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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanMany people go their whole lives without seeing a platypus in the wild. We just saw four in one night
Ten platypuses were reintroduced into Sydney’s Royal national park in 2023. This week, two new juveniles were discovered, leading one researcher to cry ‘Oh, give me a hug’Hunting platypuses takes patience. On Thursday afternoon, I headed into the Royal national park, south of Sydney, with researchers who had reintroduced a small population of the elusive monotremes two years ago.There was a big net and torches – and...
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Queensland anti-renewables group cited nonexistent papers in inquiry submissions using AI, publisher says
Exclusive: Rainforest Reserves Australia has published submissions naming nonexistent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarmGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA conservation charity known for its anti-renewables stance has made submissions to federal and state inquiries that name non-existent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm, and cite scientific articles that the...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:What could a Trump deal on critical minerals mean for Australia – and could Maga be a sticking point?
Ahead of Anthony Albanese’s White House visit, a ‘price floor’ and US investment in mining ventures have been flaggedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s rich deposits of minerals used for green energy technologies and military hardware are increasingly prized, especially because of rising anxiety about China’s stranglehold on the global supply chain.That anxiety escalated after...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Conservative Liberals want to use immigration to bludgeon Labor. But it’s bad politics, and bad on principle | Tom McIlroy
Attacking multicultural Australia will only further alienate the party from the voters they need to win backGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter the defeat of the Howard government and before he’d turn Australian politics on its head as Liberal leader, Tony Abbott wrote a memoir-manifesto entitled Battlelines.Just like his latest book, Australia: a history, the 2009 title traverses a huge...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:The ‘messy’ trend behind Australia’s rising unemployment is worrying economists
The RBA is holding fire on further rate cuts until it is confident that inflation is easing. But the latest jobs data complicates mattersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Jim Chalmers moves among the global elite during the G20 talkfest with fellow finance ministers and big-time investors in Washington this week, he will be spruiking...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Failed Liberal candidate for Kooyong to make tilt for state seat – as it happened
This blog is now closedLiberal senator says she is ‘too fond of good coffee’ to join Nationals where she’d ‘have to talk a lot slower’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHume: Ley describing Melbourne as Australia’s ‘crime capital’ just ‘explaining what every Victorian already knows’The federal Liberal senator for Victoria, Jane Hume, was on ABC Radio National a short time ago speaking about...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Many rooftops are perfect for solar but owners and renters can’t afford it. Here’s our answer
Solar panels can be a low priority for cash-strapped homeowners – but a ‘use it or lend it’ program could help
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:The Conversation is a finalist in the 2025 Walkley Awards
‘Can you spot a rip current?’ has been shortlisted in the All Media; Explanatory Journalism category.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Yes … er, no: The Australian backflips after signing on to Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon reporting rules | Weekly Beast
News Corp’s broadsheet was one of very few publications to agree to restrict reporting to authorised material before it changed its mind. Plus: a super blooperWant to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter hereIt was too restrictive for Murdoch’s Trump-friendly Fox News but The Australian newspaper broke ranks this week and signed on to the Pentagon’s prohibitive new press...
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Should I take a magnesium supplement? Will it help me sleep or prevent muscle cramps?
Here’s what the science says.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:How rangers in the remote north are keeping eggs on city shelves
Hundreds of kilometres from the nearest supermarket, Indigenous rangers in Australia's remote north are working to keep eggs on your breakfast table.
Published on: October 17, 2025 | Source:Virtual service gives patients easy access to emergency department
A virtual emergency room app created during the pandemic could help bridge healthcare gaps in regional Victoria. But more patients need to dial-in and use the resource.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Defence in talks to support Gaza peace plan but no request made to Australia yet
Australia's defence force has had discussions with the Unted States to provide support for its Gaza peace plan but the government says no formal request has been made yet.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Teen's playground fall costs department $225K fine for failed inspections
South Australia's Education Department has been fined $225,000 after a student at a special school fell from a swing which had not had a comprehensive safety inspection for eight years.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Australia’s tech lobby wants deregulated ‘digital embassies’ for offshore clients. Here’s why that might not be a great idea
As Australia builds an AI plan, it can learn from Estonia and Singapore - but not exactly in the way tech companies want.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Why has support for One Nation surged since the 2025 federal election?
