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Tsunami of dirt: what caused Nepal’s deadly glacial flood?

The Himalayas are especially vulnerable, because the steep slopes of many of these very tall mountains are made of permafrost – rock and soil frozen for centuries.

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124 bottles of rare wine and Ferrari boat seized as $2.5m crime-linked assets forfeited

The property owners, a 44-year-old Queensland man and his 43-year-old de-facto partner, had transferred property into the names of family members

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One Nation leads primary vote as Labor falls to 27%, with petrol prices, inflation and rate fears deepening pressure

The Coalition has retained only about 53 per cent of its 2025 support, with approximately 39 per cent of its defectors moving to One Nation.

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Fiji turns to Australia for mining and land reforms under Vuvale Partnership

Fiji's Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Filimoni Vosarogo, led a delegation on an Australian Government-supported ministerial visit to Brisbane and Canberra from 14 to 18 September.