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Family pays tribute to Australian woman, 95, who died after police taser

The family of a 95-year-old woman who died after being tasered by police in Australia paid tribute to her on Thursday, as the premier of the state where the incident occurred expressed confidence in its police force.

Reuters

Twitter accused of responding ‘to tyrants quickly’ but ignoring Australian government

Julie Inman Grant tells Senate estimates Twitter’s slowness to tackle online child abuse material is in contrast to its blocking of anti-Erdoğan tweets in the lead-up to the Turkish election

The Guardian - AU

Tina Turner remembered by Mad Max director George Miller: ‘She was the opposite of a diva’

The Australian director shares his memories of working with Turner on Beyond Thunderdome and the start of their friendship

The Guardian - AU

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Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes defamation verdict to be delivered on Thursday 1 June

Australia’s most decorated soldier will learn the outcome of his case against three newspapers over Afghanistan allegations, including the murder of civilians

The Guardian - AU

US, Microsoft warn Chinese hackers attacking 'critical' infrastructure and Guam

A state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been spying on a wide range of US critical infrastructure organisations, from telecommunications to transportation hubs, Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft MSFT.O said on Wednesday. China's foreign ministry on Thursday said the reports were a disinformation campaign initiated by the US.

France 24

PM Modi lauds presence of ruling party, Opposition members at Indian community event in Australia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his three-nation visit, and arrivd at Delhi on Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Hindu

Tina Turner and rugby league: an enduring partnership that changed the face of the game

Australian fans fell in love with the singer after her collaboration helped cleanse the game’s image and instil in it a true sense of worth

The Guardian - AU

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Tina Turner's anthemic hits changed rugby league and Australian sport forever

Tina Turner and rugby league was an association that, on the face of it, was as unlikely as they come. But it worked and changed Australian sport forever.

ABC News

The Big Mango: Google doodle celebrates Bowen’s giant tourist attraction with a colourful past

The cheeky big fruit from north Queensland mysteriously went ‘missing’ back in 2014, until a Guardian reporter started asking questions

The Guardian - AU

PwC to remove staff involved in Australia tax leak scandal from govt work

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has agreed to remove staff with links to the leak and use of confidential Australian tax plans from government work, a senior government official told an inquiry on Thursday.

Reuters

Western Australia to compensate Aboriginal group for historic mining damage

Western Australia state has agreed to compensate an Aboriginal group for historic acts including issuing mining leases on their traditional lands, setting a precedent that is set to allow Indigenous groups a greater say in future developments.

Reuters

What can we learn from the marriage equality vote about supporting First Nations people during the Voice debate?

In recent months in Australia, we have seen vigilante racism in Rockhampton, booing, abuse and vitriol directed at First Nations footy players, and the appalling treatment of First Nations children jailed in adult prisons.

The Conversation

‘Ignored for too long’: New arts bodies to be set up

Laws have been introduced to parliament to set up Music Australia and Creative Workplaces under an overhauled federal arts policy.

The New Daily

World leaders are flocking to Papua New Guinea. Here's why

Papua New Guinea has been in the international spotlight over the past week, hosting a remarkable series of visits by foreign leaders and senior representatives.

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Australian cotton growers on cusp of largest crop on record, worth $3.9 billion

Australian cotton growers have had a "crackingly busy" harvest that's expected to fetch around $3.9 billion, thanks to a near-perfect season in Queensland's south west.

AAP

Shocking number of threat letters held by AFP database

Australia's federal police commissioner has revealed who is on the receiving end of the majority of threatening letters sent, as well as the volume received.

The New Daily

Australia outs China as being behind cyber attack

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says the Australian government will not hesitate to out the parties behind cyber attacks when it has the evidence to do so.

The Hindu

Shastri wants both Ashwin and Jadeja in Indian playing XI for WTC Final

Former head coach Ravi Shastri feels that the Indian team should play to its strength and include both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the playing eleven against Australia in the upcoming World Test Championship final at the Oval, next month.

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Australia’s ‘first carbon-neutral telco’: do Telstra’s environmental claims about Belong stack up?

Carbon neutrality of low-cost telco Belong relies almost solely on buying overseas offsets, and how an Institute of Public Affairs fellow misread the Great Barrier Reef

ABC News

Red Cross denies regional blood shortages despite cancer patient turned away twice in one month

The Australian Red Cross's Lifeblood service strongly denies there are blood shortages in regional Western Australia, despite a cancer patient on the Goldfields being turned away from transfusion appointments for the second time this month.

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'It's something we should all be proud of': The legacy and future of Pasifika players in State of Origin

With yet another Pasifika player set to enter the State of Origin arena, the legacy and future of that community on rugby league's grandest stage has never been stronger.

The New Daily

Australia’s electric car campaign moves into high gear

Motorists are being encouraged to share their thoughts on a new vehicle policy, with one group suggesting Australia should aim to catch up to the US by 2030.

AAP

Australia's electric car campaign moves into high gear

Motorists are being encouraged to share their thoughts on a new vehicle policy, with one group suggesting Australia should aim to catch up to the US by 2030.

AAP

Australia calls out China for cyber espionage

The home affairs minister says the federal government will not hesitate to out the parties behind cyber attacks, amid warnings China is beefing up its offence.

ABC News

Adam Bandt says rents are rising six times faster than wages. Is that correct?

Greens leader Adam Bandt says rents are rising six times faster than wages. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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