Sandstone miner scraps Lockyer Valley project after farmers' pleas
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The serene chaos of the Great Barrier Reef islands used for bombing practice
These idyllic islands once had a chequered conservation history, but now they are back in rude health.
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A small Australian town's surprising link to The Wizard of Oz
The town of Kaniva, and even the smaller settlement of Lillimur, in far-western Victoria, played an important role in…
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'We're blowing this thing into the harbour': 50 years since woodchip bombing
A stolen car full of explosives, a hostage held at gunpoint, and a plan gone awry. Inside the anti-woodchip bombing at…
Read at source →'People are really suffering': Ukraine's drones bring war home to Russia
For years, people in Russia's largest and most affluent cities were shielded from the impacts of their country's…
Read at source →Governments have spent billions on quantum computers. Has AI usurped them?
More than half a century after the first computers were built, Australia is aiming to be a global innovator in quantum…
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Voters are starting to ask a new question about politics, money
Debate about money in politics has traditionally revolved around whether politicians have broken the rules. But voters…
Read at source →China's 'push towards assimilation' could drive its minorities to extinction
China's new ethnic unity law is threatening to make the languages and culture of 55 different ethnic groups extinct.
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'Who says girls can't play baseball?': America's pastime goes pro for women
Baseball is 'America's pastime', but women have not been able to play professionally for decades. That has now changed…
Read at source →Trump's new respect for Zelenskyy highlights Netanyahu's problem
Volodymyr Zelenskyy must have felt a little triggered when he walked into the Oval Office this week. But Trump's public…
Read at source →'What's happened to me?': Bearing witness as my nan faced dementia
The woman who once chased down a donkey to save her granddaughter would one day need saving herself — and teach me a…
Read at source →How people are looking outside the box to combat crippling housing crisis
From Tasmania to Broken Hill and the Northern Rivers of NSW, people are finding ways to beat the housing crisis.
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Climate scientist caught up in Europe's 'dystopian' summer
Stefan Rahmstorf was holidaying in southern France when he came face to face with the climate future he has tried to…
Read at source →Prices to jump at the bowser as fuel excise cut ends tonight
The price of unleaded and diesel will climb in the next week as the government's fuel excise cut officially ends. But…
Read at source →Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme on health, honesty and evolution
Have Queens Of The Stone Age mellowed? After 30 years the rock titans are finding "new ways to do old things".
Read at source →'Wannabe' a music quiz legend? Right this way...
Hey ya! It's your time to shine with the Spicks and Specks quiz.
Read at source →Pure shock as Diamonds fumble Australia's most anticipated gold medal
The Diamonds will miss the Commonwealth Games gold medal match for the first time after a shock semifinal loss to…
Read at source →Gold medallist makes no apologies for 'selfish' racing in Aussie podium sweep
Jemima Montag admits to a "selfish" race as she defends her 10,000m race walk title at the Commonwealth Games, allowing…
Read at source →Famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead in Pakistan avalanche
The Netflix-famous climber died, among nine others, climbing the world's 12th highest mountain.
Read at source →Garma Festival media panel hears Indigenous debate has soured since Voice
Since Australia resoundingly rejected an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in 2023, media heavyweights say debate on…
Read at source →Wildfires force mass evacuations in Europe as Australia sends help
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated in France this week, as fires continue to grip Europe.
Read at source →Aussies reign supreme over Irish in AFLW international
Australia charges to a 50-point win over Ireland in the first women's Australian rules international, as a full house…
Read at source →Russian missile attacks on Kyiv kill at least ten and injure dozens
Ukraine downed only one of 27 Russian ballistic missiles during the attack as the country lacks interceptors for the US…
Read at source →'We are not a monoculture and never have been,' Penny Wong tells Garma Festival
On the second day of Garma Festival, Foreign Minister Penny Wong emphasised the strategic importance of ties between…
Read at source →Live: Aussie sprinters make history with drought-breaking relay gold
Australia's stuns the field to claim gold in the men's 4x100m relay for the first time since 1974 on a packed night…
Read at source →Four teenagers arrested in Melbourne's west after serious retail assault
Police say a 60-year-old retail worker is in a critical condition after a physical altercation with four teens at a…
Read at source →Italy takes 'extraordinary' action after Ceuta migrant rush
An estimated 50,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in chaotic scenes that left dozens…
Read at source →H5 bird flu testing underway for mass mortality of terns on SA island
South Australian authorities are investigating a mass bird mortality event after more than 80 dead and sick birds were…
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My cousin was sucked into a fatal alternative therapy 'wormhole', says author
Author Hannah McElhinney spent years investigating after her cousin Lauren died seeking controversial medical treatment…
Read at source →Canberra food and garden waste collection scheme delayed a third time
The rollout of a program to recycle food and garden waste into compost across Canberra, originally due to be introduced…
Read at source →Dozens of greyhounds to land in Australia as NZ racing ban begins
Chartered flights will ferry up to 150 greyhounds to Australia as trainers pivot from a racing ban coming into effect…
Read at source →Broncos to 'look after each other' as title defence comes to early end
The Brisbane Broncos will become the first reigning premier in 20 years to miss the NRL finals, after their faint hopes…
Read at source →Dry July for Western Australia as stunning pictures tell story
July was one of the driest on record in large parts of WA but despite the lack of rain, it was an eventful month. From…
Read at source →'Many messages of support': Injured cop in alleged stabbing out of hospital
A police officer who was injured in an alleged stabbing in Adelaide's northern suburbs this week has been discharged…
Read at source →Noel Pearson calls for dismantling of state Aboriginal affairs departments
The Indigenous leader speaks out as a major shake-up of the land rights system is announced at the Garma Festival, 50…
Read at source →Fraser sheds light on coaching call as Blues record monster win over Lions
Josh Fraser's bid to become Carlton's next full-time coach receives a massive boost as the Blues record a thumping win…
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