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1 month ago

Regional homeless out of sight, out of mind for WA government, say locals

ABC

Six months ago, Robert Denison finally got some rest. WA's Department of Communities, which owns the lot, said the building had been "unable to be refurbished to be brought up to modern standard". Housing support worker Deirdre Lechleitner said people often came to Broome from remote Indigenous communities to access medical services at the hospital and found themselves with nowhere …

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3 months, 1 week ago

How we grow food affects the climate. Here are solutions communities are taking to help

NPR

How we grow food affects the climate. Here are solutions communities are taking to help toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. As NPR's climate solutions reporter Julia Simon puts it, "modern agriculture is a big driver of climate change. Some solutions start by honoring indigenous knowledge As the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Aaron Rodgers makes his long-awaited NFL return back in the Bay Area... where ping pong, poker and Backstreet Boys catapulted the former Cal QB towards stardom

Daily Mail

Aaron Rodgers slipped into the same routine whenever he flew out of the Bay Area: find Richard Schwartz and turn up the volume. ‘I have six screws and a plate till this day.’ The quarterback entered the NFL draft following the 2004 season, when the Golden Bears went 10-2 and Rodgers made NCAA history. Rodgers completed 23 consecutive passes during …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mustering at McArthur River Station is a noisy mix of dust, dirt, and expert horse skills

ABC

Dust-filled nostrils and grit in the eyes are givens when rounding up hundreds of cattle in the outback. It's early morning, but the team at McArthur River Station, about 80 kilometres south of Borroloola near the Gulf of Carpentaria, is already tearing through the dusty scrubland trying to corral 400 head of cattle. McArthur River Station manager Chris Bateman says …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Canada’s Big Worry: A US Civil War

Politico

This hypothetical was tucked into the middle of the 37-page document, which sketched the possibility in 15 spare words: “U.S. John McArthur, a Brookings Institution scholar who sits on the Policy Horizons steering committee, told me the report’s description of American civil war might reflect the depth of Canadian anxiety about U.S. politics, more than a literal concern about an …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Hundreds pay tribute to WA's legendary rock music lover and 'gentle giant' Chris Collie

ABC

As the guitar-covered coffin carrying Chris Collie passed by hundreds of teary faces out into the sunlight, a few small conversations started back up in the hall. Mr Collie was described as a "gentle giant" who loved and was loved by an entire town. "If you pulled up and asked Chris if he wanted to ride and you were in …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Pig welfare inquiry participants walk out to avoid seeing footage of alleged bestiality

ABC

In short: A Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the welfare of pigs has viewed footage of alleged bestiality and piglets being slammed on the floor to be euthanased. A Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the welfare of pigs has viewed footage of alleged bestiality and piglets being slammed on the floor to be euthanased. Allegations of bestiality aside, the inquiry heard that …

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11 months, 1 week ago

EDDIE BARNES: However well meaning its supporters, there are very real dangers in creating a right to die law

Daily Mail

Nobody who read Nadine Dorries’s beautiful account of her husband’s death in yesterday’s Scottish Daily Mail could fail to be moved by her story. Dame Esther Rantzen has spoken out in favour of assisted dying ‘In our last moments, when he was awake, I sat on his bed and sang to him – Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now,’ Nadine wrote. …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Bake Off’s Prue Leith hopes Scotland will ‘lead the way’ with assisted dying

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bake Off star Dame Prue Leith has told how she …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Drug addiction experts say naloxone could save more Victorian lives — but they can't get their hands on it

ABC

By the time she turned 18, Aaneke Fitzgerald had already lost multiple family members to overdose — including her dad and grandad. "If people in our community had naloxone themselves, a lot of my family and friends might not be living with permanent lung and brain damage, and many more would still be alive," she said. Dean Membrey, a GP …

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1 year, 6 months ago

How Leicester City’s 5,000-1 Premier League fairytale turned into a nightmare

New York Times

“If you look at the odds, 5,000-1 — it’s like finding Elvis alive!” Christian Fuchs says, laughing. Really?” “Huth is on a hat-trick…” and the miracle of 2016 On tour with Engelbert Humperdinck, Lionel Messi and Marc Albrighton East Midlands Airport, a player rebellion and farewell to Ranieri Leicester City’s darkest day A team reborn under Brendan Rodgers and Vichai’s …

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2 years, 10 months ago

NT Government allows McArthur River Mine to keep expanding while it negotiates sacred site agreement

ABC

The future of resources giant Glencore's McArthur River lead zinc mine depends on whether it can negotiate a new agreement with traditional owners to allow future expansions — potentially interfering with several sacred sites. Key points: Glencore hopes to negotiate a new agreement on sacred and cultural sites Traditional owners want halt to mine works until agreement made The NT …

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3 years ago

Victorian couple released from jail after five weeks, on the day SA opens its borders

ABC

A Victorian couple has been released from custody after spending five weeks in prison while awaiting sentencing for breaching South Australia's border rules in October. Key points: A Victorian couple has walked free after five weeks in prison for illegally crossing the SA border They were released on the same day South Australia relaxed its border with the eastern states …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) review: There’s bite to this fluffy cucumber sandwich of a show

The Independent

Behind every period drama there are servants: fetching afternoon tea, delivering letters, and scrubbing troublesome stains out of the bedsheets. Pride and Prejudice*, Isobel McArthur’s raucous take on Jane Austen’s novel, is narrated and performed by these put-upon skivvies, who stuff the story with innuendo and point out the brutal economic realities that lurk beneath its surface. And the refreshment …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Astronauts have a taco taste test using first chile peppers grown in space

