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Lower productivity firms are leaning on migrant labour and it's threatening living standards, think tank says

Shifts in Australia's migration intake over the past decade appear to be a major contributor to the sharp decline in productivity growth, threatening economic expansion and living standards, a new report finds.

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'There are thoughts of Australia, how could there not be?' - Abbie Larkin on keeping her focus

Shamrock Rovers forward Abbie Larkin only turns 18 next month, but already she has five senior caps and often finds her thoughts drifting towards this summer's World Cup.

Irish Mirror

John Kerin, agriculture minister for Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, dies aged 85

John Kerin steered Australian agriculture onto a world stage away from protectionist policies during the Hawke/Keating era. He is being remembered for his "indelible contribution" to agriculture and the environment.

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Plibersek announces ‘nature repair’ plan

Australia could lead the world with the introduction of a scheme to make it easier for businesses and philanthropists to invest in nature repair programs.

The New Daily

History-making wave energy trial finishes in Bass Strait but unlikely to power Australian homes

Australia has the potential to house a cutting-edge manufacturing industry that combats climate change, but the lure of Europe's progressive energy laws may have left the country out in the cold.

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Asio to take over issuing high-level security clearances due to ‘unprecedented’ espionage threat

Government introduces bill transferring responsibility for ‘positive vetting’ to Australia’s spy agency to tackle foreign interference

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews’ media-free trip tells us something about China – and a lot more about journalists and the premier

Of course it would be better for Andrews to take some media. But would they do a good job, or would it be all ‘Chairman Dan’ and local political bullshit?

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Food security facing growing threats, farmers tell Australian parliamentary inquiry

A federal parliamentary inquiry into food security has heard that climate change, supply chain issues, and biosecurity management are the greatest threats to Australia's produce supply.

ABC News

After summer rains ease, autumn set to be hot and dry, says weather bureau

The rain and storms lashing much of the country this week won't last for too much longer, as the weather bureau’s three-month outlook predicts a warm and parched autumn.

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What are auroras, and why do they come in different shapes and colours? Two experts explain

Over millennia, humans have observed and been inspired by beautiful displays of light bands dancing across dark night skies. Today, we call these lights the aurora: the aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere, and the aurora australis in the south.

The Conversation

Australia's love for utes and SUVs driving emissions

Australia is one of the world's biggest petrol consumers but could save $13 billion in petrol costs each year by adopting moderate changes, a new report says.

AAP

Minister wants to pay landowners to help repair nature

A proposed nature repair market is being lauded as a world first, but a peak conservation group says the federal government needs to strengthen existing laws.

AAP

Two-thirds of Australians say not enough being done to protect from unsafe AI, as minister called on to act

A report by the peak industry body for artificial intelligence says it is time for government to develop an AI plan and that the lack of one is hampering the industry and exposing Australians to risk.

ABC News

Fears AUKUS will undermine Australia's defence sovereignty are misplaced

The AUKUS submarine announcement earlier this month reignited a long-running debate about how to best preserve Australia’s sovereignty.

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Australia's cultural institutions are especially vulnerable to efficiency dividends: looking back at 35 years of cuts

In January the Albanese government launched a new arts policy, Revive. Among its measures was a commitment to exempt Australia’s seven national performing arts training organisations from the efficiency dividend.

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Family of killed Afghan villager wants more ADF personnel to be brought to trial after arrest of former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz

As a historic war crimes case gets underway, the family of an Afghan villager who was killed by an Australian soldier calls for more ADF personnel to be brought to trial.

The Conversation

Safeguard deal shows Bandt's Greens party has come of age

It is understandable if observers have struggled to neatly categorise the agreement struck on Monday between the Albanese Labor Government and the Australian Greens party to progressively reduce industrial emissions.

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Hearing told Charlie Teo failed to get references from fellow Australian neurosurgeons

No Australian neurosurgeon would provide a reference or letter of support ahead of celebrity surgeon Charlie Teo's disciplinary proceedings, a hearing is told.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian man finds gold nugget worth $250,000 in Victoria

Prospector discovers 4.6kg nugget using metal detector as gold prices near global record highs

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See Daniel Ricciardo Drive Red Bull F1 Car In The Australian Outback

From offroading in the Outback to a lap at Mount Panorama, Daniel's big adventure takes us on a tour of Australia.

The New Daily

Watch: Inflation falls, Obama Aussie tour, Re-shaping DV attitudes

Watch: Inflation figures fall. Former US President Barack Obama has attended his first public speaking event of his Australian tour in Sydney last night.

AAP

Tradies to 'save' Australia from emissions, power bills

Electrification expert Saul Griffith says Australia needs tens of thousands more tradies to "save our arses" on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

AAP

The long and winding road to banking in rural Australia

The Senate inquiry into regional bank closures has heard from more than 150 rural Australians about the devastating effects of losing essential services.

The Guardian - AU

Senate inquiry to investigate support for Australians with ADHD

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says people with condition struggle with ‘cost, wait time and stigma’

AAP

'We are so sorry': PM apologises to Vietnam veterans

Australia's Vietnam veterans have been awarded medallions in recognition of their service as the prime minister apologised for their treatment.

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