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F1 extends deal with Australian Grand Prix through 2035

Formula One has announced a 10-year contract extension for the Australian Grand Prix to remain in Melbourne through 2035

The Hindu

5 policy decisions from recent history that led to today's energy crisis

If you aren’t a long-term energy policy news junkie, you’d be forgiven for thinking today’s crisis arrived fairly suddenly.

The Conversation

After a turbulent week, what's next in Australia's east coast power crisis? And what's happening with the blackout threat?

Australia's energy operator made a massive move on Wednesday, and that's keeping blackouts at bay — for now. So how did we get here? And what's coming next?

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All The Local Hot Spots Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker Have Hit Up While They’ve Been In Aus

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Coldest start to winter in decades for eastern Australia with power grid under strain

Early June temperatures in Melbourne didn’t go above 15 degrees for first time in 70 years as cold weather pattern starts to break

The Guardian - AU

Rex pilots begin voting on strike action that could cut regional flights by 90pc

Airline passengers travelling to or from parts of regional Australia could face significant delays if a pay dispute between Rex and the pilots' union isn't settled soon.

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Sydney residents told to cut power use to help avoid blackouts

Sydney residents were urged on Thursday to conserve power in the evening as much as possible to avert blackouts, one day after Australia suspended its spot electricity market due to unscheduled outages at ageing coal-fired utilities.

Reuters

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Australia raises emissions cutting target for 2030

Australia, under a new Labor government, on Thursday raised its 2030 target for cutting carbon emissions, bringing the country more in line with other developed economies' Paris climate accord commitments.

Reuters

Australian-first crowdsource solar farm launched by NSW renewable company

In an Australian first, a small renewable energy company has turned to use crowdfunding for a new solar farm in southern New South Wales.

ABC News

White lies: Daily Telegraph’s excitement over bumper snow season skates over facts

A cold start to winter has the News Corp newspaper and Sky News telling ‘alarmists’ to chill, but what is really going on with snowfall?

The Guardian - AU

Australia commits to reducing greenhouse emissions by 43%

Australia’s new government has formally committed to a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of 43% by the end of the decade in fulfillment of a key election pledge

The Independent UK

Unemployment remains at 3.9 per cent, as labour market keeps strengthening

Australia's jobs market has continued to strengthen, with unemployment remaining at 3.9 per cent last month and underemployment falling to a 14-year low.

ABC News

Qantas to suspend flights from Alice Springs to Perth from July

Qantas announces it will suspend direct flights from Alice Springs to Perth from July 1 due to low passenger numbers, stoking disappointment from a tourism group.

ABC News

China to set up centralised iron ore buyer to counter Australia’s dominance

Beijing hopes bulk purchases will secure lower prices for steel sector that is world’s biggest ore consumer

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Australia's Paris Agreement commitment lifted to 43 per cent emissions reduction by 2030

The federal government has formally committed to the United Nations that Australia will reduce its carbon emissions by 43 per cent by the end of the decade.

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More than 100 million people displaced worldwide, UN refugee agency says

The UN refugee agency says the world has reached a "dramatic milestone", with more than 100 million people around the world now forced to flee their homes due to persecution, war and human rights violations.

The Conversation

First Nations mothers are more likely to die during childbirth. More First Nations midwives could close this gap

While Australia is one of the safest places in the world to give birth, First Nations women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than other Australian women (17.5 vs 5.5 per 100,000 women from 2012-2019).

Sports Illustrated

F1 to Keep Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne Through 2035

McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo will continue to compete in his home country.

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Australian GP to stay on F1 calendar until 2035

Formula 1 has signed a contract extension with the Australian GP, guaranteeing that the event will stay in Melbourne until at least 2035.

Motorsport

Australian GP to stay on F1 calendar until 2035, adds F2 & F3

Formula 1 has signed a contract extension with the Australian GP, guaranteeing that the event will stay in Melbourne until at least 2035.

ABC News

Tasman Keith returns to regional NSW to teach teens importance of literacy and music

A hip hop artist making waves in the Australian music scene has shifted his focus to connecting with teens in his hometown who have fallen out of the mainstream education system.

ABC News

Heart valve replacement exports limited by worker shortage, as beef by-products go to waste

Exports for human heart valve replacements are being impacted by Australia's worker shortage, with a Queensland company unable to fill all of its lifesaving orders.

The Guardian - AU

Shortfall warnings cancelled as units come back online – as it happened

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Coal exit only part of the answer, say professors calling for tougher WA climate change action

Professors of five Australian universities hit out at the WA government as greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, condemning its cosy relationship with the resources industry.

Bangkok Post

$100m set aside for Metaverse R&D Centre

Translucia Global Innovation, a subsidiary of T&B Media Global (Thailand), is joining hands with Two Bulls, an Australia-based specialist in gamification design and innovative tech, to launch the Metaverse Research and Development (R&D) Centre in Melbourne with an initial budget of US$100 million.

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