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On our wettest days, stormclouds can dump 30 trillion litres of water across Australia

This week, rain has drenched almost all of Australia – even the arid interior. The heaviest falls have hit the continent’s southeast, where the huge deluge has just propelled Sydney past its annual rainfall record of 2.2 metres with three months to go until year’s end.

The Conversation

ICC T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma-led Team India departs for Australia

MUMBAI: The India men's cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, left for Australia on Thursday morning for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup, starting October 16.

The Times of India

Imprisoned IS brides labelled 'tormentors'

Australian women detained in Syrian refugee camps are being described as "tormentors" as the political debate over bringing them home takes an ugly turn.

AAP

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EAM Jaishankar holds talks with New Zealand counterpart on Ukraine conflict, Indo-Pacific; raises visa issue

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is on a week-long visit to New Zealand and Australia.

The Hindu

Why increasing support for Ukraine is critical to Australia's security as a 'middle power'

Support for Ukraine is normally described in ideological or moral terms as a duty to support democracies in the face of resurgent totalitarianism.

The Conversation

CWG 2026: Shooting marks return in Victoria, exit for wrestling

CWG 2026 hosts announce full list of disciplines, golf to make debut

The Times of India

Australia unveils privacy rule changes after Optus data breach

Australia on Thursday proposed an overhaul of consumer privacy rules that will help facilitate targeted data sharing between telecommunication firms and banks following a massive data breach at Optus, the country's second largest mobile operator.

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Big boost for used electric vehicle market

Australia's second-hand electric vehicle market has received a $10 million boost, with a new investment designed to increase the supply of imported cars.

AAP

Young Aus Women Are Jaded By Politics — Growing Up In The Gillard Era May Have Played A Part

Aus girls feel more jaded by politics than the global average and growing up watching Julia Gillard's misogyny speech may have played a part.

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Fitch upbeat on critical minerals demand

Australian lithium, copper and nickel stocks are surging after an upbeat report on world demand for the vital ingredients in green energy and electric vehicles.

AAP

Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini latest to walk away from arts company

The long-standing artistic director of Opera Australia resigns during a period of turbulence for the company due to multiple resignations this year and allegations of bullying.

ABC News

Foundation backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes invests $10m in bid to cut secondhand electric car cost

Good Car Company plans to run a batch-buy program that would source cars from Japan and the UK

The Guardian - AU

A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia

In 1887, Australian Museum scientists undertook a pioneering expedition to Lord Howe Island, a tiny patch of land off the east coast of Australia. Among their many discoveries, they recorded “a large Blatta” – a type of cockroach – under a decaying log.

The Conversation

The old men and the CPAC: conservatives regaled with tired tales of climate misinformation

The Australian conference supposedly devoted to ‘bold action’ from the right spent much of its time pouring scorn on any form of climate action

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Aust trade surplus dropped in August

Australia's trade surplus fell by $643 million to $8.3 billion in August as imports rose more than exports.

The Independent UK

Australia rest first-choice bowling attack against England before T20 World Cup

England will face Australia in a three-match series and are also due to meet their rivals in Group 1 of the Super 12 phase in Melbourne on 28 October

AAP

Expulsion threat to Russian embassy battle

Australia and Russia have clashed in the Federal Court, with the latter challenging the decision to have the lease for their new embassy terminated.

The Hindu

ODI series will help T20 World Cup stand by players to get into groove: Dhawan

Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi and Chahar are the standbys named for the Indian team for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia

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The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers has a unique chance to remake Australia – or to squander $243bn on the rich

Australia is one of the richest countries in the world but decades of tax cuts have trained us to feel poor

Reuters

Sydney records wettest year since 1858 as Australia braces for more floods

Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia's east on Thursday, with more heavy downpours expected to fall over the next three days.

The Hindu

Finch, Wade help Australia to tight T20 win over West Indies

Both teams are using the two-game series to fine-tune for the T20 World Cup later this month

The Guardian - AU

Glenbank shipwreck: Finnish vessel that sank off coast of Western Australia in 1911 found

Western Australian Museum says discovery tells tale of global trade at turn of century

Newcastle Herald

Tim Faulkner's wild life revealed in tell-all book

'They need to know what's at stake. They need to know what I know.'

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says rescue of Australian women and children from Syria poses risk that ‘can’t be mitigated’

Labor condemns Dutton’s comments and says repatriation mission is consistent with security advice

AAP

Tax cut needed to ease mortgage pain: Libs

Tax cuts due to come into effect from mid-2024 have become a flashpoint for the upcoming budget as Australia faces economic headwinds.

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