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New CA coach McDonald prioritises workload

Cricket Australia has confirmed Justin Langer's full-time successor, with Andrew McDonald given a four-year contract to coach the men's team.

AAP

Help save a life this Easter weekend

There is an urgent call for blood donations this Easter long weekend after supplies have dropped to record low levels. There is currently only enough supplies of emergency blood type O negative to last one and a half days. For the first time, Newcastle Blood Donor Centre will open its…

Newcastle Herald

'I always have trouble with forms': homeless people on how poor literacy affects them – and what would help

Homelessness remains a huge problem in Australia and an important contributing factor is low literacy levels.

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With hugs, tears and Maori performers, NZ welcomes Australian visitors as curbs ease

New Zealand welcomed hundreds of travellers from Australia with emotional scenes on Wednesday as it opened its borders to its trans-Tasmanian neighbour for the first time since mid-2021.

Reuters

Art Gallery of South Australia’s Adelaide Biennial exhibition interrogates South Australia’s history of slavery, environmental degradation

The Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art invited 25 artists to reflect on ideas of freedom, the state, and states of being - and the resulting works sometimes hit close to home.

ABC News

PM distances government from private member’s bill – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Jodie reckons a cruise is as COVID-safe as her local supermarket, and she's among thousands who can't wait for their return

Cruising is one of the last industries to reopen in Australia after COVID, but the first ship is about to arrive.

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Northern Land Council accuses the Australian Electoral Commission of 'failing' Aboriginal voters

The Australian Electoral Commission has defended its work trying to raise the enrolment rates of Aboriginal voters in the remote NT, but a powerful land council says it's been too little, too late.

ABC News

Ray Smith, who brought global fame to Australia's Bland Shire, opts for simpler life out of spotlight

Ray Smith will step down from the Bland Shire Council knowing he leaves a far spicier tourism industry and global recognition in his wake.

ABC News

'Cold case' gay murders: two books illuminate Australia's dark history of police and military violence

In 1972, Dr George Duncan was a newly employed law lecturer at the University of Adelaide. Late one night, he visited a well-known beat on the banks of the River Torrens where men would meet for sex. There, Duncan and another man, Roger James, were attacked and thrown into the…

The Conversation

50 years ago, John Bockris saw the future of Australia's climate crisis

Today's climate experts were in awe when the ABC played them quotes from one man in the early 1970s on the climate crisis and how it could be averted.

ABC News

Why more than 200,000 COVID-positive results in Shanghai aren't 'confirmed cases'

Since the start of March, Shanghai has recorded more than 229,000 positive COVID-19 results. But authorities say fewer than 10,000 are actually "confirmed cases".

ABC News

Royal commission hears Australian disability enterprise workers paid as little as $2.50 an hour

The disability royal commission is examining the experiences of people who have worked in Australian disability enterprises, as advocates raise concerns about low wages.

ABC News

Electric buses to be rolled out in Queensland as Australian-first bus depot opens on Gold Coast

Australia's first 100 per cent electric bus depot will open its doors on the Gold Coast today, ahead of 30 new electric buses hitting Queensland roads from next month.

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Newcastle Herald

Letters: Albanese's rate gaffe simply unbelievable

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Ferrari’s Hopes Run High after Previous False Starts

Ferrari fans know all about false dawns and dashed hopes but the first three races of the Formula One season have brought the good times back to Maranello and sent expectations soaring. Charles Leclerc, seeking to become the Italian team's first world champion since Kimi Raikkonen in 2007, has taken…

ABC News

Sir Peter Cosgrove 'dismayed' to learn of New Zealand's secret probe into allegations of torture by Australian soldiers in East Timor

Former INTERFET commander Sir Peter Cosgrove denies any senior New Zealand military officials raised concerns with him about the treatment of detainees by Australian soldiers in East Timor.

ABC News

Building crisis could lead to DIY boom as repairs and renovations stall for lack of tradies, materials

Supply and labour shortages plus surging costs are leaving Australia's building sector in crisis, and that could mean a long wait for repairs for thousands of recent flood and storm victims unless they can do the work themselves.

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Job losses 'voluntary' at factory site: PM

The prime minister has been forced to address reports a manufacturing facility he visited on Tuesday is reducing workers to outsource overseas.

The Guardian - AU

Why are there long queues at Australian airports – and what is being done to fix it?

Sydney airport warns delays will get worse before they get better with domestic travellers in Melbourne and Brisbane also advised to arrive early for flights

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s official unemployment rate predicted to fall below 4% as staff shortages bite

Jobless rate set to sink to lowest rate since 1974 as employers say finding workers is ‘No 1 issue’, despite offering higher wages

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s new gas projects to struggle financially after 2030 if 1.5C climate goal met, report says

Analysis from Investor Group on Climate Change places economic viability of eight major fossil fuel projects in doubt

The Guardian - AU

Low wage growth in Australia didn’t happen by accident – it’s the system working as intended

Workers have a role to play in demanding higher pay, but the Coalition has spent years condemning ‘weak-kneed’ employers who offer good wages

Autosport

Crashes holding back Aston Martin's progress with 2022 F1 car

Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack admits that the team's nightmare weekend in Australia could compromise plans to get new developments onto the AMR22.

Daily Mirror

Red Bull have ‘two or three problems’ amid Max Verstappen reliability woes

World champion Max Verstappen failed to finish for the second time in three starts at the Australian Grand Prix, due to his issues with his 2022 Red Bull car.

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