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How worried we should be about space debris

A large piece of unidentified space debris has been discovered washed up on a remote beach in Western Australia.

The Week

Shankari Chandran wins 2023 Miles Franklin award for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Set around a culture war in a nursing home, Chandran’s third novel has won Australia’s biggest literary prize – and yet, she says, she was almost too afraid to write it

The Guardian - AU

Urgent scam warning as Australia’s largest loyalty point programs, including Qantas, Telstra and Coles, targeted

Customers warned to be vigilant of messages stating their rewards are expiring as pressure builds for banks to offer compensation

The Guardian - AU

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Macron defends French interests in South Pacific on three-nation tour

President Emmanuel Macron's visit to the South Pacific is a bid to make France’s voice heard in a region shaping up to be a prime geopolitical battleground between China and the US. It coincides with massive joint war games with the US, Australian and French military.

Radio France Internationale

Backlash over sex education book suggests Australia has a long way to go, Senate inquiry hears

Author Jess Hill tells inquiry into consent laws almost half of children aged nine to 16 are being regularly exposed to porn, with damaging effect

The Guardian - AU

Experience and youth gel in the midfield for Matildas’ Women’s World Cup tilt

Australia’s Katrina Gorry and Kyra Cooney-Cross bring potent energy to the pitch and have become good friends off it

The Guardian - AU

Mass stranding in WA – as it happened

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England still 'massively up for' Ashes finale: Zak Crawley

England remain determined to end the Ashes on a high note despite their series victory hopes being dashed, by securing a win in the final Test against Australia, according to batter Zak Crawley.

The Times of India

Australia is touted as a future clean energy 'superpower' – but research suggests other nations will outperform us

Addressing climate change means enduring some economic pain in the early part of this century to avoid worse outcomes in the long run. But recently the narrative has shifted from pain to opportunity.

The Conversation

‘Creating history’: Women’s World Cup ticket sales reach 1.5m milestone

The 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand will be the most attended ever, with broadcast views and merchandise sales also surging

The Guardian - AU

Shoppers Should Stay Vigilant Amid Amazon U.K., DHL Australia Incidences, Experts Say

Scam alert comes on heels of Amazon’s Prime Day event

Kiplinger

Australia coach McDonald denies his side were saved by the rain in Ashes

The Australia head coach denied that his side were saved by rain at Old Trafford, saying: ‘‘We still had batters to come. We could have shifted pressure’

The Guardian - UK

Every worker is entitled to be safe at work, but casual workers can fall through the cracks

On Monday, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke flagged the government’s plan to legislate to enable casuals who work regular shifts to convert to permanent work.

The Conversation

Bees have appeared on coins for millennia, hinting at an age-old link between sweetness and value

In 2022, the Royal Australian Mint issued a $2 coin decorated with honeybees. Around 2,400 years earlier, a mint in the kingdom of Macedon had the same idea, creating a silver obol coin with a bee stamped on one side.

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Building houses in factories for the Commonwealth Games was meant to help the housing crisis. What now?

Huge sporting events come with substantial public investment in housing. After Melbourne hosted the 1956 Olympics, about 600 houses in the athlete village became public housing in West Heidelberg. After Melbourne hosted the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athlete village in Parkville was largely sold off, with 320 houses going to…

The Hindu

West Indies vs India second Test | Rain ruins India's plans as visitors settle for 1-0 series win

India, eyeing a 2-0 series whitewash, called the shots in Port of Spain. But torrential rain robbed them of an opportunity to win the Test and gain 24 points in the WTC. The match ended in a draw, with India earning 4 points and 66% points. They will now face…

The Guardian - UK

Stokes and McCullum want to save Test cricket but we must look beyond Big Three

A more equitable system of revenue distribution and guaranteed minimum games for nations is how you save Test cricket rather than focusing on the top

The Independent UK

Zak Crawley points to England’s Ashes ‘momentum’ despite Old Trafford washout

The same approach will be on show when the teams head to the Oval

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The Independent UK

We’re massively up for it – Zak Crawley says England hungry to end on Oval high

England head to the final Test trailing Australia 2-1 in the series.

Newsroom.co.nz

A sporting empire starts to crumble

Victoria's decision to pull out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games after a budget blowout shines light on the huge amount of money it takes for these sporting extravaganzas.

Evening Standard

The Ashes: Blame game begins over how England missed out on epic Oval series decider

Test cricket misses a golden opportunity as the Old Trafford rain spoils hopes of a Fifth-Test shootout with Australia in London

The Guardian - AU

Matildas wary of Nigerian threat in pivotal Women’s World Cup clash

Australia are not underestimating Nigeria as the host nation seek to secure passage through to the last 16 with victory in Brisbane

The Guardian - AU

Miles Franklin 2023: a guide to the shortlist of Australia’s biggest literary prize

Six authors are in the running for Australia’s most prestigious book award, which will be announced on Tuesday. Here’s your primer

The Guardian - AU

Price, speed, quality – and now carbon. Australia to measure indirect emissions from public works

Embodied emissions are notoriously difficult to measure and have largely not been factored into firms’ bids for infrastructure contracts

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Duggan: flight school where former US marine taught says syllabus ‘totally unclassified’

South African academy defends material as Australian citizen fights extradition to US over allegations he trained Chinese fighter pilots

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