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Cyclone Alfred is slowing – and that could make it more destructive. Here’s how climate change might have influenced it

Cyclone Alfred has now been delayed, as the slow-moving system stalls in warm seas off southeast Queensland. Unfortunately, the expected slow pace of the cyclone will bring even more rain to affected communities.

The Conversation

Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast

Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate householders are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone

The Independent UK

HILDA data shows income inequality is at a 20-year high

The 19th annual report from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey was released today.

The Conversation

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PJ Harvey review – part folklore, part fever dream

In the British polymath’s first Australian show in eight years, she performs a haunting, theatrical tribute to Dorset, where she grew up

The Guardian - AU

Home approvals rise as Australia's economy turns corner

Promising housing data and a return to growth in real household incomes augur well for the Australian economy in 2025.

AAP

Cyclone's Fringe Lashes Eastern Australia

The outer fringe of a tropical cyclone started whipping eastern Australia on Thursday, bringing drenching rains and record-breaking waves to a heavily populated region rarely hit by typhoons.

International Business Times

New Zealand captain looks forward to 'putting India under pressure' in Champions Trophy final

New Zealand set up a title clash with India in the Champions Trophy, after they defeated South Africa by 50 runs in the second semifinal on Wednesday in Lahore. India had beaten Australia by four wickets in the first semifinal in Dubai.

The Times of India

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Voice referendum normalised racism towards Indigenous Australians, report finds

Complaints detailing distressing incidents of racism reveal 2023 referendum one of Australia’s ‘darker moments’, author says

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Curran on Trump, Ukraine, shifting tectonic plates, and a bigger Australian defence bill

The Trump presidency is turning much of the world order on its head. Tne United States president is arm-twisting Ukraine, playing nice with Russia, and using protection as an economic and political weapon.

The Conversation

Creative Australia’s decisions should be peer reviewed and at arm’s length. Where did things go wrong?

For the past three weeks the arts have been dominated by a recent decision made by the board of Creative Australia. On February 7 it was announced Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino had been chosen as the artistic team to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale in 2026.

The Conversation

Varda space capsule returns to Earth in 1st commercial landing in Australian Outback (photos)

Varda Space has successfully landed a reentry capsule in Australia, delivering critical data that could advance in-space manufacturing and hypersonic technologies.

Space

Australia’s major sports codes are considered not-for-profits – is it time for them to pay up?

Not-for-profit organisations support a range of needs and activities, such as financial disadvantage, health and education.

The Conversation

Weakening currents in the Atlantic may mean a wetter northern Australia and drier New Zealand

Europe is warmed by heat from ocean currents, which move water from the warm tropics to the colder North Atlantic. Once the warm, salty water from the tropics reach the polar region, they cool enough to sink to the depths and flow back towards the Southern Ocean.

The Conversation

Tariff fickleness sparks call for business to diversify

Australia is still pushing for an exemption to US tariffs but businesses are waking up to the possibility they may need to be flexible to mitigate their impact.

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Morning Mail: Australia’s domestic divide, Queensland on edge as Alfred nears, Ukraine cut off from intel

Men aren’t doing any more housework than they were 20 years ago, survey finds

The Conversation

50 new urgent care clinics are on the cards. But are the existing ones working? Here’s what we know so far

Over the weekend the Australian government announced A$644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia. This is on top of nearly $600 million previously committed to establish 87 clinics.

The Guardian - AU

The Reserve Bank should be looking at these numbers and wondering why it waited until February to act

Yes, the worst may be behind us, but GDP figures provide little sense of an economy powering ahead at full steam

TechRadar

How to watch AFL 2025: live stream Aussie football online, schedule, all the details o the opening round games

How watch AFL 2025 live streams online, with Collingwood, Greater Western Sydney and reigning champions Brisbane being hotly tipped for the season ahead.

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Green fuel cash injection prepares market for take-off

A $250 million investment in sustainable fuels could tell the rest of the world that Australia is ready to turn its farm waste into flights.

AAP

PM pushes for fixed terms amid election date talk

Questions about the timing of the federal election, as cyclone Alfred looms, have prompted the prime minister to reignite his push for fixed poll dates.

AAP

Aussie tennis women flying high into Indian Wells

Australia's tennis women are soaring, with four players making the Indian Wells main draw and a quartet now in world top-100 for the first time since 2019.

The Guardian - AU

Australian men doing no more housework than they were 20 years ago – still 50% less than women

Men do an average of 12.8 hours a week, while women do 18.4 hours, Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report finds

The Guardian - AU

Is climate change supercharging Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it powers towards Australia?

Cyclone Alfred formed in the Coral Sea towards the end of February when sea surface temperatures were almost 1C hotter than usual

The Guardian - AU

Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon among tech companies making $27bn from Australians

Greens say Australia should introduce a 3% tax on revenues beyond $20m if a company makes over €750m worldwide

The Guardian - AU

Western Australia has one story about the gas industry. It won’t accept dissent from ‘over east’

Saturday’s state election is unlikely to unseat Labor premier Roger Cook but, with both major parties supporting gas expansion, WA’s record threatens any national progress on emissions

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