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. The International Space Station hosted a taco bash for astronauts on Friday as they celebrated the harvest of the first chile peppers grown in space. Following the taste test, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur made her “best space tacos yet: fajita beef, rehydrated tomatoes & artichokes, and HATCH CHILE!” the astronaut shared on …

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3 years, 1 month ago

NASA astronauts feast on first-ever chili peppers grown in space by preparing 'taco fiesta'

Firstpost

A few NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station planned and decided to have a ‘fiesta’ and throw themselves a taco party In a breakthrough experiment, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration grew a chili pepper plant for four months in outer space that became a major discovery in sustaining life in space. After the long wait, a few NASA …

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3 years, 2 months ago

NT government proposed even lower McArthur River Mine security bond, FOI documents reveal

ABC

The Northern Territory government’s mining department proposed an even bigger reduction of the environmental security bond for a massive lead and zinc mine before that bond was controversially slashed last year, according to internal government documents. Key points: The McArthur River Mine's security bond was reduced from $520 million to $400 million late last year But FOI documents reveal the …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Two pilots, rocket scientist, oceanographer flying SpaceX

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The four veteran astronauts should reach the International Space …

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3 years, 8 months ago

In a First, Astronauts Flying Recycled Rocket, Capsule as SpaceX Prepares to Launch

News 18

For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew. In “a fun twist,” she’ll sit in the same seat in the same capsule as her husband, Bob Behnken, did last spring for a test flight to the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Benji Reed noted Tuesday the private company already has …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Astronauts to fly reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time

The Hindu

For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew. SpaceX’s Benji Reed noted Tuesday the private company already has put six people in space — as many as NASA's Project Mercury did back in the early 1960s when it launched the first Americans. The capsule launched the first SpaceX crew …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Australian Sprinter runs one of the fastest times in HISTORY

Daily Mail

In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the 1500m final was won by a U.S runner in 3.50 A young Australian sprinter has stunned the world by running the sixth fastest time for the 1500m race by anyone in history to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Pictured: Oliver Hoare, 24, celebrates after winning the 1500m in 3:32.35 during the New Balance …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Legal action launched against NT Government over McArthur River Mine security bond

ABC

Traditional owners near the Gulf of Carpentaria have launched legal action against the Northern Territory Government over its decision to slash the security bond paid by a massive lead and zinc mine. Key points: Court documents allege a decision to reduce the mine's environmental security bond is unlawful The security bond was reduced from $519 million to $400 million late …

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4 years ago

McArthur River Mine expansion approval criticised by NT senator Malarndirri McCarthy

ABC

Federal Labor senator Malarndirri McCarthy has criticised her Northern Territory counterparts for their handling of an approval for Glencore's McArthur River Mine. Key points: The Government last week approved an expansion for the mine The approval came despite the NT's sacred sites authority rejecting the application Senator McCarthy queried whether "actual processes" were being followed Senator McCarthy also said that …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Wife of SpaceX historic Crew Dragon astronaut to pilot launch

Daily Mail

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur will pilot the second Crew Dragon mission to ISS NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, whose husband Bob Behnken was one of two crew members aboard spacex's historic Crew Dragon mission in May, will pilot the commercial craft's second launch in the spring of 2021. NASA on Tuesday announced the four-member crew for the second operational SpaceX Crew …

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Regional homeless out of sight, out of mind for WA government, say locals

How we grow food affects the climate. Here are solutions communities are taking to help

Aaron Rodgers makes his long-awaited NFL return back in the Bay Area... where ping pong, poker and Backstreet Boys catapulted the former Cal QB towards stardom

Mustering at McArthur River Station is a noisy mix of dust, dirt, and expert horse skills

Canada’s Big Worry: A US Civil War

Hundreds pay tribute to WA's legendary rock music lover and 'gentle giant' Chris Collie

Pig welfare inquiry participants walk out to avoid seeing footage of alleged bestiality

EDDIE BARNES: However well meaning its supporters, there are very real dangers in creating a right to die law

Bake Off’s Prue Leith hopes Scotland will ‘lead the way’ with assisted dying

Drug addiction experts say naloxone could save more Victorian lives — but they can't get their hands on it

How Leicester City’s 5,000-1 Premier League fairytale turned into a nightmare

NT Government allows McArthur River Mine to keep expanding while it negotiates sacred site agreement

Victorian couple released from jail after five weeks, on the day SA opens its borders

Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) review: There’s bite to this fluffy cucumber sandwich of a show

Astronauts have a taco taste test using first chile peppers grown in space

NASA astronauts feast on first-ever chili peppers grown in space by preparing 'taco fiesta'

NT government proposed even lower McArthur River Mine security bond, FOI documents reveal

Two pilots, rocket scientist, oceanographer flying SpaceX

In a First, Astronauts Flying Recycled Rocket, Capsule as SpaceX Prepares to Launch

Astronauts to fly reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time

Australian Sprinter runs one of the fastest times in HISTORY

Legal action launched against NT Government over McArthur River Mine security bond

McArthur River Mine expansion approval criticised by NT senator Malarndirri McCarthy

Wife of SpaceX historic Crew Dragon astronaut to pilot launch