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Headlines
Warning for mushroom gummies as users hospitalised with ‘disturbing hallucinations’
Health  
Warning for mushroom gummies as users hospitalised with ‘disturbing hallucinations’
NSW recalls products due to ‘unapproved novel food ingredients’ as company Uncle Frog states ‘consuming the whole bag could … make people feel weird’
Radio  
‘I am just a marionette’: ABC veteran Phillip Adams reveals what sets him apart ahead of final show
Australia politics live  
Stella Assange says Julian was ‘pleading guilty to journalism’; inflation data raises spectre of RBA rate hike
Media  
Judith Whelan, respected and loved editor at Sydney Morning Herald and ABC, dies from cancer aged 62
NSW  
Teenager charged with planning terrorist attack after allegedly entering MP’s office with knives
The rural network
If Australians want better local representation, we need to pay councillors more
If Australians want better local representation, we need to pay councillors more
Graeme Gibson
It’s more than just roads, rates and rubbish – in rural areas in particular, local government is the lifeblood of the community
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Full Story  
Inside Australia’s first truth-telling commission – Full Story podcast
Inside Australia’s first truth-telling commission – Full Story podcast
Sport
State of Origin  
Dominant NSW blitz Queensland to set up series decider
Dominant NSW blitz Queensland to set up series decider
Women's State of Origin  
Uncharted territory as Sky Blues and Maroons head into historic decider
From the Pocket  
If Hawkins has played his last game, he bows out with nothing more to prove
 
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Culture
Film  
‘In one scene, Celine Dion’s dancing. Next, she’s on a gurney’: making the film about the singer’s tragic condition
‘In one scene, Celine Dion’s dancing. Next, she’s on a gurney’: making the film about the singer’s tragic condition
Namedropping  
Is Mona’s latest exhibition its most annoying yet?
Film  
Poolman review – Chris Pine makes splash of totally wrong kind in shambolic stoner comedy
Opinion
How a rainbow coalition of Australian politicians came together to push for Julian Assange’s freedom
Greg Barns
How a rainbow coalition of Australian politicians came together to push for Julian Assange’s freedom
One exclusive Australian institution is facing up to its deeply racist past while another backs away from it
Paul Daley
Ending easy access to harmful vapes will prevent another generation of Australians becoming addicted
Becky Freeman
Lifestyle
Food  
Laksa, avgolemono and a Nigella Lawson favourite: eight chicken soup recipes for wintry days
Laksa, avgolemono and a Nigella Lawson favourite: eight chicken soup recipes for wintry days
‘It’s a cure-all’  
The simple, soothing power of congee – and chefs’ tips on how to serve it
Technology
Artificial intelligence  
UK needs system for recording AI misuse and malfunctions, thinktank says
UK needs system for recording AI misuse and malfunctions, thinktank says
Science
Plate tectonics  
Deep mantle movements help explain Earth’s mysterious bulges
Deep mantle movements help explain Earth’s mysterious bulges
Environment
Environment  
NSW government accused by critics of using ‘fatally compromised’ emissions report
NSW government accused by critics of using ‘fatally compromised’ emissions report
Australian politics  
Labor defends approval of Gina Rinehart-backed gas project in Senate – video
Video
Julian Assange put people in danger, US state department says after his release – video
Julian Assange put people in danger, US state department says after his release – video
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