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From Thai-Burma railway to Sandakan, WWII history buff unearths stories of Australian POWs

A South Australian businessman digs into why prisoners from his region died at a far higher rate at the hands of their Japanese captors and discovers little-known tales in the process.

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World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind

The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return to post-COVID normality in Asia.

Reuters

Tampa, Bali bombings, 9/11 and the Kyoto Protocol: today's cabinet paper release shows what worried Australia in 2002

Every year, the National Archives of Australia releases the cabinet records from 20 years earlier, and this year’s batch is out today.

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First coin celebrates deep sea creatures

Collectors from across Australia have travelled to the nation's capital for the chance to take home the first pressed coin of the new year.

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The regional suburbs in Australia that have recorded the largest value growth since COVID-19 hit

Figures show the biggest changes in values for houses and units in regional areas since the pandemic hit.

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What will Australia's fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic look like?

On the first day of 2023, experts weigh in on how far Australia — and the world — has come since the pandemic began, and what the next frontiers are going into the new year.

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Declassified cabinet papers from 2002 show little mention of impending war in Iraq

In 2002, Australia was on the cusp of joining the United States-led invasion of Iraq and had already committed troops to Afghanistan — but previously secret cabinet records make very few references to what would become a decades-long engagement in the Middle East.

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How can we improve plastic recycling?

Fewer than one in four Australians are aware that soft plastics are recyclable.

The Canberra Times

Australia welcomes 2023 with a bang

Australians partied well into the night during the first New Year's Eve celebrations without COVID-19 restrictions in three years.

AAP

Asthma drug to relieve 'lifelong lockdown'

A new addition to the PBS is slated to help the country's most severe asthmatics, giving them three medicines in one in an Australian-first aerosol inhaler.

AAP

Escaping debt won't be easy in 2023

Many Australians are struggling with debt as the cost of living rises, with many hoping to get on top of their personal finances in the new year.

AAP

Surgeon who saved Brit soldiers in Iraq now helping Ukrainians attacked by Putin

Munjed Al Muderis fled Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime in 1999 aged 27 and started a new life in Australia, where he trained as an orthopaedic surgeon. He became a world expert on osseointegration

Daily Mirror

New Year celebrations kick off around the world as Manchester gears up for countdown party

Spectacular firework displays have brought in 2023 in Australia and New Zealand

Manchester Evening News

Nick Kyrgios accuses Lleyton Hewitt of “throwing me under the bus” after late no-show

The 27-year-old Australian pulled out of the inaugural United Cup at the 11th hour due to an ankle injury he sustained in Dubai last week, but was criticised by team captain Lleyton Hewitt

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Reason Australia rejected key climate pact

The reason Australia rejected a key climate agreement has been revealed in previously secret cabinet documents released after the lifting of a 20-year embargo.

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Bali bombings were a security wake-up call

Newly released cabinet documents from 2002 shed light on how the Howard government responded to the Bali bombings and 9/11 terror attacks in the United States.

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'No regrets' over refugee plan: Vanstone

The Howard government's approach to refugees and asylum seekers in 2002 has been outlined in cabinet papers released by the National Archives of Australia.

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Howard's early call on jailing David Hicks

John Howard's government made an early call on the jailing of David Hicks after the Australian citizen was transferred to Guantanamo Bay by US authorities.

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Rafael Nadal produces impressive act of sportsmanship in upset loss to Cameron Norrie at United Cup

Defending Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal goes down to Cameron Norrie, but shows his class amid a tense moment in his three-set defeat to the Briton.

The Independent UK

Cities in Asia ready for New Year parties after COVID hiatus

Revelers have begun gathering in major city centers across the Asia-Pacific region to celebrate the first new year without COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic began in 2020

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia to Ring in 2023 with No COVID Restrictions

Australia is gearing up to celebrate its first restriction-free New Year's Eve after two years of COVID disruptions, with more than a million revelers expected to flock to Sydney's harborfront and watch an elaborate fireworks display. Sydney is one of the world's first major cities to welcome in the New…

Reuters

The New Year rings in as Asia then Europe usher out 2022

With fireworks planned in Paris, hopes for an end to war in Kyiv, and a return to post-COVID normality in Australia and China, Europe and Asia bid farewell to 2022.

The Times of India

Rishabh Pant set to miss series against Australia, entire IPL

DEHRADUN: Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is undergoing treatment at Dehradun’s Max Hospital after crashing his car into divider railings on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in the early hours of Friday.

The Times of India

South Africa's Theunis de Bruyn to miss third Test against Australia for birth of his first child

SYDNEY: South Africa batter Theunis de Bruyn will miss the third and final Test against Australia next week as he is set to return home for the birth of his first child.

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Australia marks New Year 2023 with fireworks displays in Sydney and across the country

Celebrations to ring in the new year have been held around Australia with most of the country marking the start of 2023 with good weather and big crowds.

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