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World’s most expensive McDonalds: Traveller fined £1,500 after two McMuffins found in luggage

‘This fine is twice the cost of an airfare to Bali, but I have no sympathy for people who choose to disobey Australia’s strict biosecurity measures’ says minister

The Independent UK

More building companies to 'topple over', as display home giant Metricon sheds staff to survive

One of the nation's most prominent home builders is set to shed almost a tenth of its workforce, as concerns continue about Australia's construction industry.

ABC News

Government flags possible reform of $7b Workforce Australia jobseeker program a month after launching it

The government is creating a parliamentary committee to examine the rollout of Workforce Australia, the new unemployment services program that is barely a month old.

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WI series will help us in identifying our bowling attack for T20 WC: Mhambrey

BASSETERRE: India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey is looking at the ongoing T20 International series against the West Indies to identify the team's bowling attack for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia.

The Times of India

Aust tropics could be hotspot for ants

Hundreds of new ant species have been discovered in northern Australia, with scientists saying there could be thousands more.

AAP

Wet spring ahead: Australia braces for more rain as BoM declares negative Indian Ocean dipole

Meteorologist says it is the first time since reliable weather records began that negative IOD events have occurred in back-to-back years

The Guardian - AU

Explorers just uncovered Australia’s deepest cave. A hydrogeologist explains how they form

Cave explorers have traversed what’s now the deepest known cave in Australia. On Saturday a group of explorers discovered a 401-metre-deep cave, which they named Delta Variant, in Tasmania’s Niggly-Growling Swallet cave system within the Junee–Florentine karst area. Its depth just beat out its predecessor, the Niggly Cave, by about…

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Plane passenger fined for taking 'most expensive McDonald's ever' on flight

This was no happy meal

Wales Online

The 'gas trigger' won't be enough to stop our energy crisis escalating. We need a domestic reservation policy

Australia’s east coast gas crisis is set to sharply worsen. A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) notes supply conditions will deteriorate significantly in 2023 if no action is taken. The 56 petajoule shortfall is huge – equivalent to around 10% of domestic demand.

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A Man Is Facing Potentially Being Deported Bc He Wanked Alone In His Car W/ No One Around

Yikes.

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Clive Palmer and Mark McGowan ordered to pay damages to each other in defamation case

Federal court rules Palmer pay WA premier $20,000, while United Australia party chair is awarded $5,000 after both found liable for defamation

The Guardian - AU

Australian central bank hikes rate to 6-year high 1.85%

Australia’s central bank has boosted its benchmark interest rate for a fourth consecutive month to a six-year high of 1.85%

The Independent UK

Families to feel ‘sting’ of RBA rate hike: Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says today is “another difficult day for Australian home owners” after the RBA lifted official interest rates to a six-year high.

The New Daily

Myanmar violence, Ukraine war loom over ASEAN meetings

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Cambodian capital for meetings addressing violence in Myanmar and other issues

The Independent UK

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Judges need better education and structures to improve impartiality: report

Australians expects judges to make decisions impartially: that is, free from a range of improper and unacceptable political, financial and personal influences. Not only must they make decisions impartially, they must be seen to make their decisions impartially.

The Guardian - AU

Kyle Chalmers silences critics but focus on swimmer’s personal life has been absurd

The continued media pile-on after the Australian went public with his mental health concerns is perhaps the most alarming aspect of all

The Guardian - AU

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank lifts official cash rate by 50 basis points to 1.85%

Decision is fourth monthly rise in a row, as Australia’s inflation rate soars beyond target range of 2% to 3%

The Conversation

The Greens' climate trigger policy could become law. Experts explain how it could help cut emissions – and why we should be cautious

Australia’s freshly elected parliament is hashing out the details of Labor’s Climate Change Bill, which would enshrine an emissions reduction target into federal law. The Greens have the numbers to block the bill in the Senate, and are likely to seek concessions from Labor in return for their support.

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Australian streaming apps from TV brands chip away at Netflix dominance

Nine, ABC, Seven and Stan among top 10 most downloaded entertainment apps as Netflix slips to fourth spot after Disney+, Amazon and TikTok

ABC News

Australian house prices set to drop further as interest rates surge. Here's a round up of what's happening with property prices across Australia

Australian house prices are dropping at their fastest pace since the global financial crisis, data shows. Here's what's happening in your capital city.

ABC News

Commonwealth Games can provide the opportunity of a lifetime for competitors from all over the world

While there's a focus on Australia's gold rush in Birmingham, for many competitors from other countries, there are bigger things at stake.

The Conversation

Monkeypox in Australia: should you be worried? And who can get the vaccine?

On July 23, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took the unprecedented step and declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” – the highest global alert level for a disease outbreak.

ABC News

Scientists discover cause of catastrophic mangrove destruction in Gulf of Carpentaria

One of the worst mangrove diebacks in the world was recorded in Australia in 2016. Now, scientists have identified the cause — but it may be too late for the ecosystems to recover.

Newcastle Herald

Three more Hunter varroa mite detections as bee red zone expands

Australia has until this outbreak remained the only major honey producing country free from varroa mite, the most serious pest of honeybees worldwide.

The Conversation

'We felt like we're nothing': increasing voting among Australians experiencing homelessness

At every federal election, there is a moment when election-watchers turn their attention to the seat of Eden-Monaro in New South Wales. Between 1972 and 2013, the party that formed government won Eden-Monaro. It was (and for some, still is) considered a bellwether seat – what happens in Eden-Monaro is…

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