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Top Wildcat headlines 3x3 Comm Games squad

Perth Wildcats captain Jesse Wagstaff is the biggest name to be representing Australia in 3x3 basketball at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

AAP

No rush on sealing commercial deal amid financial strife, says Netball Australia

Netball Australia says it will not rush into a commercial deal and remains insistent the financial strife the sport is facing does not pose an existential threat

The Guardian - AU

If you want to be healthy in Australia today, be born to rich parents

No amount of social restrictions will fix healthcare until we address underlying inequality

The Guardian - AU

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Australian embassy helps Adelaide mum find life-saving medication for son, after airline loses luggage

A South Australian mother says the Australian embassy stepped in to help her track down life-saving medication for her son, after an airline lost their luggage. Thomas Mattinson and his family travelled to Copenhagen so he could represent Australia in frame running.

ABC News

'The ultimate invader': high-tech tool promises scientists an edge over the cane toad scourge

Cane toads are invasive frogs that threaten the survival of several Australian wildlife species. Scientists and conservation managers have long grappled with how to stop the toad’s march across the continent.

The Conversation

‘Have you recently had an abortion?’ Australian transiting through US questioned then deported

Madolline Gourley says she was on her way to Canada for a holiday when US immigration officials intervened

The Guardian - AU

Bunnings and Kmart under investigation over information handling linked to facial recognition technology

A report from consumer advocacy group CHOICE prompts the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to investigate whether retail giants Kmart and Bunnings are breaching privacy laws with their use of facial recognition technology.

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Hannah Gadsby moves beyond comedy but promises a ‘playful’ show in Chicago

‘I am doing my own thing now,’ says the Australian performer, who is touring with a new set meant to add ‘depth to your understanding of who I am.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Comanchero bikie boss Mark Buddle in police custody facing extradition to Australia

The bikie boss had been living in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus after being granted a residency permit last year, but Turkish officials say a decision was made to deport him because he was "inconvenient" to public peace and security.

ABC News

Mark Wright jets to Australia to reunite with wife Michelle Keegan after eight weeks apart

Mark Wright has had a long awaited reunion with his wife Michelle Keegan in Australia as she has been Down Under filming a BBC drama

Daily Mirror

Nick Kyrgios needs a psychoanalyst like the late Sigmund Freud to help him sort out his problems, says tennis great John McEnroe

Three-time Wimbledon winner — and former "Superbrat" — John McEnroe says he is amazed by Nick Kyrgios' talent but says tennis needs the Australian star to try more of the time.

ABC News

Afterpay's founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar are Australia's highest-paid CEOs

Afterpay's co-CEOs and founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar are Australia's highest-paid executives, collecting a combined $264.2 million – together they earn more than 2,800 times the full-time average wage.

ABC News

Heritage-listed Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine for sale as luxury home in Townsville

Some of the world's most expensive medical research was carried out within the walls of this heritage-listed property in Townsville.

ABC News

More than 700 aged care Covid outbreaks – as it happened

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Health authorities push to suppress WA syphilis outbreak as disease heads south

Health authorities say they are in a race to control a syphilis outbreak that started in northern Australia.

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One Australian diagnosed with diabetes every eight minutes, new research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare finds

New research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows the number of people known to have diabetes in Australia has tripled in the past two decades.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Pacific Islands Forum rift, new images of universe, top five State of Origin deciders

Wednesday: Anthony Albanese to face contention when he lands in Fiji. Plus: stunning pictures from the James Webb telescope

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Queensland proposal to ban CSSP will drive up feral pig numbers, critics say

Readily available poisons used to control feral pig numbers could soon be banned in Queensland, which critics say could heighten the risk of devastating diseases spreading in Australia.

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The Conversation

Australia is getting a wellbeing budget: what we can – and can't – learn from New Zealand

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed Australia will follow Aotearoa New Zealand’s example and put wellbeing at the centre of the national budget.

The Conversation

5 years on, would an outspoken Australian-Muslim activist 'get Yassmined?' Abdel-Magied herself hopes change is happening

Does Australia still have a racism problem? Or does it simply suffer from a diversity and inclusion problem at the level of governance and political representation? Answering these questions is rarely straightforward and always depends on the personal experiences and ethno-religious backgrounds of those asking.

The Conversation

When people say the West should support Taiwan, what exactly do they mean?

There is a growing antagonism towards China in Western commentary, provoked by its treatment of the Uighurs, Hong Kong and Taiwan, its activities in the South China Sea and its role in Sri Lanka’s debt crisis.

ABC News

Defence Department silent on latest Chinese military encounter with Australian warship

Officials refuse to comment on reports the Chinese military has closely tracked an Australian warship through international waters.

ABC News

The Reserve Bank can look across to New Zealand for a hint on Australia's economic future

New Zealand is about six months ahead of Australia in its moves to bring down inflation, so is looking across the ditch a glance into our future?

The Independent UK

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions star Jamie Roberts announces retirement

Roberts finished his playing career in Australia with the New South Wales Warratahs.

The Guardian - UK

‘Centaurus’: virologists express concern at new Covid subvariant

Omicron variant BA.2.75 has been detected in India, UK, US, Australia, Germany and Canada

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