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Top End agriculture and mining industries reflect on COVID lockdowns, five years on
1 day, 11 hours ago

Top End agriculture and mining industries reflect on COVID lockdowns, five years on

ABC  

It has been five years since workplaces across the country closed their doors amid Australia's first round of COVID-19 lockdowns. Positive case at Tanami mine Later the next year, the NT's mining industry had different challenges — "how do you turn a mine site into a quarantine facility with absolutely no resources?" Mine owner Newmont did "everything they possibly could …

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Eyre Bird Observatory helps to heal wounds of bushfire and personal grief
1 day, 11 hours ago

Eyre Bird Observatory helps to heal wounds of bushfire and personal grief

ABC  

Christina Sobey sat alone in her home. "It was a devilishly long way and by the time I got here I was pretty exhausted," Ms Sobey said. "The 2016 fire came as a shock to us all," said Peter Sandilands, who first visited the EBO in 1990 and has returned about 25 times since. Mr Sandilands said they were treating …

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WA government offers firearms owners reprieve on eve of strict new gun laws
1 day, 11 hours ago

WA government offers firearms owners reprieve on eve of strict new gun laws

ABC  

The Western Australian government has softened the launch of its strict new gun laws on the eve of their rollout after receiving backlash from firearm owners across the state. Mixed messages WA Police said a "dedicated transition team" would contact each firearm licence holder in WA in coming weeks. Mr Adams said he considered shifting to a different licence category …

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Australia beats England in The Smashes jousting tournament at Kryal Castle
1 day, 11 hours ago

Australia beats England in The Smashes jousting tournament at Kryal Castle

ABC  

Two knights, decked out in shining armour, circle the arena on their horses, lances pointed at the heavens. More than 4,000 spectators, including many in Middle Ages garb, stepped into the faux-medieval world of Kryal Castle in Ballarat to watch jousting's answer to the cricket's Ashes rivalry. The two-day event featured Australian and English competitors battling on horseback in the …

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Anthony Albanese set to announce a multi-million-dollar joint upgrade to Midland Hospital
1 day, 11 hours ago

Anthony Albanese set to announce a multi-million-dollar joint upgrade to Midland Hospital

ABC  

The prime minister will announce a joint multi-million-dollar upgrade to one of Perth's busiest public hospitals along with the WA government in an election pitch to voters, kicking off a week of health announcements. Anthony Albanese arrived in Perth today and is set to announce on Monday a joint $355 million upgrade the St John of God Midland Public Hospital …

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Federal election 2025: Dutton sees path to minority government, while both leaders declare they can win majority — as it happened
2 days, 11 hours ago

Federal election 2025: Dutton sees path to minority government, while both leaders declare they can win majority — as it happened

ABC  

It's been a pretty comfortable start to the election campaign for Anthony Albanese. In his first press conference of the last campaign, Albanese totally bungled a question on the RBA cash rate, and derailed his campaign in its first few hours. He's spent his first full day on the campaign trail visiting two seats it would take a miracle for …

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The best new books released in March, from Diana Reid, Colum McCann and Abdulrazak Gurnah
2 days, 11 hours ago

The best new books released in March, from Diana Reid, Colum McCann and Abdulrazak Gurnah

ABC  

Welcome to ABC Arts' monthly book column: a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans, The Book Show's Claire Nichols, ABC Arts' Nicola Heath and critics Declan Fry and Rosie Ofori Ward. The results this month include the latest from Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah; an homage to Heart of Darkness by one of Ireland's …

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These Western Australian seats could decide who forms the next Australian government
2 days, 11 hours ago

These Western Australian seats could decide who forms the next Australian government

ABC  

Western Australians — brace yourselves. The bottom line is, it will likely come down to these seats: Curtin Held with a 1.3 per cent swing to independent Kate Chaney It's one of the state's most marginal seats, so expect there to be a lot of focus on the affluent, leafy streets of Curtin in Perth's western suburbs. On paper, it's …

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Federal election love descends on marginal seats — will SA get much?
2 days, 11 hours ago

Federal election love descends on marginal seats — will SA get much?

