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Internet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications

“Information wants to be free” – but at what cost?

The Conversation

'We can’t go shopping without police coming': north Queensland's at-risk youth feel excluded and heavily surveilled

Youth crime in Australia has been the subject of sensationalist media coverage and growing community concern, particularly in north Queensland.

The Conversation

Australia to use G20 to push India, EU trade deals and charm China

Assistant Trade Minister Tim Ayres will seize the chance to rub elbows with his counterparts on the sidelines of the global economic forum.

The Canberra Times

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How Habiba got her degree: regional campuses are key to unlocking Australia’s education barriers

The government believes more opportunities for higher education outside the cities will have a radical effect on access for a wide range of groups

The Guardian - AU

Wide verandas, picket fences or the CBD? How coastal cities near the capitals could ride post-COVID waves of growth

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered population growth in regions at the expense of capital cities. Regional migration has since stabilised, but the pandemic has left its mark. Australians reassessed where they wanted to live and work.

The Conversation

Disease in the dirt: how mange-causing mites decimated a Tasmanian wombat population

More than 80% of Australian mammals are found nowhere else in the world. Many of these unique, iconic creatures are under threat.

The Conversation

Government must make nation's firefighting force a higher priority

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Two charged over building fire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Surge in child strep A infections; far-right ‘falsehoods’; cablecar rescue drama

Far-right groups co-opting comments by controversial New Zealand activist, and journal reports rise in flesh-eating invasive disease among children

The Guardian - AU

Higher prices have hit most people but homeowners have felt it harder than renters

This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining Australia’s cost of living crisis. Read the other articles in the series here.

The Conversation

Better than net zero? Making the promised 1.2 million homes climate-friendly would transform construction in Australia

The national cabinet has announced plans to build an extra 1.2 million homes by July 1 2029. The construction, operation and maintenance of buildings accounts for almost a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia. If these new homes are built in a business-as-usual fashion, they will significantly increase national…

The Conversation

Women’s World Cup: our writers hand out their awards from the tournament

From the key matches and biggest moments to the future of the game, the best bits of the 2023 Women’s World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Reality show The Traitors inspired by murderous 17th-century mutiny

Maritime horror, after Dutch sailing ship Batavia wrecked off western Australia, set TV show in motion

The Guardian - UK

Vaping found to be the biggest risk factor for teenage tobacco smoking

Data from Australian Secondary School Students Alcohol and Drug Survey predates ‘huge’ increase in vaping

The Guardian - AU

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Australia tries to salvage EU trade talks after being ‘offered too little and asked too much’

Tim Ayres says ahead of meeting in India that both sides ‘ought to get on with it’ but warns deal only possible if farmers gain more access to European markets

The Guardian - AU

Cases of flesh-eating invasive strep A bacteria surge in Australian children

Medical journal reports alarming rise in cases over two years with some young patients experiencing toxic shock, amputation and flesh-eating, necrotising disease

The Guardian - AU

Investment in new Australian wind and solar farms stalls amid ‘raft of barriers’, report finds

First half of year had slowest pace of final approvals in Clean Energy Council’s six years of tracking, but backing for power storage more promising

The Guardian - AU

Full of beans: scientists use processed coffee grounds to make stronger concrete

Australian engineers say they can make concrete nearly 30% stronger by incorporating processed grounds into the material

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The Guardian - AU

Australia to spend less on age pension despite doubling of retirees, intergenerational report shows

Australia on track for pension payments to shrink from 2.3% of GDP to 2% by 2062-63 as superannuation balances balloon

The Guardian - AU

Far-right voice opponents co-opt comments from controversial New Zealand speaker

Julian Batchelor, who campaigns against Māori co-governance, says he ‘can’t control what other people do with what I say’

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England women will be in finals again, says former Lioness, Sue Smith

England women reached a World Cup final and lost – but they have the winning mentality to reach another, according to former star Sue Smith

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Hisense has gone big on Mini LED for 2023 – and the eye-catching U7K suggests the move should serve it well.

The Conversation

Age pension cost to ease by 2060s but super tax breaks to swell: Intergenerational report

Australia’s comprehensive superannuation system means spending on the age pension will decline as a proportion of GDP by 2062-63 despite a doubling of Australians aged 65 and over, according to the government’s Intergenerational Report to be released on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: ‘Without the telcos, there is no Netflix’ – the battle between streamers and broadband

An explosion of data use has led to massive infrastructure costs. Is the era of cheap all-you-can-watch content about to end?

The Conversation

Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead

Federal Minister for Water Tanya Plibersek today announced a new agreement to restore Australia’s largest and most important river basin. It comes just months before the original Murray-Darling Basin Plan was to be completed.

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