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Asbestos has been found in children’s coloured sand. What’s the risk to kids?

The sand subject to the recall was manufactured in China and sold by several Australian retailers, including Officeworks and Woolworths.

The Liberals dropped net zero. Will it make any difference to Australia’s climate response?

Just this year, Australia published a Net Zero Plan, set its 2035 target and published six sector plans that include electricity and energy, transport and agriculture.

Victoria’s groundbreaking treaty could reshape Australia’s relationship with First Peoples

The agreement’s impact may reach far beyond the state’s borders, offering a model for how respectful partnerships can be forged between First Peoples and the state.

Conservative Liberals hold ‘power walk’ before delivering coup de grâce to net zero

Ley’s leadership is likely to be preserved in the short run, but her enemies will still be circling in the new year.

61% of Australians would struggle with an expense of a few thousand dollars: new poll

On who to blame for rising living costs, 42% blamed the federal government, 16% global factors, 11% state governments, 7% the Reserve Bank and 7% businesses

Rethinking water user associations to enhance women’s participation

In India, an increasing number of women are leading farming practices to achieve financial freedom, and being involved in WUA enables better outcomes for their farming.

The ‘golden tonsils’ of John Laws fall silent, aged 90

John Laws was one of the most influential, commercially successful yet polarising figures in the history of Australian radio broadcasting. He has died at the age of 90.

The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study

Compared with a modern road, a Roman road was in many ways over-engineered.

Power, politics and penalties: How Egypt’s fine on FAB Misr could shake regional confidence

What has raised eyebrows, however, is the abruptness and severity of the penalty, reportedly imposed without the usual procedural safeguards such as a formal review or right of reply.

Is the Melbourne Cup losing its appeal? Here’s what the numbers reveal

The Melbourne Cup, a 3,200–metre race for horses more than three years old, has long been called “the race that stops the nation”.

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Khalistan referendum vote not enough excuse for asylum, migration tribunal says Sikh man can safely relocate in India

The tribunal said there was no evidence that Indian authorities were aware of his activities or had shown any interest in him.

Indian-origin truck drivers among 21 charged after 1.7-tonne international drug bust

The 18-month investigation, known as Project Bay, uncovered an alleged cross-border trafficking operation that used commercial trucking routes to move massive quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and opium between the United States and Canada.

In defence of Australia’s ‘monoculture’ that allows for its thriving multiculturalism

I don't agree with everything Senator Pauline Hanson says. But when she argues that migrants to Australia must align with Australian values, she is...
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