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Lisa Wilkinson seeks $1.8m in costs after Lehrmann defamation case; ANU students dismantling Gaza camp
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Lisa Wilkinson seeks $1.8m in costs after Lehrmann defamation case; ANU students dismantling Gaza camp
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We tested landscaping soil on sale in Sydney stores for asbestos – it came back positive
Israel-Gaza war  
Israeli airstrike kills 35 in Rafah after Hamas launches rockets at Tel Aviv
Housing crisis  
Prices and rents hit record highs in regional Australia – rising faster than in capital cities
‘Chilling’  
Mother and daughter were murdered in Perth home while helping friend in need, premier says
The rural network
Why online university students in regional Australia are turning to study hubs
Home alone with bad internet  
Why online university students in regional Australia are turning to study hubs
From Broken Hill to Cooktown to Port Hedland, the centres support people who may not otherwise be able to pursue higher education
Full Story podcast
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What does bird flu mean for Australia? – Full Story podcast
What does bird flu mean for Australia? – Full Story podcast
Sport
Controversy reigns as AFL umpires turn blind eye to common sense
Controversy reigns as AFL umpires turn blind eye to common sense
State of Origin  
Tedesco axed by NSW with Hopgood to debut for Queensland
Formula One  
Leclerc wins Monaco GP for Ferrari to delight of home crowd
Culture
Culture  
From Baby Reindeer to Taylor Swift, how amateur sleuths ruined pop culture
From Baby Reindeer to Taylor Swift, how amateur sleuths ruined pop culture
Books  
‘It is worse now’: The Bookseller of Kabul author Åsne Seierstad on returning to Afghanistan 20 years on
Film  
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review – renegade warrior Anya Taylor-Joy ignites thunderous action prequel
Opinion
A social media ban won’t keep my teenagers safe – it just takes away the place they love
A social media ban won’t keep my teenagers safe – it just takes away the place they love
Cate Blanchett was pilloried for saying she’s ‘middle class’. Here’s why she’s right on the money – in Australia at least
Australia’s populist right embraces unconstrained freedom of expression – but only when it suits them
Lifestyle
Three things with Kate Mulvany  
‘I’d frame all that bewilderment and fury and hang it on a wall’
‘I’d frame all that bewilderment and fury and hang it on a wall’
For seven years, I have been caffeine-free. Here’s how it has changed me
Technology
Deafness and hearing loss  
Virtual reality games helping UK’s deaf children to understand speech
Virtual reality games helping UK’s deaf children to understand speech
Science
Infectious diseases  
Another pandemic is ‘absolutely inevitable’, says Patrick Vallance
Another pandemic is ‘absolutely inevitable’, says Patrick Vallance
Environment
Fossils  
‘Enormously exciting’ fossils found in NSW opal field suggest Australia had ‘age of monotremes’
‘Enormously exciting’ fossils found in NSW opal field suggest Australia had ‘age of monotremes’
New South Wales  
‘A blocked loo is on you’: surge in ‘fatbergs’ as bizarre items flushed down Sydney’s toilets
Video
Australian student helps discover potentially habitable planet the size of Earth – video
Australian student helps discover potentially habitable planet the size of Earth – video
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