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Smarter agriculture drives farms of the future

New local agricultural technologies can help Australian farmers fight the vagaries of climate and crop health.

The New Daily

McDonald's April Fool's Day joke backfires and leaves fans absolutely fuming

The Australian McDonald's Instagram page released a false image of a new menu item yesterday called the McFry - and fans were disappointed that it wasn't real.

Daily Record

Malka Leifer found guilty of sexual abuse of former students

Malka Leifer, former principal of the Orthodox Jewish Adass Israel school in Melbourne, has been found guilty of sexually abusing two former students.

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Australia poised to ban TikTok on official government devices: Report

Social media app TikTok will reportedly be banned from Australian government-issued devices over security concerns.

The New Daily

Australian firearms registry ‘one step closer’, with cabinet decision expected mid-year

Renewed calls for database to track guns across the country sparked by fatal 2022 Wieambilla shooting

The Guardian - AU

Eastern Australia gas outlook improves but winter shortfall still possible for south, watchdog says

ACCC says better 2023 forecast due to increase in production estimates and less uncontracted LNG that can be exported

The Guardian - AU

Australian court finds former school principal Malka Leifer guilty of sex crimes

The former principal of an Australian ultra-Orthodox Jewish School, Malka Leifer, was found guilty of sexually abusing two former students by a Melbourne court on Monday, local media reported.

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Aboriginal Australian ‘national treasure’ Yunupingu dies

Yunupingu played a pivotal role in Aboriginal Australians’ fight for ancestral land rights during the 1960s and 70s.

Al Jazeera

Australia's eastern states will have enough gas, ACCC says

Warnings about a gas shortage across Australia's eastern states have been scrapped after the competition watchdog said supplies would meet demand.

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Jewish school principal in Australia guilty of sexual abuse

The former principal of a Jewish girls school in Australia was found guilty of sexually abusing two students

The Independent UK

Liberals to meet on Voice, with Julian Leeser favouring campaign freedom for senior figures

Opposition spokesman for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser has delivered a detailed critique of the government’s Voice proposal, ahead of Wednesday’s special Liberal Party meeting to determine its stand.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Yunupingu hailed as ‘one of the greatest Australians’; female cricketers get pay rise; and Paris to ban e-scooters

Nationwide tributes and respects paid to Yolŋu elder and Aboriginal leader who has died aged 74

The Guardian - AU

Yunupiŋu was a great clan leader, a great family man and very much loved. I wish Australian political leaders could have learned more from him

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. Yunupiŋu’s family have given permission for his name and images to be used.

The Conversation

Australia could soon face a shortfall of more than 100,000 homes. These charts show what’s unfolding

Report says significantly fewer dwellings will be completed over the next few years, even as the number of new households continues to increase

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Cricket sees path to pay parity for domestic players

Cricket Australia are eying a path to pay parity at a domestic level after female players received a 66 per cent increase in earnings in their latest deal.

AAP

Utes and large SUVs are speeding past emission targets

A report into pollution from Australia's vehicle fleet has found heavy SUVs and light commercial vehicles, including utes, are missing emission targets.

Reuters

Yunupingu: Indigenous Australian 'national treasure' dies aged 74

Yunupingu, one of Australia's most influential Indigenous leaders has died aged 74, his family said on Monday, months before a referendum on whether to recognise the community for the first time in the country's constitution.

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Australia's homicide rate is down over 50% from the 1990s, despite a small blip during COVID

Australia’s homicide rate has continued its overall downward trajectory in the latest crime data released last week.

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Easter cold snap forecast for southern Australia, with warm sunny weather likely along east coast

Parts of southern Australia could experience their coldest temperatures of the year this Easter. But for those making their way to the east coast it's looking sunny, fine and warm for the start of the long weekend.

The New Daily

Michael Slater charged with assaulting police at Noosa

Former Australian cricketer and commentator Michael Slater is accused of assaulting and obstructing Queensland police following an alleged domestic

ABC News

OPEC+ slashes output on global recession fears; Australian motorists to be spared Easter pain

Australians hitting the road this Easter are likely to be spared any immediate hit from a bid by the global oil cartel to boost sagging prices.

The Guardian - AU

Women players benefit most in Cricket Australia’s new $634m pay deal

The majority of women’s cricketers on minimum contracts will earn more than $100,000 a year under the new agreement

The Guardian - AU

Bum steer: Australia’s best and worst toilet papers assessed by Choice tests

Consumer group finds Australia’s best-performing bog rolls come at a high price – but the worst-ranked does too

Reuters

Australia PM Albanese boosted by historic by-election win

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he would not "get carried away" after his Labor party defied the odds to snatch a seat from the opposition at a by-election, a 100-year first, even as voters battled higher living costs.

The Conversation

3 ways to help the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund revive manufacturing

Australia’s federal parliament has approved a A$15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, intended to reverse the nation’s dwindling manufacturing sector. It is the “first step” in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s election promise “to revive our ability to make world-class products”.

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