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Headlines
Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning in a Laos backpacker party town. What went wrong?
Laos  
Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning in a Laos backpacker party town. What went wrong?
As authorities detain a hostel owner in Vang Vieng, expert says the recent deaths are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’
Books  
Furore sparked by Jamie Oliver children’s book cultural appropriation opens wider debate
Antarctica  
Emperor penguin that travelled 3,000km to West Australian beach begins long journey home
Hasty decisions and backroom deals betray Labor’s dire need for a decent story
New South Wales  
Man linked to organised crime gunned down in ‘targeted attack’ near Sydney’s CBD
Angela Merkel  
Angela Merkel expresses ‘huge concern’ at Elon Musk’s US government role
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The rural network
Burnayi Lurnayi: Bendigo development aims to provide safe homes for Aboriginal women
Housing  
Burnayi Lurnayi: Bendigo development aims to provide safe homes for Aboriginal women
Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation says the development will help Indigenous women stay in the increasingly unaffordable regional city
Full Story podcast
Full Story  
Newsroom edition: Labor and the Coalition’s election playbook takes shape – Full Story podcast
Newsroom edition: Labor and the Coalition’s election playbook takes shape – Full Story podcast
Sport
Cricket  
Festival of fast bowling leaves India on top after Australia collapse
Festival of fast bowling leaves India on top after Australia collapse
Rugby union  
Australia look for Harry Potter magic as Suaalii returns against Scotland
Rugby union  
Jones will be at Twickenham ‘with bells on’ despite illness
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Culture
Music  
Troye Sivan review – Melbourne ‘home cumming’ is unabashedly horny, but over too soon
Troye Sivan review – Melbourne ‘home cumming’ is unabashedly horny, but over too soon
Books  
Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser review – what should a novel look like?
Books  
‘I fly, I drive. We’re all complicit’: Richard Flanagan on vanishing species and refusing the Baillie Gifford prize money
Opinion
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a tech bro?
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a tech bro?
Holding a grudge – is it a petty character flaw or a desire for justice in an unjust world?
The fierce reaction to Australia’s new Future Fund mandate is a throwback to a bygone era
Lifestyle
Leading questions  
I want to find my ‘thing’. How can I work out what I want to do with my life?
I want to find my ‘thing’. How can I work out what I want to do with my life?
Closet clinic  
‘Quite dodgy’: what kind of outfit does $80 buy at Temu and Shein?
Technology
UK  
Social media ban for UK under-16s ‘not on the cards’ for now, says minister
Social media ban for UK under-16s ‘not on the cards’ for now, says minister
Science
Astronomy  
First close-up image of a star outside Milky Way shows supergiant in ‘cocoon’
First close-up image of a star outside Milky Way shows supergiant in ‘cocoon’
Environment
Change by degrees  
‘It looked as good as new’: readers share their tips for repairing household items
‘It looked as good as new’: readers share their tips for repairing household items
Cop29  
Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here are five things you should know
Video
'Just answer my question': ACCC grows frustrated with Coles definition of 'commitment' – video
'Just answer my question': ACCC grows frustrated with Coles definition of 'commitment' – video
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