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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

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

Which is actually a blessing.

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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.

AAP

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 Conversation

‘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

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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.

Reuters

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?

TechRadar

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.

ABC News

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 Conversation

‘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.

The New Daily

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.

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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

AAP

'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.

ABC News

Former NT chief minister Adam Giles in charge of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agriculture, S. Kidman & Co.

The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Adam Giles, extends his term as CEO of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman & Co.

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The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

The Conversation

Introducing our new series on the future of Australian higher education

The Australian Universities Accord is a grandly named 12-month review seeking ideas to reform Australia’s higher education system for the next 30 years. Led by a prominent former vice-chancellor, Professor Mary O’Kane, it is one of the most important initiatives announced by Education Minister Jason Clare in his early days…

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What Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has meant for Russian students studying in Australia

Many Russian students in Australia have been wary of speaking publicly since the invasion of Ukraine but those who are willing to talk say Moscow's decision has had many consequences.

The Guardian - AU

NSW minister calls frontline workers ‘heroes’ after paramedic killing – as it happened

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Regional communities embrace electric vehicles despite infrastructure shortages

Regional councils and businesses are taking it upon themselves to fill a gap in Australia's electric vehicle charging station market.

ABC News

Chinese wine importers looking to re-sign contracts with Australian growers amid government talks

A wine grower from Victoria says she's been contacted by Chinese importers over the past three months who are confident the two countries' wine trade will soon resume.

The Conversation

Why arts degrees and other generalist programs are the future of Australian higher education

This article is the first in our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond”. A review team is due to finish a draft report in June…

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