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Getting rid of fossil fuels is really hard – and we’re not making much progress

If miners, the media, policymakers and renewable energy companies are to be believed, Australia is in the midst of a green energy transition aimed at preventing the worst effects of climate change.

The Conversation

Rural disadvantage deepens as care workers priced out

Workers supporting vulnerable people in regional Australia are being pushed out of the housing market, sometimes vying for homes alongside high-paid miners.

AAP

Politicians accused of inflaming fears over crime rates

Two in three Australians are anxious about crime but experts say these fears are being exploited by politicians pursuing populist law and order agendas.

AAP

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The company behind some of Australia's most popular dating apps has banned or suspended 660,000 accounts as it pledges to strengthen user safety.

AAP

Calls to power up energy workforce as shortfall looms

Australia's clean energy future is at risk if it fails to meet fast-growing demand for energy, gas and renewables workers.

AAP

'I love Australian people': Iran ambassador speaks out

Iran's expelled ambassador has declared his love for Australia in his first public comments since he was given the boot by the federal government.

AAP

Australians now ‘more open’ to overseas aid – especially those aware of Trump’s brutal cuts

29 per cent of people says Australia spent too much on aid, compared with 40 per cent last year, survey says

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Australia accused of not acting on 2023 warnings Iran was harassing and surveilling diaspora

Senate inquiry at the time received hundreds of submissions saying Revolutionary Guards were monitoring and intimidating critics of Tehran

The Guardian - AU

From UGG To 'Since 1974': Shock Name Change For Iconic Australian Boot Brand After Trademark Clash With US Rival

Australian bootmaker UGG has rebranded as 'Since 1974' after losing a trademark battle with US company Deckers. Todd Watts announced the change in a TikTok video.

International Business Times UK

Who is Dezi Freeman, suspected gunman on the run in rural Australia after two officers killed?

The 56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ once told a court he was a disability pensioner and claimed his family had been persecuted by the state

The Independent UK

What is the global ‘sovereign citizen’ movement and why is it so strong in Australia?

Sovereign citizens believe they are separate from the countries they live in and the law does not apply to them

The Independent UK

Woolworths struggles to win back ‘price trust’ from customers – and investors – as Coles’ value rises

Market value of Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket chain, slips from more than $40bn to less than $35bn

The Guardian - AU

'Goat farmer' rose to become toast of contemporary art

William Robinson, famous painter of landscapes and whimsical self-portraits, has been remembered as a modest man of faith, family and the Australian wilderness.

AAP

Manhunt for gunman in fatal shooting of two Australian police officers continues

Authorities said the suspect, identified as 56-year-old Dezi Freeman, is heavily armed and experienced in wilderness survival as a massive search entered its second day.

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The Independent UK

Melbourne man charged over synagogue arson linked to Iran

A man charged with setting fire to a Melbourne synagogue in an attack Australia accuses Iran of directing has been remanded in custody

The Independent UK

Mark Wood gives England fitness update for Ashes

The England bowler has been out for six months following a knee injury

The Conversation

Q&A with Kylie Moore-Gilbert: this is why Iran is instigating terrorism in Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called Iran’s involvement in at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia last year “extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression”. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said it “crossed a line”.

Evening Standard

New Rio Tinto boss restructures mining firm’s operations

The Anglo-Australian company said it will review the future of two of its smaller divisions as a result.

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Australia risks losing green iron race after head start

Australia may be left stranded on the blocks in the race to lead the globe in green iron projects, with its main rivals coming from some unexpected nations.

The Guardian - UK

Middle East crisis: Israeli military carries out raid in West Bank city of Nablus – as it happened

Soldiers and armoured vehicles enter city in northern occupied West Bank, confirms Israeli military, as residents say soldiers are searching houses

The Independent UK

Australia shooting suspect’s family speaks to police as manhunt intensifies

Authorities impose no-fly zone over Porepunkah after Dezi Freeman reportedly flees into dense bush

The Guardian - AU

Nine profits dip 10% as Domain sale windfall to be invested in digitising archives and AI tools

Chief executive of the Australian entertainment company, Matt Stanton, refuses to comment on potential acquisitions of podcast or radio assets or outdoor advertising

AAP

Australia plans defence against malicious drone attacks

An Australian company has been awarded tens of million of dollars to help provide the nation's military with counter-drone technology.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Reynolds wins Higgins defamation case; one dead in school bus crash; and the first AFL player to come out as bisexual

Higgins has been ordered to pay Reynolds $315,000 in damages with an additional $26,109.25 in interest

The Guardian - AU

From Facebook groups to shoot-outs with police: inside the sprawling ecosystem of ‘sovereign citizens’

As Cam Wilson and I found when reporting our book Conspiracy Nation, Australia has its own long and complicated history of pseudolaw belief

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