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Farming now covers 58% of Australia, or 385 million hectares, and accounts for 59% of water extracted.

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The policy is a welcome step to addressing Australia’s waste crisis. In 2016-17, Australians generated 67 million tonnes of waste.

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Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws were a world first – the final step in a national preventative health strategy to deter smoking.

The state has not had a community infection for nearly three months. But passengers from overseas are arriving with the coronavirus.

Would-be smugglers hid large quantity of ‘ice’ in seemingly innocuous artworks seized by Border Force officers.

The NSW-Victoria border will be closed to non-essential travel from midnight on Tuesday as Melbourne battles coronavirus outbreaks.

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Stamp-duty on a A$750,000 owner-occupied property ranges from about A$22,000 in Queensland to about A$42,000 in Victoria.

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Kanye throws the cat among the Presidential pigeons as he says he’s running for the Oval Office. But there’s another candidate also named Kanye West…

Despite a long-standing refusal to consider abandoning the ‘Redskins’ name, the team has now announced a thorough review.

The Victorian government’s decision to “close and contain” nine public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne represents a significant escalation in the fight against COVID-19.

The Australian government is planning to spend A$190 billion to support the economy in response to COVID-19.

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Highly qualified out-of-work airline pilots are leaving the RFDS spoilt for choice as it seeks new recruits.

The problem of not enough jobs in Western Sydney has been in the public spotlight for half a century.

President controversially chose to spend Independence Day at Mount Rushmore, which is sited on land previously owned by Native Americans.

China is still looking for ways to engage with PNG, motivated by interest in both its abundant natural resources and key strategic location.

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As the global renewables transition accelerates, the future for coal regions has become a big worry.

Mountains were named in the 1800s for despot Belgian king who killed millions in Africa. New name reflects traditional owners.

Qld introduces hefty fines and tough border checks as it attempts to curb infections arriving from Victoria. Police on alert for people-smuggling.

Hong Kong law already contains some offences of this sort, including treason, a disused colonial relic, and terrorism, tightly defined by statute.

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Tensions over border closures are in the news again, now states are gradually lifting travel restrictions to all except Victorians.

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China’s security crackdown on Hong Kong – seen by many as illegal – could prompt a mass exodus. Morrison says Australia may accept some of these people.

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Two mums juggling family and business commitments during lockdown find themselves cutely interrupted live on air.

Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne sparked by isolation hotel secuity guards' poor training and conduct breaches, it has been claimed.

This virus has been found early, and raising the alarm quickly allows virologists to swing into action developing new specific tests for this particular flu virus.

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“These ‘hot zones’ will be required to return to Stage 3 Stay at Home restrictions – until at least 29 July,” the premier told reporters

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UN body paints a grim picture of the massive losses being suffered by the global tourism industry and the impact on national economies.

The update promises increases for the three services (navy, army, air force), a satellite constellation, a bolstered cyber capability and plans for increased engagement with the neighbourhood.

Adelaide driver loses his appetite when he toots outside a local pizza bar and is slapped with a $250 fine.

These ice shelves buttress the continent’s massive land-based ice cap and play an important role in the assessment of future sea level rise.

Across Victoria, the ongoing spike in coronavirus cases means a range of restrictions are still in place.

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Australia’s high-performance research computing infrastructure is led by two centres: the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI Australia) in Canberra and the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth.

The Australian Tax Office has created a temporary shortcut for claiming running expenses to make it easier.

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Prime Minister is to announce today that defence spending will rise to $270-billion over the next 10 years. ADF is to be more high-tech.

List of first 14 countries whose citizens are allowed back into the EU has been released. Australia and NZ on the list. Yanks can stay home.