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IND vs AUS 1st Test: Shubman Gill likely at No. 5; spinners R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja may get nod

It’s a series both India and Australia would have loved to go into with their best possible XIs. But that hasn’t been the case. Australia have been plagued by injuries to their champion pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. For India, the situation is a little different, with…

The Times of India

A fifth COVID vaccine will be available to Australian adults this month. Here's what you need to know

A fifth COVID-19 vaccine will be available this month. Here's who can and can't get it, and why.

ABC News

New Zealand recovers $300 million of cocaine floating at sea

New Zealand authorities said on Wednesday they had recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine worth more than $300 million, believed to be bound for Australia and found floating at sea.

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Melsik Baghdasaryan: Knocking out Josh Culibao at UFC 284 will make Australian fans cheer for me

Melsik Baghdasaryan plans on winning the crowd over at UFC 284.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Australia to expand rollout of fifth COVID vaccine shot

Australia will roll out a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine later this month to all citizens aged 18 and above who have not contracted coronavirus or been vaccinated in the past six months, Health Minister Mark Butler said on Wednesday.

Reuters

How can the health regulator better protect patients from sexual misconduct?

This week’s ABC Four Corners investigation revealed the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), or tribunals determining such complaints, allowed a number of doctors sanctioned for sexual misconduct to resume practising.

The Conversation

NSW pokies reforms will do much to limit problem gambling and money laundering

The New South Wales government has embraced a sweeping set of reforms to the state’s massive poker machine business. These reforms are centred on a “cashless gaming” system linked to pre-commitment. This system will require those who wish to use pokies in NSW to register for an account, provide high-integrity…

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Liberal MP Bridget Archer ‘open-minded’ on Labor’s push to overhaul climate safeguard mechanism

Archer says she would ‘potentially’ support reform, if she can be satisfied it won’t cause heavy industry to leave Australia

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government tackles housing crisis on 3 fronts, but there's still more to do

The Albanese government’s housing package moved a step closer to delivery with the recent release of draft legislation. The bills are expected to be tabled in parliament soon. After a decade of general federal disengagement from housing policy (first home ownership being the main exception), this is more than welcome.

The Conversation

Ravensworth Estate saved after Glencore fails to appeal Glendell decision

A 750 hectare parcel of land between Muswellbrook and Singleton, which is believed to have been the site of some of Australia's bloodiest frontier violence, appears to have been saved from a massive mining expansion project.

Newcastle Herald

Australian-born population more likely to suffer from chronic illness than most migrants, report finds

An in-depth look into the health status of different cultural groups finds people born in Australia are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions than most of the country's migrant population.

ABC News

Planning, taxes holding back affordable housing: report

The Property Council of Australia has launched a new report calling for a greater focus on housing choice and affordability and lower costs for construction.

AAP

Archie Moore becomes second solo Aboriginal artist to represent Australia at Venice Biennale

Kamilaroi/Bigambul artist uses smell to evoke memory and explores racism and national identity through flags

The Guardian - AU

Winton added to TCR Australia schedule

TCR Australia has added a seventh round to its 2023 calendar at Winton Motor Raceway.

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‘War on cigarette butts’: Coalition plan to reduce pollution ‘never existed’, Tanya Plibersek says

Up to 9bn plastic cigarette butts are discarded and washed into waterways in Australia each year

AAP

Community wants control of latest boom after coal era

A community blueprint maps out a future for one of Australia's leading coal mining regions and tackles one of the biggest landscape restoration challenges.

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Trust slumps in government and media as division rules, Edelman survey shows

A global survey finds Australia could be on path towards polarisation, with more people believing the divides in our society are not able to be fixed.

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek blocks Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine – as it happened

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Anti-fracking group launches Supreme Court action against the NT government's approval of Beetaloo Basin exploration plan

The Central Australian Frack Free Alliance will argue the Northern Territory's Environment Minister failed to consider the full environmental impacts of new exploration works in the Beetaloo Basin.

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Behavioural researcher questions effectiveness of professional 'pride rounds' in tackling homophobia in sport

Ending homophobic behaviour in sport takes more than "wearing a jersey with a little rainbow on it", says an academic as another top-level competition adopts a round welcoming LGBT+ people.

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Grief-stricken relatives in Australia mourn loved ones killed in Türkiye-Syria earthquake as communities raise funds for victims

As families in Australia grieve their relatives buried under the rubble of a devastating earthquake, community members are rallying to collect donations and provide crucial aid.

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I just turned 35 – should I freeze my eggs?

"They're well educated, professional jobs, earning good incomes – and single." Meet the Australian women who are freezing their eggs.

ABC News

How Australia can win a Test series in India, according to the last coach of Australia to do so, John Buchanan

Sticking to a plan, playing to your strengths and silencing the "unbelievable" Indian crowd — The man who last guided Australia to a Test series victory in India outlines how this year's side can do it again.

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Morning Mail: Liberal to speak out for voice, Wong overruled nuclear treaty advice, Turkey ‘in shock’

Greens and Liberals battle with differing internal views about referendum, while the foreign minister defied officials to send an observer to meeting on nuclear ban

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US shares photos of downed Chinese balloon, Microsoft demos ChatGPT integration, and Türkiye and Syria earthquake rescues continue — 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 happen.

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