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Australia’s women win kayak gold at Canoe Slalom World Championships

Jess and Noemie Fox and Kate Eckhardt were one of just two K1 teams to not pick up any penalties in London

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023

Australia to support Ukraine at UN's highest court

Australia's Solicitor-General will deliver an intervention at the International Court of Justice in support of Ukraine's case against the invasion by Russia.

AAP · Sep 19, 2023

BFI London Film Festival’s Kristy Matheson: ‘The scope and the scale of the LFF is a thrilling challenge’

The new director talks about her first year running the festival, looking for different voices and missing Australian supermarkets

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023

Hidden women of history: disabled Australian author Dorothy Cottrell was 'the Liane Moriarty of the Jazz Age' but is almost unheard of here

In the late 1920s, poet Mary Gilmore – the woman on the A$10 note – declared she’d encountered only two instances of “genius” during her four decades in Australian literature. The first was a man who remains a household name: Henry Lawson, bush poet, author of iconic stories like The…

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

What history can tell us about the success (or failure) of referendums in Australia

The Australian nation came into being following a series of referendums in the 1890s, and they have been a regular feature of Australian democracy ever since. In every decade of the 20th century, there was at least one referendum. However, the 2023 referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

Lots of women try herbs like black cohosh for menopausal symptoms like hot flushes – but does it work?

Menopause is the stage of life where the ovaries stop releasing eggs and menstrual periods cease. Most Australian women go through menopause between 45 and 55 years of age, with the average age being 51 years, although some women may be younger.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

India have another shot at getting their team right; so do Australia

India best team in world, Asia Cup triumph reveals teams not far apart; selection time for World Cup, Ashwin's return likely; Rohit Sharma hopes Iyer, Axar Patel recover; Bumrah, Rahul's return key to India's success; right choice must be immediately successful in World Cup.

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2023

Global nom for climate friendly seaweed livestock feed

Developing a seaweed supplement for cattle and sheep feed that lowers their methane emissions has earned an Australian company a global award nomination.

AAP · Sep 19, 2023

Andretti, Rahal demand points for future international IndyCar races

The 2024 schedule for the IndyCar Series has yet to be revealed, but there have been suggestions about an international non-points race.

Motorsport · Sep 19, 2023

It's bin a tough time for fresh veg despite price hikes

Australian consumers are buying less at the shops because of rising prices, but they are continuing to bin large amounts of fresh produce, new data shows.

AAP · Sep 19, 2023