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Tim Paine's playing career appears over

Tim Paine's playing career appears over after the former Australian captain wasn't included in Tasmania's list of contracted players for next summer.

AAP · May 12, 2022

YouTube videos of Ben Roberts-Smith trial cut after sensitive information exposed

The Federal Court will no longer upload regular YouTube videos of the high-profile defamation case of war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, after "persons outside Australia" used them to publish information identifying sensitive witnesses.

ABC News · May 12, 2022

Kevin Rudd attacks ‘idiot’ Peter Dutton over ‘hairy-chested’ comments on China

Former Labor PM says if China wanted a reset with Australia he ‘could not think of a dumber thing to do’ than the Solomon Islands deal

The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2022

Australia's Sheldon Riley may be Not The Same but his Eurovision dreams are finally coming true in Turin

Sheldon Riley's Eurovision adventure has been a wild ride — from winning Australia Decides on the Gold Coast to losing his voice in London, practising his song while carrying sandbags and now the spotlight in Turin — on the eve of his contest debut, he tells the ABC how it's…

ABC News · May 11, 2022

A clean future or merely greenwashing? Critics claim Coalition's hydrogen plans are a 'fig leaf' for fossil fuels

Plans by the federal government to develop a "clean" hydrogen industry in Australia have been branded greenwashing by critics who say taxpayer money is being used to subsidise fossil fuel activities.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

Ange Postecoglou silences doubters with superb debut season in Europe, claiming Scottish Premiership with Celtic

There were few in the British press who heralded Ange Postecoglou's appointment as Celtic manager. Fast forward a season and those doubters have been left eating their words as the Australian did what he does best. Win.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

Demand for animal-assisted services grows, with pony time helping Owen relax, use sign language, slow down

Demand for animal-assisted services is growing across Australia and the benefits are being felt by a preschooler with Down syndrome who gets to hang out with — and have a snooze on — a pony.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to become the Philippines president – it's a dictator family revival that has divided Filipino Australians

This week, the Philippines voted in the son of an ousted dictator as the country's next president over a human rights lawyer. We asked Filipino Australians how they feel about their future and an election that saw social media "rewrite history".

ABC News · May 11, 2022

One in three people are infected with _Toxoplasma_ parasite – and the clue could be in our eyes

Toxoplasma gondii is probably the most successful parasite in the world today. This microscopic creature is capable of infecting any mammal or bird, and people across all continents are infected. Once infected, a person carries Toxoplasma for life. So far, we don’t have a drug that can eradicate the parasite…

The Conversation · May 11, 2022

How well off you are depends on who you are. Comparing the lives of Australia's Millennials, Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers

Most Australian voters are either Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964), Generation Xers (1965 to 1980) or Millennials (1981 to 1996).

The Conversation · May 11, 2022