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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".

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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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.

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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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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.

Newcastle Herald

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 Guardian - AU

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.

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 Conversation

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.

The New Daily

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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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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Attorneys progress action on coercion

Australia's attorneys-general are working on nationally consistent laws to prevent and respond to coercive control and sexual assault.

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The Guardian - AU

More than 1,200 people are detained indefinitely in Australia with no criminal conviction

‘The scariest thing is what we don’t know’, advocate says of those held on grounds of mental impairment

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Why is my doctor no longer bulk billing and is Medicare in crisis?

Increasingly, GPs in Australia say the amount they are reimbursed is not enough to cover expenses, and they have little option but to pass costs on to patients

The Guardian - AU

From homeless and busking to the main stage: Rodney Bell’s wheelchair dance tours Australia

The Māori performer can’t remember the motorcycle accident that paralysed him – but it led him to dance

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NSW ‘primed’ for more flooding as heavy rain expected over eastern Australia this weekend

With catchments and dams already saturated, flood warnings have been issued for a number of rivers across the state

Daily Mirror

Darts star Peter Wright shares snap from hospital as he misses events to go under knife

World darts champion Peter Wright has shared a photo on social media before he is due to undergo an operation which will force the Scotsman to sit on the sidelines

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China labelled Australia's biggest national security threat on Q+A as tough talk on Taiwan draws passionate response

The Chinese Communist Party has revealed its nature many times over the years and we should take it very seriously, senator James Paterson tells Q+A after Beijing's actions in the Taiwan Strait this week.

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‘An epic drawn from real life’: the radical hit play about a Sri Lankan family’s journey

Counting and Cracking, a multilingual tale of a family’s migration to Australia, is coming to the UK. Its writer Shakthi and director Eamon Flack discuss the inspiration behind this labour of love

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