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Calls for COVID-19 antiviral medicines to be made more easily available without GP appointment

In some other countries, eligible COVID patients can get antiviral medication from pharmacies without a prescription from a doctor — but that's not the case in Australia, and a shortage of GPs in some areas is making access even harder.

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Morning mail: Australia faces Omicron ‘perfect storm’, UK’s record heatwave, Greens meet on climate target

Wednesday: ‘Pretty scary’ hospital admission numbers in several Australian states mean masks mandates will need to return, AMA says. Plus: Australia’s first vulture

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Gold rush era restarts at Mount Freda near Cloncurry after three-decade hiatus

Drilling has started at the Mount Freda gold mine near Cloncurry, a site that hasn't been touched since it was abandoned in the gold crash of the 1990s.

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COVID-19 cases are rising in the Northern Territory as Australia approaches a new Omicron wave

The Northern Territory recorded 671 cases on Tuesday — the highest daily caseload since February and a dramatic jump from Monday, prompting calls to reinstate mask mandates.

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Industry says gas from the Beetaloo Basin could solve Australia's energy crisis. Some energy analysts question that claim

The gas industry has its eyes set on developing the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin to secure Australia's electricity supply. Some analysts doubt the economics stack up.

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COVID hospitalisations and deaths are rising faster than cases – but that doesn't mean more severe disease

Australia is currently in its third Omicron wave (second if you live in Western Australia). This one is caused by the subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.

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It was long thought these fossils came from an eagle. Turns out they belong to the only known vulture species from Australia

In 1905, a fragment of a fossil wing bone discovered near the Kalamurina Homestead, South Australia, was described as an extinct eagle and named Taphaetus lacertosus, meaning “powerful grave eagle”.

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Australia and New Zealand have a golden opportunity to build stronger ties in the Pacific – but will they take it?

The Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting hosted by Fiji last week was the first to be held in person since 2019. Following a particularly challenging period, it was an opportunity for leaders to reconnect and agree to the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. This document provides a blueprint…

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A closer look at Ben Stokes’ record and impact in 50-over internationals

Stokes has made his final ODI appearance

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Water Minister Tanya Plibersek 'gobsmacked' by how badly Australia has been doing on Murray-Darling Basin Plan target

Tanya Plibersek said she was shocked at how much water was still to be recovered for the environment before the plan's 2024 deadline.

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Australian data reveals long-COVID sufferers are often younger, active and female

New data from Australia's longest-running post-COVID clinic has revealed a high proportion of patients are women in their 40s and 50s, painting a picture of who might be more affected by this emerging condition.

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Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID

The latest Omicron variant BA.5 is fast becoming dominant worldwide, including in New Zealand and Australia. As it continues to surge, reinfection will become increasingly common and this in turn means more people will develop long COVID.

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Calls for clarity in Pacific funding as Australia slips towards bottom of global aid transparency rankings

There are calls for urgent action after Australia dropped to 41 out of 50 countries and organisations in the Aid Transparency Index, revealing a "worrying trend" that has the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade close to hitting the bottom of the list, alongside Saudi Arabia and China.

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Australia's first vulture confirmed

Researchers in Adelaide say fossils thought to be from an eagle are actually from a vulture, the first to have lived in Australia up to 500,000 years ago.

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Scientists picking over ice age bones discover vultures once soared in Australia’s skies

Cryptogyps lacertosus was similar in size to a wedge-tailed eagle but anatomical differences suggest it was a scavenger rather than a hunter

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Australian households spend $4,500 a year on entertainment, with streaming and gaming taking biggest slice, report says

PwC expects more than 80% of households will be paying for streaming services by end 2022

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Border Force has seized more than 1,000 devices from people entering Australia in past five years

Agency keeps about one in 40 devices searched – but there are no details on prosecutions that result

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Dill or no dill? Herb prices rocket in Australia but consumers told to bide their thyme

To save their hip pockets and get around limited supplies at supermarkets, more Australians are growing their own

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Nutting it out: why Queenslanders aren’t letting native macadamias go without a fight

An ‘insurance population’ grown from wild cuttings may hold the key to the long-term survival of this threatened species

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Australia faces ‘dire’ shortage of more than 300 medicines, doctors and pharmacists warn

Drugs for diabetes, hormone replacement, depression, nausea and stroke among those listed by the TGA as in short supply

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Three things with Miriam Margolyes: ‘Marlene Dietrich signed my autograph book and kissed me’

In our weekly interview about objects, the screen legend tells us about meeting her own idols, and the story of a treasured – and accurate – painting

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Plibersek visit after environment report

The Albanese government will take the next steps following the release of a damning report on the Australian environment.

Daily Record

Aaron Mooy reveals Tom Rogic Celtic sell as he prepares to follow in Australian mate's footsteps

Mooy's Glasgow roots meant he was well versed on the Hoops even after St Mirren loan spell

Daily Mirror

England boss Eddie Jones could make sensational Australia return despite ‘traitor’ jibe

Despite being tipped as a ‘traitor’ by many Aussie fans, England boss Eddie Jones could be set to take over the Wallabies following next year’s World Cup in France.

Daily Record

Aaron Mooy signs for Celtic as Australia international seals Ange Postecoglou reunion at Parkhead on a

The 31-year-old left the Scottish Premiership a decade ago when after a stint with St Mirren but is now back after penning a deal with the champions.

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