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Indigenous deaths in custody rises to 516 since the 1991 royal commission, report says

The Australian Institute of Criminology’s annual report shows 106 people died in custody between July 2021 and July 2022, with 16 of those being of Indigenous descent

The Guardian - AU

Was 2022 the year that Australia came to terms with Covid? And what does 2023 hold?

New antivirals, more research on long Covid and, hopefully, treatments: Experts say we’re now in a ‘totally different era’

The Guardian - AU

Australians trying to get high are asked to stop seeking out poisonous spinach

At least 164 have reported symptoms after eating poisoned baby spinach, says NSW Health

The Independent UK

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Huddersfield Giants' Nathan Peats feels at "home" again after crazy 19 months of moves

Australian hooker looking to win Super League in second stint with West Yorkshire club after two spells in France

Daily Mirror

Shane Warne to be honoured during Boxing Day Test

MELBOURNE: Australia and South Africa players will wear wide-brim floppy hats during the national anthems at the Boxing Day Test to honour spin legend Shane Warne.

The Times of India

3 charged after violent pitch invasion in Australian soccer

Police have charged three men following a violent pitch invasion that left a goalkeeper and a referee injured and forced an Australian top-flight soccer match between rivals Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory to be abandoned on the weekend

The Independent UK

Series lost but India have plenty to gain from final T20 against Australia

MUMBAI: Having stretched the mighty Australia in every game of the series, India will be looking to learn from their mistakes and seize the crucial moments in the fifth and final women's T20 here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

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Australia's longest native title claim decided for world heritage-listed Kimberley national park

A dispute over land rights in a section of WA's outback that takes in the sacred Bungle Bungle Ranges has come to an end after 28 years.

ABC News

SA goes seven days straight on green power

South Australia was powered entirely by renewables last week for the first time over a seven-day period, the state's premier says.

AAP

Afternoon Update: glorious Christmas weather ahead; dingo attacks child in Queensland; and Australia’s first offshore windfarm

Forecasts for the major capitals show summery weather across Australia

The Guardian - AU

Jo Davies set to become Opera Australia’s first female artistic director

British director Jo Davies has bold plans for the nation’s biggest performing arts company, which has been mired in gender inequity issues and bullying allegations in recent years.

ABC News

WA native title claim finally resolved

Native title has been recognised over the Purnululu national park in Western Australia, home to the iconic Bungle Bungle Range.

AAP

NT Supreme Court judge sentences man to jail over illegal tobacco crop near Katherine

A man who played a key role in a multi-million-dollar illicit tobacco operation that tried to avoid paying $15 million to the Australian Tax Office will serve three months in jail.

ABC News

Beale to play fullback at Tahs: Coleman

Kurtley Beale is set to play at fullback for the NSW Waratahs again in 2023 after returning to Australia for a fourth Super Rugby stint in Sydney.

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The Independent UK

Australia's foreign minister to meet counterpart in China

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she will meet with her counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing this week as Australia and China mark 50 years of diplomatic relations

ABC News

Tasmanian cricket fan so distracted by quick wickets he almost steps on tiger snake

A cricket fan says he was so engrossed in Australia losing a few quick wickets against South Africa that he almost missed the tiger snake which had come into his kitchen.

ABC News

Why is it so cold in Sydney and Melbourne and what will Christmas Day weather be like near me?

It's been unseasonably cold across parts of Australia this month but forecasts show a barbecue under the sun could still be on the cards for Christmas Day.

AAP

Rafter a keen observer as Kyrgios returns

Tennis great Pat Rafter will be as keen an observer as every other fan when Nick Kyrgios breaks a three-year exile to represent Australia at the United Cup.

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The Guardian - AU

Labor’s delay on public schools funding deal a ‘betrayal’ of disadvantaged students, advocates say

Australia’s education minister Jason Clare says government still committed to schools getting 100% ‘fair funding’

The Conversation

Wong to visit Beijing as 'strategic dialogue' restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations

Australia’s relations with China will take another major step forward this week with Foreign Minister Penny Wong travelling to Beijing for the resumption of the bilateral Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, which has been on hold since 2018.

The Conversation

Travelling around Australia this summer? Here's how to know if the water is safe to drink

Australians are fortunate to have access to safe and healthy drinking water in our towns and cities, which is acknowledged as a basic human need globally. Sadly, the World Health Organization estimates about 2 billion people across the world are not so lucky.

Reuters

Australia foreign minister to visit China as diplomatic ties improve

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit China this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, signalling an improvement in diplomatic relations between Beijing and Canberra.

AAP

Wong to visit China for diplomatic talks

Australia's foreign minister has been invited to visit China this week to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The Guardian - AU

Greens lambast Labor for failing to offer extra funding for global nature deal at Cop15

While other countries have made additional pledges, Australia criticised for failing to offer more than its budget commitments

ABC News

Foreign Minister Penny Wong to make first ministerial visit to Beijing since China froze diplomatic relations with Australia

Penny Wong will on Wednesday become the first Australian minister to visit Beijing in China since 2019.

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