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Red-tailed phascogale spotted in WA's Paruna Sanctuary to the surprise of scientists

A tiny marsupial with a huge two-metre leap has been discovered on a wildlife sanctuary in Western Australia, to the surprise of scientists.

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Leishman to return for Australian summer

Marc Leishman has joined fellow US-based stars Lucas Herbert, Min Woo Lee and Hannah Green in committing to return for Australia's biggest events of the summer.

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NSW nurse and rail unions announce more industrial action – as it happened

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Indonesian boating tragedy off Kimberley coast triggers reflection on border policy

Survivors from a fishing tragedy off the Kimberley coast earlier this year say it's time to rethink Australia and Indonesia's maritime border policy.

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Morning mail: Morrison privileges push rejected, Kyrgios faces new legal action, Murdoch sues Crikey

Wednesday: Scott Morrison has been spared being referred to the privileges committee over his secret ministries – for now. Plus: a young dancer who wants ballet to be ‘more noisy’.

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The Loop: Zelenskyy warns of 'brutal attack' in Ukraine, snow in Blue Mountains, and Meghan's first podcast reveals scary Archie incident — 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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Bluey was edited for American viewers, but global audiences deserve to see all of us

Can Bluey be considered one of Australia’s most popular children’s cultural exports if it is re-edited to reflect the culture of its destination market?

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Farnham had part of jaw removed in surgery

Australian singer John Farnham reportedly underwent jaw reconstruction surgery during a marathon 11-and-a-half hour operation to remove mouth cancer.

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Aboriginal organisations should be given more control over Indigenous kids in child protection system, advocacy group says

In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children are nearly 10 times more likely to be removed from their families by child protection services compared to non-Aboriginal children, data reveals.

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Tasmania's Ashley youth prison closure must be brought forward, children's commissioner, advocates say

One of the people instrumental in the examination of the notorious Don Dale youth prison in Darwin says Tasmania's government should "learn from the example" of how the Northern Territory went against the recommendations of a damning royal commission into its facility for young offenders.

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Nearly 6 months on, flood victims are still waiting to be housed. This is what Australia must do to be ready for the next disaster

This year’s floods in South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales devastated communities. The NSW flooding was on “a scale never seen before”. More than 5,000 homes were left uninhabitable. Many residents had nowhere else to go.

The Conversation

Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia’s ageing men

Men aged 85 and older have the highest suicide rates in Australia, but the tragedy has gone relatively unnoticed. This group is growing older, feeling alone and flying under the radar.

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Look up this spring – you might see little ravens build soft, cosy nests from your garden trees

Spring is nearing and birds will soon start nesting in trees in backyards across Australia. The trees in our garden are now 40 years old – not old by tree standards, but old enough to be among the tallest in our suburb, offering refuge for local native birds.

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Women's football is expected to soar in Australia after the 2023 World Cup — but a lack of funding has clubs worried

After decades of disproportionately low government assistance compared to other codes like rugby league, rugby union and AFL, many football clubs are still lacking the basic facilities to accommodate female participants.

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Investigation launched after woman died the day after leaving Blacktown Hospital

Asif Ali moved his family to Australia so that his daughter Dua, who lived with disability, would receive better treatment and have more opportunities than in Pakistan. He said that was always the case, until a trip to Blacktown Hospital in January.

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Australian artist who contracted monkeypox overseas warns others to take the virus seriously

An Australian who contracted monkeypox overseas speaks out on social media as a warning for people not to treat the disease lightly, saying it caused them severe pain and emotional stress.

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Pacific Island high courts are still dominated by foreign judges, but a constitutional crisis in Kiribati is exposing the risks

The battle in Kiribati between the government and an Australian-born High Court justice has caused a constitutional crisis, drawing attention to the role and vulnerabilities of foreign judges in the Pacific — and there's a lot of them. So why does the region still have so many serving on its…

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Landcare 'starved of funds' says chair

The chair of Landcare Australia has called on the federal government for more funding as the country faces the crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

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Over-testing for Vitamin D costs $87m

Gratuitous testing for vitamin D levels in people with no risk factors is costing Australia's healthcare system tens of millions a year.

The Guardian - AU

‘Make it more noisy’: the young dancer shaking up Australian ballet

To launch a major international gala independently, amid a global pandemic, should have been impossible. But 22-year-old Joel Burke is just getting started

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Biggest seismic testing for oil and gas at odds with Australia’s net zero push, activists say

Environmentalists condemn ‘outrageous’ testing plans in Otway Basin off coast of Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia

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Local transmission of monkeypox continues to rise – so why are vaccine supplies limited in Australia?

How will the 450,000 doses of Jynneos be rolled out? And why did some countries stockpile vaccines while Australia did not?

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Aussies in 'denial' over pandemic end

A leading epidemiologist says Australians must change they way they live to better deal with the ongoing threat from COVID-19 and other viral infections.

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Canada could have its own Fyre Festival fiasco if it doesn't amp up event regulations

In the spring of 2017, the public spectacle over the now infamous Fyre Festival seemingly broke the Internet.

The Times of India

Blessing Muzarabani returns as Zimbabwe name ODI squad for tour of Australia

HARARE (Zimbabwe): Zimbabwe named a 15-member squad for the ODI series against Australia with Blessing Muzarabani returning from a muscle tear that kept him out of action for a while.

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