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I Will Pour Boiling Oil Over The New Robot Police Dog In WA

Australia now has its first Boston Dynamics robot police dog — the one that inspired that horrifying Black Mirror ep — on WA's Police force.

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'Like ocean rips': CSIRO report identifies 7 ‘global megatrends’ shaping the 21st century

Around 3.7 million Australians have been unintentionally caught in an ocean rip. For the unprepared it can be a harrowing experience – but for experienced surfers, rips are a handy way to ride through the whitewash and out to the break.

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Killing off the building watchdog may not be the win unionists want

Australia’s controversial building industry watchdog is earmarked for the chopping block. But federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke has started by pulling a few of its teeth.

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First Nations stories that mirror Indigenous children's lives told in Our Yarning project

The Our Yarning project tells stories of bush tucker, friendships, community, family, and travel so Indigenous children can see themselves in literature.

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ADF not on foot and mouth standby: Watt

The federal agriculture minister says the involvement of the defence force is "very unlikely" should an Australian outbreak of foot and mouth occur.

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Signs China trade war could be ending, but farmers remain wary

Rumours are swirling that China may backflip on its Australian trade restrictions with a change in federal government, but some producers have put the country firmly in their rear-vision mirror.

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Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Emma McKeon, Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O'Callaghan expected to lead another Aussie swimming golden haul

The Australian swim team enjoyed a strong world championships campaign, and a couple of Olympic superstars are returning to the fold for the Commonwealth Games.

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New era of Australian politics as Labor enters Parliament House in government | GALLERY

Hunter hopes and the 47th parliament

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IMF downgrades 'gloomy' economy as inflation and rate jitters continue, but ASX trades up

The Australian share market has ended the day at a 20 day high, despite new inflation data showing that shows price hikes are at their highest level in more than 20 years.

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Marion Scrymgour calls for ‘grog-free days’ in Northern Territory towns – as it happened

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Foot-and-mouth disease's potential spread by tourists feared on Cape York

Graziers living along the northernmost tip of the Australian mainland say they are deeply concerned about the threat of the devastating disease being brought into the area by tourists or its porous border with PNG.

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Morning mail: PM rules out fossil fuel ban, nearly 50% of Australians have had Covid, trio of meteor showers

Wednesday: Anthony Albanese says stopping coal exports would devastate economy. Plus: 10 Commonwealth Games must-sees

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Singapore heavy hitters recall days in Newcastle

Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes has presented keys to the city to six Newcastle University scholarship graduates who went on to high-profile jobs in Singaporean politics and business.

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Saving burned or injured animals draws our sympathy. But some don't survive after release. Here's why

Every year, Australia’s wildlife volunteers devote time, effort and their own money to rescue, rehabilitate and release tens of thousands of native animals. Their efforts get a lot of media attention, particularly after huge disasters like the megafires of the 2019 Black Summer.

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Why is Peter Dutton trying to start another political fight over the school curriculum?

In a move that surprised political watchers, Liberal leader Peter Dutton says the school curriculum and education reform will be some of his key priorities in opposition.

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From Charlene the mechanic to Australian TV's first gay marriage: was Neighbours feminist?

From its early days, Neighbours reinforced stereotypes of white Australian heteronormative suburbia. But it also evolved to push boundaries around representations of gender, sexuality and feminism.

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Nature's deteriorating health is threatening the wellbeing of Australians, the State of the Environment report finds

For the first time, the new State of the Environment report explicitly assessed the dependency of humans on nature. We, as report authors, evaluated trends and changes in the environment’s health for their impact on human society. This is described in terms of “human wellbeing”.

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Meet Australia's youngest and oldest athletes competing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

From the tender age of 14 to a 63-year-old Commonwealth Games debutant, meet the oldest and youngest competitors donning the green and gold in Birmingham.

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The mystery surrounding Brisbane City on its return to national stage in the Australia Cup

Brisbane City returns to football's national stage for the first time since their NSL days, when they meet Cockburn City in the Australia Cup round of 32. But a 45-year mystery remains over the club's first national cup triumph.

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Climate change, rising insurance costs, food security singled out in CSIRO megatrends report

The CSIRO's latest megatrends report, released every decade, says there has been a seismic shift in the challenges we'll face over the next 20 years, including climate change, geopolitics and artificial intelligence.

Newcastle Herald

Is conspiracy on climate change truly more likely than science?

Scientists have been telling us for decades that the cause of global warming is human-induced and that we need to cease burning fossil fuels.

The Guardian - AU

Papua New Guinea election violence: what has caused it and what can be done?

The massacre of 18 people in the Highlands confirmed fears that an outdated electoral roll and lack of security could lead to trouble

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Belfast siblings Aidan and Michaela Walsh target top prize

The brother and sister duo both left Australia's Gold Coast games in 2018 with silver medals

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Perseid meteor shower 2022: how and where to watch in Australia

The annual Perseids meteor shower will peak on 13 August. Find out the best time to view

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Workforce Australia job agencies rake in millions more from training contracts

Department of employment intended to ban practice before reversing course after ‘strong feedback’ from industry

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