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New Zealand-born woman abused in Australian state care wins appeal against ‘501’ deportation

Tribunal finds her offending was ‘directly related’ to factors including sexual abuse when she was in the care of Australian authorities

The Guardian - AU

3 key measures in the suite of new reforms to deal with Australia's energy crisis

With electricity prices surging to previously unimaginable levels, state and federal energy ministers met yesterday to consider how to respond to Australia’s energy crisis.

The Conversation

Kimberley military base, hospital and cinema among old dreams abandoned to the bush

From an abandoned hospital with nothing but the wind for company, to a drive-in cinema swallowed by shrubs, the Australian bush is reclaiming big dreams that saw a bustling town erected in the Western Australian desert.

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Misogyny ‘just a modus operandi for politics in Australia’, says former museum director

Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, who recently stood down from Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art after 22 years, recalls ‘being yelled at’ by male politicians in new interview

The Guardian - AU

Drive-by shooting at boxer Huni's Qld home

Queensland Police are investigating a drive-by shooting at the south Brisbane home of Australian heavyweight boxing champion Justis Huni.

AAP

Anthony Albanese says his cabinet has the largest number of women in history. Is that correct?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his new cabinet has the largest number that have ever served in an Australian cabinet. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News

Nation records 59 Covid deaths as NT announces closure of quarantine facility – as it happened

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The Loop: The AFP's warning on organised crime, Queensland wins Origin I, and the NSW Premier makes a meme

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Morning mail: cabinet meets amid rising cost-of-living concerns, plastic clean-up success, death rate fell in 2020

Thursday: Labor faces calls to provide relief for households from inflation. Plus: plastic pollution on Australia’s coast falls by up to 30%

The Guardian - AU

Equatorial Launch Australia flags bold expansion plan for fledgling Arnhem Land spaceport

NASA will launch three suborbital sounding rockets from Arnhem Land this year and if all goes well, the company that owns the launch pad is planning for a massive expansion.

ABC News

Women’s probability of being in poverty more than doubles after separation

When a heterosexual relationship breaks down, women are at a much higher risk of falling into poverty than men – especially if they have children to care for.

The Conversation

Local efforts have cut plastic waste on Australia's beaches by almost 30% in 6 years

It’s common to hear about large amounts of plastic waste floating around our oceans. But while the problem of plastic waste is growing globally, in Australia it’s going the other way.

The Conversation

'The Red Witch': how communist writer, intellectual and activist Katharine Susannah Prichard helped shape Australia

Nathan Hobby’s The Red Witch: A Biography of Katharine Susannah Prichard takes on the challenging task of sorting out the complicated details of Prichard’s life as a child, sibling, governess, teacher, friend, lover, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, traveller, celebrity, journalist, poet, novelist, short-story writer, social activist, public speaker and communist.

The Conversation

As women decide Australia's new leaders, what is going on with academic leadership?

Women’s votes may have swayed the federal election result, but will a change in government move the culture towards one of empowering Australian women? In his victory speech, newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: “Together we can make full and equal opportunity for women a national economic and social…

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How Australia's expanding environmental movement is breaking the climate action deadlock in politics

The federal election saw voters’ growing concern about Australia’s laggardly response to climate change finally addressed, with teal independents garnering seats in Liberal heartland and record votes for Greens candidates.

The Canberra Times

How Canberra universities fared in world rankings after COVID lockdowns

The Australian National University is still ranked top in the country as COVID affects universities scores.

ABC News

Australian snow, rain and heat linked by blocked weather systems, climatologist says

What do a blizzard in the east and days of rain in the west have in common with the February-March floods and the heat records smashed around the world?

ABC News

Tasmania's link to Australia's National Electricity Market explained

In 2016, Tasmania was on the brink of being powerless when its undersea electricity cable broke and its dams were nearly empty. But these days it can produce more than enough power locally to supply homes and businesses. So, should the island unplug from the rest of Australia?

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Electric cars could get cheaper as a crucial component in them drops in price

The cost of electric cars could start to fall, with the price of a core component in EV batteries expected to reduce, according to Credit Suisse analysts.

ABC News

Australia's cricket team is touring Sri Lanka when the country can barely keep the lights on

Australia's cricket team is on a six-week tour of Sri Lanka. But the situation is so bad on the island that few can watch the matches on their TVs because the country is plagued by power outages.

Newcastle Herald

Coal's era might have passed, but respect for its help is eternal

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Benzinga

United Airlines Adds New Transpacific Destination - Guess Where?

United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) plans a year-round, nonstop service between San Francisco and Brisbane starting in October. Because of the airline's new collaboration with Virgin Australia, United customers will be able to conveniently connect to nearly 20 other cities within Australia from Brisbane. United's new Brisbane service will operate three times weekly…

AAP

Plastic on Aussie beaches down by a third

Improvements in waste management and shopping bag bans have helped lead to a reduction in plastic pollution on Australian beaches, according to new research.

AAP

Cabinet backs in energy market changes

Federal cabinet has endorsed a range of gas market measures to back decisions made by Australia's energy ministers on Wednesday.

AAP

Call for dialogue on Qld mine emissions

The Queensland coal sector has called for more clarity from the state government on its plans to lower emissions from existing coal mines.

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