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Classy Peter Bol defies rolled ankle to stay on track for Commonwealth gold

Australia’s Peter Bol qualified fastest for for the men’s 800m final despite having rolled an ankle earlier in the week

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Australia’s Charisma Amoe-Tarrant lifts for her late mother and uncle, while England’s face of the Games, Emily Campbell, wins gold

Weightlifter Charisma Amoe-Tarrant says she lifted for her late mother and uncle, as she wins bronze in the women's 87+ kilogram category at the Commonwealth Games.

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Depth fuelling T20 freedom for Aussies

The depth of Australia's batting line-up is fuelling a freedom which the side hopes can deliver women's T20 gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

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Commonwealth Games 2022 medal tally: Ariarne Titmus wins 400m gold and Brandon Starc takes high jump silver

Australia leads the medal tally with 46 gold medals at the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games swimming program. See the latest medal tally here.

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Locum doctor costs skyrocket 50pc to $3,500 a day due to shortage

The cost of a short-term locum doctor contract jumps 50 per cent in a year as GP clinics across the country struggle to find staff.

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Penny Wong warns against ‘miscalculation’ as China-Taiwan tensions escalate – as it happened

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Govers powers Kookas to third Games win

Blake Govers has reminded the hockey world of his drag flicking prowess to seal a 3-0 Commonwealth Games victory over South Africa at Birmingham University.

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Morning mail: climate bill set to pass, new affirmative consent laws proposed, gold for Ariarne Titmus

Thursday: ‘Stealthing’ and ‘deepfake’ porn to be criminalised under new legislation being introduced in Victorian parliament. Plus: the best value fruit and veg this month

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Higher chance of more tropical cyclones, early monsoon amid negative Indian Ocean Dipole and possible La Nina

The Bureau of Meteorology is expecting two weather systems to bring an earlier than usual wet season to northern Australia.

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Territories' right to legislate around voluntary assisted dying only a step away from being restored

For more than two decades, both of Australia's territories have been barred from legislating around voluntary assisted dying. That could be about to change.

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There's a global shortage of epidurals — and Australian hospitals are feeling the pinch

Epidurals have been commonly used for pain relief in childbirth for more than 40 years and more than 40 per cent of people who give birth in Australia use them, writes Alicia Dennia

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Ariarne Titmus and Australia’s swimmers wrap up golden Commonwealth Games

Ariarne Titmus, Sam Short and the women’s 4x100m relay medley team picked up yet more gold as the swimming competition came to a close in Birmingham

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Iranian asylum seeker on bridging visa wants permanency in Australia to care for her sick daughter

Elham Amareh is used to feelings of fear and uncertainty, having fled Iran with her husband, son and daughter and making the journey to Australia by boat in 2013. Ms Amareh has lived in Australia for a decade now, but her attempts to secure a protection visa have been denied.

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Renter forced to give up her cat under laws in South Australia, where landlords can refuse pets

When Jasmin Witham started renting in Adelaide, she was forced to make a heartbreaking decision.

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The Greens have backed Labor's 43% target - but don't think Australia's climate wars are over

After a decade of climate policy failure, Wednesday brought good news and slightly less good news for Australian action on climate change.

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Farmers digging into the eco-friendly powers of dung beetles in far north Queensland

In the quest to reduce water pollution, soil degradation and fly outbreaks, far north Queensland farmers are seeking assistance from the smallest of creatures — one cow pat at a time.

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4 ways we can recover from the loneliness of the COVID pandemic

Loneliness has been a huge concern since the start of the COVID pandemic. One review published in May, which looked at loneliness studies across many countries, found loneliness was more common since the start of pandemic.

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If Australian schools want to improve student discipline, they need to address these 5 issues

NSW is in the middle of overhauling its approach to suspensions and expulsions.

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Japan's Old Enough and Australia's Bluey remind us our kids are no longer ‘free range’ – but we can remake our neighbourhoods

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This surgical procedure to impregnate greyhounds in Australia is a major animal welfare issue

Greyhounds in Australia will continue to be impregnated via a procedure that’s illegal in other countries, after a provision to ban it was recently overturned in a New South Wales government bill.

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Would Carlotta, Australia’s most celebrated drag queen, have made it on RuPaul’s Drag Race?

After the first season last year wobbled on its heels, the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under began last weekend.

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Alan Kohler: Labor must abandon the Stage 3 tax cuts. Big government must be funded

Relying on central banks to support growth by printing money is clearly not viable because of what that does to inequality. Government will have to step up.

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A 'graphite battery' in Wodonga will be Australia's first commercial thermal energy storage

A Wodonga pet food factory is preparing to take delivery of a technology that experts say will help businesses get off gas, reduce emissions, and save money. Here's how it works.

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World-first breast implant trial in Australia aims to provide safer alternative to silicone

Brisbane surgeons perform a world-first procedure, replacing silicone implants with a bioresorbable scaffold, and hope the technology will eventually be able to provide a more organic alternative for patients looking for breast augmentation or even reconstruction.

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Ventilation key to battling COVID-19, experts say, urging Australia to do more

It might be the middle of a Tasmanian winter, but that doesn't stop this primary school making the most of fresh outdoor air to help keep COVID-19 at bay — something more places should be doing, experts say.

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