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Calls for gambling ad bans on Australian match-day jerseys after action from world’s biggest football clubs

As UK Premier League clubs agree to ban front-of-shirt betting ads from 2026, David Pocock says we must ensure children are not being exposed to ads

The Guardian - AU

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese named in Time's 100 most influential people list

Australia's prime minister, Anthony Albanese, makes Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2023, alongside King Charles III, Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, and model Bella Hadid.

ABC News

Former tropical cyclone Ilsa to bring heavy rainfall to central and south-eastern Australia

The powerful storm weakens to a tropical low, but is expected to bring rain to several states. Farmers in South Australia say they feel for those affected in Western Australia, but say the timing for them is "perfect".

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Regional airline buys stake in electric propulsion firm

Regional flights could be quieter and cheaper in future after a major Australian airline invested in an aviation start-up making planes electric.

AAP

Swimming Australia CEO Eugenie Buckley resigns with immediate effect

Swimming Australia is searching for another new chief executive after Eugenie Buckley resigned from her post with immediate effect on Friday

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Presbyterian church’s LGBTQ+ school discrimination; Florida’s abortion ban; Jennifer Coolidge to visit Australia

Church calls for the right to exclude students from leadership positions if they are in a same-sex relationship or having premarital sex

The Guardian - AU

Jason Cummings admits Celtic fan abuse has been only aggro in Australia as he makes 'hostile' Scotland comparison

The former Hibs and Rangers striker is loving life Down Under despite a. big money offer from India.

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AFL reconsiders rotating Gather Round host state

South Australia has sold out all nine AFL games for the inaugural edition of Gather Round, which could remain in the state next year and beyond.

AAP

Cyclone Ilsa just broke an Australian wind speed record. An expert explains why the science behind this is so complex

Tropical cyclone Ilsa has been downgraded to a category-three cyclone as it moves southeast through Western Australia. The storm first made landfall as a category-five cyclone, passing near Port Hedland around midnight.

The Conversation

The mining sector made more than half of Australia's corporate profits, so why do economists want to ignore it?

Australia's mining sector has generated windfall profits over the past two years, the result of dramatically higher prices for fossil fuel energy, but has it driven inflation?

ABC News

MilkRun's demise is another nail in the 10-minute grocery-delivery business model

Sydney-based startup MilkRun made a big splash with its promise to deliver groceries within ten minutes, raising more than A$85 million from some of the biggest names in Australian venture capital, including Atlassian billionare Mike Cannon-Brookes.

The Conversation

Australia buffeted by record winds as cyclone hits northwest

Authorities plan for aerial survey as most populated areas appear to escape serious damage.

Al Jazeera

Soz Mates: Australia Will Not Be Following The UK In Giving Out Free Vapes To Help Smokers Quit

Which is actually a blessing.

Pedestrian.tv

Increase in diplomats during Iranian interference plot

Three extra Iranian nationals held diplomatic visas in Australia around the time security agencies foiled a plot targeting Iranian-Australian citizens onshore.

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The Conversation

Cyclone Ilsa: how disasters, the housing crisis and underinsurance can conspire to worsen inequality

Most communities along the northwest coast of Western Australia appear to have dodged a bullet after Cyclone Ilsa made landfall overnight. While some structures, such as the Pardoo Roadhouse, were damaged, the destruction was less than we feared.

The Guardian - AU

‘Hey Australia’: The White Lotus’s Jennifer Coolidge and Mike White to appear at Sydney’s Vivid festival

Star and creator of show that’s taken the world by storm will discuss their careers at 2023 Vivid festival event

Reuters

Cyclone Ilsa hits Australia's northwest, misses iron ore export hub

A tropical cyclone smashed into Australia's northwest coast as a category 5 storm, setting new wind speed records, but has largely spared populated regions including the world's largest iron ore export hub at Port Hedland, authorities said on Friday.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 review: budget tablet with a beautiful display

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is an affordable tablet, but does its lower price affect its overall performance and design?

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Canberra's Groovin the Moo music festival will again be without pill-testing, as insurance becomes 22 times more expensive

Canberra's Groovin the Moo was the first Australian festival to offer pill-testing, but the service is likely to be scrapped at this year's event due to skyrocketing insurance premiums.

The Conversation

Travelling overseas? Here's what the embassy will – and won't – do to help if you get in trouble

Australians are jetting back out into the world again. The numbers are still below pre-pandemic levels, but almost 1.1 million Australians left the country in December last year – compared to 1.3 million in December 2019. According to information provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, passport applications…

The New Daily

‘Makes no sense’: Aussie musicians dudded on radio fees

Australian music is being broadcast on commercial radio and the ABC for a fraction of what it's worth, according to music industry peak bodies.

The New Daily

‘Four hours of hell’: Cyclone Ilsa leaves multimillion-dollar damage bill

The owners of a remote roadhouse smashed by Tropical Cyclone Ilsa have vowed to rebuild, despite a multimillion-dollar damage bill.

ABC News

Presbyterian Church says school leaders shouldn't be in 'active same-sex relationship' in ALRC submission

A church responsible for more than 20 schools across Australia says students in "active same-sex relationships" should not take up school leadership positions.

ABC News

Beekeepers called to action amid fears varroa complacency is threatening multi-billion-dollar industry

The Queensland Beekeepers' Association warns the future could be "catastrophic" for Australia's multi-billion-dollar honey industry unless all apiarists take part in a national biosecurity blitz.

The Independent UK

Powerful Cyclone Ilsa lashes Australia's northwest coast

Australia’s most powerful tropical cyclone in eight years has lashed the sparsely populated northwest coast with winds gusting to 180 miles per hour

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