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Global decrease in tropical cyclones identified by Australian scientists

Cyclone numbers have dropped around the world, according to new research from an Australian-led team of scientists who say the storms are becoming more intense.

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Labor extends term of Australian defence force chief Angus Campbell by two years

Defence minister Richard Marles says continuity in ADF leadership important for Aukus but warns of nuclear-powered submarine delay

The Guardian - AU

First Nations summit sets development path

Governments and industry are being urged to work with First Nations Australians under the new Marramarra Murru (Creating Pathways) blueprint for development.

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Tony Gustavsson insists Matildas drubbing can have long-term benefits

The 7-0 hammering by Spain could yet reap future benefits for Australian football, according to under-fire Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson

The Guardian - AU

'Australian PM warns China to learn from Putin’s mistakes'

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned the Chinese government to learn the lessons of Russia’s “strategic failure” in Ukraine, as he heads to Europe for a meeting of Nato leaders.

The Times of India

Australia's 2021 Census data shows we're a very different country from five years ago. Here are some highlights

Australia looks very different from five years ago: There are as many millennials as baby boomers, there are more than one million single-parent families and there has been an "unexpected" move to high-rise living. Here's what the latest census data tells us.

ABC News

The 2021 Australian census in 8 charts

More than 25 million people Australians sat down on (or around) Tuesday August 20 last year to complete their census.

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India to tour New Zealand for white-ball series after T20 World Cup

WELLINGTON: India will be touring New Zealand for a white-ball series comprising three T20Is and as many ODIs after the World T20 in Australia, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Blockade Australia protesters in court

Several Blockade Australia activists, including one who filmed herself locked to a steering wheel blocking Sydney's harbour tunnel, have been granted bail.

AAP

Women still doing the heavy lifting

Women are still earning less and doing the lion's share of the housework, data from the latest Australian census shows.

AAP

Census data shows WA's population is getting older and richer, with fewer people born overseas

Western Australia's population is getting older — but unlike rest of the country, there's a falling share of millennials compared to baby boomers. And that's not all we found out about the state from the census.

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Australia's only Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster brings visitors to new Pastafarian 'religion'

Pirate Priestess Angela Carter and her husband Captain Colin "Cupcakes" Carter selected "no religion" on the 2021 Census — and their reason lies in Christianity.

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Kaurna remains return to country

The second group of Kaurna Aboriginal ancestral remains held by the South Australian Museum have been reburied at the Wangayarta Memorial Park in Adelaide.

AAP

Australia commits to Pacific islands defence training as China seeks rival meeting

Australia will establish a defence school to train Pacific island militaries, Canberra's new Pacific minister said, amid intensifying competition for security ties and as Beijing seeks to host a rival meeting to the main regional group, the Pacific Islands Forum, next month.

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Shifting from chaplains to secular student welfare officers can be divisive. Here's how schools can manage the risks

The new federal Labor government is ending the compulsory religious aspect of the A$60 million-a-year National School Chaplaincy Program. The change comes as newly released census data show only 44% of Australians now identify as Christian. The new rules will give Australian schools a fresh choice between a chaplain or…

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Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025?

At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 (up seven). This was a Labor majority of three.

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Yet again, the census shows women are doing more housework. Now is the time to invest in interventions

The Australian Census numbers have been released, showing women typically do many more hours of unpaid housework per week compared to men.

AAP

Birth certificate program eyes expansion

A program issuing birth certificates to Indigenous Australians to help everyone access essential services is raising funds to expand nationally.

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Two men bogged and lost on SA outback dirt track for two days rescued by police

Two men who were lost for two days in the South Australian outback were close to running out of food and water, police say.

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'It was the beginning of feminism': how higher education paved the way for the women of Albury-Wodonga

Regional women are too often forgotten in Australia’s political movements. The “big teal steal” focuses on the independent candidates from Melbourne and Sydney, forgetting that independent Cathy McGowan stole the seat of Indi from the Liberals a decade earlier.

AAP

Ukrainian embassy could be reopened: PM

Anthony Albanese says the government is considering re-establishing its embassy presence in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

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Unseasonably heavy rain brings renewed flood threat for three states

Australia's east is in for another drenching, as unseasonably heavy rain forecast for Queensland and the Northern Territory spreads across the country.

The Guardian - AU

Ten things we learned from the 2021 census results: Christianity in decline and Australia hits 25 million

Christianity is in decline, millennials are catching up to boomers, and everyone was at home. Insights from the pandemic census night

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Insurance bill for February floods reaches $4.8b, victims could wait years for repairs

New Insurance Council of Australia figures reveal the damage bill from February's flood disaster in Queensland and New South Wales has reached $4.8 billion with builders saying repairs will take up to two years.

ABC News

World bull riding titles in sights of three central Queensland teenagers

They are some of Australia's best young rodeo competitors. Now they have the chance to prove themselves on the world stage.

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