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NSW Has Become The Last State To Legalise Voluntary Assisted Dying In Australia

The laws passed the upper house on Thursday afternoon.

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Can the independents upset Australia’s political status quo?

As trust in the major parties declines, independents hope to win over voters in Saturday’s election.

Al Jazeera

Arts and culture have been all but overlooked this election – but the Greens have a big-picture plan

The past term of government has been tough for arts and culture in Australia. Culture was among the worst affected by the pandemic of any aspect of society: the first to lock down; the last to have health restrictions lifted.

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Super Netball attendance bounces back from pandemic as clubs get creative

While some of Australia's sporting codes have experienced a drop off in attendance this year, a new study shows netball fans are flocking back to live sport now COVID restrictions have eased.

ABC News

School students enlisted to help bring endangered sea lions 'back from the brink'

To arrest the decline of one of Australia's most recognisable marine species, scientists are enlisting school students to participate in vital data collection.

ABC News

Australian conservative party faces teal independent threat

Sydney businesswoman Allegra Spender has an impeccable pedigree for a career in Australian politics

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Maitland teenager Hope White earns Australian under-17 selection: Netball

The 15-year-old was impressive for NSW at the national junior titles.

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Australia's largest cattle company AACo doubles operating profit, posts significant rise in herd

AACo's operating profit has more than doubled in the last 12 months and its net profit is now at its best since listing on the ASX.

ABC News

Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in all states. Here's what's just happened in NSW and what it means for you

The last state in Australia, New South Wales, has today passed its voluntary assisted dying bill. This means the vast majority of the population now lives in a jurisdiction where voluntary assisted dying is, or will be, lawful.

The Conversation

Labor's proposed Pacific labour scheme reforms might be good soft diplomacy but will it address worker exploitation?

National security has been a feature of this election campaign, but there’s been little substantive difference on key issues of foreign policy. Last week’s foreign policy debate between Foreign Minister Senator Marise Payne and Shadow Minister Penny Wong barely touched on differences in policy.

The Conversation

Melbourne woman sentenced to time served for 'brazen' identity theft bank scam

Kristel Galvin-Samie is sentenced to time already served for tricking some of Australia's biggest banks into giving her more than $260,000 belonging to other customers.

ABC News

NSW passes voluntary assisted dying laws after marathon upper house debate

State becomes the last in Australia to allow euthanasia for people suffering from terminal illnesses

The Guardian - AU

Australian leaders focus on undecided voters in final campaign push

Australia's political leaders raced to get their message out to undecided voters in marginal seats on Thursday, two days before a general election, with economic problems dominating the last stretch of a tough campaign.

Reuters

United Australia party and Coalition MPs denounced for ‘totally misleading’ claim about WHO

UAP uses full-page print ads to perpetuate baseless claim about a possible pandemic treaty as calls grow for uniform election media blackout rules

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Indigenous votes matter — and not just in remote Australia

It is often lamented that Indigenous peoples’ electoral power is insignificant in Australia, except perhaps in the remote Northern Territory seat of Lingiari.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s jobless rate at 50-year low of 3.9% but fewer positions added in April than predicted

The labour force figures are the final piece of economic data before the federal election and will be welcomed by the Coalition

Newcastle Herald

Fanny Lumsden prepares final fling for Fallow

Fanny Lumsden and her band The Pack are taking acclaimed album Fallow on the road for its last hurrah.

AAP

McKeown unextended at Aussie swim titles

Triple Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown has cruised through her first swim at the Australian championships in Adelaide.

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Unemployment rate dips below 4 per cent, but job creation slows almost to a halt

Australia's unemployment rate falls to 3.9 per cent, even though only 4,000 new jobs were created in April, leading some economists to conclude Australia is running out of workers available for hire.

AAP

Man jailed in WA for beating cat to death

A Tongan national on a working visa has been jailed in Western Australia over beating a cat to death.

Reuters

Australia's economy holds plenty of pitfalls for election winner

Whichever party takes the reins of power at Australia's election on Saturday faces an economic road pitted with pot holes, from runaway inflation to rising interest rates, ballooning debt and an over-heated housing market.

The Guardian - AU

Comeback kid Jason Kubler storms into French Open main draw

Queenslander Jason Kubler is celebrating the perfect birthday present after completing his own personal grand slam

AAP

Govt taking Metricon matter seriously

Australian construction company Metricon Homes has denied reports it is facing solvency issues after meeting with the Victorian treasurer.

ABC News

Pauline Hanson tests positive to COVID-19 days before federal election

The 67-year-old says she believes she caught the virus while campaigning in Western Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition plan allowing first homebuyers to use super could shrink all workers’ retirement savings, industry analysis finds

Industry Super Australia finds returns to members would decrease as funds would have to keep more cash on hand, reducing amount that can be invested

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