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Police raided an Australian gym after Apple’s Siri misheard a personal trainer’s words

A freak series of random events mistakenly woke up the voice assistant function on a boxing instructor's Apple Watch that alerted emergency services without his ever knowing.

Fortune

Big policy shift: Not a single drop of alcohol is safe

The Canadian government recommends no more than two drinks a week is low-risk. Could Australia follow suit on alcohol?

The New Daily

Tripadvisor awards Cuba top spot for travel destinations

They say that travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer, so with that in mind, here are the hottest destinations this year.

The New Daily

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Not having practice and tour games could hurt Australia in India: Ian Healy

MELBOURNE: Former Australia wicket-keeper Ian Healy doesn't agree with prolific run-getter Usman Khawaja's opinion that practice matches are not required ahead of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series in India beginning February 9.

The Times of India

Australian Open: Alexei Popyrin stuns Fritz as men’s draw opens up

Alexei Popyrin is through to the third round after a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2 win over the No 8 seed Taylor Fritz

The Guardian - UK

Teen boy, 15, dies after he's electrocuted by power lines and flung 30 feet into river

The teenager was climbing on a line close to a train bridge in the city of Gladstone in the Australian state of Queensland when the power pole exploded and sent him flying into the creek below

Daily Mirror

Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035, but some women might be left behind

Experts say more needs to be done to improve cervical-cancer screening and awareness of the HPV vaccine among women from culturally diverse backgrounds.

ABC News

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Nadal MRI Shows Hurt Left Hip Flexor

Rafael Nadal injured his left hip flexor during his loss at the Australian Open and could need about six to eight weeks to fully recover, his manager said Thursday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion had an MRI exam at a hospital in Melbourne under his doctor's supervision on Thursday, a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia 'deeply troubled' by Chinese espionage case

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her government is “deeply troubled” by the delays in China resolving espionage allegations against Chinese-Australian writer and blogger Yang Hengjun

The Independent UK

Australian government 'deeply troubled' by delays to writer Yang Hengjun's espionage trial verdict in China

Foreign Minister Penny Wong expresses concerns after Chinese authorities delay a verdict in the espionage trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun until April — the seventh such delay.

ABC News

Australian Open: Hip injury cuts short Nadal's title defence, says he is mentally destroyed

When Rafael Nadal pulled up short in the business end of the second set, clutching his hips and wincing in pain, a day, that had little respite from persistent showers and southerly winds that blew across the sprawling precincts of Melbourne Park, appeared to have come full circle.

The Times of India

Frederick McCubbin painting defaced with Woodside logo in protest at Art Gallery of Western Australia

Activists spraypaint logo on masterpiece and one glues her hand to gallery wall to protest desecration of Burrup peninsula rock art

The Guardian - AU

There's a shortage of fish in Perth right now — and ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie is to blame

Perth is in the midst of a fish shortage, as ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie continues to hinder supplies from Western Australia's northern waters.

ABC News

Activists attack McCubbin painting in WA

Activists protesting Woodside's alleged destruction of rock art in Western Australia's north have launched a faux attack on the painting Down On His Luck.

AAP

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Young WA star Hardie a man for all formats

West Australian allrounder Aaron Hardie seems destined for higher honours after continuing to impress in the Big Bash and four-day cricket.

Al Jazeera

Praise pours in for outgoing New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern

Australian PM Anthony Albanese said Ardern has led New Zealand with a mix of intellect, strength, insight and empathy.

ABC News

Global fertiliser prices are falling, but how much Australia will benefit is unknown

Farmers and consumers are waiting to see how a global fertiliser price drop will impact their bottom lines and grocery budgets.

Reuters

Australia says it's 'troubled' by delays in writer's espionage trial verdict in China

A verdict in the espionage trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained by China since his arrest there four years ago, has been delayed until April, the seventh such delay, his supporters said on Thursday.

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The Conversation

Let buyers jump the queue for electric cars by importing them directly

If Australia is to decarbonise our energy system by 2050, we need to start the transition to electric vehicles very soon. Cars sold in the 2030s will mostly still be on the road in 2050, so we have to make sure most of them are electric. But electric cars (including…

The Canberra Times

Voice to Parliament could still be legislated if referendum fails

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not rule out legislating the Voice to Parliament if the referendum fails saying he is confident Australia will vote yes.

The Conversation

Writing from the edge of catastrophe: two new books clarify what's at stake if we fail to mitigate climate change

The Australian Black Summer fires of 2019-2020 were unspeakably grim. Twenty-four million hectares were burnt, 33 people died, and over a billion animals perished.

Daily Mirror

Australian Open star forgets how tiebreaks work and celebrates win way too early

The celebrations started prematurely for 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins, who had to pick her racquet back up before clinching victory for real on Wednesday

AAP

Aust press freedom reforms under spotlight

The attorney-general is convening a roundtable with Australia's media to discuss press freedom reforms and whether secrecy laws are fit for purpose.

Newcastle Herald

Growing recognition of Indigenous suffering throws a shadow over Australia Day

The clock is ticking on Australia Day

ABC News

How an Australian coach helped mould Roger Federer into one of the greatest athletes of all time

Roger Federer retired as perhaps the greatest tennis player of all time, but he might never have got there without the help of his Aussie coach.

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