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Pragmatism versus idealism? Behind the split between environmental groups and the Greens on the safeguard mechanism

Old tensions emerged between green groups en route to the hard-fought Labor-Greens deal over the safeguard mechanism industrial emissions policy.

The Conversation

Picking mushrooms can go horribly wrong. Here's what can happen, according to a toxicologist

It’s mushroom season in many parts of Australia. Between now and about June, the cooler and wetter weather are the perfect conditions for mushrooms to grow in the wild. In Tasmania and parts of Victoria, mushrooms can grow all year round.

The Conversation

Japan-Australia group films world's deepest fish

A team of scientists from academic institutions in Japan and Australia has filmed a fish at a depth of 8,336 meters in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench in southern Japan, setting a new record for the deepest fish ever recorded.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Inland Rail review reveals cost blow-out to 'astonishing' $31b amid claims of unheeded advice

Australia needs an inland rail, but a new report finds advice was ignored, the board does not have the "skills required", and there has been an "astonishing" cost blow-out to $31.4 billion.

ABC News

Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback. Here's how it works

Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback, with the CSIRO forecasting it'll be a cheaper form of storage than pumped hydro. Here's how it works.

ABC News

Paralympian Karni Liddell fears severely disabled swimmers are being edged out of the Games

A former captain of the Australian Paralympic swimming team says an athlete like her probably wouldn't make the squad today, because swimmers with milder impairments are getting opportunities ahead of those with severe disabilities.

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Wanted, cancer-stricken, and forced into hiding — inside Steve's desperate exit from Myanmar

Steve Tickner was hunted by Myanmar's military regime. After a year in hiding, he escaped with the help of the Australian embassy and an underground network of dissidents who hatched a plan to smuggle him out of the country.

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Donna Ward says there's a 'singlehood penalty' for women like her. Australia-first research backs her up

Being single means disadvantages when it comes to mortgages, superannuation, home ownership, retirement and more. Donna Ward calls it the 'singlehood penalty'.

ABC News

Married at First Sight Australia: Which couples are still together?

Be warned that this article contains spoilers about the current series of Married at First Sight Australia which is airing on E4 and All4

Wales Online

Fiji prime minister investigating China spy claims, says 'survival' is key issue for Pacific nations

In an interview with the ABC's The Pacific program, Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka says despite the geopolitical tug-of-war in the region, "survival" remains the key issue facing Pacific nations.

ABC News

Rents are at a record high across Australia, according to a new report

Analysts say open borders and increased migration have driven demand for real estate – and increases in rental prices.

ABC News

Don't miss opportunity for reconciliation, PM says

Leading Indigenous academics and the prime minister are confident Australians will support a constitutionally enshrined voice, despite Liberal Party opposition.

AAP

COVID complacency as virus becomes third most deadly

The third leading cause of death among Australians last year was COVID-19, prompting a stern warning against treating the deadly virus like it was the flu.

AAP

Australia 'open' to NZ AUKUS tech participation

Australia and New Zealand have held security talks in Wellington as NZ examines joining part of the AUKUS agreement dealing with new technology.

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Australian Mayor Threatening Lawsuit Over ChatGPT Libel

Financial Review (Australia) [Byron Kaye] reports (see also Reuters): Brian Hood, who was elected mayor of Hepburn Shire, 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, last November, became concerned about his reputation when members of the public told him ChatGPT had falsely named him as a guilty party in a foreign bribery…

Daily Record

MAFS Australia contestant earnings as Melinda Willis set to rake in six-figure income

The 32-year-old CEO fashion and beauty experts husband Layton Mills despite being matched together for their business drive is expected to fall back in the rankings following their stint on the Channel 4 reality show.

The Times of India

Suryakumar Yadav has got to stick to what has worked for him: AB de Villiers

MUMBAI: South African batting great AB de Villiers has a simple advice for Suryakumar Yadav, the World No 1 T20I batsman who’s going through a lean patch of late. In between having recorded three consecutive ducks in the ODI series against Australia last month, the dashing Yadav, the world’s No…

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s booming banks should do more to protect customers from scams, advocates say

More than $95m has been lost to scams so far this year, while the big four are expected to make more than $33bn

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The Guardian - AU

‘Regional’ visa pushed by Coalition MPs actually allows migrants to move to cities

Exclusive: Sussan Ley, Dan Tehan and Anne Ruston claim win for rural Australia over decision to speed up processing of 887 visa, but it lets holders choose where to live, including cities

The Guardian - AU

‘In the best place it’s ever been’: rise of men’s netball opens up new pathways

With role models in the men’s national team to look up to and increased visibility around the sport, more and more boys are hitting the court

The Guardian - AU

Surprise cut to global oil production expected to add 5c to Australia’s average petrol price

‘We’re not in petrol purgatory anymore’ but prices not yet low enough to deliver ‘meaningful relief to families’, NRMA says

The Guardian - AU

Labor under pressure to ban use of Israeli spyware in investigations of alleged welfare fraud

Service Australia’s use of technology at odds with joint statement Australia made with White House and others arguing for controls on commercial spyware

The Guardian - AU

Free public transport trial across Australia for 12 months would cost $2.2bn, Greens say

Parliamentary Budget Office has costed Greens’ proposal and MP says it is one-seventh the projected $17.1bn cost of stage-three tax cuts

The New Daily

Australia assists with raid of global dark web marketplace

Law enforcement agencies have seized a sprawling dark web marketplace popular with cyber criminals, Britain's National Crime Agency says.

The Independent UK

Paul Wellens confident St Helens back on track after slow start to season

Saints lost two of their first three Super League games after returning to England following World Club Challenge glory in Australia.

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