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Seaweed farm proposal for Eden aims for Australian-first commercial kelp crop

A proposal for a kelp farm on the NSW south coast would be an Australian first if it goes ahead, with its proponents saying there are "incredible prospects" for the fast growing, high protein product.

ABC News · May 4, 2022

The end of Roe v. Wade would likely embolden global anti-abortion activists and politicians

A leaked United States Supreme Court draft opinion reveals it is poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed abortion as a constitutional right.

The Conversation · May 4, 2022

Authorities shoot crocodile after woman bitten in Lake Argyle in far northern Western Australia

Parks and wildlife officials shot a crocodile a day after a 38-year-old woman was attacked in far north WA.

ABC News · May 4, 2022

Scott Morrison warns overly powerful Icac could turn Australia into ‘public autocracy’

Labor, which has promised to establish a national anti-corruption commission ‘with teeth’, says the PM’s comments show his ‘true colours are emerging now’

The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2022

Three new Omicron subvariants in Australia

Australia's immunisation authority is recommending people wait three months after recovering from COVID-19 before getting their next vaccine dose.

AAP · May 3, 2022

ANZ lifts first half cash profit

The nation's third-largest bank, ANZ, has reported a lift in first-half profit after tightly managing costs and improving home loan processing times.

AAP · May 3, 2022

Ruston dismisses suggestion Liberal party has ‘lost its way’; Hunter candidates square off – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2022

Morning mail: RBA’s shock interest rate rise, Roe v Wade leak authentic, Apra award winners

Wednesday: Federal election campaign brings unease in coal-rich NSW seat of Hunter. Plus: One Nation scrambles for candidates

The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2022

'This black smoke rolling through the mulga': almost 70 years on, it's time to remember the atomic tests at Emu Field

The name Emu Field does not have the same resonance as Maralinga in Australian history. It is usually a footnote to the much larger atomic test site in South Australia. However, the weapons testing that took place in October 1953 at Emu Field, part of SA’s Woomera Prohibited Area, was…

The Conversation · May 3, 2022

Library receives ballet shoes from dance greats

It's not the donation one would expect the National Library of Australia to receive, however it is now home to ballet shoes once owned by two Australian dance greats.

The Canberra Times · May 3, 2022