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Many Australian farmers are about to get a lucky break after years of drought and floods

It has been a tumultuous five years from drought to plagues to floods, but farmers across southern Australia are about to catch a lucky break — the autumn break to be precise.

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Australia back on top of ICC Rankings ahead of ODI World Cup

NEW DELHI: Australia leapfrogged India to reach the top of the ICC ODI Rankings after their 2-1 series victory over the hosts in the three-match contest. The visitors sealed the series with a 21-run win in the third and final ODI on Wednesday in Chennai.

The Times of India

Ellie Carpenter and Holly McNamara return to Matildas squad for Scotland and England friendlies

Having both recovered from ACL tears over the past year, the Lyon and Melbourne City players are back in the squad as Australia's World Cup preparations continue.

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West Ham announce pre-season Australia tour with Tottenham friendly fixture confirmed

West Ham have announced the first details of their pre-season tour ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, with the club set to be based in Perth for two friendly matches

Football London

3rd ODI: Another shoddy batting display leads to rare home series defeat for India

CHENNAI: Ashton Agar had come to India as Australia's premier left-arm spinner but was sent back home without playing a game. By the end of the ODI series, the Aussies might be ruing the decision. Agar played his first game of the tour after coming back for the ODI series…

The Times of India

‘I’m here to change the country’: Albanese launches an uncompromising Indigenous voice plan

Attempting to appease conservatives was pointless and risked failure, the referendum working group told the PM. It appears he listened

The Guardian - AU

Will the RBA follow the US Fed in lifting interest rates despite banking turmoil?

Unnerved by a looming financial crisis, the US central bank has raised rates. Will Australia follow suit?

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New Zealand better off outside AUKUS: Clark

New Zealand may be pressured into increasing its own defence spending following Australia's signficant submarines deal with the US and UK.

AAP

SA Libs want parliamentary committee to oversee AUKUS

The South Australian opposition says a state parliamentary committee should oversee the AUKUS project to ensure continued bipartisan support.

AAP

Why 'fogbows', ghostly white rainbows, are such a rare treat to spot in Australia

Marlene Pointon is still pinching herself at the sheer joy of being in the right place at the right time to spot a fogbow and capture the fascinating phenomenon on camera.

ABC News

'If not now, when?': Emotional Australian PM advances Indigenous referendum

Australia took a step on Thursday towards a historical referendum to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders recognition in the constitution and, for the first time, a voice on matters that affect their lives.

Reuters

Cambodian refugee who escaped the Khmer Rouge regime with her family now runs prospering mango farm

Muy Keav Ma escaped Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge as a child with her family. Australia offered her refuge, and decades on, despite seemingly insurmountable setbacks, she is now a successful mango farmer.

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In Australia, state election challenges powerful slot machine industry

When David McMillan stole A$5,000 from his dying father's small business last year, he knew it was time to kick a gambling habit that had consumed his life since he started emptying paycheques into slot machines at 17.

Reuters

The referendum rules have been decided. What does this mean for the Voice?

On Wednesday night, the Senate passed a bill to amend Australia’s referendum machinery laws, ending a long and sometimes tense debate on the rules that will govern the Voice referendum later this year.

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Research suggests deaths among WA homeless people on rise, as rough sleeping rate surges

Research suggests there are a growing number of West Australians dying while homeless or not long after, coinciding with a rise in the number of people sleeping rough and how many support services are having to turn away.

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Voice to Parliament referendum question and constitutional amendment announced

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reveals the proposed question Australians will be asked at the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum later this year, as well as the proposed change to the constitution.

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Five men charged after 52kg of meth found on 'black flight' from PNG to Australia

Five men are charged after allegedly trying to fly 52kg of methamphetamine from Papua New Guinea to Australia on a plane that couldn't be tracked on radars.

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Project Iron Boomerang rail connecting Pilbara, Bowen Basin's iron and coal to face senate committee

A man's dream to connect the iron ore and coal fields of the Pilbara in the west and the Bowen Basin in the east is being scrutinised by a Senate committee this week.

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Nationals seek nuclear submarine base in central Qld

The government should consider central Queensland as the home of a new nuclear submarine base, three Nationals parliamentarians say.

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From Menindee to New York, Mina Guli has run 200 marathons to put water on the global stage

Mina Guli's body is broken and battered after she completed her 200th marathon in a year, traversing 8,440 kilometres across the world and arriving at the first UN Water Conference in 46 years.

ABC News

How Tropical Cyclone Freddy became one of the most energetic, long-lasting storms on record

The record-breaking cyclone that formed off the Western Australian coast is among the most energetic ever recorded. Did climate change play a part?

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle man charged over 'black flight' loaded with $15 million of meth

A NEWCASTLE man is one of five people charged in relation to a 'black flight' from PNG to Australia that had 52 kilograms of methamphetamine onboard with a street value of $15 million.

ABC News

Calls for Taliban to let Afghan girls return to high school as boys' classes resume

It has been 18 months since girls could go to high school, and the Taliban says schools will remain closed for girls until a plan is in place to reopen them in line with Islamic law.

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In Of an Age, Australian director Goran Stolevski paints a tender portrait of young queer love in 90s suburban Melbourne

Of an Age, the second movie by Macedonian Australian Goran Stolevski, taps into the director's memories of feeling alienated as a teenager growing up in Melbourne suburbia.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: SUV epidemic blamed on tax perks, Etihad accused of greenwashing, Trump indictment delay

Tax incentives lie behind Australia’s love affair with heavy-polluting vehicles, experts say

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