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52 Fascinating Before And After Pics That Show How Australia Changes People

Australia might be home to truly horrific spiders and other wildlife, but it’s also got world class beaches and hundreds of sunny days a year. So it should be no surprise that folks who moved there tend to look great in their “before and after” pics. We’ve picked out some…

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Why Australia will win v why England can win: two Guardian cricket writers make their Ashes cases

No 1-ranked Australia are favourites on home soil but through a forest of caveats for England, there is still a path to the urn

The Guardian - AU

Roblox rolls out age-verification features in Australia as gaming platform insists child social media ban should not apply

Online gaming company says voluntary age assurance technology will limit teens and children messaging users outside their own age groups

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Microsoft Azure Blocks Largest DDoS Attack in History — attack equivalent to streaming 3.5 million Netflix movies at once, 15.72 Terabits per Second from 500,000 IP addresses tied to IoT botnet

Microsoft's Azure cloud has mitigated the largest DDoS attack in history at close to 16 Tbps from the Aisuru botnet. At its peak, the attack used over 500,000 connected devices to hit the Azure servers with over 3.6 million packets per second to target a single cloud endpoint in Australia.

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England star Henry Pollock nominated for major global award after stunning year

Pollock could walk away with a prestigious gong after bursting on to the scene in 2025 but the Springboks dominate the main award shortlist

The Independent UK

Wallabies star in running for World Rugby award

Australia's Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is one of four finalists in World Rugby's men's breakthrough player of the year, impressing after switching from rugby league.

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Could new Nations Championship transform Test rugby? The jury is out

There is logic to the fresh international format, due to launch next year, but glaring issues and logistical challenges too

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Wallabies have progressed since World Cup woes: Hooper

Forward Tom Hooper was part of the Wallabies' 2023 World Cup humiliation and, back in Paris, insists the current crop are very different under Joe Schmidt.

AAP

Football quiz: test your recall of World Cup qualifying shocks and drama

Late winners, controversies and England embarrassment all feature in this World Cup-themed quiz

The Guardian - UK

Australia detains South African man for attending neo-Nazi rally: ‘He’ll be gone very soon’

Matthew Gruter loses visa for joining demonstration against Jewish lobby in New South Wales

The Independent UK

Liberals to target international students and skilled migrants in proposed cuts to immigration

The Coalition is preparing to thrash out the design of a policy to significantly reduce immigration places

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Liberal Andrew McLachlan on why he’ll still promote net zero

The federal Liberals and their National partners have scrapped their commitment to net zero emissions. While many Liberal conservatives are celebrating, it has left other Liberals unhappy and in a tough position with voters.

The Conversation

‘I’m praying for them’: Why England’s Ashes may hinge on Perth opener

INTERVIEW: ‘If you go 1-0 down in Australia, you’re generally toast,’ explains Ashes winner Chris Tremlett as England aim to win down under for the first time since 2011. By Richard Edwards

The Independent UK

Sand play products now ‘high risk’ and need to be tested before coming into Australia, border force says

Suppliers would not have previously been obliged to test the products at any point in the supply chain, ABF confirmed

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CBA boss says repaying ‘excessive fees’ to low-income customers could be seen as taking shareholder money

Commonwealth Bank Australia– which reported a record cash profit of $10.3bn in most recent financial year – charged $270m in ‘excessive fees’ over five years

The Independent UK

Australian murderer sues for right to eat Vegemite in maximum-security prison

Vegemite has been banned from prisons since 2006 due to it ‘interfering with narcotic detection dogs’

The Guardian - AU

‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO

Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings

AAP

Commonwealth Bank boss reveals preferred migration rate

The boss of Australia's biggest bank has nominated a preferred migration rate while appearing before a parliamentary committee. saying a target is appropriate.

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The Conversation

Which policies would face the chopping block under the Coalition’s retreat from net zero?

In 2021, Australia’s Coalition government pledged to reach net zero by 2050.

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A global publishing scam assisted by AI has targeted Australia. Here are 5 tips to avoid scammers

Aspiring authors in Australia are among those who have been scammed by a global network of publishing houses using cloned websites and AI tools. Some boast testimonials using the images and names of real authors, or listing real books they didn’t publish as their own. Several target the Australian market,…

The Guardian - AU

The real Slim Shady? Eminem sues Australian company Swim Shady for trademark infringement

Eminem claims consumers may mistakenly think he is linked to the Sydney beach brand – but Australia is no stranger to lawsuits from US rappers

AAP

Clark buoyant as big changes brew for women cricketers

Cricket great Belinda Clark says the looming transition must be managed carefully, but is upbeat the Australian women's team can continue to conquer.

The Conversation

Over 100 issues, Quarterly Essay has generated news, controversy – and the occasional explosive scene

Perhaps the most profane opening paragraph in the history of Australian journalism can be found in one of Black Inc.’s avowedly highbrow Quarterly Essays. “Those Chinese fuckers are trying to rat-fuck us,” Kevin Rudd is quoted as saying, in David Marr’s June 2010 edition of the essay series. Profane, yes,…

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Pauline Hanson's post-apocalyptic prediction resurfaces

Pauline Hanson's decades of remarks about race, including a sci-fi prediction about Australia's future, have been used to prove she vilified a Muslim senator.

AAP

Pacific leader seeks investment, Australia eyes defence

The leader of one of the Pacific's poorest countries believes Australian business investment can benefit both nations during a time of great opportunity.

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