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Growing anti-China alliance in Indo-Pacific a boon for French-Aussie relations

Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi is touring eight Pacific island nations as part of a strategy to increase Beijing's clout in the region. The move triggered Western countries to strengthen ties and may re-boot the relationship between France and Australia, still suffering from a submarine deal that went wrong.

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Australian man Michael O'Neill killed in Ukraine conflict

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expresses his condolences to the family of 48-year-old Michael O'Neill, who has been killed in Ukraine while believed to be helping the country with humanitarian aid.

ABC News

Socceroos coach names 29-man squad for final World Cup qualifiers

The players are set to arrive in Qatar's capital Doha over the next three days as Australia attempts to qualify for a fifth consecutive World Cup

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Oscar-winning Australian cinematographer John Seale retraces footsteps to 1970s Castaway series

A 1970s drama series that helped Oscar-winning cinematographer John Seale launch his international career is back in focus as he helps to ensure the real castaways aren't lost for good.

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Fiji PM calls meeting with new Australia foreign minister 'wonderful'

Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said on Saturday he had a “wonderful meeting” with Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who travelled to Fiji days after being sworn in to show the new government's attention to the Pacific Islands.

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Barty Party is over, now the hangover is here as Australian tennis rebuilds

The ‘After Ash’ era began at the French Open and the first grand slam since her retirement has proven a sobering affair

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Rugby Union convert reaches rare footy milestone in Pilbara as Aussie Rules helps build community

The "money and the work" lured Kevin Walsh from New Zealand to Australia in the 1990s, but the community connections, including the local footy team, have made him stay.

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A perfect storm of snow forecast for ski fields next week

Up to half a metre of snow is forecast for Monday, just in time for the start of the ski season when, once again, Australians will celebrate the modest miracle that is skiing and snowboarding on one of the hottest and flattest continents on Earth.

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Socceroos squad finalised for World Cup play-off against UAE as A-League Men stars get rewarded by Graham Arnold

Melbourne Victory defender Jason Davidson and Adelaide United top scorer Craig Goodwin have been recalled as the Socceroos prepare for the must-win UAE clash.

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The rewilding of Australia's red centre

Bilbies and bettongs reintroduced at a sanctuary in central Australia are about to do some heavy lifting for other threatened species.

AAP

Adam Gilchrist breaks down at Andrew Symonds’ funeral while hugging star’s devastated wife

Former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist broke down in tears while at the funeral of former teammate and great friend Andrew Symonds after he passed away earlier this month

Daily Mirror

Coalition ‘dropped the ball’ on Pacific, Albanese says as Samoa signs China agreement – as it happened

Prime minister says Labor ‘won’t drop the ball’ as Samoa signs agreement with China; the Greens’ Stephen Bates claims victory in seat of Brisbane. Follow all the day’s news

The Guardian - AU

Elcho Island elders celebrate new dialysis nurse and treatment, bringing them home to families

The Northern Territory has the highest rate of kidney disease in Australia and after years of fighting, a group of Elcho Island elders now have nurse-assisted dialysis at home.

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Tamil asylum seeker family prepare to return to Biloela but their immigration battle is far from over

The Tamil asylum seeker family removed from Biloela in 2018 will return to the central Queensland town within weeks, allowing their five-year-old daughter to celebrate her first birthday outside of detention. But their fight to remain in Australia will continue.

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Pandemic exacerbates swing towards solo sports

From their lonely habits during the pandemic, Australians have returned to organised sport and group fitness. But in some cases, it hasn't been in the same numbers as before.

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How people like Meghan Markle, Britney Spears and Cristiano Ronaldo are changing the way we talk about miscarriage and stillbirth

Australia is one of the safest places in the world for a baby to be born. Yet, every day in Australia, six babies are stillborn and two die within 28 days of birth. We look at whether seeing celebrities sharing their experiences of trauma and loss on social media can…

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‘I missed out on being a kid’: The Kid Laroi on fame, fans and coming home to Australia

The 18-year-old Kamilaroi rapper, whose fans include Elton John and Justin Bieber, is back in Sydney on his world tour – and dealing with the ‘obviously insane’ reception

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José Ramos-Horta accuses Alexander Downer of ‘distorting’ issues around 2004 Timor-Leste bugging

Exclusive: President of south-east Asian nation says Australia used cover of ‘supposedly altruistic foreign aid program’ to spy on behalf of oil companies

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How Australia’s electoral system allowed voters to finally impose a ceasefire in the climate wars

Preferential voting opened a pathway for independents to bypass the right’s hyperpartisan approach to climate policy

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Single mothers hope Anthony Albanese’s upbringing might spur change

Women much like the PM’s mum Maryanne need action to raise welfare payments and cut waiting lists for public housing

The Guardian - AU

Votes for Labor and the Coalition plummet to all-time low as Australia swings away from major parties

With many Australians looking elsewhere for new leadership, here’s how the nation voted in the 2022 federal election

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Celebrations at last as Murugappan family to be back in Biloela for youngest daughter’s birthday

Labor’s decision to release the Murugappans means that four-year-old Tharnicaa will finally have a birthday outside immigration detention

The Guardian - AU

Making the cut: Australians bid to dominate world of woodchopping

Big axes and even bigger saws will be the focus of attention this weekend in Vienna when Australia’s finest timbersports athletes contest the World Trophy

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Racial controversy around plant genetics conference puts Australian scientists 'on notice'

Controversy over racial representation at an international science conference planned for Cairns has put the spotlight on how Australia deals with cultural diversity in science.

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Testing for the flu can help you get faster treatment. But why is it so hard to get a rapid antigen test for influenza?

Flu cases are surging around Australia — and this time it's different. Two years of COVID isolation has left the population with little natural immunity. So, how can you get tested to see if you have the flu?

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