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Sydney beaches shut after swimmer dies in first fatal shark attack in decades

Sydney beaches including Bondi and Bronte have been closed as a precaution by Australian authorities as the hunt continues for the great white shark that killed a swimmer on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

“Bersiap”: a shared history of mass violence that haunts Indonesia and the Netherlands

A recently opened exhibition on the Indonesian Revolution at the Dutch Royal Museum (Rijksmuseum) in Amsterdam could represent another step towards enhancing friendship between two former foes.

The Conversation

Crafty Marnus home training for Pakistan

Marnus Labuschagne has taken home training to the next level ahead of Australia's tour of Pakistan, batting on a rubber mat covered in aluminium sheets.

AAP

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Australia to list Hamas and US far-right group as terrorists

Australia has added the U.S.-based far-right extremist group National Socialist Order and plans to add the entirety of the Palestinian group Hamas to its list of outlawed terrorist organizations

The Independent UK

Fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates used by Australians to beat mandates and enter venues

Unvaccinated Australians are using fake certificates to gain entry to venues the government banned them from at the beginning of this month.

ABC News

Olympic boxer charged with weapon offences

Victorian boxer Jason Whateley, who represented Australia at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, has been charged with weapons offences.

AAP

Finch to continue batting lower in T20s

Aaron Finch is one of Australia's finest-ever limited-overs openers but the captain is keen to give others an opportunity at the top of the order.

AAP

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Australia's largest coal plant will close 7 years early – but there's still no national plan for coal's inevitable demise

In a major step forward for Australia’s clean energy transition, the country’s biggest coal-fired power station Eraring is set to close seven years early in 2025, Origin Energy announced this morning.

The Conversation

Australia and New Zealand to finalise deal to resettle refugees in ‘next few weeks’

Australia’s insistence that refugees must not be able to enter ‘the backdoor way’ via NZ remains a sticking point in negotiations

The Guardian - AU

Explainer: how are chief justices appointed and how can the process be improved?

Next month we will see a significant shake-up in courts across Australia’s eastern seaboard. Three chief justices – Tom Bathurst, of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Catherine Holmes, of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and Helen Murrell of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory – are…

The Conversation

Australia to List Hamas as Terror Group

Australia on Thursday said it would list all of Palestinian Hamas movement as a terrorist organization, the latest Western nation to do so. Canberra had previously listed Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades as a terror group, but the new designation will list the organization in its entirety. Hamas currently controls the Gaza…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ash from Tonga volcano explosion linked to crippling power failure on HMAS Adelaide

Volcanic debris around Tonga is considered the likely cause of an initial power outage that crippled Australia's largest warship, HMAS Adelaide, at the end of last month.

ABC News

U.S. reassured of Australian alliance regardless of election outcome - U.S. official

The United States is confident its alliance with Australia "transcends politics" and would remain strong regardless of which party won the Australian election, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.

Reuters

Australia and UK deepen security ties amid China worries

Two leaders say there has been ‘significant progress’ in AUKUS plan for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.

Al Jazeera

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The Conversation

Environmental footprint calculators have one big flaw we need to talk about

Are you one of the increasingly large number of people seeking to minimise the environmental damage wrought when producing the food you eat? If so, you might use the common “environmental footprint” method to decide what to buy.

ABC News

Agriculture visa for foreign workers could be capped at 1,000 per country, DFAT says

Australia's new agriculture visa could initially be capped at 1,000 foreign workers despite expectations that it would recruit at least 10 times that number.

ABC News

Australians' meth, cocaine use leading to growing drug-related problems across Pacific, says report

Drug trafficking and production is on the rise in the Pacific Islands and Australia's addiction to methamphetamine and cocaine is driving the problem, a Lowy Institute report finds.

AAP

Australia tells G20 of Ukraine concerns

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has told G20 finance ministers of Australia's deep concerns regarding the Ukraine crisis at a meeting in Jakarta.

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Australian peaches and nectarines bound for Vietnam for the first time in a decade

After a 10-year hiatus, Australian peaches and nectarines will soon return to Vietnam under a new agreement.

ABC News

Wellington A-League Women's coach Gemma Lewis slams Football Australia for goalkeeper debacle

Gemma Lewis says the A-League Women's risks looking like a "Mickey Mouse" league after being forced to list outfielder as back-up goalkeeper.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s unemployment rate steady at 4.2% but Omicron hits hours worked

Hourly employment slumps in NSW and Victoria, down 13.5% and 13.2% respectively, while Western Australia posts 1.7% rise

Pedestrian.tv

FINALLY: Consent Education Is Going To Be Mandatory In All Australian Schools

Consent education is finally going to be completely mandatory in all Australian schools, and we have to work of Chanel Contos to thank.

The Guardian - AU

I don’t have to choose between my hijab and going to school, but my sisters aren’t so lucky

As a 14-year-old Australian, I urge you to stand in solidarity with me against policymakers in France and India, where they are oppressing Muslim women

Pedestrian.tv

Mark Wahlberg’s Burger Joint Wahlburgers Has Opened Its First Aussie Location In Sydney

Wahlburgers, the burger joint run by Mark Wahlberg and his brothers Donnie and Paul, has opened its first Australian restaurant in Sydney.

Pedestrian.tv

Petrol Prices Are At An All-Time High In Australia So Here’s Why You Can’t Afford To Drive RN

The national average price for unleaded hit a record 176.9 cents a litre earlier this week, while Sydney's average — ofc the highest in the country — was a lot fkn higher.

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