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Hancock mining riches battle shifts to legal bill fight

Australia's richest person survived a legal bid to claim a share of some of her prized iron ore assets; now the lawyers are fighting over the legal bills.

AAP · May 19

Man charged with murder of wife and two sons after calling police to their home in Australia

Police say they were called by the suspect himself, who reported an ‘incident’ at his home

The Independent UK · May 19

RU:'Different beast': don't write off Wallabies for Cup

Brad Thorn has delivered his verdict on the Wallabies and reflected on his own World Cup experiences to mark 500 days until the Australian showpiece begins.

AAP · May 19

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'Different beast': don't write off Wallabies for Cup

Brad Thorn has delivered his verdict on the Wallabies and reflected on his own World Cup experiences to mark 500 days until the Australian showpiece begins.

AAP · May 19

‘Biggest diphtheria outbreak’ in decades spreads into Queensland, SA and WA

Health minister Mark Butler says vaccines are being rushed into NT communities, with one suspected death

The Guardian - AU · May 19

The effectiveness of private prisons is debatable – why does Australia have so many?

This month, the South Australian government extended a contract with a private firm to manage a men’s prison in Adelaide for another five years, despite a damning report about its operations.

The Conversation · May 19

Cup giantkillers Heidelberg's ACL2 dream crumbles

After a fairytale run to the Australia Cup final, semi-professional club Heidelberg United have lost a direct spot to the AFC Champions League Two.

AAP · May 19

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Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

I’m a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist.

The Conversation · May 19

The Making of One Nation: podcast out now

From a fish and chip shop in regional Queensland to the heart of Australian politics: our new podcast series tracks the unlikely story of the country’s most controversial minor party.

The Conversation · May 19

Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

How far and how fast can a battery-powered prime mover go? One Australian start-up is doing the sums so freight businesses don't have to.

AAP · May 19

Community radio drives $153m into Australian music – new study

Australia’s community radio sector contributes an estimated A$153.1 million to the country’s struggling music industries each year.

The Conversation · May 19

Dfat officials ‘urgently seeking’ status of 11 Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel

Global Sumud Flotilla organisers say 38 ships holding 319 activists were about 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were intercepted

The Guardian - AU · May 19

Australia secures more jet fuel shipments from China

An extra 100,000 litres of jet fuel will come through in three shipments from June, following negotiations with Beijing.

AAP · May 19

Skilled migrants could be key to more home construction

Fixing Australia's broken migrant skills recognition system could help ease the housing crisis and improve public confidence, politicians have been told.

AAP · May 19

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The Guardian - AU · May 18

‘Death tax’, startups and a rent spike: it’s time to correct misleading claims about Labor’s budget

Jim Chalmers’ budget has proved controversial. But who will really be affected and how?

The Conversation · May 18

How to get more local sardines on Australian plates – a win for nutrition, local fishers and the environment

Australians should be eating more healthy and nutritious foods – but that likely won’t happen unless they’re also cheap, easy to transport and store, and simple to prepare.

The Guardian - AU · May 18

NSW police charge two men after allegedly seizing more than $1m of illicit tobacco – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Conversation · May 18

Compulsory voting has boosted turnout in Australia – is it time NZ tried it?

New Zealand has a voter turnout problem. Although enrolment is compulsory for all eligible voters, casting a ballot is optional. And the number of people voting has been falling in both general and local body elections since the 1980s.

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The Conversation · May 18

To improve children’s mental health, start by supporting their parents

Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.

The Conversation · May 18

The tax changes in the budget only scratch the surface. Here are 4 reforms Australia needs next

Is Australia finally getting serious about tax reform, or just testing the waters?

LiveScience · May 18

950-year-old burial of a pet dingo reveals unique archaeological evidence of humans ritually 'feeding' a grave

Archaeologists have excavated the remains of a dingo that was buried by ancestors of the Australian Aboriginal Barkindji people and "fed" for the next 500 years with river mussels.

AAP · May 18

'No whammy': businesses hit back at budget tax overhaul

Tax experts are urging the states to shield businesses from higher costs as they restructure their assets after Labor's controversial federal budget.

The Guardian - AU · May 18

Ecca Vandal, the genre-defying punk-rap star on getting offline and having tea with Flea: ‘It constantly spins me out’

The Australian singer’s new album, Looking For People to Unfollow, is a punchy rejection of ‘faux-sincerity’ and music being reduced to TikTok-able snippets

The Guardian - AU · May 18

Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds

Half of the teenagers who have been blocked say they are seeing less news than before – but they are not necessarily going back to traditional sources

International Business Times UK · May 18

Australian Mum Started a Laundry Side Hustle — 'The Laundry Lady' Scaled to $12 Million Across Three Countries

Susan Toft built The Laundry Lady from a spare room side hustle into an $8.6 million laundry operation across three countries without franchising.

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