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Letters and Short Takes: Wednesday October 9, 2024

As animals move across the desert, they leave tracks, diggings and droppings. For skilled trackers, reading these signs is like watching a movie. A story of who was there and what they were doing unfolds in front of them.

The PNG NRL bid has strategic support of South Pacific nations as Anthony Albanese said "the final details" of government funding for the bid has been reached.

Last week, some 2,000 government officials and experts from around the world met for the REAIM (Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain) summit in Seoul, South Korea. This was the second event of its kind, with the first one held in the Netherlands in February 2023.

Cervical screening in Australia has changed over the past seven years. The test has changed, and women (and people with a cervix) now have much more choice and control. Here’s why – and what you can expect if you’re aged 25 to 74 and are due for a test.

Australia’s forestry industry raised eyebrows this month when it released plans to remove trees from native forests, potentially including national parks, and claim carbon credits in the process.

A group of protesters have been arrested after they displayed pro-Palestine banners up at the entrance of Parliament House.

The Australian government and NRL have held "productive" discussions over the possible inclusion of a team in Papua New Guinea.

Mr Albanese will make the major announcement at Liddell.

Environment groups to rally in support of Hunter Offshore Wind project.

The $2.1 billion project is due to be completed in 2028