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PM Modi to fly to Japan for Quad summit next week

PM will be meeting the American President, and the Prime Ministers of Japan and Australia

The Hindu · May 19, 2022

Australia's largest warship HMAS Adelaide experiences more mechanical problems, months after Tonga deployment

Australia's largest warship has again found itself in troubled waters, with the Defence Department confirming the vessel is experiencing mechanical difficulties less than four months since a major failure.

ABC News · May 19, 2022

Australians were once again the world’s worst coal power polluters per capita in 2021

A new analysis by energy think tank Ember ranked Australia as the worse per-capita polluter from coal-fired power stations in 2021.

The New Daily · May 19, 2022

Australia on tsunami alert after powerful earthquake hits Pacific Ocean island

Strong shake was felt at the epicentre of the quake on Macquarie Island

Wales Online · May 19, 2022

Australia tsunami warning as huge 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits region

An earthquake in the Pacific Ocean has rocked the Australian Macquarie island - with officials now warning of a potential tsunami threat to the area

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2022

Northern Territory should reunify with SA, Vickie Chapman tells parliament in farewell speech

South Australia and the Northern Territory should seek inspiration from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and seek to reunify after more than 110 years as separate jurisdictions, former SA deputy premier Vickie Chapman tells parliament in her farewell speech.

ABC News · May 19, 2022

Reducing COVID transmission by 20% could save 2,000 Australian lives this year

Australia’s COVID death toll is rising, yet public health measures to reduce transmission such as mask mandates are largely a thing of the past.

The Conversation · May 19, 2022

Ghosts of Castle, Settlers hotels and Old York Hospital spook and delight tourists in WA town

York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia — and some locals say it’s also the most haunted.

ABC News · May 19, 2022

Assisted dying advocates shift focus to Australian government’s territory ban

After NSW became the last state to pass euthanasia laws, advocates say they will fight to overturn ban preventing ACT and NT from passing their own laws

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2022

Australian election briefing: Labor reveals costings as Morrison bulldozes through wage questions – plus a painted rabbit

Thursday: The best of Guardian Australia’s 2022 federal election coverage

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2022