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Republic referendum second-term priority

Any referendum on Australia's future as a republic will not come before a second term of Labor government, assistant minister Matt Thistlethwaite says.

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Here's a scheme Labor should ditch in its bid to boost productivity. It's the 'patent box'

Australia’s new treasurer Jim Chalmers says his biggest priorities include boosting productivity and business investment.

The Conversation

Uncle Herb Patten reflects on lifetime of gumleaf playing

Uncle Herb Patten has been making music from gumleaves since he was five years old and wants others to take it up.

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Environment minister seeks ‘urgent briefing’ over scrapped recovery plans – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

WA's south-west is set for a dry winter and climate change is part of the reason

As Australia's north and east braces for plenty of rainfall, the Bureau of Meteorology's seasonal outlook shows WA's most populated region is in line for a dry winter — and this is why.

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Morning mail: threatened species plans scrapped, Depp v Heard verdict, Sheryl Sandberg quits

Thursday: Coalition scrapped recovery plans for 176 threatened animals, plants and habitat. Plus: jury finds in favour of Johnny Depp in defamation case

The Guardian - AU

How the 2022 federal election may finally signal an end to 'White Australia'

Despite years of critique, the Australian national parliament has been overwhelmingly white and male, unlike the country as a whole. But something changed at the 2022 election – most clearly around racism and sexism. How might this play out in the negotiations to come?

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Alan Kohler: We all lose when monopolists prosper

The role of government is to correct the tendency towards monopoly and inequality through regulation, but they have been falling down on the job.

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The rejection of China’s deal shows the Pacific will not be used as a geopolitical pawn

Pacific leaders have sent a strong message that countries who want to partner with them must treat them with respect and take action on climate change

The Guardian - AU

Joe Biden says mass shootings rarely happen outside the US. What have other countries done that America hasn't?

US President Joe Biden says shootings like the Robb Elementary murders "rarely happen anywhere else in the world". Here's what some countries have done to make that happen.

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Federal government's 'gas trigger' to keep supplies onshore may not be pulled just to put a lid on high prices

As gas prices rocket upwards, the federal government is fielding questions on whether it would use its "gas trigger" powers to force gas exporters to keep supplies onshore. But high prices alone may not be enough to pull the trigger.

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There's a lack of diversity in Australian leadership roles. These experts are trying to fix that

About a quarter of the population has a non-European or an Indigenous background. But people from those backgrounds only account for 5 per cent of senior leadership positions.

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Coal snap: Eraring power station running out of coal, ASX told

Eraring Power Station is running out of coal, threatening to deepen Australia's worsening energy crisis.

Newcastle Herald

Irish labourer went on 12-hour burglary spree stealing cash, tablets and phones just before being kicked out of Australia

Fionnbharr McHugh is now facing sentence over his thefts in a Sydney suburb earlier this year

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World's largest plant is a vast seagrass meadow in Australia

Scientists have discovered the world's largest plant off the Australia coast — a seagrass meadow that extends underwater

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Will the change of Australian government end the trade war with China?

The trade war between Beijing and Canberra is hurting both sides greatly, but will the change of Australian government bring it to an end?

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Australia's first two Muslim federal ministers sworn into office in historic moment

Labor MP Ed Husic said he "felt the weight of the moment" to be one of the first two Muslim ministers to be sworn into Federal Parliament.

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Cold weather to ease in eastern Australia today, but the weekend will bring frigid conditions and rain

The Bureau of Meteorology says maximum temperatures in the east and south-east are expected to stay well below average as cold fronts arrive over the weekend.

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Partners must 'treat Pacific with respect'

The EU's Indo-Pacific envoy says the sovereignty of Pacific island nations must be respected and the region should be supported by the EU, Australia and the US.

The Guardian - AU

‘World of pain’: warnings of gas shortages amid soaring power prices add to Australia’s energy woes

Market operator warns of possible shortfall of gas supplies on Thursday in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania amid cold snap

The Guardian - AU

From Billy Bragg to DJ Albo: what Anthony Albanese’s music taste says about him

If he wants to be true to the values of the music he most cherishes, Australia’s new PM needs to seize the sea of possibilities created by a more diverse parliament

The Guardian - AU

Seven new species on the menu for Queensland fans of sustainable seafood, new guide says

Australian Marine Conservation Society says management of reef line fisheries is ‘really admirable’ and will help keep fishing stock ‘environmentally resilient’

The Guardian - UK

England boost for Australia tour with Nowell and Cowan-Dickie available

Eddie Jones has been handed a triple injury boost before England’s summer tour of Australia with the Exeter trio of Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Jonny Hill all expected to be available for selection

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The differences between NZ and Australia are becoming too great

A joint approach by NZ and Australia to Pacific issues is needed more than ever. A reinvigorated Canberra Pact would be a chance to recharge their historical relationship, says Peter Dunne

The Hindu

Centre hands over 10 stolen idols to Tamil Nadu

Six of the idols were retrieved from the U.S. and four from Australia

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