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Florida's smalltooth sawfish mass die-off mystery deepens as lab results provide no clues

Despite numerous tests, experts still can't figure out why smalltooth sawfish in Florida are dying in such a strange way — spinning, thrashing and beaching themselves.

LiveScience

‘Knight in spiny armor’: could lobsters help save Florida’s dying corals?

A three-year study found that the spiny lobsters’ urine scared off predatory worms and snails who snack on the delicate organisms

The Guardian - US

Authorities Searching For Boater Who Fatally Struck 15-Year-Old

Tragic boating incident in South Florida claims the life of 15-year-old Ella Riley Adler, sparking a search for the fleeing boat and its captain.

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Spinning, whirling fish in south Florida prompt emergency response

Smalltooth sawfish are behaving oddly, eliciting a first-ever plan to rescue and rehabilitate the species from the wild

The Guardian - US

The push against wage rises has begun again – it’s an argument for Australia’s poorest workers to become poorer

A 5% rise in award and minimum wages is pretty modest and won’t set fire to inflation or cause interest rates to stay high

The Guardian - AU

King takes aim at Liberals over preselection of women – as it happened

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Nine-foot-long alligator bites off fisherman's hand at Florida golf course

A huge alligator chomped a Florida man’s hand off while he was fishing in a pond.

Evening Standard

ABC says Antoinette Lattouf’s lawyers’ request for documents ‘legally incoherent’

ABC pushes back against request for documents in unlawful termination case, including correspondence from Ita Buttrose and David Anderson

The Guardian - AU

Closing loopholes bill: the right to disconnect and five other changes coming to Australian workplaces

Laws agreed by Labor, Greens and David Pocock allows casuals to more easily apply to become permanent and may increase pay in gig economy

The Guardian - AU

Florida lawmaker says bill to loosen rules on killing bears is aimed at ‘the ones that are on crack’

No evidence backs up Jason Shoaf’s claims bears on crack are breaking into homes and opponents say bill will allow people to kill bears without threat

The Guardian - US

Florida woman’s family sues retirement home after an 11ft-alligator killed her

Gloria Serge, 85, died in February 2023 after the animal sprang from a retention pond and dragged her back into the water

The Guardian - US

Ita Buttrose backs David Anderson after ABC board passes unanimous vote of confidence

Comments follow week of internal unrest at national broadcaster after journalist Antoinette Lattouf lodged unlawful dismissal claim

The Guardian - AU

Coyotes stage comeback in Florida as residents report surge in sightings

Florida officials hail rare native wildlife success story and people have more chance of being killed by a golf ball than a coyote

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ABC denies sacking Antoinette Lattouf and attempts to have termination case thrown out

Move comes as pressure mounts on broadcaster’s management with union members passing vote of no confidence in managing director David Anderson

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Another use for e-bikes: python hunting in the Florida Everglades

"This gives new meaning to riding double!" Kymberly Clark, an avid python hunter, stated after "removing" a 10-footer from the Everglades.

The Guardian - US

Seagrass resurgence offers ray of hope for Florida’s hard-hit manatees

A remarkable turnaround in sea cows’ favorite food at Mosquito Lagoon means emergency feeding program can end

USA Today Sports Media Group

Watch: A monstrous python gets trapped by cops with golf clubs at a Florida golf course

The snakes have been slowly expanding their turf to the north, and growing larger in the process.

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Antoinette Lattouf files unlawful termination claim over losing ABC radio role after Israel-Gaza social media posts

Journalist’s submission seeks a declaration the ABC breached the Fair Work Act, compensation and a penalty for the broadcaster

Reason

Meet Florida's Python Bounty Hunters

Eradication of the apex predator is “likely impossible.”

The Guardian - AU

‘Poverty pay’: travellers may soon face airport disruption as Virgin Australia crew close in on striking

Transport Workers Union chief says ground crew and pilots fear ‘mistakes being made due to their unsustainable working conditions’

The Independent UK

Florida woman bitten on head by nine-foot alligator

Marissa Carr says she feels ‘really, really lucky’ to have lived to tell the tale

The Independent UK

Black bear captured after surprise spotting at Walt Disney Magic Kingdom park in Florida

Bear being relocated to Ocala National Forest

WEKU

A black bear on a tree in Walt Disney World temporarily shut down parts of the park

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission captured an adult, female bear and say they will relocate her outside the theme park.

The Guardian - AU

Labor is promising to close ‘loopholes’ that hurt workers. What’s changing and how will it work?

Tony Burke says his industrial relations bill will address wage theft and issues in the gig economy. Here’s what you need to know

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