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Regional plans key to environmental rescue

The government says regional plans spanning the country will help fix the isolated decision-making that has contributed to Australia sick environment.

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Australia's new National Cultural Policy: What the arts sector wants, and what the Labor government plans to deliver

Tony Burke has promised a renewed focus on the arts and a suite of reforms to support the sector – but is staying quiet on the question of funding.

ABC News

FA boss to stay in role until end of 2024

Football Australia CEO James Johnson has extended his contract, ensuring he'll stay on in the role until the end of 2024.

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Ex-Russian plot for Kyiv embassy 'fitting'

Ukraine's ambassador to Australia has expressed interest in bidding for a plot of land previously allocated to Russia to build an embassy.

AAP

Calls for change as WA continues to evade new building accessibility standards

While most other states and territories across Australia have agreed to make new buildings more accessible for those with a disability, WA refuses to do so.

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Federal government approves two new offshore greenhouse gas storage areas off WA and NT

The federal government issues permits for two new offshore greenhouse gas storage areas, off the coast of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

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Demand for sapphires in Queensland's Gemfields soars with miners and gem cutters cashing in

Queensland's Gemfields region is one of the largest sapphire-bearing areas in the world. Locals say prices have risen tenfold, but what's behind the growing appreciation of the Australian stone?

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Large firms dominate Australia's economy and it's costing you money, says Labor MP Andrew Leigh

Australia's economy is becoming more concentrated, and dominant firms are increasing prices.

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Ruby's Reunification Program has helped reunite nearly 2,000 families in South Australia

A program designed to help prevent 12 to 17-year-olds facing family breakdowns from becoming homeless has helped nearly 2,000 families in South Australia — and now another jurisdiction is starting a similar operation.

ABC News

An Australian news site dared Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch to sue. Now he has

An Australian news site published an opinion column arguing that Fox News, Lachlan Murdoch and his father Rupert shared in responsibility for the U.S. Capitol siege.

WEKU

'Strategic intervention' against Murdoch by minister in chase for AFL rights, but there's one thing missing

The government has issued a stern warning to the AFL and those pursuing the rights to broadcast matches, but the next TV deal is only the start of a tense era in Australian sport.

ABC News

As EVs drive a mining revolution, will Australia become a battery minerals superpower?

A cocktail of minerals is needed to make EV batteries and Australia has them in abundance. But will the country capitalise on its natural resources advantage?

ABC News

The Loop: Paul Newman's daughters sue his charity foundation, Joe Biden forgives student loans, and a weird Facebook glitch — 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.

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Kieren Perkins warns sport organisations that they risk losing talent unless they change their ways

Olympic champion Kieren Perkins warns against sending kids to the "meat grinder" in the chase for gold, in a passionate plea to sporting organisations.

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The Conversation

Many jobs summit ideas for lifting wages don't make sense – upskilling does

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

The Conversation

Overseas recruitment won't solve Australia's aged care worker crisis

Next week’s job summit will need to address the massive staff shortages in aged care. Estimates suggest 35,000 additional aged care workers per year are needed to fill growing aged care skill shortages. These problems will only increase as demand continues to grow.

The Conversation

It’ll be impossible to replace fossil fuels with renewables by 2050, unless we cut our energy consumption

Energy consumption – whether its heating your home, driving, oil refining or liquefying natural gas – is responsible for around 82% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.

The Conversation

QAGOMA's Embodied Knowledge is an energetic and inclusive celebration of contemporary Queensland art

Review: Embodied Knowledge: Queensland Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)

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Australian South Sea Islanders call for greater recognition of Sydney's links to 'blackbirding'

(Waskam) Emelda Davis is pushing for more inclusion and recognition of the descendants of Australia's slave trade. Australian South Sea Islanders say it is a part of Sydney's history that needs to be told.

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Repurposing food waste for cosmetics, farm animal feed to reduce our 'foodprint'

Australia produces a whopping 7.6 million tonnes of food waste a year. But from making cosmetics to feeding farm animals, there's a growing number of ways to turn this trash into treasure.

The Canberra Times

Maja is top of the tree after taking out Australian title

She will be competing in an international tree climbing competition in Denmark.

Benzinga

Australia: An Initial $700K In Funding For Observational Trials Of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies

Registered charity Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) seeks to help alleviate the suffering and suicide caused by mental illness through expanding novel treatment options to medical practitioners and patients. To that end, it has received new funding support for the development of observational trials of psychedelic-assisted therapies.

ABC News

Myanmar nationals in Australia face passport limbo as calls for sanctions against military junta grow

Myanmar people opposed to the coup tell the ABC they fear renewing their passports at the embassy, which is loyal to the military, could expose and endanger their loved ones back home.

ABC News

As crops grow back, the price of fruit and vegetables should soon ease

The weekly grocery trip has compounded the cost of living pressure for many Australians over the past few months but an easing of produce prices should bring some reprieve soon.

ABC News

Australians raided $1.6 billion in superannuation savings to pay for health care

Australians raided almost $1.6 billion from their own superannuation accounts to pay for treatments including dental, IVF and elective surgery in the past three years, almost 20 times more than a decade ago.

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