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We've lost a giant: Vale Professor Will Steffen, climate science pioneer

One of Australia’s leading climate scientists, Professor Will Steffen, died on Sunday. Steffen has been hailed as a leading climate thinker, selfless mentor and gifted communicator. He is survived by his wife Carrie and daughter Sonja. Steffen’s colleagues and friends remember him here.

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'One of Australia’s most influential and respected climate scientists' Will Steffen dies aged 75

Colleagues and friends remember prominent Australian scientist Professor Will Steffen as a courageous pioneer for climate action.

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Australian trade minister to meet Chinese counterpart next week as relationship thaws

A long-awaited meeting between Australia and China's top trade officials will take place next week. For the rock lobster industry, a lift on trade bans can't come soon enough

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Only three of Australia’s 201 public hospitals are providing care in recommended time, AMA says

Damning report is part of doctors’ push for 50-50 federal and state funding ahead of national cabinet meeting

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Sydney gangland fugitive Masood Zakaria arrested in Türkiye after fleeing country in 2021

The Australian Federal Police are seeking to extradite the alleged senior member of the Alameddine crime network in Sydney over allegations including conspire to murder, directing a criminal group, drug supply and proceeds of crime.

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IND vs AUS: It's going to be a challenge bowling on Indian tracks, says Australia pacer Lance Morris

MELBOURNE: Australia's young pacer Lance Morris feels it's going to be a "challenge" bowling on Indian tracks during the Border-Gavaskar series, starting February 9. The first Test of the four-match series will be played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.

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Scam warning as a record number of West Australians fall victim to swindlers in 2022

Chris lost almost $100,000 to swindlers who took over his computer and made him a prisoner in his own home after claiming to be from the NBN. Unfortunately, these stories are becoming increasingly common.

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Australia and China trade ministers to hold virtual meeting next week

The trade ministers of Australia and China will hold a virtual meeting next week, Australia's trade minister, Don Farrell, told broadcaster ABC in an interview on Tuesday.

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Murali Vijay retires, unlikely to play domestic cricket either

It was the November of 2008 and a young M Vijay was playing the season's Ranji Trophy opener against Maharashtra at Nashik. Over a period of two days, Vijay was involved in a 462-run opening wicket partnership with Abhinav Mukund when the call came that he had to join the…

The Times of India

After a decade of decline, Australia is back on the rise in a global anti-corruption ranking

Just months after Australia legislated to establish the long-anticipated National Anti-Corruption Agency, our standing is back on the rise in Transparency International’s annual Global Corruption Perceptions Index. This is a small but important turn-around following a decade of steady decline.

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Australia lifts ranking on global anti-corruption index after hitting record low

Improvement attributed to new anti-corruption commission, but Transparency International warns more whistleblower protections are needed

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Aussie integrity rises in global rankings

Australia has scored 13th in global anti-corruption rankings, notching up an improvement but still trailing "very clean" Denmark and former winner New Zealand.

AAP

Ian Healy takes a potshot at India ahead of Border-Gavaskar series

MELBOURNE: Legendary Australian wicket-keeper Ian Healy has taken a potshot at India, saying the idea behind Pat Cummins' side not playing a tour game in the subcontinent ahead of the Test series is because "we no longer trust" the facilities provided by the host nation.

The Times of India

Pay, safety and welfare: how the new Centre for Arts and Entertainment Workplaces can strengthen the arts sector

In May, we predicted Tony Burke’s joint portfolio of workplace relations and the arts was an opportunity to address some of the challenges facing the arts and cultural sector.

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NSW rural stroke patients offered a new lifeline

Australians living in remote NSW who suffer a stroke now have access to a life-saving service that connects rural hospitals with brain specialists in the city.

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Australia’s new $528m icebreaker research vessel Nuyina suffers another setback

Macquarie Island resupply mission will now be carried out by a smaller chartered ship, delaying some scientific research

AAP

Gas intervention, bottlenecks could slow energy change

Gas price caps, contractor shortages and a bottleneck of network expansions could slow the pace of transition from coal-fired power to clean energy generation.

Daily Mirror

Young boy savaged by shark as he tries to climb onto boat in horror scenes on family trip

Eight-year-old Manni Alam was ambushed by a shark which savaged him in front of his dad as he tried to scrambled onto a boat after proudly showing off his catch on the family fishing trip off the Great Barrier Reef

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Signals from missing grey nurse shark tags leave researchers baffled

Marine biologists are searching for two $5,000 satellite tags that have come off critically endangered grey nurse sharks that were being tracked off Australia's east coast.

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Australia's streaming quota debate: the final season

The national cultural policy has made a deadline for the imposition of Australian content quotas on streaming giants, but what will the numbers turn out to be?

Reuters

Australia deploys more experts, equipment to search for lost radioactive capsule

Australian authorities on Tuesday sent out more personnel and specialised detection equipment to search for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback, including a team from the country's nuclear safety agency.

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China winds back online study ban after students left scrambling to get to Australia

Students can seek exemption from rule if they cannot get a flight or a visa in time, Chinese government says

AAP

Terminally ill have choice to 'die with dignity' in SA

South Australia's voluntary assisted dying laws can now be used by the terminally ill, after being passed by state parliament in 2021.

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Enough with the koala cakes – the government’s annual Threatened Species Bake Off seriously neglects fish, plants and other lesser-loved species

Almost 2,000 native species are officially listed as “threatened” in Australia – but how many have you actually heard of?

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Mushrooms to be exported from new production plant at Adelaide's former Holden site

More than five years after the lights were switched off at Adelaide's Holden plant, the site is now on the verge of becoming another manufacturing and export powerhouse, becoming what the SA government describes as the "exotic mushroom capital of Australia".

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