Australia
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Aussie wine industry called to adapt to changing climate
Chardonnay sippers and riesling revellers might have to find a new tipple with a changing climate threatening to consign some grape varieties to the past. See Saw Wine founder Justin …
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Australian tourist numbers back to pre-pandemic levels
Australians have swapped the COVID-19 virus for the travel bug as jet-setting returns to pre-pandemic levels. The number of Australians who have returned from trips between 2023 and 2024 was …
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Free land offer to lure new supermarkets to open in NT
Major supermarket chains that enter the Northern Territory will be offered free land to open stores. Chief Minister Eva Lawler said the proposal, announced ahead of next Saturday’s election, aimed …
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Dingo bites four-year-old girl at popular Queensland holiday spot
A four-year-old girl has been flown to hospital after being bitten by a dingo on a Queensland beach. A large group of people including eight children were fishing at NgKala …
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Cashless community still needs access to notes, coins
Despite fewer people using cash, the right to do so should be defended, Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says. The cash distribution system was on a knife-edge, with the financial …
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Raftopoulos pleads guilty to causing death while excessively speeding
A sunny Saturday morning bike ride on a popular mountain road turned catastrophic for a Brisbane father when a motorcyclist travelling more than double the speed limit fatally struck him. …
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Race car driver Chris Pappas attacked in home
Gold Coast racing car driver Chris Pappas was identified as the victim of a hammer and knife attack early on Tuesday morning. According to the Daily Telegraph, Pappas was rushed …
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Tim Pallas: Tax hikes not ruled out to fund $1.5b hospitals top-up
A $1.5 billion hospital funding lifeline has left a gaping hole in the Victorian budget, with the treasurer not ruling out taxes or cuts to other areas to fill it. …
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Families ‘cutting back on food’ as cost of living bites
As the cost-of-living crisis plunges more Australians into food insecurity, pressure is mounting on state and federal governments to take action. About a third of almost 180 submissions to a …
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Student debt to be slashed under university changes
Students are set to have thousands of dollars wiped off their HECS debt, while paid placements will be put in place for in-demand professions as part of sweeping university changes. …