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Who's liable if you're injured or killed riding an e-scooter?

The rental e-scooter craze is sweeping the globe, with millions of the vehicles dotting pavements in more than 600 cities. Studies predict there will be 4.6 million shared e-scooters in operation worldwide by 2024.

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Australian leader wants legislated carbon reduction target

Australia’s Parliament has sat for the first time since May elections with the new prime minister determined to have a greenhouse gas reduction target enshrined in law

The Independent UK

Telstra inks five-year deal with Microsoft

Australia's Telstra has landed one of the largest partnerships technology giant Microsoft has established with a telecommunications provider globally.

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Australia's COVID hospital admissions, deaths rise as variant surges

Hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Australia have reached a new high for a second straight day, data showed on Tuesday, while the daily death toll rose to its second-highest as an outbreak fuelled by a coronavirus sub-variant sweeps the country.

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Foot-and-mouth disease is far from Australia's only biosecurity risk — here are the other threats

The threat of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak is dominating the headlines, but it's not the only risk the nation faces — and some of the others are already here.

ABC News

Australian women's cricket captain Meg Lanning eyes inaugural gold medal at Commonwealth Games

T20 cricket will make its Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham, with the Australian women's side keen to take the top step on the podium.

ABC News

US sends Sherman, Kennedy to visit the Solomon Islands

The U.S. is sending a high-profile diplomatic delegation to visit the Solomon Islands next week led by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and including Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy

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Barnaby Joyce blames Labor for waste of $200,000 on shortlived office

"The Labor Government has decided to close one of the only ministerial offices in regional Australia; not one of their 30 ministers was willing to host their second office in the thriving regional city of Armidale."

Newcastle Herald

Gold Coast, Melbourne lead decade growth

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Gold Coast's population has boomed in the last decade, while outback and mining towns declined.

AAP

Record crops deliver big agriculture gains

Huge crops and record breaking rain have helped deliver a 17 per cent increase in the value of Australian agriculture, the bureau of statistics says.

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Foot-and-mouth disease threat prompts Melbourne Zoo to restrict access to elephants, giraffes and kangaroos

Contact with animals like giraffes, elephants and kangaroos will be limited at zoos in Victoria as concern about a potential foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Australia continue to rise.

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‘A problem for all states’: Victoria bans embedded power networks in new unit blocks

At least half a million Australians served by private electricity networks that prevent them seeking better deal

The Guardian - AU

After decades importing his product, Peter Walcott decided to make it

Rigon Headwear is a licensee for the Cancer Council of Australia

Newcastle Herald

Climate change in focus as Australia's parliament opens

Australia's parliament sat on Tuesday in Canberra for the first time since Labor won office in an election that also saw the Greens party win record seats, reflecting Australians' concern about climate change amid worsening bushfires and floods.

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Labelling 'fake art' isn't enough. Australia needs to recognise and protect First Nations cultural and intellectual property

The latest draft report from the Productivity Commission on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts confirms what First Nations artists have known for decades: fake art harms culture.

ABC News

APRA boss Wayne Byres to leave bank regulator before term expires

The head of Australia's bank regulator will end his term almost two years early, announcing he will step down from his role at the end of October.

ABC News

Australian cyclist Nicole Frain involved in horror Tour de France Femmes crash, causing Marta Cavalli to withdraw

Nicole Frain approached the peloton at speed with around 25km of the Provins stage to go, seemingly unaware of an existing pile-up in front of her. Marta Cavalli was later sent to hospital for monitoring.

AAP

Govt to allow ABCC funding to lapse

Funding for Australia's construction watchdog will be allowed to lapse even if legislation to abolish the commission fails, the government has confirmed.

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The Guardian - AU

The historic photo that celebrates a moment of unity and pride in Indigenous Australian representation

Indigenous parliamentarians from diverse First Nations hope they can work together across party lines to bring meaningful change

ABC News

What is inflation? Why is the CPI so high? And how is the RBA planning to bring it back down?

Inflation is the highest it has been in decades, and is set to rise further. But how is it measured, what is behind the price rises and how will the Reserve Bank get it back under control?

Daily Record

Aziz Behich set for Dundee United transfer as Jack Ross looks to add to Australian contingent

The experienced left-back has 48 caps for Australia and will solve Ross' depth problems in that position.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: record Covid hospitalisations, Labor beefs up climate bill, hand-luggage holidays

Tuesday: hospitals continue to struggle as Covid patients hit record high. Plus: how to travel with only hand luggage

Newcastle Herald

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are bringing their Carnage tour to Newcastle

This is the first time the Bad Seeds band members have toured Australia as a duo.

The Conversation

'Building too close to the water. It's ridiculous!' Talk of buyouts after floods shows need to get serious about climate adaptation

Australians are reeling from climate change impacts including more frequent and severe disasters – floods, droughts, searing heat and fires. These complex disasters are fuelling calls for managed retreats and debates about buying out at-risk properties.

The Conversation

The loss of Neighbours is a loss of career pathways for Australia's emerging screen professionals

Australia’s longest-running television drama, Neighbours, is the latest casualty in the global flux of television cultures. The death of this iconic show warrants a health-check for the Australian TV industry.

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