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Census findings to reveal the big questions confronting modern Australia

In the early years after European settlement, it wasn’t called a ‘Census’, it was called a ‘muster’ – when settlers gathered together to be counted.

The New Daily

Former Perth rich-lister Zhenya Tsvetnenko to be sentenced in US court after multi-million-dollar text message scam

He celebrated his 29th birthday party with Snoop Dogg, spent $600,000 on his wedding, invested in nightclubs and had almost weekly appearances in the social pages. Then it all came crashing down.

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Aged just 11 years, Beau Cosgrove is defying the odds as a bull rider and wheelchair rugby coach

Beau Cosgrove, 11, lives with a rare, life-threatening condition but that has not stopped him from living life to the fullest: as a bull riding, rodeo-rocking, wheelchair rugby coach.

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Bee parasite Varroa destructor a potential 'biosecurity crisis' and almond pollination risk

It will be an anxious few weeks for beekeepers and the billion-dollar Australian almond industry after a varroa mite outbreak in New South Wales.

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Australian road cyclist Ben O'Connor hopes to go one better after fourth-place finish in Tour de France

The Australian road cyclist is dreaming big after a third-place finish at the Critérium du Dauphiné, and finishing fourth on debut at last year's Tour de France.

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Penny Wong stresses 'genuine links' with South-East Asia as she visits Vietnam, Malaysia

Penny Wong's visit to South-East Asia this week has a personal element. In addition to talks with ministers and officials, the Foreign Minister will be visiting her hometown of Sabah.

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What does equity in schools look like? And how is it tied to growing teacher shortages?

When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared victory on election night, he said he wanted to unite Australians around “our shared values of fairness and opportunity, and hard work and kindness to those in need”.

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We need to brace for a tsunami of long COVID. But we're not quite sure the best way to treat it

Australia’s Omicron wave earlier this year was much larger than we thought, recent research has confirmed. We also heard Health Minister Mark Butler acknowledge Australia can expect a “very big wave” of people with long COVID over the next few years.

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'No religion' is Australia's second-largest religious group – and it's having a profound effect on our laws

The latest census results are out and the number of Australians who selected “no religion” has risen again to 38.9%, up from 30.1% in 2016.

The Conversation

Australians are more millennial, multilingual and less religious: what the census reveals

Census data to be released Tuesday shows Australia changing rapidly before COVID, gaining an extra one million residents from overseas in the past five years, almost all of them in the three years before borders were closed.

The Conversation

Dominican Sister, teacher and prioress: Elizabeth Lusby and her life well lived

The last of the extraordinary Lusby siblings has been laid to rest.

The Canberra Times

Census 2021 data shows Australians are less religious and more culturally diverse than ever

For the first time, census data shows fewer than half of Australians say they are Christian, while almost as many say they have no religious beliefs.

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How do I know if I've had COVID-19, and what else can antibody blood tests tell us about past infection?

Antibody blood tests can tell you if you've been recently infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus — but there's plenty they can't tell you.

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More arrests in Sydney climate protest

For the second consecutive day, Blockade Australia activists have disrupted Sydney roads, with a heavy police presence resulting in several arrests.

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Australia ‘ill-prepared’ for food insecurity driven by war and climate crisis, former defence leaders say

Former military heads warn of risks to food supply ahead of report from Australian Security Leaders Climate Group

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Fears for wellbeing of older Australians as 65,000 aged care workers leave sector each year

Immediate solutions needed for deteriorating staff crisis in sector struggling to maintain basic standards, report finds

The Guardian - AU

From Strictly Ballroom to Elvis: the career of Baz Luhrmann – sorted

The Australian auteur’s films are intoxicating, polarising spectacles – so from the very bad (Australia) to the very good, we rank his works across film and TV

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Guardian Essential poll: voters back minimum wage rise but divided on Labor’s climate target

A third of respondents think Albanese should adopt a more ambitious emissions target, while nearly half blame the Coalition’s climate wars for the energy crisis

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Australian almond harvest in jeopardy as ‘Covid for bees’ strikes apiaries

Discovery of varroa mite at Newcastle port has led to NSW beehives being locked down with a potentially ‘devastating effect’ on crops

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‘Deadly combination’: unpicking race’s role in three separate tragedies

Their beaming faces and traumatised parents graced countless news bulletins. Did ‘systemic racism’ in Australia’s health system play a part in the deaths of Amrita, Hiyaan and Aishwarya?

AAP

Hay help for farmers waiting for rain

Nor-for-profit group Rural Aid is dropping hay to dozens of South Australian farmers doing it tough and trying to feed stock in parts of the state.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka Cricket to dedicate Galle Test against Australia in memory of Shane Warne

COLOMBO (Sri Lanka): Sri Lankans will stand to attention in a fitting salute to all-time cricketing great Australian spin wizard Shane Warne when the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia gets underway on June 29 at the Galle International Stadium.

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Australia's growing Indigenous identity

An increasing number of Australians identify as Indigenous, according to the latest census which also captures defence force service.

The New Daily

‘Worst-case scenario’: Aged-care staff shortages double in nine months

Australia’s aged-care industry is hurtling towards a “worst-case scenario” as growing staff shortages threaten to derail efforts to improve care.

The Independent UK

11 arrested during massive climate protest that brings parts of Sydney to standstill

Activists say this will be a ‘week of resistance’ in Australia’s biggest city

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