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Australia's United Cup tennis team bound for Perth

Alex de Minaur's Team Australia have been drawn in the same Perth-based group as defending champions the USA for the second United Cup mixed teams' event.

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Farmers wary of dud deal as EU trade pact talks resume

The trade minister should not sign any pact with the EU that would stop Australians from using names such as feta and prosecco, the farmers federation says.

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Aussie Steelers down Canada to win wheelchair rugby cup

While the Wallabies faltered among the world's best in France the Australian Steelers have won the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup in Paris.

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As treasurer, Bill Hayden set Labor on the path to economic rationalism

Former Labor leader and governor-general Bill Hayden, whose death was announced on Saturday, is rightly being remembered for introducing Australia’s first universal healthcare scheme Medibank, which lives on today as Medicare.

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Cyclone not expected to threaten Australian coast

A tropical cyclone is not expected to threaten Queensland's coast after forming in the South Pacific, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

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Healy hopeful of WBBL return, India tour after dog bite

Australia vice captain Alyssa Healy is hopeful of touring India following surgery on a badly damaged finger after getting her hand between two unruly dogs.

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A classical espionage novel with shades of Le Carré, The Idealist explores the tumultuous path to East Timorese independence

The Idealist is the eighth novel by respected Australian writer and academic Nick Jose. Set in the turbulent period leading up to the referendum for East Timorese self-determination in 1999, the novel has the form of a political thriller, albeit one that remains restrained and meditative.

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Belgian royal leads trade mission after stalled EU deal

Princess Astrid of Belgium has met Governor-General David Hurley in Sydney at the start of a week-long trade mission to Australia.

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Canberra gets its first Australian-built electric bus

Custom Denning Element low-floor battery electric bus to be unveiled.

The Canberra Times

Last refugees in Papua New Guinea to begin leaving ‘within weeks’ after Australian funding runs out

Exclusive: Men left without healthcare and facing eviction, while local businesses are owned tens of millions of dollars

The Guardian - AU

Aussie Green claims second at PGA Tour Champions event

Australian golfer Richard Green has finished runner-up on the PGA Champions Tour, losing a playoff to Harrison Frazar at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

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'Wild' racism leaves doubt on Indigenous reconciliation

An Indigenous body is questioning how viable reconciliation is in Australia after racism "ran wild" through the voice to parliament referendum campaign.

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Novel drugs are leading to rising overdose deaths in Victoria – drug checking services could help

Many of the harms people experience from using illegal drugs are a result of unregulated supply. Drugs may be contaminated, or completely substituted with something unexpected. They may also be of variable and unknown dosage or strength.

The Conversation

Lobster and beef on menu after China wine breakthrough

Australia will continue to push for the removal of restrictions on lobster and beef exports after a breakthrough on the trade dispute with Beijing over wine.

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The great Bobby Charlton made history in Australia too

Manchester United and England legend Bobby Charlton has been honoured all over the world after his death - with Australian soccer unearthing its own memories.

The Guardian - AU

Australia in ‘the midst of a food security crisis’ as 3.7m households struggle to buy enough to eat

Almost 350,000 additional households experienced food insecurity in the past year, according to latest Foodbank survey

The Guardian - AU

Asio boss says violent protesters will receive ‘full force of my agency’ – as it happened

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Morning Mail: safety fears at childcare centres; trauma in Gaza; renewable power surges

Safety warnings as childcare centres grapple with unfilled positions; children in Gaza developing severe trauma

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The Conversation

Here's what happens to workers when coal-fired power plants close. It isn't good

When Australia’s dirtiest coal-fired power plant, Hazelwood in Victoria, closed in 2017, Australian authorities were blind to the collateral damage.

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How to beat 'rollout rage': the environment-versus-climate battle dividing regional Australia

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition.

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Cleaning up Australia's 80,000 disused mines is a huge job – but the payoffs can outweigh the costs

Newly announced closures of Glencore’s copper and zinc mines in Mt Isa will add to a huge number of former mines in Australia. A 2020 study by Monash University’s Resources Trinity Group found more than 80,000 inactive mine sites across the country.

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Many Australian kids abused in sport won't ever speak up. It's time we break the silence

Sport is supposed to be a safe place for kids to learn and play.

The Conversation

Young Australians increasingly get news from social media, but many don't understand algorithms

Adults might assume young people are not engaged in current affairs.

The Conversation

From diagnosis to services and support: how Australia's long COVID response is falling short

Around 5-10% of people in Australia experience symptoms for more than three months after a COVID infection, termed long COVID.

The Guardian - AU

Less than half of Australian children who experience violence in sport tell an adult, world-first study finds

Normalisation of violence in sport, like ‘tough love’ coaching, has discouraged children from speaking up, experts say

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