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Entire crop wiped out in days by ‘apocalyptic’ rat plague that wrought havoc

Australian farmers have been left devastated after millions of rodents wreaked havoc on north Queensland's sugarcane crops to disrupt what should have been a bumper year

Daily Mirror

Australia to make electric buses go round

More electric buses could be made in Australia after one state announced plans to seek feedback into manufacturing more vehicles.

AAP

Power station demolition a step closer as Liddell's curtain call looms

"After over 50 years of generating electricity for Australia, Liddell power station has reached the end of its operational life and will close in April 2023."

Newcastle Herald

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Australians caught up in rising tensions at Gudauri ski field in Georgia

Australians are among dozens of foreigners who say they have been subjected to threats and verbal abuse at an eastern European ski field, rendering it unsafe for them to work.

ABC News

Electric vehicle sales accelerate to record highs in New Zealand

Environmental awareness and government-backed subsidies have contributed to the spike, while Australian purchases remain stuck in the slow lane

The Guardian - AU

From floods to fire? A climate scientist on the chances El Niño will hit Australia this year

After three soggy years of La Niña in a row, Australia has endured record-breaking floods, the latest of which has inundated the Kimberley in Western Australia and across north and central Queensland.

The Conversation

Brewery chasing votes to push Newcastle-made beer to the top of the Hottest 100

It's hard to believe: there is not a Newcastle beer on the current GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers list. But that could all change this year. Jaz Wearin, founder of Modus Operandi Brewing, is on a mission to get the brewer's Cerveza beer voted on to the annual 2022 GABS…

Newcastle Herald

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Australia to spend $2 billion on 40 U.S. Black Hawk choppers

Australia confirmed on Wednesday it would buy 40 Black Hawk military helicopters from the United States for an estimated A$2.8 billion ($1.96 billion), finalising a sale signed off by the U.S. State Department last August.

Reuters

Australia to field in ODI against Pakistan

Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat, as former Ireland international Kim Garth makes her debut for Australia in the second ODI in Brisbane.

AAP

China takes great leap forward in Australia’s car market with EVs leading the charge

Exclusive: Sales of Chinese-made vehicles increased 61% in 2022 with one industry expert saying companies are ‘innovating faster’

The Guardian - AU

Australia wraps up ODI series victory with 10-wicket defeat of Pakistan

After rolling Pakistan for just 125, the world champions complete the run chase without the loss of a wicket in the second ODI in Brisbane.

ABC News

Endeavour snaps up Margaret River Cape Mentelle brand in $20mill takeover

After 33 years in French hands the distinguished Margaret River Cape Mentelle brand has returned to Australian ownership.

Newcastle Herald

'A voice like cigarettes rolled in honey': celebrating Renée Geyer, Australia's queen of soul

Renée Geyer’s name is often in histories of Australian music. A pioneering artist, her iconic soul sound opened up the local conversation about what “sounding Australian” meant. Go-Betweens icon and industry legend Lindy Morrison simply said: “Renée Geyer was an exception to the rule”.

The Conversation

People with disabilities in group homes are suffering shocking abuse. New housing models could prevent harm

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was designed to be a market-based system that would shift power from government and providers to consumers.

The Conversation

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Australia's Motorcycle Sales Dip By Nearly 20 Percent In 2022

Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) publishes the country’s annual motorcycle sales figures, indicating a 19.8-percent market decrease.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: multimillion-dollar GST challenge from councils, shark extinction fears, Greta Thunberg detained

A legal battle led by Philip Ruddock’s Sydney council could see hundreds of millions in GST payments refunded

ABC News

The Loop: Elon Musk's Tesla tweet trial begins, Greta Thunberg detained, world's oldest person dies, and Madonna's star-studded tour announcement — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

Researchers make breakthrough in turning sugar cane to aircraft fuel

Queensland researchers say making sustainable fuels, cosmetics, solvents, and paints in Australia is a step closer after developing a way to quickly convert sugar cane into a renewable chemical.

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Daily Mirror

Italian tennis ace lashes out over allegations of using fake Covid vaccination certificate

Italian player Camila Giorgi, a 2018 Wimbledon quarter finalist, has vehemently denied allegations she used a fake Covid vaccination certificate to play at last year's Australian Open

The Conversation

China's COVID cases may have hit 900 million. What's headed our way?

Over the weekend, Peking University released a study that estimated 900 million Chinese had been infected with COVID up until January 11, representing 64% of the population.

The Conversation

20 years ago, vast bushfires razed Canberra's suburbs – and bushfire science was never the same

It has been 20 years to the day since bushfires burst out of the Brindabella Ranges and into the suburbs of our nation’s bush capital. Four lives were lost, many people were injured and more than 500 homes were destroyed.

The Conversation

9 in 10 landlord tax returns are wrong. Does this make landlords champion tax dodgers?

Australia’s “tax gap” – the gap between what is collected and what would be collected if the law was applied properly – amounts to A$33 billion per year according to Tax Office calculations, which is 7% of what should be collected.

The Conversation

Hidden women of history: how 'Lady' Williams founded a great Australian apple

On Boronia Farm, just outside Donnybrook in Western Australia, stands an 80-something-year-old apple tree (Malus domestica) that’s at the heart of a global industry.

ABC News

Here are the countries leading the way on recycling, and how Australia can catch up

South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom are innovating in their recycling industries, leaving Australia to play catch up.

ABC News

Concerns over growing number of fires linked to lithium-ion batteries in e-scooters and e-bikes

Hundreds of e-scooters and e-bikes are catching fire in Australian homes, and firefighters fear without better education and stringent regulations, things could turn fatal.

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