With Labor re-elected with a thumping majority, voters at the conservative end of the Coalition are drifting away, spurred by anxieties about immigration.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Council mayor apologises for misconduct in CEO recruitment process
The South Australian ombudsman says Southern Mallee Council Mayor Ron Valentine improperly used his position to gain an advantage for himself in the recruitment of a CEO in 2023.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Titmus admits she lost the 'fire in the belly' before shock retirement
Ariarne Titmus has spoken publicly for the first time after abruptly retiring from professional swimming at just 25, revealing the reasons behind her decision.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:King Charles commemorates 40th anniversary of Uluru handback
King Charles marked the major milestone in Aboriginal land rights alongside Uluru-Kata Tjuta's traditional owners.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Outback communities reflect on actions taken one year on from power outages
In October 2024, thousands of households and businesses in far west NSW were hit by a catastrophic power outage that lasted for weeks, and the fallout continues.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Ace Frehley, founding member of rock group KISS, dies at 74
The original lead guitarist of the glam rock band captivated audiences with his elaborate makeup and smoke-filled guitar.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Shocking vision of Melbourne CBD stabbing puts crime in spotlight
CCTV footage has emerged showing a random stabbing attack in Melbourne's CBD earlier this month. The Victorian opposition says its more evidence of Victoria's standing as the country's 'crime capital.'
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Ballarat Grammar parents call for senior leadership change
Families say a Ballarat Grammar staff reshuffle "falls short of genuine accountability" and allege there are ongoing conflicts of interest that remain unaddressed by the school.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Team orders are out of the window, Oscar can now play by 'Piastri rules'
"Papaya rules" have dominated Formula 1 for two seasons, but with both McLaren drivers in the heat of a world championship battle, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris may no longer prioritise what is best for the team.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Leaking pipes, fallen ceilings and black mould plague housing development
Nicheliving customer Kathy Ellis thought her three-year nightmare was finally over in July, only to discover defective plumbing work in her new house.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Brisbane riverside site to be transformed with potential for thousands of homes
The government says construction could begin from March 2027 and has suggested the site could feature over 4,000 homes, as well as "event lawns" and promenades.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:The candidates putting a fresh face on WA's local government elections
In the last local government elections in WA, the average age of candidates running for councils was 53 years old — but these young candidates are keen to lower that figure.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:How a 15yo autistic boy tinkering in his bedroom triggered a major data breach
Joshua's "passion project" with a radio scanner led to one of WA's most significant public health data breaches. His story highlights the challenges confronting autistic people caught up in the legal system.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Regional women facing lack of resources taking health into own hands
Faced with a lack of specialist women's health services, women in regional WA are researching their own conditions and volunteering to raise awareness.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:CCTV footage shows bus driver stomped on, passengers thrown to the ground
Shocking video footage capturing the moment a bus driver was assaulted, and passengers were thrown through the air, has been played in the NT Supreme Court after the attacker pleaded guilty.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Bat boxes can become deadly roosts when the weather heats up, study finds
Artificial roosts, or "bat boxes", have become a popular home conservation tool. But a new study raises concerns about the danger these boxes pose during heatwaves.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Brisbane level-crossing closures 'adding to congestion'
The number of Greater Brisbane level crossings that are closed for more than an hour during the morning peak has doubled in the past three years, keeping some motorists delayed for up to one hour and 50 minutes.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:How many NSW apartment buildings still have flammable cladding
Dozens of high-rise apartment buildings across the state are still covered in flammable cladding as the NSW government's scheme has failed to fix them on schedule.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Lee and fellow Australians off to slow start at BMW Ladies Championship
Australia's golf aces are left needing to play catch-up as a hometown hero sets the pace to begin the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Trump to meet Putin after ‘productive’ call, FOI fears revealed, new frogs found on island
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Documents reveal government departments feared being overwhelmed by a deluge of online freedom of information inquiries from “automated generators”, prompting Labor’s controversial effort to restrict FoI requests.Two new species of frog and one new gecko have been...
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