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Fire at Glenorchy tip started in mattresses being set alight, police say
The blaze at the Jackson Street Landfill and Recycling Centre in Glenorchy began on Friday night, with fire crews…
Read at source →Complaint over senior NT public servant who ran private NDIS provider
A senior staffer with the Northern Territory's Department of Children and Families in Central Australia spent almost…
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Join siguimi.com →Could exposure to sharks reduce fear and boost conservation efforts?
Watching Jaws as a child led to Juliana Gleave's fascination with sharks. Now, with their numbers reduced by 70 per…
Read at source →Violent protests in France over conditions in high schools
French students and police have accused each other of violence as protests continue over conditions in education.
Read at source →Massive whale sanctuary rejected again, but Brazil vows to never stop trying
Pro-whaling nations have used their numbers to block a 28-year push to set up a massive whale sanctuary in the South…
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Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
A recent outbreak of measles in Adelaide has sparked concern from health authorities, but it's not the only infectious…
Read at source →Golf club spends $30k on water changes, only for policy to change
Tasmanian businesses and sporting clubs faced significant water charge increases after a TasWater policy change. Some…
Read at source →Clay burrows hoping to save little dragon from 'incredibly lethal' heat
One of Canberra's rarest residents, the grassland earless dragon, is being given a new lease on life with clay homes…
Read at source →Roosters met with Rabbi Eli Schlanger days before Bondi attack
Five days before one of Australia's darkest days, a group of Sydney Roosters players visited a Bondi synagogue. What…
Read at source →Soldiers' surprise backyard makeover leaves 90yo 'stunned'
Pouring into the homes of two war widows, more than 20 soldiers were on a mission to beautify their backyards. Both…
Read at source →Fishers warn snapper, kingfish prices could soar under proposed catch limits
Fishers and seafood retailers say proposed NSW limits designed to rebuild snapper and yellowtail kingfish stocks will…
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One Nation makes election promise to revive Victoria's timber sector
One Nation has promised to resume native timber logging in Victoria if it wins the state election, but the party would…
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Street sports an 'entry point' to help combat youth crime and loneliness
Youth hubs and 'third spaces' for young people are being touted as solutions to growing concerns about youth crime,…
Read at source →Qld government rejects petition to change stop signs to give way
The petition argued "requiring vehicles to come to a complete stop is almost always of no safety significance".
Read at source →Brisbane 2032 emblems leaked by official YouTube channel
The emblems for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics have been accidentally leaked by the Games' official YouTube…
Read at source →Victoria is about to have the most unpredictable election in living memory
Much has been written about the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the past 12 months. The Victorian election will…
Read at source →Man charged with preparing terrorist acts against Nigel Farage
Joshua Kerry had already been charged with the murder of former British MP Ann Widdecombe and has now been charged with…
Read at source →Geelong notch seventh-straight AFLW win as Scheer fires against Richmond
Geelong has climbed to the top of the AFLW ladder with a 34-point victory over Richmond at Princes Park.
Read at source →Qld's mostly sunny long weekend could descend into severe storms
Storms are expected across southern parts of Queensland during the long weekend, but conditions up north should ease…
Read at source →NY governor slams handling of Cornell 'gang-rape' case
Kathy Hochul says the woman who accused a group of Cornell University students of rape has been "failed" at "every…
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The 'fantasy' underpinning Australia's rosy power supply forecasts
Historically, forecasting power reliability was a sober task. Experts say Australia is now counting on projects that…
Read at source →G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil in bid to curb soaring prices
The announcement from French President Emmanuel Macron came after US President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on…
Read at source →Two artists from same remote community finalists in prestigious portrait prize
Students of generations of famous painters at Warmun's Art Centre, Dwayne Jessell and Troy Drill's unique Kimberley…
Read at source →A 'bent' syringe and a closed curtain: Inside Christa Pike's botched US execution
Convicted killer Christa Pike remains in hospital receiving emergency treatment after surviving two doses of the lethal…
Read at source →Tedesco and Ponga went through different worlds to meet in NRL grand final
On Sunday, opposing fullbacks James Tedesco and Kalyn Ponga will lead their teams into the NRL grand final. It's about…
Read at source →Swiss count cost of 'unprecedented' glacier melting over European summer
Europe's record-breaking summer has led to "staggering" melting on Switzerland's famous glaciers, according to a new…
Read at source →Ivory still legal to sell in Australia despite 2019 promise to ban it
A new study has found hardly any of the $1.2 million worth of elephant ivory sold or advertised in a six-month period…
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From prison to billionaire data centre operator, the incredible story of Oliver Curtis
He went to prison for insider trading but Oliver Curtis is about to be the source of one of Australia's largest share…
Read at source →Beau Lamarre-Condon was impassive until his former friend testified against him
For the bulk of his murder trial former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has remained impassive, except for when his…
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Why keeping Tom Cruise's secret made Sophie Wilde 'so stressed'
Less than a decade ago Sophie Wilde was graduating from NIDA. Now she's rubbing shoulders with Tom Cruise in one of the…
Read at source →ABC 50/50 quiz: Testing your knowledge of Kermit the Frog, Princess Diana and 90s TV principals
Each question in the ABC 50/50 quiz has only two options: one is right, the other is wrong. But be warned, we might try…
Read at source →Trump's 'excursion into hell' commentary may come back to bite
What so many of the current major global conflicts have in common with the debacle in Iraq is their undefined, or…
Read at source →Magnitude-4.8 earthquake rattles rural Victoria
Geoscience Australia says the quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres just after 2am, and that the epicentre was…
Read at source →Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes after flooding disaster
August's deadly flooding event in Nepal has triggered plans to drain four glacial lakes which could take up to six…
Read at source →Detailed plan led to murder of Hong Kong model Abby Choi, court hears
Hong Kong influencer, Abby Choi's, ex-husband and in-laws have pleaded not guilty to her murder, after police made a…
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