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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.

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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.

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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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Stingray 'decimated' and left with chunks missing in brutal mystery sea monster attack

Fisherman Liam Kenny said the creature was the "craziest thing he has seen" after hauling in the ray off the shoreline of the Swan River in Perth, Australia

Daily Mirror

Australia can match 2004 India Test success: Brad Hodge

Brad Hodge was part of the squad when Australia last won a Test series in India and says the current crop has what it takes to repeat the feat.

AAP

Australia shifts on controversial NZ deportations

The Albanese government will regard the length of time a New Zealander has lived in Australia as a key consideration before cancelling a visa.

AAP

New Zealand PM welcomes change to Australia’s ‘corrosive’ deportation policy

Length of time someone has lived in Australia will be taken into account when considering whether to deport Kiwis who have been sentenced to a year or more in prison

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Opetaia's words for Wilson ahead of title fight

Jai Opetaia, Australia's only current male boxing world champion, has some advice for the man keen to join him and a warning for those coming for his own title.

AAP

Immigration minister orders changes to assessments for New Zealanders facing deportation

The length of time someone has lived in Australia is now a primary consideration when Home Affairs decides whether to deport a criminal to New Zealand.

ABC News

Smith named in team of tournament after BBL cameo

Australia internationals Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Michael Neser are among the cricketers named in the Big Bash League's team of the tournament.

AAP

A tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule is found in Western Australia

The silver capsule the size of a pea had been lost in transit last month on the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia. "We have essentially found the needle in the haystack," one official said.

WEKU

'Encouraging signs' for Australia, China trade row

Australia and China's trade ministers are preparing for a virtual meeting as Canberra continues to pressure Beijing into dropping trade sanctions.

AAP

Purple budgie smugglers and Chekhov on tap as Bonza the ‘bogan airline’ finally takes to the skies

After a long delay, Australia’s first major new airline for 15 years gets off the ground offering a breezy, no-frills approach

The Guardian - AU

From the jungles of conflict-torn Myanmar, villagers cross into Thailand in search of an Australian nurse

Since coup leaders took control of Myanmar two years ago, Kanchana Thornton has never been busier, helping injured villagers and resistance fighters fleeing despotic rulers.

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Sunderland's Bailey Wright explains the reason behind his deadline day exit to join Rotherham United

Bailey Wright has joined Rotherham United on loan for the remainder of the season

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Australia imposes sanctions on senior Iranian military and leaders of Myanmar's military junta

The Australian government says those hit with sanctions "have engaged in, been responsible for, or been complicit in, serious violations or serious abuses of human rights in Iran".

AAP

Wong urges UK to confront 'uncomfortable' colonial past

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has highlighted the links between Australia and the UK while pointing to the countries' chequered histories in the Pacific.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Saudis to sponsor Australia’s World Cup, bail prisoner numbers soar, Adani fortune slides

Saudi Arabia’s tourist board to sponsor women’s tournament in Australia; unsentenced people in jail rises 120% in decade; Walter Sofronoff to lead ACT police probe

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Visiting US Marine Corps chief warns 'everything in the cupboard' needed to prevent war with China

A visiting general who could soon become America's most senior military officer believes the US and allies such as Australia will need to use "everything in the cupboard" to avoid a conflict over Taiwan.

The Guardian - AU

Capsule found after ‘needle in a haystack’ search – as it happened

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One Tree Hill site in Maleny shuts to public as owner blames 'garbage' council action

Access to one of Australia's most-photographed trees will shut to the public today after being open to wedding and landscape photographers for decades.

ABC News

The Loop: Joe Biden's former office searched by the FBI, Alec Baldwin charged over fatal Rust shooting, and Socceroos star Harry Souttar signs with Leicester City — 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.

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The Australian spider experiment on board the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia, 20 years ago

In 2003, one of the greatest tragedies in space exploration history killed seven astronauts — and ended an Australian school group's experiment.

The Conversation

Paramedics could sound early warnings of child abuse or neglect – but they need support and more training

Child abuse and neglect is, unfortunately, a far more common occurrence in Australia than many people realise.

The Conversation

Australia's cotton farmers can help prevent exploitation in the global garment industry

Ten years ago, the garment industry’s worst industrial accident – the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh – killed more than 1,100 workers and highlighted the travesty of conditions for millions of garment workers globally.

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