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Lake Eyre Basin plan creates uncertainty

Members of an advisory committee commissioned to inform the federal government on the management of the Lake Eyre Basin say the proposed management strategy is a "box-ticking" exercise.

ABC News

New Zealand couple with 'gem fever' spending every winter 12 metres underground in Qld

This New Zealand couple bought a small-scale mining claim and spend every winter digging for precious gems, but what is married life like when you're working 12 metres underground on Queensland's Gemfields?

ABC News

Australians turn to interstate train travel amid soaring domestic air fares heading into holiday peak

Exclusive: Bookings for journeys between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have more than doubled

The Guardian - AU

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New winding boardwalk with panoramic views of Pirrita Island a summer must-do

A winding walk through the mangroves with panoramic views of Pirrita Island is expected to be a major drawcard for nature tourists on the shores of Lake Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald

Apsley residents stunned as Border Inn Hotel heritage pub damaged by car crash

Police are looking for two people after a car crashed into a 170-year-old hotel in Victoria's far west.

ABC News

Cities, just not as we know them – get ready for NSW's Six Cities Region

Australia’s first multi-city region, the Six Cities Region, is being developed in New South Wales. A multi-city region, also known as a mega-region, establishes an integrated network of globally and locally connected cities.

The Conversation

La Niña forgot Queensland towns still in drought, despite widespread rain

The La Niña weather pattern has devastated communities differently. For some, it's been too much rain; for others, not enough.

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Not ‘the only gay in the village’: Hay rolls out welcome mat for rainbow community

Rainbow on the Plains festival celebrates LGBTQ+ pride with colour, a parade and Australia’s largest human rainbow

The Guardian - AU

Failed dreams of building 'New Australia' utopia in Paraguay jungle in 19th century

Disenchanted with Australia in the 1890s, 500 people travelled to Paraguay in search of a better life, inspired by a radical socialist. But their plans for a tropical utopia, with strict rules about booze and sex, were "bound to fail".

ABC News

Reflections on Australia's last desert nomads, Pintupi Nine and Richters, and the homelands movement

The very last Aboriginal Australians to live as hunter-gatherers emerged from the Western Desert in the mid-1980s. David Scrimgeour was the first doctor to check their health.

ABC News

Gold Coast schoolies 'congratulated' despite an increase in arrests

Authorities have declared week one of schoolies a success, but revellers headed to the region from Victoria and NSW have been warned a "robust" police response awaits them.

ABC News

Emma Flukes cycles 1,800km Tassie Gift despite Graves' disease and a bout of Shermer's neck

Emma Flukes cycles a 1,800-kilometre all-terrain route across Tasmania despite an autoimmune disorder and fatigued neck muscles that left her devising a pulley system to keep her head upright.

ABC News

Five years after his death, a new version of Gurrumul's Bayini shines light on Indigenous Australia's pre-colonial ties with Indonesia

A new version of Gurrumul Yunupingu's song Bayini is showcasing the deep history between groups of Indigenous Australians and Indonesian fishers, while helping to revive connections between the two cultures.

ABC News

Aboriginal flag outside Yass Soldiers' Memorial Hall becomes a permanent fixture after controversy and threats

Since August an Aboriginal flag has flown outside the Yass Memorial Hall, but some said the decision was made without due process. Now, months after the flag was raised, a decision has been made to keep it there.

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Brace for wet summer on the coast, bureau warns

It's likely to be wetter than usual along Australia's east coast.

The Canberra Times

Magpie attacks in Canberra plummet this swooping season

Was this spring good for you? Maybe there was no terrifying flap of wings like last spring?

The Guardian - AU

Sydney WorldPride: the 20 balls, parties, parades and more you can’t miss in 2023

Heading to Sydney for WorldPride next year but don’t know where to start? Here’s what to see at the LGBTQ+ extravaganza’s first outing in the southern hemisphere

The New Daily

Ten of Australia’s best pools

At the peak of a sweltering summer, the idea of plunging into a cool pool is heavenly. Here, we've collected 10 of Australia's best pools. Glamorous, At the peak of a sweltering summer, the idea of plunging into a cool pool is heavenly. Actually doing it even better.Here, we've collected…

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Ardern makes rare NZ PM visit to Chathams

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has travelled to rocky outpost the Chatham Islands on a flying one-day visit.

ABC News

Outback mayor calls for action on sky-high airfares from Alice Springs

An Alice Springs family of four faces $8,000 in airfares to get to the Coffs Coast of NSW for a holiday, prompting calls for more airline competition to bring prices down.

ABC News

Bricks and balustrades: The suburban castles built by Italian migrants that changed Australia's suburbs

As migrants became more established, they often moved out of the inner city — many going on to buy large blocks and build homes that symbolised what they left back home.

ABC News

Summer weather forecast wetter in some states and territories, average in others

Whether you're camping, going to the beach, house-boating or four-wheel driving, summer is going to be wet and cool for some states and territories and hot and sunny for others.

Newcastle Herald

Higher speeds for intercity trains will deliver a big rail rethink

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Reuters

Factbox-Australia to raise protection for Aboriginal heritage after Juukan

Australia will strengthen laws to better protect Aboriginal cultural heritage following an enquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of historically and culturally significant rock shelters at Juukan Gorge.

ABC News

Indigenous groups criticise WA legislation as they back federal laws to protect heritage sites

Indigenous groups say proposed federal legislation to protect cultural heritage sites is a positive step as WA's state laws are inadequate to prevent another Juukan Gorge disaster.

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