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Afternoon Update: LA fires spread to Hollywood Hills; hiker’s survival skills praised; and drinking at Tolstoy’s house

Five dead and about 1,500 buildings destroyed in the city’s most destructive blaze on record to date

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9, 2025

Australian students handed ‘wellbeing shots’ made by subsidiary of British American Tobacco – as experts fear new front in health wars

Experts say tobacco companies are turning to the booming wellness industry as a way of normalising more harmful products, and that some brands obscure or hide their ownership

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2024

An injured galah taught me that what makes something beautiful is also what makes it fragile

Perhaps it’s naive not to imagine that all of life itself is about accepting the fragility of how easily things break

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2023

ACTU will not push for spot on RBA board as review released – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2023

Myanmar backflip on Sean Turnell’s amnesty leaves government ‘deeply concerned’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2023

Chinese ambassador hails ‘very successful’ meeting – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2022

PM holds bilateral talks with Chinese president – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2022

Crowds gather for national Cassius Turvey vigils – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2022

Our schnauzer will always be waiting to greet my father on the tennis court again

A tough thing about being human is knowing some encounters will never be repeated

The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2022

Australia’s ambassador to be summoned after Jerusalem reversal – as it happened

Labor will reverse Coalition decision to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022