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Australia's 'Swiss cheese-like age verification' may lead to a VPN ban — and the whole country's digital safety is on the line

Australia's longest-running digital rights group, Electronic Frontiers Australia, warns that "extraordinary privacy, security, and online safety risks" will arise if access to VPNs is restricted.

TechRadar

'I really believed': frustration for Aussie para-skier

Competing in the Nordic sports, Australia's two-time summer Paralympic gold medallist Lauren Parker has made a difficult arrival at the Milan-Cortina Games.

AAP

77 Good News For Those Who Gave Up On The World

South Korea has shut down the dog meat market. Australia could completely eliminate cervical cancer by 2028. France has banned influencers from promoting dangerous cosmetic surgery. These are just some of the good news stories not getting nearly enough attention. And there are plenty more where those came from...

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Grandpa nap, museum relic: Aussie para-star on rebound

A day after shredding his opening Games event as "pathetic", Australia's Michael Milton has revealed what helped him bounce back at the Milan-Cortina Games.

AAP

Labor MPs quietly alarmed by Albanese government’s response to US-Israel strikes on Iran

Exclusive: Several MPs question why the party rushed to endorse strikes that were likely in breach of international law

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s re-election may have helped Albanese – but the US war in Iran is creating economic conundrums

Resurgent inflation, already a factor before the Middle East conflict, now risks intensifying, creating a problem for the prime minister

The Guardian - AU

If there was ever a moment for Australia’s shift to renewables and EVs, this is it

Yes, Australia needs fuel. But the Middle East war also shows the necessity of setting ourselves up for the future

The Guardian - AU

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Australian football club sends message to Iranian women players who were granted asylum

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The Independent UK

Iranian women footballers offered ‘place to train, play and belong’ by Australian team after being granted asylum

Five players from the Iranian women’s football team have been granted asylum in Australia following their Asian Cup exit

The Independent UK

How a bid for freedom by Iran’s women footballers unfolded in Australia

The furore over not singing their anthem at the Asian Cup was only the start of the drama as players weighed up a chance to seek asylum amid uncertainty about their fate back home

The Guardian - AU

Protesters block bus carrying Iranian women’s team in Australia after five players granted asylum

Australia granted asylum to five members of Iran’s women’s soccer team visiting for a tournament as the Iran war began. Outside the team’s hotel, protesters tried to block a bus believed to carry other players. It remains unclear what will happen to the rest of the team.

Euronews

‘Vicious cycle’: panic buying is biggest risk to Australia’s petrol supplies, experts say

Government and motoring groups say there is no shortage of fuel supplies but stockpiling has left country service stations running dry, as Iran war sparks oil price fears

The Guardian - AU

Iranian women's football players who refused to sing national anthem are granted humanitarian visas in Australia

‘Australians have been moved by the plight of these brave women,’ Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a news conference in Canberra

Evening Standard

Qantas lifts international fares as war hits fuel costs

Qantas and Air NZ say the Iran war has caused a huge spike in the cost of jet fuel, while Virgin Australia's code-sharing flights to Doha have been cancelled.

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WA unveil Adam Voges' coaching successor

Beau Casson is confident Western Australia can snare more silverware after being announced as the successor to departing coach Adam Voges.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s shift away from Coalition-era outsourcing is welcome, but the public service needs more than symbolic savings

As the APS rebuilds after decades of erosion, the real test will be whether Australia can move beyond the politics and develop lasting expertise

The Guardian - AU

Bog standards: Australia’s best toilet paper is also the most expensive in Choice test

Consumer watchdog’s trial of 42 varieties finds high ply counts don’t always indicate quality, while poor disintegration performance wipes Kleenex’s overall score

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: ADF aircraft and missiles sent to UAE; Littleproud quits as Nationals leader; and Kyle apologises to Jackie ‘O’

The PM insists Australia will not be deploying troops to the Middle East

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East war set to push inflation higher than forecast, warns RBA deputy governor

The Reserve Bank’s Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser says inflation in Australia looks likely to be higher than projected before the war in the Middle East broke out.

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Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war?

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is off to another Middle Eastern war, which is likely a surprise to many given how contentious the country’s involvement in the Iraq war was.

AAP

Praise for Adam Zampa's unselfish one-day final call

Australian spinner Adam Zampa has opted out of the one-day cup final to give youngster Tanveer Sangha a go, but both could have played if conditions were right.

The Conversation

Major porn sites have blocked Australian users to protest new laws. Will kids be better off?

Over the past couple of days, Australian users trying to access some of the most popular porn websites hit a dead end. Sites such as Pornhub have prohibited all Australians from accessing pornographic content.

AAP

Wallabies raid NRL ranks in pursuit of World Cup glory

Rugby Australia is making no secret of its intention to build the best possible Wallabies team for the 2027 World Cup - even if that means poaching the NRL.

The Independent UK

Iran-US war latest: Tehran launches ‘most intense’ barrage of missiles since start of conflict

Trump threatened Iran with a military response ‘at a level never seen before’ after US destroyed more than a dozen Iranian mines laid in the Strait of Hormuz

International Business Times UK

Who Is Itamar Ben-Gvir? Israeli Minister Faces Global Backlash After Expanding Gun Permits in Jerusalem

Discover how Israel's new firearm policy under Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir impacts Jerusalem's security and regional tensions. Learn about the expansion of gun permits and its potential consequences

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