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Unfinished outback opal museum gets $1m lifeline to pay debts
Construction of the museum boasting the world's greatest public collection of opalised dinosaur fossils has been on hold since the project ran out of mone...
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Live: Australia pushing for treaty with Solomon Islands to counter China
Australia is pushing for a new treaty with Solomon Islands as the Pacific nation's new prime minister, Matthew Wale, visits Canberra. Newsiline summarises...
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Teary Kostyuk praises Aussie over Russia stance ahead of Andreeva clash
Ukrainian star Marta Kostyuk says it is unacceptable for Russians to stay silent on the war, especially after Daria Kasatkina's defection to Australia. Ne...
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'Panicked' wallabies: Wildlife displaced for sports project, residents say
A sports development in Sydney's north-west has been accused by residents of killing and displacing wildlife. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC Ne...
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Dieback disease killing mango trees is spreading in the NT
At a field day in the Northern Territory, mango growers were desperate to learn what could be done to stop the spread of mango twig tip dieback. Newsiline...
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Politics live: Australia always preferred secondhand Aukus submarines, defence secretary says
Senate estimates told it was a ‘joint idea’ to rework the nuclear submarine deal. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links r...
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Poor advertising, confused voters and underfunded candidates: SA Voice's problems revealed
New documents suggest South Australia's inaugural Voice to Parliament election was hamstrung by advertising failures that left First Nations voters confus...
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'Flat-pack' homes hoped to save country towns from 'domino effect'
A Queensland outback town pins its hopes of solving a local housing crisis on "flat-pack" homes as the high cost of building risks paralysing the communit...
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Cost-of-living squeeze pushes Tasmanians to cut back on health and fitness
As household budgets tighten, keeping up a health and fitness regime often slips, but experts say giving people cheap or free ways to stay fit is critical...
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Enormous ship en route to pick up world's largest electric ferry
The 217-metre-long heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin will deliver a Tasmanian shipbuilder's new electric ferry to South America, after the previous transport...
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The blue-tongued lizard at the heart of one school's reconciliation journey
Behind one school's blue-tongued lizard lies a deeper story about kinship and Country. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australia and links...
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My mum is living her worst fear; I just found out I have the same gene
Nia Pericles has watched her mum live with dementia for 16 years. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australia and links readers to the origin...
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Snowy 2.0 blows out by more than $3m a day. Will it ever be worth it?
Australia's most ambitious renewable energy project is slowly nearing completion, but experts are divided on whether Snowy 2.0 will ever justify its snowb...
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Premier rejects investigation into politician's leaked email
Jeremy Rockliff won't investigate how an email containing the health-related information of a politician was leaked to the media and suggests she could ta...
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These companies have controversial pasts. Google AI didn’t tell us
We searched Google for information on some of the world's biggest tobacco companies. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links re...
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Ozempic-like drugs may improve kidney disease outcomes: study
Research shows semaglutide — commonly sold as Ozempic or Wegovy — can improve kidney function and survival rates for people with some chronic diseases, ev...
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Australians have become housing hostages. Will the budget set them free?
Before the federal budget, the housing market was already starting to choke on its own excesses. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia...
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Trump rethinking $2.5b fund amid corruption allegations, sources say
The US president is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $2.51 billion fund for his political allies, sources say. Newsiline summarises this repor...
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Australian men guilty after taking 'black flight' to flee country
Three Australian men have been found guilty by a District Court in Merauke after taking a "black flight" into Indonesia's South Papua province from Far No...
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Australian-made rocket motor test fired for the first time
New vision has been released of the first test-firing, a step towards developing a greater Australian-made missile industry. Newsiline summarises this rep...
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'Mekorot' is the name of Israel's national water company, to Gazans it means something else
It's been seven months since the ceasefire in Gaza, but reconstruction has barely begun, water remains contaminated, and minimal aid is getting through th...
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Why Hugh Jackman's brother cried on his first day as a prison-school teacher
After Ralph Jackman retrained as a teacher, his first job was in a youth detention centre. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and li...
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This rapper was having panic attacks on stage, until he transitioned
Poet, rapper, musician, playwright, and novelist, Kae Tempest is a prodigious polymath. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links...
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Quiz: Hold on to your hat, we're off on a tour of the globe
The famous US road trip along Route 66 links which two cities? Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original...
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Israel and Hezbollah trade fire, as Trump says US-Iran talks continue
Lebanese state media has reported Israeli strikes, some deadly, at about 30 locations in the country's south despite a partial ceasefire in place. Newsili...
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El Nino will 'pour fuel on the fire' as India experiences deadly heatwave
India's deadly heatwave comes as the UN warns the world to prepare for a moderate to strong El Nino this year. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC N...
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Australia must engage with Solomon Islands with mutual respect. It’s about so much more than keeping Beijing at bay | Connor Graham
A change of government in Honiara is not just a development in regional competition with China When Matthew Wale won a parliamentary vote to become Solomo...
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Female dolphins remember who is aggressive when choosing a mating partner, research shows
Researchers observed unavailable female dolphins – those that were older, or with calves – did not show the same avoidant behaviour Get our breaking news...
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‘My outfit cost $25’: Vinnies volunteers stage op-shop fashion show – in pictures
Five Melbourne branches of the St Vincent de Paul Society network of charity shops team up to put on a parade at Footscray’s Bluestone Hall. Newsiline sum...
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Fake cigarettes and toys that are ‘essentially weapons’: Choice refers online retailers to regulator over unsafe products
Consumer group makes ‘super’ complaint to ACCC after investigation found dangerous items on platforms such as eBay, Amazon and AliExpress Get our breaking...
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One Nation says it wants a Norway-style gas policy – but it’s not actually in favour of higher taxes on profits
Pauline Hanson wants the government to take a stake in resource operations. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers...
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Santos could drill for new gas in Beetaloo basin within weeks as Murray Watt urged to ‘do his job’
Environment Centre of the Northern Territory warns it could be ‘gateway to full-scale fracking in the territory’ Get our breaking news email, free app or...
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NDIS overhaul will ‘harm’ Australians with disabilities, government’s own committee warns
Reform advisory committee also says changes will undermine scheme’s original intentions and give unprecedented power to the health minister Get our breaki...
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What’s a few secondhand subs between friends? Aukus revision shows how the US treats its allies. Will Australia stand for it?
As Pete Hegseth reshapes the US military into a hyper-masculine zone of ‘warfighters’, we should ask if this is really who we want to be ‘good friends’ wi...
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Renegades BBL team to be sold as new Victorian franchise established
The Melbourne Renegades BBL licence is set to be sold to a private investor, with Cricket Victoria to establish a new team, marking the end of the Stars a...
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Plan for Stars and Renegades to merge in BBL shake-up
Cricket Victoria plans to merge the Stars and Renegades into one 'Melbourne' team. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links read...