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Ministers seek to boost winter gas supply

The energy minister has given the Australia Energy Market Operator the power to shore up domestic supply and added emissions reduction as a market target.

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Australian-born judge released from immigration detention in Kiribati, after being held overnight

David Lambourne, who serves on the high court of Kiribati, was detained on Thursday after a failed attempt by the Kiribati government to deport him

The Guardian - AU

Carol Cooke and Stuart Jones claim medals on opening day of 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships

Carol Cooke and Stuart Jones kick things off well for Australia with medals in the Para-cycling Road World Championships.

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Sunderland's promising start leaves Bailey Wright playing a waiting game

Australia international Bailey Wright is having to be patient as he waits to break into Alex Neil's starting line-up

Chronicle Live

The COVIDSafe app is dead. What can we learn from this 'failure'?

On August 9 2022, Australia’s COVIDSafe app was officially decommissioned, and all its features removed. People were encouraged to uninstall the app. Reports of its closure have made international news.

The Conversation

Motorsport Network wins at Motorsport Australia Awards

Motorsport Network was a winner at the latest edition of the Motorsport Australia National Awards.

Motorsport

Kiribati court grants David Lambourne bail, slams attempts to deport High Court justice back to Australia

The Appeals Court orders the immediate release of Australian David Lambourne, who was placed in immigration detention following a failed deportation attempt by the Kiribati government.

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Blue Light Card announces Australia expansion plans

Discount card for members of the emergency services has announced plans to launch on the other side of the world

Birmingham Post

Hong Kong diaspora say billboards in Australia are Beijing propaganda and spread lies

Hongkongers in Melbourne and Sydney say billboards in the cities proclaiming Hong Kong has entered a "new era" of stability, prosperity and opportunity are humiliating and "very upsetting".

ABC News

SDA seeks $250m compensation from McDonald's operators who allegedly denied paid breaks to Australian workers

The union for retail workers is seeking at least $250 million compensation on behalf of more than 250,000 current and former McDonald's workers across Australia.

ABC News

Australia's oldest man, who lives on the South Coast, turning 110

Frank Mawer was made a ward of the state aged just 14. He has lived through two pandemics, two world wars and the Great Depression. He turns 110 on August 15.

The Canberra Times

'Major barriers' to restoring Australia's degraded coastal ecosystems as scientists push for national plan

Academics and traditional owners teamed up to nurse a former pastoral property back to health. But a new paper identifies the barriers stopping similar restoration projects from taking place nationwide.

ABC News

Don't make same mistakes on China: Dutton

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says mistakes made with Russia should not be repeated with China in the wake of escalating tensions.

AAP

Was a Brisbane doctor really sacked after revealing a link between vaccines and miscarriages?

Social media has been flooded with claims about a Brisbane fertility specialist losing his job as part of a COVID cover-up. But these posts are missing some key facts.

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Selling Covid antivirals over the counter a ‘recipe for disaster’ – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Collaboration is essential to meet the Hunter's challenges

The challenges of energy transition are rumbling towards communities across Australia like an approaching freight train. It's been off in the distance for a while, but the roar of the locomotive is getting louder and louder.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Tasmania bulk billing ‘almost nonexistent’, Barilaro to face fresh questions

Friday: A lack of federal support means several rural areas are using council rates to subsidise health services for vulnerable patients Plus: urgent flood warnings issued

The Conversation

Australia's teacher shortage won't be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade

Today, state and federal education ministers will meet in Canberra to discuss the teacher shortage.

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The Conversation

To lock out foot-and-mouth disease, Australia must help our neighbour countries bolster their biosecurity

Foot-and-mouth disease now poses a high threat to Australia. This highly contagious livestock virus is sweeping Indonesia – the closest it’s been to Australia since the 1980s. A large outbreak here could cause decimate the livestock industry and cause A$80 billion in economic damage over the coming decade.

The New Daily

Celebrate the on-court showmanship as Nick Kyrgios finally displays champion qualities

If someone had to play the Gold Coast in a Hollywood movie, Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios would undoubtedly steal the show.

ABC News

Fewer than 120,000 people inhabit Kiribati yet they apparently hold $682m in Australian banks

Fewer than 120,000 people inhabit Kiribati and the median household income is about $12,000. Yet data released by the Australian Taxation Office reveals $682 million in Australian bank accounts belong to foreign tax residents from the tiny Pacific nation.

ABC News

Youth suicide report urges reform to emergency department care for young people in distress

Australia’s national peak body for suicide prevention is calling for alternatives to emergency department care for young people in mental distress.

Belfast Live

Australian woman visits birthplace in Bangor for first time in 75 years

"As we were flying into Northern Ireland, I just couldn't wait, I thought I'd probably kiss the ground when I got there."

ABC News

Why does China want Taiwan when it's already so big and rich? The answer is about more than land and money

There's a long history of tension between China and Taiwan and the global ramifications of this are complicated. Here's a quick guide to get you up to speed on the situation.

ABC News

Infectious disease experts warn Omicron wave not the last of Australia's COVID-19 pandemic

According to infectious diseases experts, future surges and strains of COVID-19 are still a risk as the winter wave eases.

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