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Headlines
Alice lives off-grid, but not by choice. ‘Hecs for households’ could radically improve her dilapidated home
Inequality  
Alice lives off-grid, but not by choice. ‘Hecs for households’ could radically improve her dilapidated home
For most of her life Alice has lived without electricity and running water. Her toilet is often clogged so she goes to the bathroom in the bush
Birds  
Magpie-swooping season is here. But you can avoid attack – if you play by their rules
Springfield, Ohio  
Immigrants helped revive a struggling US town. Then neo-Nazis turned up
Childcare  
The trouble with 15%: why early childhood educators say more than a pay rise is needed
Australia news live  
Greens’ Chandler-Mather says Labor has offered ‘absolutely nothing’ in housing bill negotiations
Abercrombie & Fitch  
‘I constantly was saying no’: ex-Abercrombie & Fitch boss accused of abuse at global sex events
The rural network
Tuesday’s rally for Australian farmers lists seven priorities – but the biggest two are nowhere to be seen
Tuesday’s rally for Australian farmers lists seven priorities – but the biggest two are nowhere to be seen
The last time the National Farmers’ Federation marched on Canberra politicians were carefully controlled.. This time the agenda looks more useful for politicians than farmers
Full Story podcast
Full Story  
Could Albanese’s social media ban for children do more harm than good? – Full Story podcast
Could Albanese’s social media ban for children do more harm than good? – Full Story podcast
Sport
Football  
Tottenham v Arsenal: Blood feud or a bit of banter for bragging rights?
Tottenham v Arsenal: Blood feud or a bit of banter for bragging rights?
Women's rugby union  
Aoife Wafer scores twice in Ireland’s dominant six-try win over Wallaroos
NRL  
Cowboys end Knights’ season with bizarre late Cotter try
Culture
10 Chaotic Questions  
Nic Cester from Jet: ‘I wrote the majority of Get Born while sitting on the toilet’
Nic Cester from Jet: ‘I wrote the majority of Get Born while sitting on the toilet’
Books  
We retraced Captain Cook’s journey along the east coast of Australia, seeking the other side of history. It was life changing
Culture  
Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2024: Andre Dao wins $80,000 for debut novel Anam
Opinion
Australia’s decades of harmful policy will be repaid in intergenerational trauma, and inquiries can only do so much
Australia’s decades of harmful policy will be repaid in intergenerational trauma, and inquiries can only do so much
Trump is such a sad wannabe despot. How can he be so close to Kamala in the polls?
Is the US doing enough to help the people of Gaza?
Lifestyle
The moment I knew  
I was close to breaking, then he gave me exactly what I’d said I wanted most
I was close to breaking, then he gave me exactly what I’d said I wanted most
Food  
Salad, hummus and plenty of herbs: Karima Hazim Chatila and Sivine Tabbouch’s Lebanese breakfast spread
Technology
TikTok  
Fresh starch: how TikTok helped spark a baked potato revival in the UK
Fresh starch: how TikTok helped spark a baked potato revival in the UK
Science
Northern lights  
Sky gazers in UK catch northern lights again – with more to come tonight
Sky gazers in UK catch northern lights again – with more to come tonight
Environment
Zimbabwe  
Zimbabwe orders cull of 200 elephants amid food shortages from drought
Zimbabwe orders cull of 200 elephants amid food shortages from drought
Environment  
Is the Beetaloo gas basin going to damage our water resources? Plibersek has asked experts to find out
Video
Moo-Deng: the two-month-old baby pygmy hippo becoming an online giant – video
Moo-Deng: the two-month-old baby pygmy hippo becoming an online giant – video
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