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Australia's PM says journalist detained in China should have access to family

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged the Chinese government on Wednesday to improve the treatment of an Australian journalist detained in China for two years and give her access to her children.

Reuters

Burnie's 'Bunny Island' delights drivers on Tasmanian highway

Rabbits are one of Australia's most destructive pest animals, but a population on the side of a busy highway in Tasmania appear to be safe from control methods, and locals couldn't be happier.

ABC News

Clean energy exports at 'lightning speed'

Australia will shoot well beyond an electricity grid powered by 82 per cent renewable energy in its quest to be a clean energy superpower.

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Australia's new Fire Danger Rating System's impact on harvest bans to be tested by Esperance Shire

A major cropping region worries a new national fire danger rating system could lead to more harvest bans.

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Qld tax could deter Japan investors: envoy

Japan's ambassador to Australia has warned Queensland coal tax hikes could impact plans to invest in joint venture hydrogen projects around the country.

AAP

WA entrepreneur says his Just a Baby app has facilitated 1,000 births, but AMA urges caution

A West Australian man believes he has helped create about 1,000 babies across the globe through an app that allows people to find eggs, a womb, an embryo or sperm.

ABC News

BOM forecasts heavy rain for already-flooded eastern catchments, severe thunderstorms

It is set to be a thoroughly wet few days for eastern Australia as the latest cold front marches across the country.

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How the latest RBA interest rate rise will impact WA, the most mortgaged state in Australia

Data shows WA is the most mortgaged state in the country and has the largest gap between wage growth and inflation, but comparatively low house prices continue to shield sandgropers from further pain as interest rates rise yet again.

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Morning mail: childcare strike, consent warning for films, fears for Australian in Baghdad jail

Wednesday: Tens of thousands of families across the country will be affected by early childhood workers striking for better pay and conditions. Plus: the invention that makes hydrogen from humid air

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce says Labor has changed the law on fuel emissions standards. Is that correct?

Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce says the government has changed the law on fuel emissions standards. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Fears national doctor shortage will soon force metropolitan GP clinics to turn away patients

Australia's shortage of GPs will soon force clinics to cut back on services and turn away patients unless the government urgently intervenes, doctors and peak medical bodies warn.

ABC News

Ajla Tomljanovic misses out on US Open semi-final ahead of crucial Nick Kyrgios match

Wednesday's match was the first US Open quarterfinal for an Australian woman since Stosur in 2012. Nick Kyrgios is due to take the court later this morning.

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The Loop: Canada stabbing suspect still at large, IAEA calls for Zaporizhzhia plant 'protection zone', Don't Worry Darling drama grips the internet

What 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.

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Childcare worker strike could be Australia's largest amid 'skyrocketing' education demands

Childcare workers across Australia are planning to walk off the job today, saying increasing demands and wages barely above the minimum have them at breaking point.

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Ducati Xpedition 2022 Adventure Tour Hits Australia This October

Adventure tour company Maschine teams up with Ducati Australia to offer Ducati Xpedition 2022, a four-day, five-night journey from Sydney to Phillip Island.

The Conversation

We pay billions to subsidise Australia’s fossil fuel industry. This makes absolutely no economic sense

Fossil fuel subsidies from major economies including Australia reached close to US$700 billion in 2021, almost doubling from 2020, according to new analysis by the International Energy Agency and OECD.

The Conversation

Almost 9 in 10 young Australians who use family violence experienced child abuse: new research

How prevalent is young people’s use of family violence in Australia, what form does it take and how does it intersect with experiences of child abuse? These were the key questions we set out to investigate in our new study, which is the first of its kind in Australia.

The Conversation

Why Ottawa’s efforts to get Google and Facebook to pay for news content misses the mark

We have seen drastic changes in the media industry over the last two decades. Between 2008 and 2021, more than 450 news outlets closed across Canada and at least one-third of journalism jobs disappeared.

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Adam is getting paid to take today off. Is the four-day week the future of work?

Working fewer hours for the same money may sound like it's too good to be true, but there's a chance it could become the norm. Here's how it works.

ABC News

How has Australia dealt with China in the past and what does this mean for today?

Tensions between Canberra and Beijing are nothing new. Here's how various prime ministers have managed the changing relationship over the years.

ABC News

The Australian government dropped its push to deport Indigenous non-citizens, but many remain in limbo without basic rights

The government is under pressure to urgently resolve a legal grey area that is leaving some Indigenous people in limbo, unable to work or access Centrelink, for years.

ABC News

New car sales rebound as electric vehicle purchases hit record high, says Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries data. But delivery delays are far from over

Taken at face value, you could be forgiven for thinking supply bottlenecks are easing and Australians are getting more access to electric vehicles. But that's not necessarily the case.

ABC News

Refugee resettlement program offers hope of easing Australia's crippling labour shortage

Essam Mahmoud arrived in Australia a fortnight ago, and already businesses are clamouring to hire him due to a refugee resettlement program.

AAP

Albanese would welcome more China talks

The prime minister says he would welcome one-on-one talks with China's president at the upcoming G20 summit.

AAP

Fail grade for Australia on saving species

Efforts to halt the decline of Australia's threatened species are failing dismally, a new report card warns on National Threatened Species Day.

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