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Car-donnay: Electric vehicle powers winery

A Barossa Valley winery is being powered by an electric car as part of an Australian-first trial that will open up to other participants within weeks.

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Tony Barry dead: Star of Australia and The Night We Called It A Day dies

Veteran actor Tony Barry, who starred in the likes of Australia, has passed away aged 81 and tributes poured in from famous faces and fans alike

Daily Mirror

Why electric vehicles won't be enough to rein in transport emissions any time soon

Progress towards Australia’s new emissions target of a 43% reduction by 2030 (from 2005 levels) has been decidedly mixed. Emissions in the electricity sector have fallen in recent years, but the upward trend in another major sector, transport, is set to continue.

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'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia

SYDNEY: The alleged boss of Asia's biggest crime syndicate and one of the world's most wanted men has been extradited to Australia and arrested on drug trafficking charges, police said Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Green reflects on his 'weird' Test summer

Allrounder Cameron Green has not been required to do much for a rampant Australia so far this Test summer, but is ready to contribute in the Boxing Day Test.

AAP

Board changes for Motorsport Australia

Three new directors will join the Motorsport Australia Board for 2023.

Motorsport

Mask warning for millions ahead of ‘super-spreader’ Xmas

Millions of Australians have been warned to wear face masks as the nation's latest COVID wave peaks over the busy Christmas period.

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'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia to face drug trafficking charges

Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday it had taken the head of a global drug trafficking syndicate, dubbed 'Asia's El Chapo', into custody after he was extradited from the Netherlands.

Reuters

Vandals Broke Into A Sacred Aboriginal Cave In SA And Scratched Words Over 22,000YO Rock Art

The artwork at the sacred Aboriginal cave site in South Australia has been vandalised and destroyed in a “massive, tragic loss”.

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Christmas travel rush slams airports

Australians travelling interstate or overseas for Christmas can expect delays when they reach the airport, with millions passing through the gates this season.

AAP

Noxious weed thornapple identified as spinach contaminant, after about 200 Australians became ill

The toxic thornapple plant has been in Australia for centuries and caused dozens of poisonings this week after contaminating a spinach harvest.

ABC News

Alleged global drug syndicate leader Tse Chi Lop extradited to Australia from the Netherlands

Canadian national Tse Chi Lop is extradited to Melbourne from the Netherlands to face charges of conspiracy to traffic commercial quantities of controlled drugs.

ABC News

Australia's famous sapphires and their colourful history starting in Queensland's Gemfields

Queensland's Gemfields is one of the world's most significant sapphire-bearing regions. It has produced some world-famous gems, including the largest black sapphire ever found.

ABC News

Sunken trust in navy

The sinking of the HTMS Sukhothai was a shocking tragedy that has left Thai society greatly dismayed. Having faithfully served the nation for almost 36 years, withstanding rough seas and journeying as far afield as Australia, the well-maintained corvette sunk in tumultuous waters on Sunday, not far from the coast…

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Displaced Ukrainian families face first Christmas in Australia without loved ones still at war

The seven-year-old, along with her mum and grandmother are among 4,500 displaced Ukrainians facing Christmas without their husbands, brothers, fathers and sons still fighting in the war.

ABC News

Australia could ramp-up actions against Iran for 'egregious' human rights abuses, inquiry told

Australia could ramp up measures against Iran for its "egregious" human rights abuses, including the execution of protesters, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

ABC News

What's in the drugs that are being tested at Australia's first fixed-site pill testing clinic in the ACT?

From workout supplements in cocaine to children's cough medicine in MDMA, Australia's first fixed-site pill testing clinic has found some unusual ingredients in drugs.

ABC News

The Loop: January 6 committee delays releasing final report, Zelenskyy and Biden meet, and H&M pulls Justin Bieber collection — 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.

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Every Australian will be touched by climate change. So let's start a national conversation about how we'll cope

In an address to the National Press Club this month, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil expressed deep concern about the national security implications of climate change.

The Conversation

Global coal use in 2022 is reaching an all-time high, but Australia is bucking the trend

In a year marked by record-smashing floods, fires, heatwaves and droughts, the urgent need to act on climate change has never been more apparent. And yet, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found coal burning for electricity generation will reach record levels this year.

The Conversation

Are Aussie pubs really filled with tiles because it's easier to wash off the pee? History has a slightly different story

The “six o’clock swill” is one of the best known terms in Australian history. It captures the unedifying drinking habits of a 50-year period from the first world war until the 1960s, when hotel bars closed at 6pm in the south-eastern states of Australia.

The Conversation

The University of Adelaide and UniSA merger talks are back on but other Australian unis are unlikely to follow

A merger between the universities of Adelaide and South Australia has been talked about for years.

The Conversation

Uber plans a kids service to replace mum and dad's taxi. What's wrong with that? Plenty

Ride-share company Uber has just rolled out an option to book vehicles equipped with a children’s car seat across Melbourne. Uber is also considering allowing unaccompanied children to use its service.

ABC News

'The return of goodwill'

Reflections on 50 years of China-Australia relations through the eyes of two people who have been at the centre from the start.

The Canberra Times

NLA warns Trove will run out of funding in six months

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