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Big changes needed to connect cars to the power grid

Most Australians want to turn their electric vehicle into a battery on wheels in future but there are still speed bumps to making the technology work.

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This is Australia’s only icebreaker. Here’s why experts say we need another

Australia’s Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have headed to one of our three bases – Mawson, Davis and Casey – as well as the base on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, to research everything from ecology to climate science.

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The unsigned riders that made a mark this Australian summer season

From Tour Down Under mountains jersey winners Fergus Browning and Alyssa Polites to the victors at the domestic staples

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‘A house battery you can drive around’: how a handful of Australians are selling power from their cars back to the grid

Our cars sit unused most of the time. If you have an electric vehicle, you might leave it charging at home or work after driving it. But there’s another step you could take. If you have a bidirectional charger, you can set it to sell power back to the grid…

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Drake changes lyrics to 2021 song after Kendrick Lamar’s brutal Super Bowl halftime show

Canadian rapper is currently performing in Australia on his Anita Max Win tour

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Breakout star Tien ends Aussie hopes at Delray Beach

Australia's hopes at the Delray Beach Open in Florida have been ended as Sydneysider Adam Walton became the latest victim of US breakout star Learner Tien.

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Morning Mail: Trump says Putin agreed to peace talks, wealth gap widens, AI helps find rare bird

US president says he and Russian leader spoke by phone and teams will start negotiations ‘immediately’; report reveals Australia’s growing social divide

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Minister says pair of Sydney nurses unable to practise nationwide – as it happened

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Stan’s Invisible Boys carries the tradition of real, gritty Aussie teen drama, while smashing it into something new

Stan’s new series Invisible Boys follows four young gay men as they understand and explore their identities while living in Geraldton, a regional town in Western Australia.

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Romance bookstores are booming in Australia and worldwide – and fans are lining up for love

Once, if you wanted to buy romance novels, you had to know where to look. Some small outlets stocked paperback romances, as well as department stores like Big W in Australia and Walmart in the United States. So did some bookstore chains, but romance wasn’t usually front and centre.

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Removing babies is still harming First Nations families, almost two decades after the apology to Stolen Generations

Today marks 17 years since the apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples for the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families between the mid-1800s and 1970s.

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A new report card shows inequality in Australia isn’t as bad as in the US – but we’re headed in the wrong direction

It’s hard to remember a time the United States seemed as tense and divided as it does today. That should serve as a stark reminder of just how important it is to monitor the health of our own nation.

The Conversation

Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold

Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in 1977 – secured, as required by law, through a referendum – ensured that a casual vacancy for the Senate would be filled by…

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“I think this is all happening out of necessity. The boys and I have expressed our need to play music again.” Letlive announce 2025 reunion tour with US, UK, Europe and Australia dates

The post-hardcore favourites will play their first shows since January 2017 from June to November

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Australia rejects 'killing' the US aluminium market

Australia has denied exploiting tariff exemptions granted by the first Trump administration despite claims aluminium sales have been "killing" the US market.

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Unpaid overtime drops after right to disconnect laws

Australian workers are doing less unpaid work since right to disconnect laws were introduced, but unions are warning against winding back the legislation.

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"Doesn't get any worse': towns brace for cyclone Zelia

Locals are preparing for Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which is being described as big, strong and unpredictable as it heads for coastal towns.

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Business lobby backs tax boost to bolster productivity

The Business Council of Australia has called for the federal government to hand all companies a 20 per cent investment allowance in the upcoming budget.

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Nurses Suspended For Threatening Israelis In Viral Argument With Content Creator: 'I Won't Treat Them, I Will Kill Them'

An Australian hospital is investigating two nurses, who were suspended after a clip of them threatening to kill Israeli patients while in an argument with an Israeli content creator went viral on social media.

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Nurses Suspended for Threatening Israelis in Viral Argument with Content Creator: 'I Won't Treat Them, I Will Kill Them'

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44 Times Casino Workers Saw Something Crazy Or Just Very Sad

Nearly half a billion people worldwide suffer from gambling addiction. These stories paint a grim picture of how it affects their lives. The post 44 Times Casino Workers Saw Something Crazy Or Just Very Sad first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Young Socceroos make five-goal start in U20 Asian Cup

Australia's Young Socceroos have made a fine start to the Under-20 Asian Cup, hammering the Kyrgyz Republic 5-1 in Shenzhen.

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Super Rugby kicks off with high hopes of Australian drought being broken

A raft of law tweaks should suit the all-out attack of the Australian sides while the hunt for a new Wallabies coach adds a new level of intrigue

The Guardian - AU

Becoming a migrant was the best thing I’ve ever done – I was lucky that it was by choice

Whenever life was grey in the Birmingham winter, I remembered my parents did a lot more with a lot less when they migrated to Australia more than 40 years ago

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MoJ to pay Andrew Malkinson ‘significant’ sum over wrongful rape conviction

Exclusive: Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison, says he plans to use interim payment to visit family in Australia

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