Australia
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Health authorities rush to stem legionnaires outbreak in Melbourne
Melburnians are being urged to monitor for symptoms after a significant outbreak of legionnaires’ disease left several people critically unwell in intensive care. At least 22 cases of the bacterial disease …
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Home affairs, immigration ministers dumped in reshuffle
The decision to move his politically embattled home affairs and immigration ministers has been defended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he prepares to swear in a fresh frontbench. Clare …
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Ancient clues found to human occupation of Australia
New evidence of human occupation in southeast Indonesia more than 40,000 years ago is offering fresh clues about the island-hopping route taken by some of the first humans to arrive …
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Tax is bursting the bubble of craft beer industry
While drinkers look forward to toasting International Beer Day next Friday, Australian craft brewers are drowning their sorrows over a tax regime they say is crippling their industry and is …
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Berejiklian loses bid to overturn corruption findings
Gladys Berejiklian has lost a high-stakes court bid to overturn findings she acted corruptly in a major blow to the former premier’s reputation and win for the NSW integrity watchdog. …
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Anthony Koutoufides considering running for Melbourne Lord Mayor
AFL great Anthony Koutoufides is hinting that he might run for Lord Mayor of Melbourne this October in the upcoming council elections. The Age reports that Koutoufides said a friend …
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CrowdStrike: quality-control bug led to global outage
CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off a global tech outage that …
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Malnourishment rife in Australian residential aged care
Malnourishment is rife in Australian aged care facilities, with nearly four in 10 residents found to have the serious health condition. A study of more than 700 residents at 10 …
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Government announces review findings of multiculturalism in Australia
In a landmark review since multiculturalism became policy some 50 years ago, the Australian government released a report today examining the state of multiculturalism across the nation. The Multicultural Framework …
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Australian team briefed on alleged Paris sexual assault
Olympic team officials have been briefed on the alleged sexual assault of an Australian woman in Paris. According to local media, French police are investigating the allegation that the tourist …