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Australia's total coal mine methane emissions double official estimates, Ember report finds

Researchers find "massive under-reporting" of methane emissions from Australian coal mines — but new technology could make a huge difference. So why isn't it being used?

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The Loop: Banks expected to lift interest rates, Socceroos win, and NASA to launch rockets from the NT

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

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Morning mail: call for energy relief, Boris Johnson faces ‘vote strikes’, Socceroos defeat UAE

Wednesday: Labor government urged to provide $1,000 emergency payments to those on low fixed incomes hit by power price rises. Plus: Selwyn Cobbo’s incredible rise

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Cashless Debit Card trial to end with auditor-general's report the final nail in its coffin

A damning auditor-general's report into the Cashless Debit Card has been released, along with confirmation it will cease in Hinkler and across Australia, giving this parent back her financial freedom.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises action to improve remote voting after Lingiari turnout hits all-time low

Anthony Albanese accuses the former government of deliberately making it more difficult for remote voters to cast a ballot, after turnout in an electorate covering some of the most disadvantaged parts of Australia drops to a new low.

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Socceroos keep World Cup dreams alive with victory over UAE

The Socceroos have kept Australia's World Cup dream alive by claiming victory over the United Arab Emirates in their Asian play-off in Qatar.

The New Daily

Need to renew your passport? The weird history of Australian passports explains how they got so expensive

Now borders are open, Australians are applying for and renewing passports in droves. Wait times have doubled.

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Shifting seasons: using Indigenous knowledge and western science to help address climate change impacts

Traditional Owners in Australia are the creators of millennia worth of traditional ecological knowledge – an understanding of how to live amid changing environmental conditions. Seasonal calendars are one of the forms of this knowledge best known by non-Indigenous Australians. But as the climate changes, these calendars are being disrupted.

The Conversation

Ways of Seeing at 50: an icy blast of a book about male voyeurism, art, capitalism and so much more

I still remember the shock when I first saw John Berger’s television series, Ways of Seeing, in 1972. In the years before Australia had colour television BBC art programs were often screened at the Art Gallery of NSW. (Previously the same venue had shown Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation).

The Conversation

This mosquito species from Papua New Guinea was lost for 90 years – until a photographer snapped a picture of it in Australia

There are already plenty of mosquitoes in Australia. They bring pest and public health risks to many parts of the country.

The Conversation

The weird history of Australian passports explains how they got so expensive

The cost of Australian biometric passports and the rigour involved in obtaining one can be traced to a system that evolved over the past century.

The New Daily

How a Hunter couple's hospitality is helping settle Ukraine refugees

Sitting around the dining room table in a room filled with warmth and laughter, it's hard to believe that not long ago this unconventional family were complete strangers.

Newcastle Herald

Woman who woke up from month-long coma 'ghosted by partner who moved on with someone else'

On Sunday, August 29, Brie ended up having a horrific fall down a car park which was currently undergoing construction.

Daily Record

Sydney Film Festival opens with First Nations film We Are Still Here

The Sydney Film Festival opens tonight with the First Nations film We Are Still Here — an anthology of storylines from 10 directors and 11 screenwriters in six languages.

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Declining Sydney property prices a forecast for the rest of Australia, experts say

As interest rates rise, Sydney house prices are dropping and experts say it is a "bellwether" for what is about to happen across the rest of the country.

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Aboriginal theatre maker Andrea James continues to tell vital First Nations stories in her tribute to tennis legend Evonne Goolagong

With Sunshine Super Girl and Ghosting the Party, Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai theatre maker Andrea James brings vital historical and contemporary First Nations stories to the stage.

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Debate over 'brain drain' as Malaysia cheers election of Penny Wong, Sam Lim in Australia

Malaysians express pride as Penny Wong and Sam Lim are successful in the federal election, but some say it highlights a lack of opportunity for ethnic minorities in Malaysia.

Daily Mirror

Girl, 8, slipped from fairground ride and fell to death after height restriction ignored

The Malaysian tourist who fell to her death in Australia was on the ride when it was operating at maximum force and a speed of at least 100km/h when she was flung out

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Edict for gas storage amid energy crisis

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has instructed the Australian Energy Market Operator to procure and store gas to help avoid future energy crises.

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Australia defeat UAE 2-1 in do-or-die World Cup qualifier in Doha

The dream of a fifth successive World Cup appearance is still alive as the Socceroos defeat the UAE in the penultimate play-off match in Doha.

The Guardian - AU

Fight for doctors pits state against state in a market that’s never been tighter

Both NSW and Victoria plan to hire thousands more medical staff, but filling existing roles is already proving challenging

The Guardian - AU

Breakthrough gene discovery could help prevent disease affecting 10% of world’s crops

University of Sydney’s Dr Hoan Dinh finds gene which makes barley resistant to fungal rust, a disease that decreases global food production by a tenth

The Guardian - AU

Australian traveller strip-searched, held in US prison and deported over little-known entry requirement

Jack Dunn was detained for 30 hours with no access to phone or family because onward flight from US went to neighbouring country

The Guardian - AU

If Australia taxed windfall gas profits we could invest billions in renewables and get off fossil fuels for good

The sooner we shift away from ageing coal and expensive gas, the quicker electricity prices and emissions will fall

The Guardian - AU

Greenhouse emissions from Australia’s coalmines could be twice as high as official figures say

Ember thinktank report based on IEA estimate suggests coal contributes more to climate crisis than all the cars on Australian roads

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