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Alert as white spot outbreak forces partial prawn lockdown

Prawn farmers are on high alert after the contagious and deadly disease white spot was detected at a second prawn facility in northern NSW.

The New Daily

White spot outbreak forces partial prawn lockdown

A deadly disease that hammered the Asian prawn industry has hit Australian producers, sending prawns from NSW's Clarence Estuary into a biosecurity lockdown.

AAP

Giving councils control might help fix NSW's public housing problems

If new housing stock was spread throughout new developments, then the public negative view of housing tenants may also be less of a problem.

Newcastle Herald

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Varroa mite emergency zone moved, leaving beekeepers on NSW Mid North Coast frustrated

Beekeepers on the NSW Mid North Coast were on the verge of euthanasing thousands of bees before the state’s latest varroa mite emergency zone was suddenly changed.

ABC News

Menindee mass fish kill: thousands of carp dead amid water quality fears

Deaths the result of deoxygenation caused by carp population boom at NSW weir, primary industries department says

The Guardian - AU

New varroa mite detections around Taree, NSW linked to illegal movement of beehives

There have been new detections of the deadly varroa mite in beehives at two locations near Taree, linked to the illegal movement of beehives.

ABC News

Yamba prawn farmers eradicate stock as white spot disease is detected on NSW's north coast

The Australian Prawn Association is frustrated the federal government has not blocked the importation of prawns from countries where white spot disease is endemic.

ABC News

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Albuquerque urges IMSA to wait before making GTP BoP tweaks

Acura driver Filipe Albuquerque has urged IMSA not to change the Balance of Performance in the GTP class following a one-two finish for the brand in last month's Daytona 24 Hours.

Autosport

Investigations continue into Mandalong cane toad outbreak, with 51 found north of Sydney

More than 50 cane toads are discovered on New South Wales's Central Coast — one of the biggest outbreaks beyond the state's buffer zone since 2010.

ABC News

How Blomqvist rediscovered Verstappen-beating potential at MSR

Since joining the Meyer Shank Racing Acura team a little over 12 months ago, Tom Blomqvist has been nothing short of a revelation in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s top class.

Motorsport

NSW government stops short of banning 'cruel' animal testing procedures

A decision not to phase out tests that expose rodents to cigarette smoke and the danger of drowning is "incredibly disappointing", a NSW upper house member says.

ABC News

News briefs

MyPillow guy questions Gov. DeSantis’ Miami-Dade win, report says

Tribune News Service

North Carolina teacher files lawsuit saying he was fired for criticizing 'critical race theory'

RALEIGH, N.C. — A professor claims he was unfairly fired from the North Carolina Governor’s School for speaking out against the program’s use of "critical race theory."

Tribune News Service

Native bees face honey trap threat

'If our stingless bees go to those dead hives and consume that poison-laced honey, they'll die.'

Newcastle Herald

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Chicago Sun-Times

Gary LaPaille, former state senator, Democratic Party of Illinois chair, Madigan staffer, dies at 68

He was “a Democrat’s Democrat. ... His blood was blue,” said former Virginia Gov. and ex-Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois bid to become early Democratic primary state likely to be rejected this week

President Joe Biden has yet to signal what states he wants to have early primaries. Michigan, Minnesota are front-runners for the Midwest early primary spot in 2024.

ABC News

Large great white shark swims more than 10,000km in 150 days

Fictional scientist Matt Hooper, played by Richard Dreyfuss in the 1975 film Jaws, subscribed to the theory of shark territoriality. But his real-life counterparts beg to differ.

ABC News

As more Indigenous fishing cases are withdrawn, court costs mount against NSW DPI

Kevin Mason is one of more than a dozen Indigenous fishers who have had their charges dismissed or withdrawn this year following a lengthy legal battle but the process has taken a deep toll.

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Autosport

The final IMSA DPi thriller that has set the foundations for a new golden era

Last weekend’s thrilling Petit Le Mans was the last hurrah for the DPi class, which has been key in teeing up the bright future of sportscar racing worldwide

Motorsport

Van der Zande had 'no intention' to cause CGR Cadillac clash

Renger van der Zande has stressed there was 'never any intention' to make contact with the sister Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac of Earl Bamber as the two teammates came to blows late on in IMSA's Petit Le Mans season finale.

Autosport

IMSA Petit Le Mans: Blomqvist claims final DPi pole for Meyer Shank Racing

Meyer Shank Racing’s Tom Blomqvist secured the final pole position of IMSA’s DPi era by almost a quarter second ahead of Earl Bamber in the Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac.

ABC News

Feral honey bees to be poisoned in NSW varroa mite hotspots to prevent spread of parasite

The NSW government will target feral bee colonies in a red zone in the Hunter Valley from next week, using the insecticide fipronil at baiting stations.

Newcastle Herald

More cane toads caught near Lake Macquarie

19 cane toads have been caught around Lake Macquarie in the last week.

Chicago Sun-Times

U of I issues new design for academic and research hub at The 78

Part of a $500 million statewide effort to promote innovation, the new home for the Discovery Partners Institute is expected to be finished in 2026.

ABC News

Varroa mite detection in Coffs Harbour prompts mass beehive euthanasia in eradication zone

All recreational and commercial beehives within an eradication zone around Coffs Harbour on NSW's north coast will be destroyed in the latest bid to contain the spread of varroa mite.

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