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Australia aims for bigger fines a week into Outback hunt for radioactive capsule

Authorities in Australia aim to toughen up laws on the mishandling of radioactive material as a search for a hazardous capsule that a mining company lost in the Outback enters a seventh day.

Reuters

Usman Khawaja misses flight to India due to visa delay

NEW DELHI: The Australia squad left Sydney on Wednesday for the high-profile four-Test series against India but opener Usman Khawaja was forced to miss his flight due to a visa delay.

The Times of India

The risk of Australia entering recession has just risen

From a drop in retail sales to falling house prices, there are signs pointing towards a recession in Australia. How will the Reserve Bank respond?

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The Top 10 Beaches In Aus Have Been Handed Down Sorry But NSW’s South Coast Would Like A Word

The top spot is well-deserved, though.

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Shreyas Iyer doubtful for first two Tests against Australia

MUMBAI: In what could be a big blow to India, in-form middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer is doubtful for the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia, TOI has learnt.

The Times of India

Sydney Thunder sign Lisa Keightley as new WBBL coach

Former Australia and England coach Lisa Keightley has been appointed head coach of the WBBL's Sydney Thunder, who fired Trevor Griffin last month.

AAP

Australia targets Myanmar, Iran with economic sanctions

Australia has announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against “individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses” in Myanmar two years after a military junta seized power in the Southeast Asian country

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Search for radioactive capsule lost somewhere in Australia

SYDNEY: Mining giant Rio Tinto has lost a tiny, toxic radioactive widget in Western Australia, somewhere along on a 1,400 kilometre stretch of isolated highway through the arid Outback.

Bangkok Post

South Australian hobby farmer sets Australian record with 1kg elephant garlic

Jon Thompson knew he was on to something big when he harvested his garlic crop and found some monster bulbs.

ABC News

Myanmar junta hit by western sanctions as ‘silent strikes’ mark coup anniversary

The UK, US, Canada and Australia have announced a range of measures aimed at punishing Myanmar’s military

The Guardian - UK

I study how radiation interacts with the environment – and the capsule lost in WA is a whole new ballgame

By now, you’ve probably heard about a tiny radioactive capsule that went missing from the back of a truck somewhere in Western Australia. Inside is a small but dangerous amount of Caesium-137, a radioactive chemical element that can harm both people and nature.

The Conversation

Fugitive behind bars after hiding inside yacht hull

Wanted fugitive Mark Horne has been arrested and thrown behind bars after trying to flee Australia by hiding in the hull of a yacht due to embark from Darwin.

AAP

Royal Flying Doctor Service to open healthcare clinic at William Creek in outback SA

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is set to open a permanent healthcare clinic at William Creek, one of South Australia's smallest and most remote towns.

ABC News

Australia is finally getting a last-chance view of a green comet not seen for 50,000 years

Over the past few weeks, social media has been abuzz with excited posts about the green comet that is currently “whizzing” or “flying through the sky”.

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Khawaja stranded in Australia with visa issues

Pakistan-born Usman Khawaja is facing visa issues that have the potential to keep him in Australia as his teammates arrive in India for this month's Test tour.

The Guardian - AU

Purity culture is dehumanising – it’s consent that should be at the centre of sex education

If we are educating young people for the purpose of safety, our concern should not be if they are having sex but if they are doing so consensually

AAP

Treasurer woos global investors who share his values

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is leaning on superannuation funds and global connections to power Australia's push to rewire homes and industries with clean energy.

The Conversation

Climate change is transforming Australia’s cultural life – so why isn’t it mentioned in the new national cultural policy?

In its new national cultural policy, the Australian government grapples with issues extending well beyond the creative arts.

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Australia's chicken meat industry facing summer dip in supply, forecast increase in demand

A shortage of chicken meat is still affecting some retailers but there are signs the situation is easing.

The New Daily

Controversial item disappears from McDonald’s stores

Foodies are fuming after finding that McDonalds' potato scallops are unavailable at several locations around the country.

The Canberra Times

Corin Forest a top-10 picnic spot in Australia

Another ACT location just missed out on making the top 10

ABC News

Liverpool handed keys to Eurovision song contest as it prepares to host on behalf of Ukraine

Eurovision's symbolic key is handed over to Liverpool as it prepares to host the song contest in May on Ukraine's behalf.

ABC News

Clive Palmer's mining company tops political donations list with $116 million last financial year

Mineralogy was the single biggest political donor last financial year, pouring $116 million into Queensland businessman Clive Palmer's United Australia Party. Both Labor and the Liberals each received more than $100 million in donations.

ABC News

ABC broadcast pioneer and Brushmen of the Bush painter John Pickup dies aged 91

John Pickup's hand was "the first animated object" ever seen on Australian television. But that was just the beginning of his remarkable career.

The Independent UK

Cleverly calls UK and Australia ‘best of mates’ ahead of defence and trade talks

UK and Australian foreign and defence ministers will travel to Salisbury Plain to watch their troops jointly train Ukrainian armed forces.

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