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Interest rates are already rising but borrowers can cope, says NAB boss Ross McEwan

National Australia Bank's boss warns variable mortgage rates will "probably" rise later this year, but said his customers are mostly well positioned to cope.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

Chinese Australians respond to foreign interference claims ahead of federal election

The Racial Discrimination Commissioner expresses concern over racism against Chinese Australians as political debate over foreign interference heats up.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

‘This really is an essential watershed moment’: is now the time for an Australian CDC?

Experts have been calling for an Australian centre for disease control for decades and now that campaign is ratcheting up. But what should an Australian CDC look like?

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022

Western Australia to open borders on 3 March after two years

‘This next step will be difficult for many,’ says WA premier

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

As hundreds die in aged care from COVID-19, the families of those who died in 2020 want answers

In the first six weeks of 2022, more than 700 people died of COVID-19 in aged care across Australia. The families of those lost early in the pandemic fear nothing has been learnt from the loss of their loved ones.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

Inside abandoned supermarket with food still on shelves where 'only ghosts shop'

Old tills, shopping trolleys and food items including Kellogg's cereal and pots of jam still line the aisles of the IGA supermarket in Melbourne, Australia

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2022

Untroubled Australia crush Sri Lanka by six wickets in fourth T20

Chasing 140, the home side suffered some early jitters before the middle order steadied the ship, cruising to 143-4 with 11 balls to spare

The Hindu · Feb 18, 2022

Flyball, Early Spaying Increase Knee Injury Risk For Dogs

A survey of 1,200 dogs in agility sports found Rottweilers and Australian cattle dogs have the highest rate of ligament rupture.

Zenger · Feb 18, 2022

Hamas Calls on Australia to Reverse Decision Listing It as Terror Group

The Palestinian Hamas movement rejected Australia’s intention to list both its military and political wings as terrorist. Senior Hamas official Ismail Radwan condemned the Australian decision as biased in favor of Israel, which hailed the decision as a further step in the fight against terrorism. Hamas stressed that the Australian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 18, 2022

The Ferguson Report: There’s not much to mull in Grace Tame’s bong pic

Australia is reeling in disinterest at the leaked photograph of former Australian of the Year Grace Tame holding a plastic exhaust pipe.

The New Daily · Feb 18, 2022