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Men's four unable to maintain Olympic rowing medal run

The men's four are no longer "Oarsome", finishing last in the Olympic final - the first time Australia have missed the podium in the event since 2008.

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Kookas laughing, big win kills Kiwi Games hockey hopes

A Blake Govers hat-trick has helped Australia beat New Zealand 5-0 and ensure they advance to the Olympic men's hockey quarter-finals.

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‘Bit weird’: swimming rivalry heats up as Kyle Chalmers hits back at Chinese snub claim

China’s Pan Zhanle claims Australia’s Kyle Chalmers disrespected him amid Chinese claims that Australian beef was behind positive anti-doping tests

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Grattan on Friday: Welcome King Charles, farewell the republic as Albanese casts aside lost causes

Anthony Albanese can’t escape the powerful symbolism. In October he is due to greet King Charles on Australian soil – hard on the heels of formally burying Labor’s hopes of turning Australia into a republic.

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Alexis Wright wins second Miles Franklin prize for Praiseworthy

The 73-year-old Waanyi writer takes home $60,000 for Australia’s most esteemed literary prize, after having won in 2007 for her novel Carpentaria

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The federal government has only ‘noted’ a call to end special schools. What does this mean for students with disability?

We have just received the long-awaited response from the Australian government to the disability royal commission’s final report.

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Covid cluster worsens in Australian Olympic camp as Zac Stubblety-Cook reveals infection

Zac Stubblety-Cook reveals he swam through infection to win his silver medal as Great Britain’s swim legend Adam Peaty joins athletes hit by Covid

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Jemima Montag wins brave bronze in 20km walk

Australian Jemima Montag has drawn inspiration from her late grandmother to win a bronze medal in the women's 20km walk at the Paris Olympics.

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Labor’s first female frontbencher and feminist trailblazer immortalised in Canberra statue

Susan Ryan found it ‘intolerable’ that women were not treated equally, introducing world-leading legislation on sexual harassment

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Price cuts may recharge Aussie electric vehicle market

Some of Australia's biggest electric vehicle brands have cut the price of their models, with one setting a record cost for low-emission cars.

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Afternoon Update: Harris responds to racial identity attack; Australian of Year betting scandal; and famous tree feared dead might live on

US vice-president labels Trump’s interview ‘the same old show’

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Australia's Antarctic research needs '100-year plan'

An inquiry into the importance of Antarctica to Australia's interests has been told of the need for longer-term funding and issues around competing interests.

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Mood-altering drug use a 'human right': top prosecutor

Australia's longest-serving public prosecutor is pushing for a Portuguese-style cannabis model that decriminalises drugs and brings users before experts.

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Tony Gustavsson era over as Matildas hunt for new coach

Football Australia is searching for a new Matildas coach after Tony Gustavsson's reign was brought to an end after Australia's group-stage exit at the Olympics.

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Superstar Fox could line up for fifth Olympics

With six medals from four Olympics, new Australian record-holder Jessica Fox hasn't ruled out adding to her collection by competing in Los Angeles in 2028.

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History lovers to gather for two-day stagecoach journey

Regional towns across southern Queensland will celebrate the centennial of Cobb & Co's final stagecoach run, the last of its kind in Australia.

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Women's rights pioneer honoured for life of advocacy

One of Australia's most important female politicians has been commemorated for introducing a world-leading act that would protect millions of people.

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Smartphones allow us to capture nature like never before – but are they also distorting our view?

Even if you weren’t lucky enough to spot the aurora light shows visible across southern Australia this week (and which may potentially reappear in coming days), you probably did encounter the onslaught of online news articles and photos that followed.

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Falling tree kills two people as wild weather hits WA

An elderly man and woman have been killed after a large tree fell onto their vehicle as they were driving in severe weather in Western Australia.

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Paris 2024 day six: Murray’s career over after doubles defeat, plus swimming finals – as it happened

Biles wins gold in individual all-around final, Andy Murray’s career ends after doubles loss with Dan Evans

The Guardian - AU

Australian government ‘deeply disappointed’ by Japan’s decision to expand commercial whaling target list

Japanese government confirms it will allow whalers to catch and kill up to 59 fin whales, a species conservationists consider vulnerable

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Australian shares reach another milestone on dovish Fed

The ASX200 gained 0.3 per cent to close above 8,100 for the first time after Fed chairman Jay Powell talked up a September rate cut in the United States.

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View from The Hill: Dutton tells Netanyahu he’d improve relations with Israel, as danger for Australians in Lebanon rises

Peter Dutton has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top figures in a three-day visit to Israel this week that has further underlined the unravelling of bipartisanship towards that country.

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Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia needs to act quickly or lose out to faster movers on green iron and steel elsewhere, an industry decarbonisation expert warns.

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Despair after four years of pressure: how do Olympians deal with disappointment?

Australia’s soccer team entered Paris with high hopes of notching their first Olympic medal but those aspirations came crashing down with defeat to the United States.

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