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Australia faces a 'perfect storm' on gas supply, as minister warns problem will not be solved quickly

Surging gas prices and supply shortfalls have put Australia on the edge of a "serious and challenging situation" that will not be quickly solved, the new Energy Minister warns.

ABC News

George Kambosos bet his boxing life on himself and won against the odds

George Kambosos left Australia with nothing but a dream that only he believed in. He returns on the cusp of Australian sporting history.

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Australians 'panicking' as power prices skyrocket, consumer advocates say

Robert Meggs switched to a smaller electricity provider to get a better deal. Then his rates more than doubled. It's an increasingly common story.

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Will things be better for LGBTIQ+ people under Labor? Here's what the new government has promised

Australia under Scott Morrison didn’t feel like a very safe place for LGBTIQ+ people.

The Conversation

Community in shock after death of obstetrician and gynaecologist

The Canberra doctor has been praised for his enormous contribution to obstetric care both in Australia and overseas.

The Canberra Times

Queen's Birthday Honours: MasterChef duo John Torode and Gregg Wallace awarded MBEs

Australia-born chef John Torode and former greengrocer Gregg Wallace have been in the food industry for more than 40 years and have been honoured for services to food and charity

Irish Mirror

Your Electricity Bill Is Going To Get A Lot More Expensive This Cold Szn Here’s Why

As if paying $2 for a litre of petrol wasn’t enough, everyone’s power bills are set to leap up next month as electricity prices become the latest addition to our high cost of living. Time to live under my doona so I don’t have to turn my heater on.The Australian…

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Frydenberg sues over $410k legal bill debt

Former Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg is taking a former constituent to court for bankruptcy over more than $400,000 in unpaid legal fees.

AAP

Australia needs to decolonise its mental health system and empower more Indigenous psychologists

For Aboriginal people, wellbeing is seen as holistic, with mental health inseparable from connections to family, culture and Country

The Guardian - AU

Surge in cold and flu cases driving 50% increase in workplace sick leave across Australia

Data shows rates of absenteeism in the first two weeks of May were well above the seasonally-adjusted average

The Guardian - AU

Can Australian gas help the world navigate the climate crisis? Or is it just more hot air?

The path to net zero is plagued by claims that LNG is less dirty than coal, but there is practically no evidence to back them up

The Guardian - AU

Labor flags push for republic in its sights but not in first term of government

The new federal government says the "twilight years" of Queen Elizabeth's reign are an appropriate time to reignite debate about Australia becoming a republic.

ABC News

Stan television series Black Snow focuses on Australian South Sea Islander history

A classic "whodunnit" deeply rooted in the history of its North Queensland backdrop is set to begin filming this month … and it is looking for local cast.

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Republic referendum second-term priority

Any referendum on Australia's future as a republic will not come before a second term of Labor government, assistant minister Matt Thistlethwaite says.

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Here's a scheme Labor should ditch in its bid to boost productivity. It's the 'patent box'

Australia’s new treasurer Jim Chalmers says his biggest priorities include boosting productivity and business investment.

ABC News

Uncle Herb Patten reflects on lifetime of gumleaf playing

Uncle Herb Patten has been making music from gumleaves since he was five years old and wants others to take it up.

The Guardian - AU

Environment minister seeks ‘urgent briefing’ over scrapped recovery plans – as it happened

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WA's south-west is set for a dry winter and climate change is part of the reason

As Australia's north and east braces for plenty of rainfall, the Bureau of Meteorology's seasonal outlook shows WA's most populated region is in line for a dry winter — and this is why.

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: threatened species plans scrapped, Depp v Heard verdict, Sheryl Sandberg quits

Thursday: Coalition scrapped recovery plans for 176 threatened animals, plants and habitat. Plus: jury finds in favour of Johnny Depp in defamation case

The Conversation

How the 2022 federal election may finally signal an end to 'White Australia'

Despite years of critique, the Australian national parliament has been overwhelmingly white and male, unlike the country as a whole. But something changed at the 2022 election – most clearly around racism and sexism. How might this play out in the negotiations to come?

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: We all lose when monopolists prosper

The role of government is to correct the tendency towards monopoly and inequality through regulation, but they have been falling down on the job.

The Guardian - AU

The rejection of China’s deal shows the Pacific will not be used as a geopolitical pawn

Pacific leaders have sent a strong message that countries who want to partner with them must treat them with respect and take action on climate change

ABC News

Joe Biden says mass shootings rarely happen outside the US. What have other countries done that America hasn't?

US President Joe Biden says shootings like the Robb Elementary murders "rarely happen anywhere else in the world". Here's what some countries have done to make that happen.

ABC News

Federal government's 'gas trigger' to keep supplies onshore may not be pulled just to put a lid on high prices

As gas prices rocket upwards, the federal government is fielding questions on whether it would use its "gas trigger" powers to force gas exporters to keep supplies onshore. But high prices alone may not be enough to pull the trigger.

ABC News

There's a lack of diversity in Australian leadership roles. These experts are trying to fix that

About a quarter of the population has a non-European or an Indigenous background. But people from those backgrounds only account for 5 per cent of senior leadership positions.

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