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Chinese drop timber ban, as other trade blocks expected to end

The last vestiges of crushing trade sanctions by China on Australian exports are slated to be dismantled soon after a timber ban was lifted.

The New Daily

Construction crisis and more migration behind rising house prices

Australian house prices are expected to continue rising, with soaring construction costs shelving new stock and pressuring the market.

The New Daily

Indian women lose 2-4 to Australia in first hockey Test

NEW DELHI: The Indian women's hockey team started their tour of Australia on a disappointing note, losing 2-4 in the first Test of the three-match series at the Mate Stadium on Thursday. Australia, ranked third in the world, took the lead with goals from debutant Aisling Utri and Maddy Fitzpatrick…

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Australian envoy suggests 'smelling salts' for worries over Biden's Quad cancellation

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd about President Biden deciding not to meet with leaders of Australia, India and Japan because of U.S. debt ceiling negotiations.

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Australia to provide surveillance drones to Philippines amid South China Sea tensions

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her country will provide surveillance drones and other high-tech gear to the Philippine coast guard and is considering whether to take part in joint patrols in the disputed South China Sea

The Independent UK

Love Island's Jessie Wynter and Will Young issue joint statement as fans say 'my heart can't take it'

Jessie and Will's latest announcement left fans emotional as the pair shared a milestone in their relationship

Wales Online

Smith's cheese and onion and original chips recalled over plastic piece contamination fears

Food Standards Australia issues an alert for Smith's cheese and onion and original flavours, warning that plastic pieces could cause injury or illness if consumed.

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Former defence chief Angus Houston hits out at China, warns of 'miscalculation' leading to possible military conflict

Australia's former defence chief Sir Angus Houston blasts the slow progress in producing missiles locally while speaking publicly for the first time after the release of the Defence Strategic Review.

ABC News

Yunupingu honoured as a giant with a vision for justice

Gumatji leader Yunupingu has been honoured at a ceremony in Arnhem Land as a fierce fighter for land and sea rights for Aboriginal people.

The New Daily

Rolf Harris: Hiding in Plain Sight review – the awful truth behind the abuse that shocked a nation

Though we have seen and heard it all before, this two-part documentary gives voice to the Australian presenter’s many victims and asks questions of his enablers

The Guardian - UK

China lifts ban on Australian timber imports in another sign of improving bilateral relations

China has opened its doors to Australian timber imports for the first time in more than two years, in another sign that the tattered bilateral relationship is being repaired

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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 Times of India

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.

ABC News

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.

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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.

ABC News

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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