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Why red fire ants and yellow crazy ants have given themselves a green light to invade Australia

Two of the worst ant pests on the planet are invading Australia. Red imported fire ants have been detected for the first time on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in Toowoomba, Queensland. Yellow crazy ants recently reached the Whitsundays.

The Conversation

Lockdown or loneliness? Covid brought on a ‘kind of stressful’ baby boom in Australia

New data shows the birthrate went up in 2021, after a record low in 2020 and years of decline

The Guardian - AU

Fitness star warns of tiny passport flaw that saw her rejected from dream holiday flight

British born Emma Doherty, who recently moved to Australia, planned to fly to Bali on June 21 for a 10-day “digital detox”

Daily Mirror

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Opioids don't relieve acute low back or neck pain – and can result in worse pain, new study finds

Opioids are the one of the most prescribed pain-relief for people with low back and neck pain. In Australia, around 40% of people with low back and neck pain who present to their GP and 70% of people with low back pain who visit a hospital emergency department are prescribed…

The Conversation

Australia's Daz to make ONE C'ship beginning

Undefeated River Daz will make his ONE Championship debut at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium tomorrow.

Bangkok Post

PM says referendum will ‘lift up the nation’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: how Gen Z could change politics, Berejiklian awaits Icac, Australia on top at Lord’s

Young Australians far less likely to shift to the right than their parents, study finds, while Gladys Berejiklian faces the corruption watchdog’s verdict

The Guardian - AU

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We could need 6 times more of the minerals used for renewables and batteries. How can we avoid a huge increase in mining impacts?

We are seeing the biggest changes in our energy and transport systems since industrialisation. By 2026, global renewable energy generation is expected to match total fossil fuel and nuclear output. Building the wind and solar farms, batteries and electricity networks we need to run our system on renewables will use…

The Conversation

Poetry goes nuclear: 3 recent books delve into present anxieties, finding beauty amid the terror

It seemed to me for many years that thoughts of nuclear catastrophe were anachronistic. Was that ignorance and complacency on my part? Probably. After all, there were always rumblings about proliferation, Iran and North Korea, India and Pakistan and Israel. But they did not feel like existential threats to those…

The Conversation

Political survival is the real contest in Solomon Islands as Sogavare prepares for Pacific Games

After the PM postponed elections to 2024 due to the cost of the upcoming Games, Honiara looks to China and Australia for funding and security support

The Guardian - AU

England's Ashes hopes hanging by thread as Steve Smith leads way for dominant Australia

England have been left frustrated by Australia, who racked up 339-5 on day one of the second Ashes Test after Ben Stokes' side failed to make the most of favourable bowling conditions

Daily Mirror

Josh Tongue hails Jonny Bairstow ‘a hero’ for his swift response to protesters

Australia’s David Warner was concerned about what the paint could have done to the wicket at Lord’s.

The Independent UK

Anderson needs to find his missing swing before England run out of time

Anderson bowls 15 overs of unstinting accuracy but goes wicketless, and Australia surge ahead as he fails to pose a legitimate threat

The Guardian - UK

Steve Smith recaptures ominous form as England toil at start of second Ashes Test

The Australia batsman put down a reminder of his 2019 form with unbeaten 85

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Evening Standard

The Ashes: Late Joe Root burst reins in Australia charge but Steve Smith form looks ominous

Former captain takes two wickets in three deliveries late on day one to give England some hope after toiling at Lord’s

The Times of India

2nd Ashes Test: Steve Smith remains unbeaten on 85 as Australia reach 339/5 at stumps on Day 1

NEW DELHI: Steve Smith played a brilliant unbeaten innings of 85, leading Australia to a formidable total of 339-5 against England on the first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's in London on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Australia punish lacklustre England seamers before Joe Root produces late boost

The hosts failed to make the most of Ben Stokes winning the toss in helpful conditions.

The Guardian - UK

David Warner shows he is still up for the Ashes fight with opening stand

On his last Ashes tour the opener, more watchful than in the past, again gave Australia a good start at Lord’s in the second Test

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Daily Mirror

Steve Smith's response to Edgbaston struggles show exactly why England are sick of him

The first day of the second Ashes Test belonged to Australia - and in particular Steve Smith - who prodded, pushed and extravagantly left his way to an unbeaten 85 not out

The Guardian - UK

Steve Smith leads Australia charge but late Joe Root wickets give England hope

England won the toss but failed to capitalise in murky conditions as Australia batted superbly to finish day one of the second Test on 339 for five

AAP

Call to crack China's dominance in critical minerals

Global demand for Australia's critical minerals is giving Treasurer Jim Chalmers optimism about mining's future in a net-zero emissions world.

AAP

Hundreds of electric car discounts nabbed in final race

A rush to beat the end of electric vehicle subsidies is on in Victoria while hundreds of subsidies remain available in other states.

AAP

Australia urged to invest $100b in battery industry

A think tank has called for a critical minerals compact with South Korea to electrify the start of an onshore battery minerals processing industry in Australia.

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker wades into Lord's Just Stop Oil protest with cheeky advice to England

Gary Lineker asked if the Just Stop Oil protesters can bowl after three activists stormed on to the field of play at Lord's on day one of the Second Ashes Test

Daily Mirror

Terrifying moment 50 SHARKS tear humpback whale to shreds during ‘feeding frenzy’

GRAPHIC IMAGES AND FOOTAGE A horde of tiger sharks were seen ripping into the carcass of a humpback whale to shreds in a "feeding frenzy" off the coast of Hervey Bay in Queensland, Australia in drone footage of the incident

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