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Towards 2000, Beyond 2000 presenter Jeff Watson dies aged 80 after brain cancer diagnosis

Veteran journalist and presenter Jeff Watson, the man who helped pioneer popular science television in Australia with Towards 2000, dies aged 80 after being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018.

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Crunch time for Aust's hydrogen industry, Forrest warns

Australia must aggressively incentivise its fledgling green hydrogen industry this year or say goodbye to global markets, billionaire Andrew Forrest warns.

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Richard Denniss: Climate action undermined by ineffective legislation

Passing climate legislation that does nothing to stop new gas and coal mines will make it harder for Australia to reduce its emissions in the future.

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A Voice to Parliament will not give 'special treatment' to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Here's why

We asked our readers what they would like to know about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. In the lead-up to the referendum, our expert authors will answer those questions. You can read the other questions and answers here.

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Australia’s annual inflation eases to 7.4% in January following record run of interest rate hikes

Lower than expected inflation rate suggests worst of the price increases may be over

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Australia's economy grew 0.5pc in December 2022 quarter, ABS data reveal, well below most economists' forecasts

Australia's economy grew 0.5 per cent in the final three months of 2022, well below most economists' forecasts.

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Super changes could hurt agriculture: farm lobby

Australia's peak farming body has urged the government to consult on superannuation tax changes for the nation's wealthiest people, warning of consequences.

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Move over, honeybees: Aussie native bees steal the show with unique social and foraging behaviours

Australian native bees have evolved complex social structures and foraging behaviours that help biologists answer longstanding questions, such as the origins of social behaviour, and the drivers of increased biodiversity.

The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch is under scrutiny for his media empire. It's far from the first time

Rupert Murdoch is in the headlines again, this time because of a lawsuit over Fox News' coverage of the 2020 election. It's not the only legal battle happening right now.

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The Australian women's cricket team have won everything on offer, so what's left for them to conquer?

Over the past 12 months, the Australian women's cricket team have won the T20 World Cup, a Commonwealth Games gold medal and the 50-over Cricket World Cup. So what's left for these white-ball heroes to conquer? Test cricket.

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WA's prison revolving door costing taxpayers dearly

Efforts to prevent criminals from reoffending in Western Australia are failing with the state's prisoner population increasing over the past decade.

AAP

Man accused of murder being extradited from India

Rajwinder Singh, who's suspected of the murder of a Queensland woman in 2018, is being extradited from India to Australia to face police questioning.

AAP

Djokovic holds on in Dubai, takes winning streak to 18

Novak Djokovic has held on to beat Tomas Machac at the Dubai Championships in his first match since winning his 10th Australian Open title.

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Telepresence robots to help sick kids across Australia 'attend' school in new pilot project

Fred couldn't go to school for more than a year after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, but that changed with the help of a robot. Now, a charity is working to give more unwell children access to the same technology.

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Indigenous community grows desert garlic north of Alice Springs

A farm north of Alice Springs could help reduce Australia's reliance on imported garlic.

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The Loop: Europe pushes for Moon to get its own time zone, The Weeknd breaks Spotify streaming record, Rafael Nadal pulls out of Indian Wells tournament — 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.

The New Daily

Housing squeeze forces region-to-region migration

Regional Australians are moving further away from capital cities, likely pushed out of some country areas by the housing squeeze and soaring rents, a new

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: voice misinformation warning, solar beats coal, moderate Liberal under threat

A communications expert fears the referendum could be swayed online, rooftop power will soon outstrip coal, and Bridget Archer could face deselection fight

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Scientists urge focus on new tech to ‘remove’ emissions

It's time for Australia to get serious about new technologies that can strip historic greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere, top scientists say.

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Family of rugby league great Arthur Beetson will 'live the dream' when the Redcliffe Dolphins debut in the NRL

The Dolphins' first NRL game against the Sydney Roosters was a "dream" of Australia's first Indigenous captain, the late Arthur Beetson.

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Electric ute arrives in Australia, but how will farmers rate its performance?

The Chinese-made vehicle will cost you almost $93,000 and is being heralded as a step forward, but doubts are being raised about whether it will pass muster in the agricultural sector.

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Push for improved building standards as increased risk of extreme weather events wreaks havoc on Australia's housing stock

Australia has set a goal of building a million new homes in the next decade, but new homes built to the national minimum standard are unlikely to be liveable in the aftermath of extreme weather events.

The Guardian - AU

Government says opposition leader’s Aukus comments ‘irresponsible’ – as it happened

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Collection of books used by Matthew Flinders during 1801 circumnavigation donated to the National Archives of Australia

The collection, which has been donated to the National Archives of Australia, includes Matthew Flinders' handwritten corrections to Captain James Cook's maps.

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Young families fuel rural renaissance as inland migration boosts regional towns, data shows

Australians are moving further inland and further away from coastal capital cities, creating a rural renaissance in some "unusual" places, internal migration data shows.

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