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Cheaper gas and electricity prices are within Australia's grasp – here's what to do

Virtually every country in the world is facing a crisis in energy costs, yet while other countries can’t do much about it, Australia can.

The Conversation

Will your energy bills ever come down? Only if Labor gets serious with the gas majors

Over the next two years, energy prices are expected to rise by a whopping 56%. That’s the dismal forecast in this week’s federal budget.

The Conversation

England coach demands aggressive reaction from 'timid' players in huge Australia clash

Matthew Mott says his players were nervous against Ireland and now need to throw caution to the wind if they are to stay on course for the semi-finals

Daily Mirror

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Pucovski takes indefinite cricket break

Australia's batting prodigy Will Pucovski has opted to take a third indefinite break from cricket for personal reasons.

AAP

Australia football team first to release statement criticising Qatar ahead of World Cup

Players from their World Cup squad appear in a video condemning the country's record on human rights

Wales Online

As Xi Jinping begins a third term, Australia must push to engage China on common interests

An overconfident Beijing and a Xi surrounded by yes-men poses a great risk to Pacific stability, making bilateral meetings all the more important

The Guardian - AU

Finch 'confident' in T20 World Cup form

Aaron Finch is confident in his own form and has backed under-fire star quick Pat Cummins ahead of Australia's must-win Twenty20 World Cup game.

AAP

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Why has a UN torture prevention subcommittee suspended its visit to Australia?

This week, a United Nations torture prevention subcommittee delegation suspended its visit to Australia. The delegation arrived on October 16 and was due to end its visit on October 27, but suspended the visit prematurely on Sunday October 23.

The Conversation

1 million homes target makes headlines, but can't mask modest ambition of budget's housing plans

Housing took centre stage in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’s first budget this week. Relatively modest but positive steps were made towards tackling Australia’s worsening shortage of affordable social housing, as well as the broader challenge of housing affordability. But parts of the package cast some doubt on the new government’s analysis…

The Conversation

Without free-to-air, we wouldn't have Doctor Who in the archives. What will we lose when it moves to Disney?

The announcement the BBC will move the global streaming of Doctor Who from free to air channels to Disney+ will change the viewing habits for millions of people internationally.

The Conversation

Refugees criticise disability sector gaps

A disabled Bangladeshi refugee and an Iraqi refugee caring for her disabled daughter have criticised gaps in services to diverse communities with special needs.

AAP

Diamonds debutante Donnell Wallam stood up and showed ‘stick to sport’ crowd got it wrong

Australia’s third Indigenous representative showed it is possible to stand up for what you believe in and still excel in the sporting arena

The Guardian - AU

Australia and England meet on T20 World Cup precipice having both lost their bite

A clash of the two old foes in their current state shapes as a struggle between teams looking to emerge from difficulty

The Guardian - AU

JB Hi-Fi posts strong Q1 sales growth

The electronics and appliances retailer saw sales rise in double digits across its two main businesses for the September quarter in Australia.

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The Conversation

10 is too young to be in court – NZ should raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility

Recent news that thousands of charges have been filed in the Waikato and Auckland youth courts in the past nine months once again put a spotlight on youth crime and our responses to it.

ABC News

Chance encounter leads Berry couple to help organise inauguration for ancient Buchanan clan in Scotland

A couple from Berry on the NSW South Coast have ended up at the centre of an extravagant inauguration for the chief of one of Scotland's oldest clans, the first in more than three centuries.

The Conversation

The government hopes private investors will help save nature. Here's how its scheme could fail

This week’s federal budget reiterated the government’s plan to establish a new scheme for encouraging private investment in conservation, called a biodiversity market (now, rebranded to a “nature repair” market).

AAP

Cricket Tas sex harassment case thrown out

A judge has dismissed an application by the woman who was embroiled in a texting saga with former Australian Test cricket captain Tim Paine after delays.

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Australia to train Ukrainian troops, ship more armoured vehicles

Australia said on Thursday it will deploy 70 soldiers to Britain to help train Ukrainian troops there and ship 30 more armoured vehicles to bolster Kyiv's war against Russia's invasion.

AAP

Market cop takes first greenwashing action

ASX-listed energy firm Tlou Energy has paid Australia's first penalty for "greenwashing" over claims it could generate carbon neutral power.

The Conversation

A constitutional Voice to Parliament: ensuring parliament is in charge, not the courts

Australians will soon vote in a referendum on a First Nations Voice – a constitutionally guaranteed body empowering Indigenous communities to advise parliament and government on Indigenous affairs, as advocated by the Uluru Statement.

The Guardian - AU

The prosecution of David McBride for exposing Australian war crime allegations is an outrageous injustice

The attorney general must discontinue the case against the former military lawyer and fix federal whistleblowing law

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill upset with ‘bucket list’ course in Sydney, Australia, over its no tattoo policy

"Welcome to the 1950’s and a hell of a way to grow the game."

Manchester Evening News

ITV Corrie fans bowled over by the 'new' Eileen as they joke about Sue Cleaver entering I'm A Celebrity jungle

Viewers commented on the dramatic change as Coronation Street actress Sue arrived in Australia to take part in the reality show

The Guardian - AU

Opposition leader makes fresh nuclear pitch – as it happened

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