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Gambling and homelessness in older age: hidden and overlooked, but preventable

Gambling and homelessness are clearly linked. Australians over 50 are particularly vulnerable. They have high rates of regular gambling, and are the fastest-growing age group of Australians experiencing homelessness.

The Conversation

Could we learn to love slugs and snails in our gardens?

Before you squash or poison the next slug or snail you see in your garden, consider this: The British Royal Horticultural Society no longer classifies these gastropods as pests. Why on earth would a leading gardening organisation do that, you might wonder. After all, slugs and snails are usually seen…

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Kim Jong-un lookalike crashes PM's event

Scott Morrison's visit to the Melbourne seat of Chisholm took a comical turn when a North Korean leader lookalike inserted himself into the election campaign.

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As Australia votes, indigenous people call for debate on rights

Activists at one of the world's longest-running protests for the rights of indigenous people are not pinning their hopes for change on Australia's May 21 general election.

Reuters

If governments were really concerned about tax and the cost of living they would cut the cost of childcare

Amid the talk about tax changes set to cut the middle-income rate to 30%, a shortage of workers and incomes not keeping up with the cost of living, one common threat shines through.

The Conversation

Strawmen and slippery slopes: how to spot politicians tinkering with the truth

Australians are getting better at recognising the baldfaced lie – but there are fallacies that are harder to spot

The Guardian - AU

Eurovision 2022: Finland and Serbia through to final as fans say San Marino and Ireland were robbed

Belgium, Australia and Romania also qualify for the grand final on Saturday (14 May)

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Best yet to come for beach volleyball duo

Australian beach volleyball star Mariafe Artacho del Solar says the best is yet to come in her Olympic silver medal-winning partnership with Taliqua Clancy.

AAP

Eurovision 2022 final line up confirmed as Australia make it in but Ireland miss out

The second semi final on Thursday night saw Finnish rockers The Rasmus qualify - and the audience heard from the UK's Sam Ryder

Wales Online

Federal election: Penny Wong, Marise Payne clash over relationship with Solomon Islands, China — as it happened

Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Labor's Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister Penny Wong clash in a debate at the National Press Club.

ABC News

Ukraine-born doctor prepares to part with Port Macquarie family to provide aid during Russian conflict

Australian doctor Andriy Boyko felt compelled to help when he first saw horrific images pour in from his war-torn homeland. The Ukraine-born medic is about to head overseas to help deliver medical and humanitarian supplies.

ABC News

Cost of living forces record number of Australians into second jobs to stay afloat

A record number of Australians are taking on extra jobs as the cost of living skyrockets. Here's how some of them are trying to keep up.

ABC News

Eurovision 2022: Sheldon Riley represents Australia at song contest's second semi-final in Turin

The line-up for the Eurovision Song Contest final is locked in after a night of ballads, bangers and bizarre numbers in Turin — but did Sheldon Riley make it through the first stage? Watch his performance here.

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Morning mail: Coalition’s $3bn marginal seat spend, Ukraine grain export crisis, plan to ‘electrify everything’

Friday: Coalition promises $3bn for 10 marginal seats. Plus: the search for the perfect picture book of death

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We looked into the lobby group taking on rugby star turned would-be senator David Pocock. Here's what we found

Conservative lobby group Advance Australia has independent ACT Senate candidate David Pocock in its sights, with Facebook advertising data revealing that the group's offensive against the former rugby star is disproportionate to its campaigning against any other candidate.

ABC News

The Loop: The ABC enters the Chernobyl meltdown zone, Eurovision heats up, and the US surpasses 1 million COVID-19 deaths

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

ABC News

Shortage of illegal Kamini balls due to COVID pandemic sees more people seeking help for opioid dependency

Australia's coronavirus pandemic reveals a little-known addiction to illegally imported herbal Kamini balls, allegedly sold in some Asian grocery stores, with COVID-19 lockdowns resulting in supply shortages and price increases.

The Conversation

To Australians sick of the election: this is why voting is not a waste of your time

Early voting has begun and election day is looming. Many of us were disillusioned with politics well before the campaign even began, and it’s been going for almost five weeks.

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How the West discovered the Buddha

Buddhism is the third largest (and fastest growing) religion in Australia with approximately half a million adherents.

The Conversation

What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef

Widespread coral bleaching has now occurred on the Great Barrier Reef for the fourth time in seven years. As the world has heated up more and more, there’s less and less chance for corals to recover.

The Conversation

From gum trees to cities to sweeping deserts: how 125 years of the Wynne Prize traces Australia's shifting relationship to our landscape

It is fair to say that Richard Wynne, who died in 1895, would not recognise many recent entries in the art prize that he endowed with £1,000 to reward a “landscape painting of Australian scenery”.

AAP

Banks eye rate boost but headwinds remain

Australia's four major banks have all reported a squeeze on margins in their latest results, but that is certain to change as interest rates rise.

ABC News

Foot-and-mouth fears for Australia as Indonesia grapples with outbreak

Vets and industry experts say the risk of the devastating disease spreading to Australia is high as Indonesia grapples with a major outbreak.

ABC News

Proud moment for fashion designer as Afghan refugee who fled the Taliban steps onto the runway at Australian Fashion Week

On a usual day, she would be hand-sewing hundreds of beads onto gowns. Now she's turning heads in the world of fashion.

ABC News

Why new cosmetic surgery trends that 'pick and choose' from cultures raise cultural appropriation concerns

A growing number of Australians are having fillers, injectables and other cosmetic surgeries. The procedures raise complex questions about culture and appearance, and about beauty trends that promote a look of 'ethnic ambiguity'.

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