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Majority of customers still want engineered stone for kitchen bench tops despite deadly risk, manager says

As Safe Work Australia considers banning engineered stone due to the risk of people working with it developing silicosis, one leading kitchen shop manager says 60 per cent of customers still want it.

ABC News

India vs Australia, 3rd Test: India get a taste of own medicine

Kuhnemann Co dismiss hosts for 109 on treacherous turner

The Times of India

Emmanuel plucks heartstrings in last meeting with brother Phil

He was in a great mood and ready to stand and deliver."

Newcastle Herald

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Defence contractors target Australia as it gears up to counter China

As close U.S. ally Australia gears up to counter China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, global defence contractors this week showed off advanced drones, long-range missiles and military communications satellites at its biggest air show.

Reuters

Australia joins Vanuatu's campaign to push for consequences for climate-harming countries through the ICJ

Neither of the world's two largest emitters, China and the United States, have signed on as co-sponsors for the motion, which could be up for a vote at the United Nations later this year.

ABC News

Victoria tips $10m into mRNA vaccine workforce training

Victoria is pouring $10 million into training Australia's vaccine workforce, ahead of the southern hemisphere's first mRNA production site opening in 2024.

The New Daily

Aussie violinist to strike a chord at king's coronation

Australian violinist Madeleine Easton will play her rare 1682 Giovanni Grancino violin when she performs at the coronation of King Charles in London on May 6.

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Market concentration ‘holding back worker wages’

The assistant minister for competition says highly concentrated markets, especially in the regions, are contributing to sluggish real wage growth.

The New Daily

Daily Australia Post letter delivery in doubt as modernisation looms

Australia Post says the "status quo for Australia Post is no longer an option."

Newcastle Herald

Woodside claims its emissions are falling – but only by using the ‘last resort’ of offsets

A detailed reading of the company’s climate change report reveals a different picture from that of its headline claims

The Guardian - AU

Indore pitch for third Australia-India Test criticised after 14 wickets fall on day one at Holkar Stadium

India's batting coach Vikram Rathour has been hit with a barrage of questions about pitch preparations after the hosts were all out in 34 overs in Indore, with a former India Test player calling for a change to the country's approach.

ABC News

Aspiring parents travel vast distances for IVF and other assisted reproductive services, new study finds

A Bundaberg couple was forced to make days-long round trips to a capital city for IVF, and others do so for simple blood tests. The Fertility Society of Australia and NZ says it's a "terrible inequity of access".

ABC News

Australia's human rights record in the spotlight ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup starting in July

Qatar's spotty human rights record was a constant talking point during the men's World Cup last year. Now the Australian Human Rights Commission wants a proper conversation about Australia's record before the Women's World Cup in July and August.

ABC News

Spike in Afghan-produced methamphetamine being imported by bikie gangs into NSW

The Australian Federal Police say there has been an increase in shipments of the drug known as ice from Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in 2021.

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Australian family hurt in Vegas helicopter crash suing

An Australian family who were injured in a sightseeing helicopter crash in Las Vegas are suing the tour operator for more than $A592,000.

The Guardian - AU

War in Ukraine will not distract European allies from Indo-Pacific, German air force chief says

Lt Gen Ingo Gerhartz suggests that Europe’s commitment to Australia and other partners in the region needs to be ‘really visible’

ABC News

Indigenous performer Jarrod Draper breaks new ground with major role in Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Jarrad Draper steps into a lead role in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, marking another significant first for the rising star and first Indigenous graduate of Western Australia's prestigious music theatre course.

ABC News

Calls for more remote sporting infrastructure amid Alice Springs community football league ban

A central Australian football team loses the will to train after learning it will not be allowed to play on Alice Springs Town Council sporting fields for this season's community competition.

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India get taste of their own medicine as Australia spin into modest lead

Australia did what was required to stay in the series with a devastating display of spin bowling, but normal service could yet resume at Indore

ABC News

One reason Australian wages are depressed? Formidable employer power

Dominant employers are preventing wages growing more quickly in Australia, according to a new Treasury paper.

The Independent UK

Australia family hurt in helicopter crash suing Vegas firm

Four family members from Australia who were injured during a crash-landing of a sightseeing helicopter in December are suing a Las Vegas-based tour operator

ABC News

Chinese LGBTQIA+ people open up about family shame and social stigma after coming out

Chinese members of the LGBTQIA+ community in Australia talk about the family shame, social stigma – and acceptance – they experienced after coming out.

ABC News

Residents of north-west Tasmanian town apply to have rubbish bins, Big Penguin sculpture heritage-listed

The first of the bins was installed in the Tasmanian town of Penguin in 1980, and now locals hope 12 of them, as well as the town's Big Penguin sculpture, will make it onto the heritage register.

ABC News

Socceroos to host Ecuador in 'welcome home' series in Sydney and Melbourne as next FIFA World Cup cycle begins

While the series is designed to celebrate the players' achievements in Qatar, Graham Arnold insists it's their first chance to impress ahead of the Asian Cup.

ABC News

The Loop: 'Havana syndrome' not aliens nor foreign attack, TikTok introduces time limits, and 'no decisions' on Australia post — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is the Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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