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Doctors lobby to lose veto on Medicare oversight body

The Australian Medical Association will no longer have to approve the director of the Medicare oversight body under new laws introduced to parliament.

AAP

New ambassador role for Molly Taylor

Taylor joins a star-studded roster of Castrol ambassadors in Australia and New Zealand which also includes Supercars driver Thomas Randle, two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Rick Kelly, Kiwi drifting superstar Daniel Woolhouse and fellow rally driver Emma Gilmour.

Motorsport

Mexican meth worth $273m hidden in hydraulic press

The AFP has discovered enough meth to make up three million street deals hidden inside a steel hydraulic press which arrived into NSW from Mexico by ship.

AAP

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Trade minister heads to US to boost economic ties

Australia's trade minister will meet with American and regional delegations during a trip to the United States in a bid to diversify export markets.

The New Daily

Voice to Parliament referendum debate has no need for racial invective

In casting their vote, every Australian will have a say about what they think should happen

Newcastle Herald

Lawmakers seek to ease defense export controls to UK, Australia

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have high expectations for a new trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, United States and Australia to significantly boost not only the three allies’ maritime positions in the Indo-Pacific vis-à-vis China but also to accelerate and deepen their collective abilities in next-generation defense technologies.

Tribune News Service

MP urges colleagues to back voice – as it happened

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Royal Australian Navy Fleet Command records 690 complaints of unacceptable behaviour in two years

Almost 700 complaints about unacceptable behaviour — including sexual misconduct, bullying and harassment — have been reported within the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Command in the past two years.

ABC News

Stuart Broad: ‘This is the biggest Ashes buildup – I’m loving the circus’

Fully fit and raring to go, the England bowler has been preparing new deliveries for Australia’s best batters

The Guardian - UK

Geelong scraps Australia Day celebrations in unanimous council vote about January 26

Geelong council will permanently cease referring to January 26 as Australia Day, as part of a series of changes to how the city commemorates the contentious date.

ABC News

Netflix password sharing crackdown begins in Australia, Ron DeSantis reportedly set to announce US presidential bid, and Wes Anderson on those viral TikToks — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

Basketballer Alex Starling signs with Adelaide 36ers after becoming an Australian citizen

A decade after Alex Starling moved to Australia to pursue an AFL career, the American has fulfilled a very different sporting dream — joining the NBL with the Adelaide 36ers on the same day as he became an Australian citizen.

ABC News

The world's worst animal disease is killing frogs worldwide. A testing breakthrough could help save them

For the past 40 years, a devastating fungal disease has been ravaging frog populations around the world, wiping out 90 species. Unlike the global COVID-19 pandemic, you may not even be aware of this “panzootic” – a pandemic in the animal world. Yet it’s the world’s worst wildlife disease.

The Conversation

Drinking fountains in every town won't fix all our water issues – but it's a healthy start

Water plays a significant role in Aboriginal culture. The Fish Traps in Brewarrina, Baiame’s Ngunnhu, for example, were built by eight clan groups and continue to sustainably fish the Barwon River.

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Biden's cancelled Australia-PNG trip was a missed opportunity – but a US debt crisis would hurt a lot more

The Quad leaders’ meeting was meant to take place in Sydney today, with the Sydney Opera House as the picturesque setting. Instead, US President Joe Biden has rushed back to Washington from the G7 summit in Japan to deal with the looming debt ceiling crisis in Congress.

ABC News

Thinking of paying off your HECS debt before indexation? The ATO says you better do it today

More than 3 million Australians will have their HECS-HELP debts indexed at 7.1 per cent come June 1.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: The ‘A’ in ALP stands for Albanese

Something rather important has been overlooked in the first anniversary of the election – Anthony Albanese’s takeover of the Labor Party.

The New Daily

Migrant worker exploitation is a big problem. Here’s how we fix it

Migrants were front and centre during the worst of the pandemic, yet too many migrant workers are exploited in Australia.

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Newcastle Herald

Telling the truth about the past must trump our comfortable histories

Are we meant to forget history to appease monarchists?

AAP

PM to meet Modi at Kirribilli after huge welcome

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will meet Indian leader Narendra Modi at Kirribilli ahead of bilateral talks.

Newsroom.co.nz

Where is she now? Wendy Sharpe

Football Ferns legend Wendy Sharpe still holds scoring records set three decades ago. A trailblazing mum-athlete, the double international is passing on her football wisdom to a new generation.

The Hindu

Cameron Green is potential match-winner for Mumbai Indians: Irfan Pathan

Hailing Green’s sensational batting performance against SRH, former India cricketer Irfan Pathan suggested the young Australia all-rounder should bat at number three in the coming games.

The Guardian - UK

England have ‘easy ride’ at World Cup but will not win it, claims Steve Hansen

England are in the favourable half of the draw at the World Cup, according to Steve Hansen but do not feature on his list of contenders for the trophy

Evening Standard

Tyson Fury in talks over shock summer bout against Demsey McKean in Australia

Tyson Fury is in talks to fight Demsey McKean this summer, according to the Australian heavyweight’s manager.

Evening Standard

Steven Hansen defends Israel Folau selection for World XV as he backs decision to fly pride flag at Twickenham

Folau had his Australia contract terminated in 2019 over homophobic social media posts

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