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25 Funny Things Non-Australians Found Out About Australia And Can’t Stop Laughing At

Australians have a whole host of colorful phrases, fun expressions, stunning slang, and take some truly magnificent linguistic liberties that are just as impressive as the country’s vast biodiversity.

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Australia star dropped in test squad shake-up

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Mass Fury After Fashion Brand Is Caught Using Cat Fur In Vests Despite Labels Saying It Was Wool

Animal rights group exposes product from Australian brand Suttons Ugg is made from cat fur despite label saying it's sheep's wool.

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Marnus Labuschagne axed by Australia after World Test Championship final defeat

Having been promoted to open against South Africa at Lord’s, Labuschagne will miss out in the first Test against the West Indies next week

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View from The Hill: Albanese decides against pursuing Donald Trump to NATO

Anthony Albanese, just back from the G7 and his cancelled meeting with Donald Trump, has abandoned the idea of going to next week’s NATO meeting in pursuit of face time with the elusive president.

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Afternoon Update: ADF deployed for Middle East evacuations; vandals cut Sydney train cable; and how Australia influenced a video game

Penny Wong confirms defence force troops have been deployed to the Middle East to assist in evacuating Australians

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Australia coach Joe Schmidt takes sly dig at Lions with ‘southern hemisphere’ centres comment

Andy Farrell has paired Bundee Aki and Sione Tuipulotu in midfield for his side’s opening tour fixture against Argentina

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‘Setting the tone’: Joe Montemurro opts for mix of experience and potential with first Matildas squad

Joe Montemurro will test the depth of Australian women’s football after announcing a squad that lacks star power and is awash with fresh faces

The Guardian - AU

‘I was in a semi-breaking-down sort of place’: new study sheds light on the emotional toll for emergency volunteers

In Australia, there are around 235,000 emergency service volunteers who help communities respond and recover after natural disasters and other traumatic events.

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Australia wants more foreign investment. That’s why a $29 billion bid for Santos puts the Treasurer in a tricky position

The Australian origins of Santos have made an indelible mark on the company’s very name. The energy giant was first incorporated in 1954 under the acronym for “South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search”. It was publicly listed on the Adelaide Stock Exchange that same year.

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Britain’s support for AUKUS is unwavering - but its capacity to deliver is another matter

A recently announced Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact has sparked a renewed bout of debate in Australia. Led by the “AUKUS-agnostic” US Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, the review raises serious questions over whether Australia will receive its US-made Virginia-class submarines on schedule from 2032.

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Overseas-trained doctors ‘put off UK due to cost of living and low salaries’

Exclusive: Research by the General Medical Council found doctors opting for US, Australia and Canada instead

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A climate crisis, a ballot, and a chance at a new life in Australia

World-first agreement that creates a visa in the context of climate change stirs hope among young people in Tuvalu

The Guardian - AU

AI threatens to widen gender gap for regional girls

Artificial intelligence could exacerbate the gap between boys and girls studying STEM subjects, an expert has warned, especially in regional Australia.

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West Australian miners flexed their muscle to block a federal EPA last year. Will it be different this time?

This week, Environment Minister Murray Watt met with groups representing business, the environment, renewable energy and First Nations communities in a bid to restart Labor’s stalled environmental reforms. There was one group in the room Watt presumably had to woo hardest: Western Australia’s miners.

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Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says. But this is at odds with other evidence

Technologies to enforce the Australian government’s social media ban for under 16s are “private, robust and effective”. That’s according to the preliminary findings of a federal government-commissioned trial that has nearly finished testing them.

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Malarndirri McCarthy urges states to remove hanging points from Australia’s prisons

‘We do not want to see further deaths in custody,’ federal minister for Indigenous Australians says

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6 things Australia must do if it’s serious about tackling school bullying

Bullying is arguably one of the most serious issues facing Australia’s schools.

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Some like it hot: Minjee Lee sizzles at LPGA golf major

Australia's two-time major winner Minjee Lee has made another promising start to the Women's PGA Championship in Texas.

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Many elite athletes live below the poverty line. Tax-deductible donations won’t solve the problem

As the end of the 2024-25 financial year nears, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), in partnership with the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF), has launched a new joint fundraising initiative allowing Australians to make tax-deductible donations directly to Australia’s Olympians and Paralympians.

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Iranians in Australia feel powerless as conflict rages

As conflict in the Middle East threatens to descend into "all-out war", members of Australia's Iranian community are watching on from afar in despair.

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Penny Wong Announces Suspension Of Tehran Embassy, Urges Aussies To Leave

"We urge Australians who are able to leave Iran to do so now, if it is safe."

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Trump’s two-week window for Iran attack, Olympics ditch diversity, the five ways we’ve changed

The US president continues to bat off questions about his intentions in Iran; survey reveals five key trends in the way Australians live

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Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners smoothing the way for renewables projects need to be done right

When a renewable energy developer announces a new project, there’s one big question mark – how will nearby communities react?

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Is there any hope for a fairer carve-up of the GST between the states?

When the Western Australian state government handed down its state budget on Thursday, it showed a balance sheet solidly in the black with a A$2.5 billion surplus. But, as it has for seven years, the state has received an outsized boost to its coffers from the federal government.

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