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Industry rebuts Alex Turnbull claims of Chinese hit on Australian coal

Study says China will buy less Australian coal: industry says it already buys none

Newcastle Herald · Apr 21, 2022

Regional journalism is dying: advertising subsidies won't help

Australia’s regional news outlets are dying a not-so-slow death, and COVID-19 has accelerated their decline.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022

Cherry on top for Australia 7s medal hunt

Olympic champion Emilee Cherry has rejoined the Australian women's rugby sevens program as Tim Walsh's assistant coach ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

AAP · Apr 21, 2022

Fixed-site pill testing to go ahead despite festival set back

A six-month pill testing trial is set to begin in the coming weeks.

The Canberra Times · Apr 21, 2022

Former soldier called to give evidence for Ben Roberts-Smith denies giving false account in return for ongoing payment of his legal fees

A former SAS patrol commander tells the Federal Court that he only found out this week that Mr Roberts-Smith's employer, billionaire businessman Kerry Stokes, has been paying his legal fees since 2020.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2022

Isolation rules for close contacts are changing. What happens next?

Close contacts of people with COVID in New South Wales and Victoria will soon no longer need to isolate for seven days. Other states and territories, including Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, are considering or will likely announce similar moves.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022

New Zealand shoppers order groceries from Australia as inflation soars

Savings are worth the extra time, say some shoppers, though the increased carbon footprint does cause some unease

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2022

Ministry awaits dialogue with IOA on CWG exclusions

NEW DELHI: The sports ministry is awaiting a dialogue with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on the shooting, archery and wrestling's exclusion from the 2026 CWG before taking up the matter with the concerned authorities in the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and Organising Committee (OC) of Victoria in Australia. The…

The Times of India · Apr 21, 2022

Aust fuel supplies 'to last only a month'

Filling up at the bowser is a costly exercise for Australians with only 32 days of supplies left amid the conflict in Ukraine, a new report says.

AAP · Apr 21, 2022

Anti-satellite weapons: the US has sworn off tests, and Australia should follow suit

When United States Vice-President Kamala Harris was at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California earlier this week she said the US would not conduct tests of destructive, direct ascent anti-satellite missiles.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022