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Fatal Helicopter Crash On Hotel Roof In Cairns, Australia

Tragic helicopter crash in Cairns, Australia leads to hotel evacuation and investigation. Unauthorized flight raises questions about pilot's identity and s...

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What will Raygun do next? I foresee a very lucrative career

Australians love an underdog. Eric the Eel, Stephen Bradbury, Eddie the Eagle. It bodes well for Raygun’s post-Paris Olympics future

The Guardian - AU

Greens demand answers after Australians temporarily unable to post news links to Instagram and Threads

Sarah Hanson-Young wrote to Meta demanding to know if social media giant was test-running a news ban

The Guardian - AU

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Australia helicopter crash: Pilot dies after 'unauthorised' chopper flight crashes on Cairns hotel roof

Crash prompts evacuation of hundreds of people from building as flames engulf the aircraft

Evening Standard

Industry push to earn carbon credits from Australia’s native forests would be a blow for nature and the climate

Australia’s forestry industry raised eyebrows this month when it released plans to remove trees from native forests, potentially including national parks, and claim carbon credits in the process.

The Conversation

A joie de vivre in Paris revived the Olympic spirit to leave Tokyo Games in alternative universe

Despite fears about security, strikes and sweltering heat, Paris 2024 delivered the ‘party Games’ with Australia among the teams leading the celebrations

The Guardian - AU

'Unauthorized' helicopter flight ends with crash on hotel roof in Australia, killing pilot

A man has died after an unauthorized helicopter flight in Queensland, Australia ended in a crash on a hotel roof, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the building as flames engulfed the aircraft

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The major factors behind Australia’s surge to a record-breaking Olympics

Australia has a proud history at the Summer Olympics. We have won at least one medal in every Summer games all the way back to 1896.

The Conversation

Roblox was just banned in Turkey to ‘protect children’. What’s Australia doing?

Roblox is a hugely popular online gaming platform that contains its own little universe of games. It is primarily targeted at children. Users can create games themselves and play games built by others, and chat with other players. If you’re a parent, you’ve likely heard of it. You might even…

The Conversation

Raygun breaks out kangaroo hop as Olympics end while athletes and politicians hit back at ‘haters’

Fellow Olympians cheer breaker Rachael Gunn as she joyfully re-enacts some of her viral moves on the streets of Paris

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand prime minister Luxon to visit Australia

Deportations and immigration could find its way into trans-Tasman talks this week when Chris Luxon visits Australia for the annual Aust-NZ Leaders Meeting.

AAP

Wounded Wallabies forced to rebuild on the run as Springboks expose gap to the top

Australia coach Joe Schmidt must find a way to lift his young squad for the second Test after No 1-ranked South Africa handed them a scarring defeat

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds evacuated as helicopter crashes into roof of Hilton hotel in Australia

Owner says helicopter was on an ‘unauthorised flight’ at time of incident

The Independent UK

Australia tails only Russia for carbon exports: report

Climate campaigners are urging the Australian government to reduce fossil fuel exports, which make the nation one of the top producers of indirect emissions.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s golden Games: pinnacle or new base for nation punching above its weight?

A fourth-place finish on the medal table and strong performances at the Paris Olympics bode well with Brisbane 2032 on the horizon

The Guardian - AU

Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction

Coal and gas exports expected to remain roughly at current level until at least 2035 with 4.5% of emissions linked to Australia, report finds

AAP

Seed-slaying Popyrin surges into Montreal Masters final

Australia's Alexei Popyrin has earned a spot in the final of the ATP Tour's Montreal Masters and will play fifth seed Andrey Rublev for the title.

The Guardian - AU

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Abseiling Cruise can't steal the Paris Olympics show

Australia's triumphant athletes were left revelling at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony - and marvelling at a daredevil handover to LA by Tom Cruise.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: curtain falls on Paris Olympics, Amber Haigh’s notebook revealed, helicopter crashes into Cairns hotel

Australian athletes add Olympic medals on final day; Amber Haigh lonely and hurt before disappearance

The Conversation

Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets

Australia is one of the world’s largest exporters of fossil fuels. While this coal and gas is burned beyond our borders, the climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions affect us all.

AAP

Indigenous knowledge priority for science and research

The science and research framework has made Indigenous knowledge a priority for guiding government, universities and the private sector.

The Independent UK

Breaking community defends b-girl Raygun and is hopeful for return to Olympic program

The sport made its Olympic debut in Paris — it might never be back — and one of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian b-girl known as Raygun who did a “kangaroo dance” and scored zero points

AAP

At his last Olympics, Glaetzer finally tastes success

Australian Matt Glaetzer has consigned his Olympic near-misses to history, winning two track cycling bronze medals at the Paris Games.

The Guardian - AU

‘When, not if’: H5N1 bird flu outbreak could reach Australia this spring, experts warn

Some wild bird populations, like those on Lord Howe Island, are at lower risk from the virus but other populations could face a ‘wildlife massacre’

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