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Australia live news update: Nadesalingam family celebrate a special birthday at home; Bill Shorten vows to ‘restore trust’ in NDIS
Live / Australia live news update: Nadesalingam family celebrate a special birthday at home; Bill Shorten vows to ‘restore trust’ in NDIS
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‘Pro-freedom’ movement / Anti-vax mandate policies prove to be no vote winner with Australians – this time
Rip current rescue / The Australian beach tragedy that inspired a global rip safety movement
‘Proper diplomacy’ / Richard Marles says talks with China possible after first ministerial contact in two years
Services Australia / Warning over Centrelink call centres as agency slashes contracts
Ukraine invasion
Zelenskiy ‘didn’t want to hear’ warnings of Russia invasion, says president
Joe Biden / Zelenskiy ‘didn’t want to hear’ warnings of Russia invasion, says president
US president says there was ‘no doubt’ Putin was planning to ‘go in’, while former British army head says leaders have no long-term plan
Full Story podcast
Full Story / What’s with Australia’s foreign affairs offensive in the Indo-Pacific? – with Lenore Taylor
What’s with Australia’s foreign affairs offensive in the Indo-Pacific? – with Lenore Taylor
Sport
World Cup / In-form Peru bring eye of ‘The Tiger’ to playoff with Socceroos
In-form Peru bring eye of ‘The Tiger’ to playoff with Socceroos
'Messed up' / Kyrgios rages at ‘racial slur from crowd’ during Stuttgart semi-final loss to Murray
Cricket / Shanaka blazes Sri Lanka to final-over win against Australia in third T20
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Culture
‘A genius is a sponge’ / Inside the new Picasso exhibition that isn’t all about Picasso
Inside the new Picasso exhibition that isn’t all about Picasso
Sydney film festival 2022 / Nude Tuesday review – this New Zealand orgy comedy told in gibberish is delightful
Justin Bieber / Singer cancels shows after half of face left paralysed by virus
Opinion
I had stopped laughing as much as I used to – until that glorious day in May
I had stopped laughing as much as I used to – until that glorious day in May
A five-point plan alone won’t undo decades of neglect for Australia’s aged care sector
Everyone is sick – illness in 2022 has medieval vibes
Lifestyle
Getting over the hassle of going out / Select one or two things to start with
Select one or two things to start with
Leading questions / I’m wondering if my mother has dyslexia. Should I tell her or let things be?
Technology
Tesla / Investigation deepens after more than a dozen US ‘Autopilot’ crashes
Investigation deepens after more than a dozen US ‘Autopilot’ crashes
Science
Orgasm gap / How Hollywood and science neglected female pleasure
How Hollywood and science neglected female pleasure
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Environment
Wildlife / ‘Secretive, adorable weirdos’: rare possum caught in the Northern Territory for first time
‘Secretive, adorable weirdos’: rare possum caught in the Northern Territory for first time
Environment / The bioluminescent world of glowing lifeforms – in pictures
Video
Putin compares himself to Peter the Great in Russian territorial push – video
Putin compares himself to Peter the Great in Russian territorial push – video
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