jacaranda season is beginning across Australia as an explosion of vivid blue spreads in a wave from north to south. We think of jacarandas as a signature tree of various Australian cities. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth all feature avenues of them.

The Conversation

Silkman family's First Creek 'a champion of the Hunter Valley'

First Creek has earned its place among Australia's top family wine brands.

Newcastle Herald

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The Independent UK

Massimo Luongo feels Australians secretly support Spurs under Ange Postecoglou

Spurs lead the Premier League on goal difference from north London rivals Arsenal going into the international break.

Newcastle Herald

What I saw out west spurred me to vote 'yes' on the Voice

How experiences, not slogans, helped a voter decide.

The Independent UK

BCCI issue update on Shubman Gill ahead of India’s clash with Afghanistan

The opening batter has been diagnosed with dengue which also kept him out of India’s opening match against Australia

AAP

Asia's biggest battery will power Australian homes

A new renewable energy hub will power more than one million homes via one of the biggest battery systems in the world.

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AAP

Digital wallets crackdown coming under new regulations

The federal government says it's modernising payment systems in Australia by pushing to regulated mobile payments such as Google Pay and Apple Pay.

AAP

Aussie sporting stars tackle big issues facing girls

New research has found key disparities in attitudes towards girls in Australia, as two sporting stars work together to confront the issues.

The Independent UK

Wales give Dan Biggar injury update ahead of World Cup quarter-final against Argentina

The fly-half was injured during the early stages of Wales’ win against Australia

The Hindu

Trade and security ties with India gathering pace: Australian Speaker

Australia-India ties are strong, with security, trade, and people-to-people dimensions. Last year, the two countries signed an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement. Australia is resetting its relationship with China, but respects India's decisions. Education is a key area for further strengthening ties, with a strong pipeline of Indian students coming…

The Times of India

Ricky Ponting backs Virat Kohli to break Sachin Tendulkar's ODI centuries record this World Cup

NEW DELHI: Run-machine Virat Kohli, who played a superb 85-run knock in India's ODI World Cup opening win against Australia in Chennai, missed out on a well deserved century.

AAP

Aussies show impressive form in Asian WTA events

Australians are shining at WTA events in Asia, with Priscilla Hon and Daria Saville posting wins in Hong Kong, and Kimberly Birrell advancing in South Korea.

The Guardian - AU

A-League Women returns in time to test strength of Matildas effect

Australia’s domestic football league resumes against a backdrop of expectation and aspiration after a wildly successful home World Cup

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