ABC  

Voters in South Australia could be forgiven for feeling a little bit forgotten in recent federal elections, having watched leaders from both parties heavily focus their campaigning efforts in other parts of the country. One is Sturt, a seat in Adelaide's east and north-east suburbs, held by the Liberals for the past half century but one where Labor sniffs a …

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How Rosehill Gardens Racecourse housing deal turned into a classic Sydney stoush
2 days, 11 hours ago

How Rosehill Gardens Racecourse housing deal turned into a classic Sydney stoush

ABC  

It was billed as a "once in a generation opportunity", but a plan to turn a racecourse into 25,000 potential homes has descended into a classic Sydney stoush involving racing identities, property deals, and briefly, the corruption watchdog. While last year's parliamentary inquiry saw Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys declare himself a victim of a "smear campaign" as questions were …

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Tasmanian brass band brings together musicians young and old as it helps train the next generation
2 days, 11 hours ago

Tasmanian brass band brings together musicians young and old as it helps train the next generation

ABC  

At 85 and 11 years old respectively, John Quinn and Oliver Buckland are breathing new life into the West Tamar Municipal Band. Note by note, scale by scale, John is teaching Oliver the fundamentals of the cornet in an attempt to revitalise the northern Tasmanian brass band's membership. "He listens and he practices … he's a good boy," Mr Quinn …

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Do speckle park cattle hold the secret to a tender and flavoursome steak?
2 days, 11 hours ago

Do speckle park cattle hold the secret to a tender and flavoursome steak?

ABC  

It's hard to find words to describe a superb-tasting steak. Professor Aduli's study found speckle park cattle had unusually high levels of omega-3. But recently, after testing meat samples from 50 speckle park cattle, he was able to make the link in beef. Rethinking what makes meat great Beef producers Justin and Amy Dickens sought out Professor Aduli's scientific analysis …

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FCC chair opens investigation into Disney and ABC over DEI practices
2 days, 11 hours ago

FCC chair opens investigation into Disney and ABC over DEI practices

NPR  

FCC chair opens investigation into Disney and ABC over DEI practices toggle caption Richard Drew/AP Brendan Carr, who was picked by President Trump to chair the Federal Communications Commission, said he's ordering an investigation into the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC television network over concerns that they are "promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination," referring to diversity, equity and …

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Campaign kicks off ahead of May 3 federal election, with lines drawn on cost of living and energy
3 days, 11 hours ago

Campaign kicks off ahead of May 3 federal election, with lines drawn on cost of living and energy

ABC  

Anthony Albanese has officially called the federal election for May 3, kicking off a five-week race that will see him go head-to-head with Peter Dutton in a battle for Australia's leadership. Labor's pitch includes a "modest" tax cut for every worker, cheaper doctor's visits off the back of a $8.5 billion boost to Medicare, lower-cost medicines and student debt relief, …

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Fines blitz as Albany beach locals turn on tourists 'hogging' free showers
3 days, 11 hours ago

Fines blitz as Albany beach locals turn on tourists 'hogging' free showers

ABC  

Tourists in West Australian seaside community Albany have been hit with $200 fines for camping in one of the city's most expensive and affluent neighbourhoods. Middleton Beach has a median house price of $1.4 million and is home to the Albany Surf Club, which recently underwent a $3.5 million renovation, including upgrades to the adjoining public shower and toilet block. …

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What date is the 2025 federal election? How to vote early, or if you are overseas, and other details to know
3 days, 11 hours ago

What date is the 2025 federal election? How to vote early, or if you are overseas, and other details to know

ABC  

The federal election has finally been called. If you're enrolled and you don't vote, you could get a fine from the Australian Electoral Commission. You can vote early if: You'll be outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote or more than 8km from a polling place on election day You're travelling You'll be unable to leave your workplace …

