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Gina Rinehart tells summit to devote ‘15 minutes each day to spread the mining message’

In a speech to the Queensland Resources Council, billionaire mining magnate says more mines are the solution to country’s economic woes

The Guardian - AU

Economists award Chalmers top marks for budget, but less for fighting inflation

Asked to grade Jim Chalmers’ second budget on his own criteria of delivering “relief, repair and restraint”, most of the 57 leading economists surveyed by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation give it top marks.

The Conversation

Range of popular chips stripped from supermarket shelves

Packets of one of the country's most popular chip brands have been pulled from shelves across Australia amid fears of contamination.

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China’s ambassador to Australia says Aukus an ‘unnecessary’ use of taxpayer money and ‘not a good idea’

Xiao Qian suggests improvement in Australian relationship with Beijing possible but would take ‘mutual respect’

The Guardian - AU

Government's family law bill is a big step forward. But it doesn't do enough to address family violence

The Labor government’s Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 is making its way quietly through Australia’s federal parliament. It will become one of the most important laws passed this year.

The Conversation

Consolation win for India in Sudirman Cup

Already out of reckoning, India registered a consolation 4-1 victory against Australia in their last group C match of the Sudirman Cup team event in Suzhou, China, on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Homes across Australia fall short of winter warmth benchmark, five-state study finds

A snapshot of 100 Australian homes shows the vast majority routinely failed to reach what the WHO regards as a "safe and well-balanced" indoor temperature during winter.

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Budget stems gaming brain drain in nick of time

Budget 2023's tax rebate for New Zealand's game developers is half Australia's offering.

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Top Australian sporting bodies endorse Indigenous referendum as support dips

Two of Australia's top football codes on Thursday backed a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country's Indigenous population in a referendum, as latest opinion polls show public support for the government-backed plan dipping.

Reuters

China urges Australia to help find crew of capsized fishing boat

China's ambassador to Australia urged Canberra on Thursday to step up its rescue efforts to help locate the 39 missing crew members on board a Chinese shipping boat that capsized in the Indian Ocean early this week.

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Chinese envoy asks Australia to increase search for 39 aboard capsized fishing boat in Indian Ocean

A Chinese envoy has asked Australian authorities to increase efforts to find survivors of a capsizing in the Indian Ocean

The Independent UK

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens' Max Chandler-Mather on the housing fund, rent freezes and migration

The government’s planned Housing Australia Future Fund has hit a roadblock.

The Conversation

Why presenter Harry Harding believed he was being groomed to spy on Australia

Overnight pop sensation Harry "Hazza" Harding held a prestigious job with China's state media. He now believes he was being groomed for espionage.

ABC News

People 'keen to donate' in push to reopen Kalgoorlie blood donor centre a decade after closure

Outside of the state's south, there's almost nowhere to donate blood if you live in regional Western Australia, but residents in Kalgoorlie-Boulder hope to change that.

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Watch: UN’s climate alarm; children from bus horror remain in hospital

Watch: Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 3.7 per cent. China's Ambassador to Australia has confirmed has confirmed Beijing will lift ban on

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China drops ban on imports of Australian timber

China will resume the importation of Australian timber, bringing to an end a ban of nearly three years.

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'Slap on wrist' for Rio Tinto and Fortescue after breaching environmental regulations in WA

Big mining companies Rio Tinto and Fortescue are revealed in Western Australia's parliament as those noted in a recent auditor-general report for breaching environmental regulations, with a lack of penalties or enforcement by government departments.

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China will resume Australian timber trade imports from Thursday, ambassador says

Industry representatives cautiously welcome the Chinese ambassador's announcement that China is set to resume the import of Australian timber immediately.

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Australia's unemployment rate rises to a surprise 3.7 per cent as fewer workers hired

Australia's unemployment rate rises to 3.7 per cent as thousands of jobs were lost last month, defying economists' expectations of further employment gains.

The Guardian - AU

The Australian economy lost 27,100 full-time jobs in April as unemployment rose to 3.7%

UBS economist says jobs report ‘weaker than expected’ and makes an RBA rate hike in June ‘unlikely’

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Australia's largest cattle company AACo increases its herd size and operating profit

Australia's largest cattle company has increased its herd size by 13 per cent and posted an operating profit of $67.4 million, which is up 35 per cent on the previous year's result.

The Guardian - AU

Decimated brush-tailed bettong makes a startling return – with the help of peanut butter

Project to reintroduce critically endangered marsupial in South Australia, involving lures with nut spread, has surpassed expectations

The Guardian - AU

‘Let’s get it over the line’: Rugby Australia and AFL back Indigenous voice to parliament

Rugby Australia and the AFL have become the latest Australian sporting codes to declare support for the yes vote in the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum

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A Qld Woman In Her 20s Has Died From Stab Wounds A 29 Y.O. Man Has Been Taken Into Custody

She is the 20th woman to be killed in Australia this year.

The Conversation

Fixing broken flood gauges is important. But most of us don't evacuate even when we know the water is coming

Devastating floods have hit community after community on Australia’s eastern seaboard over the last three years. Weather systems were dynamic and difficult to forecast.

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