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Aussie frogs in hot water from climate, other threats

More than 40 per cent of the world's amphibians are threatened with extinction and Australia's once bountiful frogs are among those in strife, scientists warn.

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Rishi Sunak is introducing the polarised climate politics of the US, Canada and Australia to the UK

In two recent speeches, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak highlighted the costs of everything from heat pumps to electric vehicles as justification for weakening the country’s climate policy. There is a strategy behind this, but it’s one that risks ending a fragile cross-party consensus on net zero and turning the…

The Conversation

Increased fire risk from charging e-bikes due to lack of battery regulation in Australia, expert says

Explosion at Sydney hostel latest in a string of blazes believed to be linked to faulty charges on e-bikes likely caused by low-quality products

The Guardian - AU

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‘I’ve never met my classmates’: the Australian high schoolers sitting their year 12 exams at home

It’s not just ‘farmer kids’ doing remote learning. These career-minded youths need to fit study around a rigorous training schedule

The Guardian - AU

Labor to prioritise new asylum seeker claims as part of $160m package to tackle backlog

Shift to ‘last in, first out’ processing aims to break the business model of those making unmeritorious claims, immigration minister says

The Guardian - AU

Ten players to watch out for at the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup

Babar Azam, Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes, Adam Zampa and Rashid Khan are among our top picks for the ICC Cricket World Cup.

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2023 ODI World Cup: Rohit, Buttler, Cummins - Watch out for these captains

With the 2023 edition of the ODI World Cup all set to begin, 10 captains will have their eyes fixed on the holy grail of One Day cricket.

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Cricket World Cup 2023: all you need to know about this year’s event

From the intricacies of net run rate to the weather at the venues and the likely winners, here’s our essential lowdown

The Guardian - UK

Visa exploitation review urges tougher penalties and a ban on temporary migrants in sex work. Would this solve the problem?

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has railed against the exploitation of Australia’s migration system, saying it has been “used to perpetrate some of the worst crimes to humanity, sexual slavery and human trafficking”.

The Conversation

Asylum seekers sent to Nauru by Australian government only months after last detainees were removed

Exclusive: Guardian Australia understands the group – believed to be 11 people – was intercepted in September and taken to the Pacific nation

The Guardian - AU

Cricket fans troll David Warner, Steve Smith for awful bowling against Pakistan: ‘Absolute mockery’

Australian captain Pat Cummins handed the ball to the unlikely duo of Warner and Smith – but it was not one of his best decisions

The Independent UK

Can Cummins emulate Border, Waugh, Ponting & Clarke? 5-time champions Australia and their love affair with the ICC ODI World Cup

Though multiple teams competing at the World Cup go in as potential title contenders, there's no doubt that the one team which can be called the 'boss' of the tournament is Australia.

The Times of India

2023 ODI World Cup Stat Attack: Can England do what only the West Indies and Australia have done before?

Only two teams in the history of the ICC ODI World Cup have managed to successfully defend the title. The West Indies won back to back titles in 1975 and 1979 and then Australia won three on the trot in 1999, 2003 and 2007.

The Times of India

Australian government ignored warning its $528m ship was too big to fit under Hobart bridge, inquiry told

RSV Nuyina was forced to sail hundreds of kilometres north after being denied permission to pass under Tasman Bridge

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The Independent UK

Wildfire destroys 3 homes in southeastern Australia and a man is injured by a falling tree

Three homes were destroyed by a forest fire and a man was injured by a falling tree in the Bega Valley region of southeastern Australia, prompting a government leader to warn that a “horror” wildfire season is approaching

Evening Standard

Ashley Paul Griffith: Identity of man accused of being Australia’s most prolific paedophile revealed

Changes to law allow naming of childcare worker from the Gold Coast accused of abusing 91 girls over a 15-year period

AAP

Australian share market, dollar hit new low for 2023

Both the local share market and the local currency have dropped to their lowest levels since November as bond yields soar to fresh 16-year highs.

AAP

Mead makes baseball history twice on bleak day for Rays

Curtis Mead has picked up a hit and made Australian baseball history, despite his Tampa Bay Rays losing to the Texas Rangers in another MLB post-season defeat.

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The Independent UK

When is England’s squad announcement?

England face Australia and Italy in a Wembley double header

AAP

Cleary ruled out of Kangaroos Tests, Hynes called in

Nicho Hynes is a chance to make his Australian Test debut after Panthers star Nathan Cleary was ruled out of the Pacific Championships with a knee injury.

AAP

Football greats, Olympic champions to join Hall Of Fame

The new Sport Australia Hall Of Fame inductees feature Johnathan Thurston, Tim Cahill, Lydia Lassila and Kurt Fearnley ahead of the annual function on Oct 16.

The Guardian - AU

Aukus could weaken China deterrence, US congress research paper suggests

New report airs arguments for and against nuclear-powered submarine sale to Australia

AAP

Aussies warned to brace for more e-bike battery fires

Damaged and faulty e-scooters and e-bikes are catching fire at an alarming rate in Australia, experts have warned, after a blaze in a Sydney hostel.

AAP

ASIC in 'shameful' conduct towards farmers over banks

The corporate regulator has failed to investigate cases of alleged misconduct by banks against Australian farmers, a parliamentary committee has been told.

AAP

Migration system enabled worst crimes known to humanity

Human trafficking, organised crime and modern slavery have flourished thanks to weaknesses in Australia's immigration system.

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