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Sporting greats, activists, chefs among those honoured in Queen’s birthday list

Some of Australia's biggest sporting names – including Ash Barty and Shane Warne, and rising star Jakara Anthony – top this year's Queen’s Birthday honours.

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China’s military buildup needs to be transparent: Australia

Richard Marles tells Al Jazeera China’s military build-up is the most ambitious since the end of World War II.

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Warne, COVID responders receive honours

Some 992 Australians have received Queen's Birthday Honours, with the late Shane Warne and Brendan Murphy among the high-achievers.

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Cricket great Shane Warne recognised posthumously in Queen’s birthday honours

Warne and retired former world No 1 tennis player Ash Barty become officers of the Order of Australia

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Health experts dominate Australia’s Queen’s birthday honours for work during pandemic

Brendan Murphy, Kerry Chant, Jeannette Young and Mary-Louise McLaws among recipients recognised for their work on Covid

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Tennis star Ash Barty and former premier Carmen Lawrence among those awarded Queen's Birthday honours

Tennis star Ash Barty, Australia's first female premier Carmen Lawrence and cricketing legend Shane Warne are among those recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours list.

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China diplomacy returns with a handshake at Singapore security summit

Defence Minister Marles’ greeting of his counterpart from China brought an end to two years of official silence with Australia's biggest trading partner.

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Australian troops in PNG for election

More than 100 Australian troops have touched down in Papua New Guinea to help with the Pacific nation's national election in July.

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Australians shine at UFC 275

Australians Jake Matthews and Jack Della Maddalena have put their names up in lights with victories on the UFC 275 main card in Singapore.

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Griffith Sikh Games attract thousands to regional NSW for celebration of sport, food and culture

While sport is the main drawcard, people also attend this weekend's Griffith Sikh Games to celebrate culture and food, with event organisers this year trucking in two tonnes of onions, three tonnes of flour and 700 litres of milk.

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Australia's Defence Minister meets Chinese counterpart, marking the end of a two-year diplomatic freeze

Defence Minister Richard Marles holds a one-on-one meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Singapore, officially ending a two-year diplomatic freeze between Canberra and Beijing.

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Hikers rescued with hypothermia in Tasmania as extreme cold front sweeps Australia’s east

Eight people became trapped on Mt Wellington’s summit, and another is missing, as blizzard-like weather causes ‘deadly’ conditions

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Richard Marles’s ‘full and frank’ meeting with China ends Australia’s diplomatic freeze

Defence minister says the controversial interception of an Australian aircraft by a Chinese jet last month was discussed, as well as broader issues in the Pacific

The Guardian - AU

AFP arrests alleged international drug kingpin extradited from Thailand

Australian Federal Police have extradited a man from Thailand to Melbourne, who they allege was a senior figure in an international organised crime syndicate accused of conspiring to traffic illegal drugs into Australia.

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I rode the cycling world championships 2022 road course in Wollongong and survived (just)

The world’s best cyclists will be in Australia in September for the championships. What happens when a weekend warrior tackles the route?

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Biloela's Nadesalingam family celebrates Tharnicaa's fifth birthday, her first out of detention

Tharnicaa Nadesalingam wanted a pink-themed party in a park, and that is what she got, for her first birthday outside of Australia's immigration detention system.

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Nightclub scene in decline in Australia as young people opt for dating apps, healthier lifestyles

More than 100 nightclubs have closed in recent years, with industry veterans reporting young people are ditching dancefloors for dating apps.

The Guardian - AU

Defence minister rubbishes Coalition claims on France compensation deal – as it happened

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The world faces depopulation

Every woman must have 2.1 children to ensure a stable population.

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Survivors fight back against trafficking

Modern slavery in its many forms is big business - from underage girls being forced into marriage or sold for the sex trade - but survivors are speaking up.

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The Australian beach tragedy that inspired a global rip safety movement

A 2016 drowning at a NSW beach spurred a rescuer and a film-maker to create a series of documentaries that would change the conversation around our number one coastal hazard

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Anti-vax mandate policies prove to be no vote winner with Australians – this time

Parties seeking to leverage movement were largely unsuccessful at 2022 election but rise of ‘pro-freedom’ movement should not be ignored, expert says

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Australian defamation law never needed Morrison’s ‘anti-trolling’ legislation

Experts say rulings in actions involving John Barilaro and PRGuy17 demonstrate existing law already achieves aims of former government’s proposed changes

Daily Mirror

Neighbours fans gutted as British Soap Awards air emotional tribute to axed soap

The British Soap Awards paid tribute to the long-running Australian soap Neighbours, after it was axed earlier this year and is now set for an emotional star-studded final episode

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'Champagne corks popping' after Australia's $830 million French submarine compensation payment

French company Naval Group says its $830 million compensation deal for the scrapped future submarine program is "fair and equitable", as debate continues over whether Australia has paid too much to make things right.

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