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Paralympics chief hails unity on ban of Russian and Belarusian competitors

International Paralympics Committee (IPC) supremo Andrew Parsons hailed the solidarity of his organisation over the ban imposed on Russian and Belarusian competitors in international para events following the outbreak of war in Ukraine in 2022.

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Paralympic athletes and officials call for action on cheating and intentional misrepresentation

Paralympic athletes and high-ranking officials express alarm at what they say is widespread and growing cheating, calling for urgent action to salvage the credibility of the Games – one of the world's most-watched sporting events.

ABC News

Paralympics in crisis as international and Australian athletes game the system

Former athletes and officials tell Four Corners the system of Paralympic classification is flawed and easily manipulated.

ABC News

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McPhillamys gold mine, near Bathurst, approved to operate open-cut pit for 11 years

NSW's Independent Planning Commission approves a new gold mine near Bathurst, in the state's central west, saying the positives will outweigh any negative social and environmental impacts.

ABC News

Mines, thousands of jobs at risk under heritage bid, Glencore warns staff

While Glencore is the main company affected, Yancoal and Bloomfield also have operations in the application area.

Newcastle Herald

Singleton Council votes against heritage listing of Ravensworth Homestead

Singleton Council voted against a recommendation from their own heritage officer and heritage advisory committee to support the listing of Ravensworth Homestead Complex.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle's inner city parking woes loomed long before Supercars

The influx of builders working on various big projects means there has been a flood of trades all needing parking, but spaces are limited.

Newcastle Herald

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Daracon reviewing quarry rejection ruling

Daracon is reviewing the Independent Planning Commission's refusal of its proposal to expand the Martins Creek Quarry.

Newcastle Herald

Dominic Perrottet defends appointment of Liberal donor brother of Angus Taylor to NSW body

Exclusive: Party treasurer Charlie Taylor has attended fundraisers hosted by the minister who appointed him

The Guardian - AU

Planning panel for proposed NSW gold mine enters third day to hear social and water impacts

The third and final day of the Independent Planning Commission's hearings into the proposal for a central west gold mine focused on the social and groundwater impacts of the project.

ABC News

Ravensworth Estate saved after Glencore fails to appeal Glendell decision

A 750 hectare parcel of land between Muswellbrook and Singleton, which is believed to have been the site of some of Australia's bloodiest frontier violence, appears to have been saved from a massive mining expansion project.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Independent Planning Commission hears from Blayney residents over Regis Resources's McPhillamy's Gold Mine

A rural community near Bathurst urges the state's Independent Planning Commission to reject plans for a gold mine due to environmental and social impacts.

ABC News

Baltic PMs: Olympic boycott possible if Russians compete

The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries have urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian athletes from next year’s Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine and say a boycott is a possibility

The Independent UK

Byron Bay's 90-day holiday rental cap vote shut down by NSW government intervention

The Byron Shire Council was on the verge of making a ground-breaking vote today to restrict holiday rentals around the tourist hotspot. Then the state government took the decision out of its hands.

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Reuters

Children dying in Somalia as food catastrophe worsens

More than 200,000 Somalis are suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger, with that number set to rise to over 700,000 next year, according to an analysis by an alliance of U.N. agencies and aid groups.

ABC News

Environment group to challenge Mount Pleasant expansion over concerns for climate, legless lizards

Members of a Hunter Valley environmental group say they feel like "hobbits taking on a big action" ahead of a legal challenge involving mining giant MACH Energy.

Reuters

Paralympics-IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect

The International Paralympic Committee voted to suspend the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Russia and Belarus with immediate effect, placing their para-athletes' hopes of competing at the 2024 Paralympics in jeopardy.

AAP

Heritage halts NSW coal mine expansion

Glencore's application to expand its Glendell coal mine has been refused by a NSW planning panel, citing irreversible damage to Aboriginal cultural heritage.

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Expansion of Glencore mine in NSW Hunter Valley refused by IPC

Glencore's Glendell coal mine expansion aimed to extract an additional 135 million tonnes of coal at a site that is culturally significant to Wonnarua people.

Newcastle Herald

'Significant, irreversible and unjustified impacts' lead to Glendell mine ruling

The IPC deemed the project was "not in the public interest"

ABC News

Sydney's Glebe Island silo billboard gets three-year extension despite complaints

A huge billboard that captures the attention of hundreds of thousands of Sydney commuters each day is given the all clear to stay despite locals complaining of light streaming into their homes.

Newcastle Herald

Mt Pleasant mine extension pushing against the wind

Opponents of the Mt Pleasant mine extension fear the project's environmental protection licence will be watered down to allow it to continue operating in windy conditions.

Axios

Famine at Somalia's door

What is a famine and why are they so rarely declared?

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NSW Independent Planning Commission approves extension of Mount Pleasant coal mine

The Independent Planning Commission has approved the extension of the life of the Mount Pleasant Coal mine near Muswellbrook.

The Guardian - UK

Drought likely to push parts of Somalia into famine by end of year, warns UN

World is ‘in last minute of the 11th hour to save lives’, says aid chief, amid fears that crisis is worse than 2010 famine, when 250,000 died

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