Retirees 'ready to go' on cruising holidays demand government lifts ban on vessels in Australian waters Some Queensland retirees are demanding the federal government lifts a ban on vessels in Australian waters. ABC News · Feb 5, 2022
Meet the migratory beekeepers who travel across state borders to pollinate crops A shortage of migratory beekeepers could affect fresh food prices in the future. ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
Oodnadatta pub owner feeds 130 people in ‘forgotten’ flood-affected SA outback town Oodnadatta residents in South Australia's outback say food is running out, and they have been forgotten as supplies are sent to other flood-affected towns. ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
From the tropics to Beijing: How Alex Ferlazzo made it to the Winter Olympics in luge Townsville is one of the hottest places in Australia, where the closest thing to snow is the local ice-skating rink, so how did 26-year-old Alex Ferlazzo end up mixing it with the best in luge? ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
Sydney Festival: Boycott, funding controversy and COVID-19 create perfect storm but artists stayed the course Sydney Festival has been in the eye of a storm this summer, as a $20,000 sponsorship blew out into a boycott and culture clash of international proportions. Here’s how it felt for the artists. ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
Cricket Australia approve revised schedule for Pakistan tour in March Cricket Australia has approved the March tour of Pakistan, marking the first time the men's national team have returned to the country since 1998. ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
Electric Monaros and hotted-up skateboards : the ‘genius’ who wants to electrify our world After advising US president Joe Biden on energy, Saul Griffith is back in Australia to declare war on the climate crisis The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022
Database of Australian renters launched Researchers at the University of Adelaide have launched Australia's first national dataset on the nation's renters, what they want and what they can afford. AAP · Feb 4, 2022
Kyrgios snubbed for Aust Davis Cup team Australian skipper Lleyton Hewitt has named his Davis Cup team to take on Hungary and recent doubles grand slam winner Nick Kyrgios is not in it. AAP · Feb 4, 2022
ITV Emmerdale's Ellis Chapman exit storyline confirmed but fans spot problem Viewers were baffled as the character's route away from the Yorkshire village was unveiled Liverpool Echo · Feb 4, 2022
Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened Firefighters in Western Australia battle two emergency-level bushfires. This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022
Ben Roberts-Smith's former SAS comrades drop bombshell evidence at defamation trial After a six-month pandemic-related delay, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation battle against three newspapers resumed this week with evidence from two of Australia's most-elite soldiers. ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
NSW fossil fuel projects approved since Paris agreement set to release 3bn tonnes of emissions The 23 coal and gas approvals could release six times the greenhouse gas Australia emits in a year, environment group warns The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022
‘I’m alone’: grandfather says to still deny adult children entry to Australia is ‘a slap in the face’ Stewart Hayter is on his ‘last reserves of emotional strength’ as he watches the government open the border to working backpackers, students and soon tourists The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022 Happy birthday, Hitler: how Australia’s Nazis got away with ‘the whole rotten show’ They arranged flowers for the Führer and spied for the Gestapo. Yet after the war, most followers of the Third Reich simply faded back into the community
The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022 ‘Yelling out for help’: the atrocious conditions inside Australia’s aged care homes Residents confined to their rooms, buzzers ignored and staff completely overwhelmed. Desperate staff speak up about what happened as Omicron swept through
The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022 ‘He fought his whole life’: independence advocate who fled persecution dies from Covid-19 John Souisa steered refugees to safety and never stopped campaigning for Moluccan freedom
The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022 Why the price of a Big Mac tells us the Australian dollar is undervalued – and most economists agree Many analysts think the Aussie dollar should be 20% stronger. If so, those on variable mortgage rates might have cause to celebrate – perhaps with an overseas holiday
Newcastle Herald · Feb 4, 2022 Hunter coal driving national exports Australia's resources and energy exports, of which Hunter coal is a significant component, were up almost one-third in the 2021 calendar year
Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022 Joe Root told to quit as England captain with Stuart Broad named as ideal replacement Joe Root’s captaincy has been scrutinised after England’s dismal Ashes series in Australia saw his team lose 4-0 - and now a former teammate has called for him to go
The Canberra Times · Feb 4, 2022 Fumigation under way to control bunny boom Wet weather has seen bunny numbers burgeon across south-eastern Australia.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2022 Blinken to Visit Asia to Emphasize Commitment Despite Ukraine Crisis US Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Asia next week for talks with Indo-Pacific allies, including a meeting of foreign ministers of the four-nation Quad, the State Department said on Friday. Blinken is making the trip despite the mounting crisis over Ukraine and policy analysts say the aim is…
ABC News · Feb 4, 2022 Ex-Australian embassy staff member charged by Thai police after cameras found in women's bathrooms in Bangkok mission A former locally engaged staff member at Australia's embassy in Bangkok is charged by Thai police after spy cameras were discovered directed at women's showers and toilets inside the secure government building.
Newcastle Herald · Feb 4, 2022 Letters: Tame was deservedly Australian of the Year Newcastle Herald readers have their say
AAP · Feb 4, 2022 Short-term offer prompted Langer to walk Justin Langer was told he would not be allowed to coach into the Australian Test summer before he ended his tenure in charge of the national cricket team.