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Afternoon Update: Morrison grilled at robodebt inquiry; Azealia Banks lashes Australia; and snakes have clitorises

And new details on the brothers behind Queensland ambush

The Guardian - AU

Australia vies for Pacific influence with new security deal

Australia has signed a new security deal with Oceania island country Vanuatu as part of an ongoing competition with China for influence in the Pacific

The Independent UK

Recycled roads re-route old supply chains

Reclaimed and crushed asphalt, glass, concrete and tyres could replace conventional raw materials in road construction and drive Australia's circular economy.

AAP

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Australia mourns police officers, civilian killed in gunfight

Australia on Wednesday mourned two police officers and a civilian who were killed in a gunfight in a remote property in Queensland state, with landmarks lighted blue in some major cities.

Reuters

Artist Casey Jenkins scores legal victory after Australia Council revokes funding for performance piece

Casey Jenkins is suing the Australia Council for snatching away a $25,000 grant over an exhibition which showed audiences the possible moment of conception through monthly self-inseminations and daily IVF injections.

ABC News

Task force call to fuel electric cars

Australia is nearing a tipping point for electric vehicles but needs a national task force to ensure no area is left behind, a Sydney summit has heard.

AAP

‘Everyone is so desperate’: backpackers grapple with Australia’s high costs

Travellers in search of a laid-back, barefoot lifestyle are instead facing housing stress and rethought plans

The Guardian - AU

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‘This place makes me utterly miserable’: Azealia Banks refuses to tour Australia again

US rapper cancels Brisbane gig hours before she was due on stage, citing a past experience having a bottle thrown at her

The Guardian - AU

Davies seeking triple Zatopek title treat

Australian runner Rose Davies is chasing a third consecutive 10,000m title at the Zatopek:10 in Melbourne.

AAP

Tahlia McGrath becomes world's No.1 batter

Australia star Tahlia McGrath has been crowned the world's No.1 Twenty20 batter, barely a year after making her international debut in the format.

AAP

Australia's first Indigenous-run renal facility celebrates 20th anniversary in Broome

The Kimberley Renal Services Unit was Australia's first Indigenous-run kidney health facility when it opened 20 years ago and allows Indigenous people to receive treatment on country.

ABC News

Renewed calls to remove Sir Edmund Barton statue from Aboriginal burial ground in NSW

Some two years after a petition to remove a statue of Australia's first prime minister from an Aboriginal burial site garnered more than 5,000 signatures, a discussion paper recommends relocating the statue to the courthouse.

ABC News

More Australians are paying to recycle items that can't go in yellow kerbside bins rather than throw them away

While the collapse of soft plastic recycling company REDcycle is a blow to the industry, demand grows for commercial services that charge to collect and recycle unwanted goods not allowed in yellow kerbside bins.

ABC News

New airline Bonza still awaiting CASA approval to fly, with no set date for starting flights

Bonza's third aircraft touched down on Australian soil this week, but after significant delays the company still has no timeline of when its low-cost flights will begin and industry experts have raised concerns.

ABC News

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The Loop: Surviving police 'grateful' to be alive after Queensland siege, Scott Morrison to front royal commission today, and Netflix reveals Harry & Meghan numbers — 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.

The Conversation

Are you and your partner thinking of separating? Here's how to protect the kids' mental health

There’s an annual underground phenomena happening right now around Australia: couples who have decided to separate, but are putting on a happy face to perform their final Christmas as an intact family. January is known by family court lawyers as “divorce month” for this very reason.

The Conversation

To clean up Australia's power grid, we're going to need many thousands more skilled workers – and fast

To get Australia’s grid 82% powered by renewables by 2030 is a huge increase. At present, the electricity powering eastern and southern states is around 33% renewable.

The Conversation

Naur, yeah: Australia, you're performing linguistic magic when you pronounce the two-letter word 'no'. Here's why

Have you ever thought about your pronunciation of the word “no”? If you say it out loud now, can you sense the movement of your tongue and lips as you form the “o” sound? You may notice there’s a lot to the pronunciation of the word in an Australian accent.

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India's gender pay gap is among the worst in the world. But the women's cricket team hopes to change that

India is the second country in the world to introduce pay parity for its men's and women's cricket teams. Now there are calls for Australia to do the same.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Shocking news – business lobbyists don’t tell the truth

When dealing with business lobbyists, one must start with the assumption that they are not telling the truth.

ABC News

Facing a cold northern winter, Japan watches Australia's energy market intervention closely

The Japanese government adds its voice to the debate about plans for coal and gas price caps amid concerns about energy security at home.

The Canberra Times

ACT on track for coldest December on record

Much of south-eastern Australia experienced, below-average temperatures this week, including showers, storms and gusty winds.

ABC News

Pre-Christmas cold spell delivers snow and near-record-low summer temperatures

The latest unseasonable spell of wintry conditions will last right through the week.

ABC News

The training program that's both helping prisoners and tackling Australia's skills shortage

This new program is giving prisoners a second chance – and addressing one of Australia's major skills shortages.

Daily Mirror

Adam Gilchrist struggles to hold back tears in Shane Warne and Andrew Symonds tributes

Australian cricket legends Warne and Symonds passed away earlier this year and Gilchrist paid tribute to his former teammates and commentary colleagues ahead of the Big Bash League opener

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