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Infrastructure review recommends culling 82 planned projects

The Albanese government’s infrastructure review has recommended 82 projects should be cancelled, after finding the $120 billion program unsustainable in its current form.

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Well behind at halftime: here’s how to get the UN Sustainable Development Goals back on track

This week world leaders are gathering at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York to review progress against the Sustainable Development Goals. We’re halfway between when the goals were set in 2015 and when they need to be met in 2030.

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'This should be an ad from the Australian Government'

Ads favour foreign-owned digital giants over local news.

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Farmers are famously self-reliant. Why not use farm dams as mini-hydro plants?

Farmers often pride themselves on their self-reliance. When you live far from the cities, it makes sense to do as much as possible yourself. Australia’s sheer size has meant many remote farms have long been off grid as it’s often simply too expensive to get a power connection. But for…

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Here’s 5 Jobs You Can Score In The Sport Industry If It’s Your Passion But You’re Totally Unco

The sporting industry is booming in Australia right now — the Australian Government reported that it generates more than A$32 billion in annual sales and employs more than 220,000 people. Additionally, considering we’re all hot from Tillie’s fever, it’s a pretty darn exciting time to be part of it all —…

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Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying? Here's what's happening beyond the headlines

The Great Barrier Reef is not dead. Nor is it in good health. The truth is complex. To understand what’s going on takes more than a headline.

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Fractured foundations: how Antarctica's 'landfast' ice is dwindling and why that's bad news

There’s more to Antarctic ice than meets the eye. Sea ice is not a uniform crust overlying the salty Southern Ocean.

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Both humans and AI hallucinate — but not in the same way

The launch of ever-capable large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3.5 has sparked much interest over the past six months. However, trust in these models has waned as users have discovered they can make mistakes – and that, just like us, they aren’t perfect.

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Greens say Israel is 'practising crime of apartheid' and call for boycotts of far-right figures

The Greens adopt a new party position on Palestine and Israel, saying Israel is practising the "crime of apartheid".

ABC News

Questions over $2 billion rail project to speed up Newcastle to Sydney trip

The federal government would not say if the project was on the chopping block in its infrastructure review.

Newcastle Herald

Former UK child migrants urge King Charles III to intervene after 'disgusting' Fairbridge farm schools abuse compensation offer

Former British child migrants are demanding King Charles III step in, after they were told they may receive just 1 per cent of their compensation claims for childhood abuse.

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Fewer women receive research grants – but the reasons are more complicated than you'd think

It likely comes as no surprise that women receive a smaller share of research funding than men. But untangling the underlying reasons is no small feat.

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Looking beyond Aussie and China for trade wins

The citizenship announcement in the late hours of Friday night left some New Zealand officials with the impression the Australian government was trying to quietly bury it. Now that it has finally been put to rest it means New Zealand can focus its diplomatic energy elsewhere.

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Boosting JobSeeker is the most effective way to tackle poverty: what the treasurer's committee told him

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth established an Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee in December 2022 to advise the government on ways to lift economic inclusion and reduce disadvantage.

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Penny Wong said this week national power comes from 'our people'. Are we ignoring this most vital resource?

During her speech at the National Press Club this week, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong argued that the “unprecedented” circumstances our region faces “require a response of unprecedented coordination and ambition in our statecraft”.

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Nature is in crisis. Here are 10 easy ways you can make a difference

Last month, Sir David Attenborough called on United Kingdom residents to “go wild once per week”. By this, he meant taking actions which help rather than harm the natural world, such as planting wildflowers for bees and eating more plant-based foods.

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How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?

Millions of dead fish float on the surface of the river. Native bony herring and introduced young carp, as well as a few mature Murray cod and golden perch. History is repeating on the Darling River at Menindee. This new fish kill is even worse than the enormous 2018–2019 fish…

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