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In an election where anything can happen, here are the seats that matter most
3 days, 11 hours ago

In an election where anything can happen, here are the seats that matter most

ABC  

The election is on. Labor picked up a handful of middle suburban seats in 2022 that it does not usually hold: Sydney's Bennelong and Reid, Melbourne's Chisholm and Higgins, and Adelaide's Boothby. The wild west Western Australian voters have a tendency to do their own thing, and 2022 was no exception: they swung en masse towards Labor, delivering four seats …

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Tasmania's state of play for the federal election: the toss-up seat, the long shots, and the minister's challenge
3 days, 11 hours ago

Tasmania's state of play for the federal election: the toss-up seat, the long shots, and the minister's challenge

ABC  

It's historically difficult for election analysts to predict what will happen in Tasmania at each federal election, particularly in its three northern seats. Both ABC election analyst Antony Green and psephologist Dr Kevin Bonham think Lyons, held by Labor by just 0.9 per cent, is by far the most interesting seat. Prediction: Despite the close margin, both psephologist Kevin Bonham …

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Territory coordinator, domestic violence dominates NT parliamentary sitting fortnight
3 days, 11 hours ago

Territory coordinator, domestic violence dominates NT parliamentary sitting fortnight

ABC  

The past fortnight has been a busy time for the 25 elected members of the Northern Territory parliament. The new laws also allow the territory coordinator minister, who is Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro, to modify or exclude other NT laws applicable to the same projects. In the second sitting week, the government also passed legislation to repeal third-party merits reviews …

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Cowboys aim to bring smiles to flood-ravaged Queensland in club's 30th year
3 days, 11 hours ago

Cowboys aim to bring smiles to flood-ravaged Queensland in club's 30th year

ABC  

In Cowboys country times are tough as flood-ravaged north Queenslanders can't catch a break — and neither can the region's NRL team. "It was never lost on me that you put in a good performance because whatever is going on in the lives of the people of north Queensland, that 80 minutes that the Cowboys are playing for — it's …

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Tropical Cyclone Dianne crosses Kimberley coast
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3 days, 11 hours ago

Tropical Cyclone Dianne crosses Kimberley coast

ABC  

Tropical Cyclone Dianne has crossed the West Australian coast, near Cockatoo Island just north of the town of Derby, and will weaken rapidly as it moves inland this morning. The cyclone made landfall as a category one system overnight, with wind gusts between 75km to 100km per hour across a 223km stretch of WA's far north between Kuri Bay and …

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FCC chair opens investigation into Disney and ABC for DEI practices
3 days, 11 hours ago

FCC chair opens investigation into Disney and ABC for DEI practices

LA Times  

The entrance to Walt Disney Co. is seen from West Alameda Avenue in Burbank. The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into Walt Disney Co. and its broadcast subsidiary ABC over the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Chairman Brendan Carr said Friday. The investigation will “ensure that Disney and ABC have not been violating FCC equal employment opportunity …

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ABC 6.0: Building a sense of camaraderie through art
4 days, 6 hours ago

ABC 6.0: Building a sense of camaraderie through art

The Hindu  

One can say the easel is set for the sixth edition of the multi-art show organised by Art Bengaluru Collective with canvases and artboards ready with stories of many hues. Last year, we held it at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, where we had more than 35 artists.” According to Rasheed, an event such as ABC democratises art from a gallery perspective. …

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Bluey star explains why a controversial episode of the hit show was 'banned' in the US: 'It's wild'
4 days, 11 hours ago

Bluey star explains why a controversial episode of the hit show was 'banned' in the US: 'It's wild'

Daily Mail  

A star from the Australian-made children's series Bluey has spoken out about why a controversial episode of the show was briefly 'banned' in the US. Actress Melanie Zanetti, who voices the character of Chilli in the global hit, said that she and other cast members were 'shocked' when the episode, which went to air in Australia in 2021, was seemingly …

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