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A 10-fold increase in rocket launches would start harming the ozone layer โ new research
While rocket launches are increasing dramatically every year, it is still possible to mitigate any harmful effects on the ozone layer.
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West Australian fire volunteer's decades of service honoured
Toodyay Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service captain Ian MacGregor has responded to some of WA's most traumatic fires and road incidents during decades of service, recognised this week with the Australian Fire Service Medal.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Worry as SA drought smashes low-rainfall records in farming areas
Farmers were able to achieve a good harvest over summer because of sub-soil moisture, but a second year of extremely low rainfall has them fretting despite some good falls over the weekend.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Aussie number one Kasatkina falls at first hurdle at revived Queen's
Daria Kasatkina loses in the first round at the revived women's event at Queen's Club, leaving two Australians left to renew a finals streak that stretches back more than 50 years.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Flooded growers ask for patience as blueberry prices near $10 a punnet
Eye-watering blueberry prices could stay higher for longer this year due to seasonal shortages and crop damage caused by torrential rain in northern New South Wales.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:'I was the apprentice': Dennis is learning to cook after his wife's death
The Men's Kitchen is changing the lives of men over 60, many of whom are recently widowed or caring for partners who can no longer cook, teaching kitchen skills and offering social connection.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:ACT police 'inflaming' some cases involving use of force, ombudsman finds
Ombudsman Iain Anderson says his investigation has uncovered cases where the police response had "unnecessarily inflamed situations", resulting in poor outcomes.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Proposal to keep whale-watching vessels further back concerns operators
Whale tourism operator Rod Keogh fears his business of 17 years may not survive the introduction of new whale nursery areas in SA.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:What you need to know about this week's World Test Championship final
Australia can make cricket history this week and become the first nation to win the World Test Championship twice. Here is everything you need to know about the World Test Championship final.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:McKeown survives DQ and a dark place to qualify for world titles
Kaylee McKeown beat rival Mollie O'Callaghan in the race of the night at the Australian Swimming Trials, but she acknowledges she is still not at her best after struggling since the Paris Olympics.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Live: LA Police caught off-guard by deployment of Marines at immigration protests
California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will sue Donald Trump's administration after the US president deployed the National Guard to handle protests. Follow live.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Head praises 'optional' training sessions ahead of WTC clash with South Africa
Travis Head says a more relaxed approach to training is helping Australia thrive on the world cricket stage.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Live: Albanese to outline his priorities for second term
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will outline his priorities for his second term in office in his first major speech since his emphatic election win. Follow live.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Public servant allegedly hired family member, helped them skip housing queue
An investigation into allegations a senior public servant hired a family member and let them skip the queue for government-funded housing is called "wholly inadequate" by the man tasked with overseeing WA's corruption watchdog.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Live: Markets await news on US-China trade talks
Wall Street activity is fairly muted as traders wait for news from the latest round of US-China trade talks. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: staggering prison death toll revealed, LA braces for more unrest, Albanese to deliver key speech
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning everyone. Our top story today reveals a staggering death toll from government inaction. In a five-month investigation, scouring coronial findings from 248 deaths, Guardian Australia has found that 57 inmates in Australian jails hanged themselves in the past two decades...
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:'Life-changing' test developed for people allergic to gluten
Patients have to eat gluten for weeks before the current coeliac disease test, even when it makes them ill, but Australian researchers believe they have found a better method.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Two teenagers killed in crash at Orbost in Victoria's east
Police say an 18-year-old male driver and and his 15-year-old male passenger were in a car that lost control on a wet road then hit a tree.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Legal service urges 'emergency intervention' after two NT deaths in custody
Aboriginal legal service NAAJA is calling for an "emergency intervention" to "de-escalate" tensions in the Northern Territory's justice system, following two deaths of Aboriginal men in police custody in less than a fortnight.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:'I'm determined to beat this': NSW deputy premier has breast cancer
Prue Car says she is taking personal leave for "an undetermined period of time" after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:'Blown away' NSW school students train with Real Madrid
Illawarra high school students describe a trip to Spain to train like professionals with Real Madrid as a dream come true.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Below-average temperatures to remain across much of Queensland
A deep low weather system off the coast of NSW is reducing temperatures and leading to possible frost across most of Queensland today.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Sly Stone, frontman of Sly and The Family Stone, dies aged 82
His publicist says Stone died surrounded by family after contending with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other ailments.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Some economists have called for a radical โglobal wealth taxโ on billionaires. How would that work?
A wealth tax on billionaires would require global cooperation and get us into the tricky territory of taxing unrealised gains. But we already do that in some circumstances.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:The Racial Discrimination Act at 50: the bumpy, years-long journey to Australiaโs first human rights laws
The bill was in the works for years and only passed on its fourth attempt. The debate about it is reminiscent of ongoing discussions about race and migration.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:As livestock numbers grow, wild animal populations plummet. Giving all creatures a better future will take a major rethink
As our domesticated herds grow, wildlife is becoming rarer and rarer. Rethinking our responsibilities to animals will be hard โ but essential.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Australiaโs whooping cough surge is not over โ and it doesnโt just affect babies
You can still pass whooping cough on, even if youโre vaccinated.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:For the first time, fossil stomach contents of a sauropod dinosaur reveal what they really ate
Sauropods were the largest land-living animals of all time. Finding the traces of a sauropodโs last meal is nothing short of extraordinary.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Fake news and real cannibalism: a cautionary tale from the Dutch Golden Age
Fake news is also old news โ 350 years ago, it brought down the Dutch Republic in a frenzy of political violence distinctly similar to more contemporary events.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Should we widen our โmoral circleโ? Philosopher Jeff Sebo argues we now have no choice
Humans are inescapably moral animals. Yet it is rare for most of us to reflect on how well our moral compasses are working.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Lachlan Galvin's Canterbury debut propels him into a new world
Lachlan Galvin impressed on debut for Canterbury and the 25-minute cameo is but a taste of what is to come now the playmaker has saddled up with the Bulldogs.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Gut fossil from Aussie dinosaur 'Judy' first to show what sauropods ate
The first reported fossilised stomach contents from a sauropod, belonging to a Diamantinasaurus that lived 95 million years ago, has confirmed a long-held theory of herbivorous behaviour.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:โIt makes me sick!โ How the French impressionists went from โlunaticsโ to luminaries
The National Gallery of Victoriaโs new show, French Impressionism, celebrates the likes of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Pissarro, who painted in the face of public outrageGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailโFive or six lunatics deranged by ambition โ one of them a woman โ have chosen to exhibit their works,โ the French critic Albert Wolff wrote in a review of an art exhibition in Paris in 1876. The...
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Should young Australians be worried about Laborโs superannuation tax changes?
The government wants to double the earnings tax on balances above $3m. How will young workers be affected?Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs debate rages over the Labor governmentโs tax changes for large superannuation accounts, some young workers have asked their financial advisers whether they will be caught by the reforms.Advisers have told...
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Prison authorities know there are hanging points in cells. Prisoners keep using them โย video
Karen and Garryโs son, Luke Rich, died in an ACT prison one day after he was remanded in custody when he hung himself from a hanging point on a door in his cell. He was 27. Prison authorities had been warned that point could be used for that exact purpose seven years earlier. Guardian Australia investigative reporters Christopher Knaus and Ariel Bogle looked into 248 hanging deaths in every prison system in the country...
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