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Heavy investments needed to secure green metal future

While critical mineral deals are dominating the headlines, green iron and steel partnerships could secure Australia's export future in a low-emission economy.

AAP · Oct 22, 2025

White elephant? Hardly – Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas

When Snowy 2.0 is in the news, it’s usually about money. The cost of the huge project has gone well beyond the initial A$6 billion estimate and will now cost more than $12 billion.

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025

Pharmacy giant grows as Australians try to shrink

Sigma has grown to be bigger than grocery giants Woolworths and Coles after a mega-merger with a leading pharmacy chain.

AAP · Oct 22, 2025

Australia vs India LIVE: Cricket score and updates from India in Australia 2025

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The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025

The ABC’s Top 100 books poll lacks diversity. Here are my 10 First Nations ‘books of the 21st century’

More than 280,000 people have voted for the Top 100 Books of the 21st Century in a Radio National poll, with Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe taking the top spot. The vote considered books by Australian and overseas authors (fiction and non-fiction), with four of the top 10 and 26…

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025

Middle powers like Australia hurt in UN funding crisis

Instead of celebrating its 80th birthday, the United Nations is wondering how it will exist into the future as powerful nations fail to pay their dues.

AAP · Oct 22, 2025

Kevin Muscat remains on course to follow in Postecoglou’s footsteps despite fiasco

A deal with Rangers collapsed but success in Asia for the Australian coach – who is transformed from the fiery player he once was – means more European opportunities will arrive

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2025

Australia told to be smarter to tackle spy drone threat

More needs to be done to prevent nefarious drones attacking and spying on Australia's critical infrastructure, amid warnings about a gap in national security.

AAP · Oct 22, 2025

Hunters or collectors? New evidence challenges claim Australia’s First Peoples sent large animals extinct

Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still home to enigmatic megafauna – large land animals such as giant marsupial wombats, flightless birds, and short-faced giant kangaroos known as sthenurines.

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025

Two dead at Melbourne beach as wild wind batters state, while parts of Sydney hit by record-breaking heat

Sydney’s Observatory Hill peaks at 37C on Wednesday – below the 39C forecast – as the mercury in other parts of the city neared 40C

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2025