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Steve Smith: Australia batter goes to hospital after dislocating finger in World Test Championship final

Australia batter Steve Smith has been taken to hospital for an X-ray on a compound dislocation of the little finger…

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Environment

As Australia campaigns for Cop31 hosting rights, it’s time to stop talking and start doing | Bill Hare

Australian officials are gearing up for next week’s mid-year climate talks in Bonn where they’ll be going full tilt lobbying…

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Environment

Parts of Australia are suffering another devastating drought, but you wouldn’t know it in the cities | Van Badham

We got some rain in rural Victoria over the weekend, and that’s headline-worthy news. There’s been a record-breaking drought that’s…

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Environment

Australia’s critically endangered alpine tree frogs sidestep deadly fungus with sexual plan B | Australia news

The number of critically endangered alpine tree frogs, found only in the Australian alps, has crashed by about 80% since…

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Environment

Marine heatwave found to have engulfed area of ocean five times the size of Australia | Oceans

Almost 40 million sq kilometres of ocean around south-east Asia and the Pacific – an area five times the size…

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Environment

Vanuatu criticises Australia for extending gas project while making Cop31 bid | Pacific islands

Vanuatu’s climate minister has expressed disappointment over Australia’s decision to extend one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas projects…

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Environment

Warm winter forecast for Australia as SA and Victoria face unseasonal fire risk | Australia weather

Australia’s winter will be warmer and wetter this year, with higher than average day and night temperatures, and above-average rainfall…

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Environment

Sydney dust storm: some residents advised to stay inside due to ‘extremely poor’ air quality | Australia news

Parts of Sydney faced “extremely poor” air quality warnings on Tuesday morning as a dust storm swept in from the…

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Environment

As the energy transition ramps up, Australia risks becoming a more unequal society. Here’s what needs to change | Dominic Jones

The great energy transition is happening before our eyes. You can see it on our roofs: more than one in…

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Environment

Search for new power transmission options as cost of overhead powerlines in Australia soars | Energy

Australia’s electricity market operator is considering new infrastructure options in the rollout of wind, solar and storage, in response to…

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