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Townsville: The Australian region where the sun shines 300 days a year

If only there was somewhere for the sun lovers of Australia to escape winter. Well, Townsville North Queensland is just the place.

The New Daily

Meta profited from anti-LGBTQ+ ads despite entering float in Sydney Mardi Gras

Company accepted money from groups such as Australian Christian Lobby, who labelling a drag queen event as ‘attempt to sexualise innocent toddlers’

The Guardian - AU

Custom-made blades in high demand as ancient craft of knifemaking undergoes revival

A one-year backlog is common for those ordering custom-made knives as interest in the ancient craft of knifemaking "explodes" in Australia.

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Australia's deadliest inland waterways ranked in Royal Life Saving report

A man who lives next to one of the country's most dangerous lakes says people need to have their wits about them when enjoying the stunning body of water.

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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.

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Supermarkets offer to take plastic waste after REDCycle collapse

Australia's two biggest supermarkets will take responsibility for piles of soft plastic left after the collapse of a major recycling scheme.

The New Daily

Coles and Woolworths offer to take on tonnes of soft plastic after REDcycle collapse

Australia's two major supermarkets move to take responsibility for massive stockpiles of soft plastics, following the collapse of recycling company REDcycle.

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Retirees asked to help fill labour shortages in Warrnambool as council tries new approach

A growing labour shortage problem has prompted a Victorian community to find its own solution— helping previously retired residents get back into work.

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Electric planes could 'revolutionise' Australian travel

Converting small planes to use battery power rather than petrol could be a game-changer for aviation, according to an Australian start-up.

AAP

Australian renewable energy struggles to hit grid with one solar farm wasting half its yearly output

Exclusive: Resolving congestion on main electricity grid will top agenda of ministers’ meeting on Friday

The Guardian - AU

The Socceroos' and Matildas' recent history against England ahead of their 2023 clashes with the old enemy

The gap between the Socceroos and England's men's side is far greater than their women's equivalents, but the upcoming clashes with the famous footballing nation serve important purposes for both sides.

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Hunter's hydrogen opportunity in the balance

The Hunter's emerging hydrogen industry may never achieve the same export scale as the fossil fuel industry without the implementation of effective industrial policy settings, a new energy report warns.

Newcastle Herald

The Loop: Ukraine's first lady tells of 'year of hell', Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty over shooting, Lewis Capaldi has on-stage Tourette’s flare-up — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is the Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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Morning Mail: inflation linked to company profits, Ukraine one year on, Australia reach T20 final

A thinktank dismisses the idea rising wages causes price spiral; Australia sends drones to Kyiv in show of support; women claim thrilling T20 semi win

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Queensland to trial GPS tracker for child offenders – as it happened

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Traffic pollution could be far more dangerous than previously thought, researchers say

New modelling finds that pollution from traffic in Australia leads to a suspected 11,000 deaths per year — 10 times more than the national road toll.

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Training doctors in regional Australia increases chances they will work there, study finds

A new study has found that medical students are seven times more likely to work in regional Australia if some of their training is done outside the big cities.

The Conversation

Friday essay: 'killed by Natives'. The stories – and violent reprisals – behind some of Australia's settler memorials

First Nations people please be advised this article contains distressing imagery of a retaliatory shooting.

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Profits have driven inflation while wages lag behind, argue economists

Increasing profits going to corporate Australia account for more than two-thirds of the nation's inflation problem, according to new research from the Australia Institute.

The Conversation

The new major players in conservation? NGOs thrive while national parks struggle

It might surprise you to know that not-for-profit conservation organisations own, manage or influence growing chunks of Australia.

The Conversation

'Why would you go to uni?' A new study looks at what young Australians do after school

This week, the federal government released a discussion paper for a Universities Accord, which it hopes will make a 30-year plan for the sector.

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As Australia celebrates Sydney WorldPride, here's what it's like being a queer Chinese Australian family in 2023

To mark Sydney WorldPride 2023 and Mardi Gras this weekend, the ABC asked queer Chinese Australian families to share their experiences having children in Australia.

AAP

Jones backs Tupou to be world's best tighthead

Wallabies coach Eddie Jones says Taniela Tupou's second coming will turn him into the world's best tighthead after the prop secured his future in Australia.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Business Chamber chief executive resigns

Graham Catt has accepted a new role with Independent Schools Australia.

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Australia has a vaping problem, but no easy health or political solution

Depending on who you listen to, vaping is either a public health solution, or a public health crisis, and what to do about it is on the minds of health ministers who'll discuss the issue today.

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