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Australia news live: murder charges laid after man found dead in Melbourne street; Mike Cannon-Brookes and wife to separate
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Robodebt inquiry  
Senior public servants scrubbed from organisational charts after criticism
Uncharted territory  
Do AI girlfriend apps promote unhealthy expectations for human relationships?
The voice yes campaign isn’t going well. But how poor do the polls need to be before the PM considers calling it all off?
A post-servo highway?  
How electric vehicles are changing the roadscape
Exclusive  
Morrison government struck secret deal to pay PNG to take refugees and asylum seekers
Ukraine invasion
Poland warned against ‘unleashing aggression’ against Belarus
Vladimir Putin  
Poland warned against ‘unleashing aggression’ against Belarus
Russian president reacts angrily after Polish defence minister sends troops to guard eastern border
The rural network
Newcrest’s claims ‘inconsistent’ with expert report findings, its author says
Lead contamination  
Newcrest’s claims ‘inconsistent’ with expert report findings, its author says
Prof Brian Gulson says Cadia Hill goldmine could not be ruled in or out as the source of the lead, despite it saying there was ‘no evidence’
Full Story podcast
Full Story  
Newsroom edition: why can’t we face the reality of global heating? – Full Story podcast
Newsroom edition: why can’t we face the reality of global heating? – Full Story podcast
Sport
Cummins and co come up short for hapless Australia
Cummins and co come up short for hapless Australia
Live  
USA v Vietnam: Women’s World Cup 2023 Group E – live
Tour de France  
Mohoric wins stage 19 duel as Vingegaard is quizzed on anti-doping
Culture
The Bear  
The best show of 2022 is back – and it’s the perfect example of how to ace a second series
The best show of 2022 is back – and it’s the perfect example of how to ace a second series
‘Too often, old people are the punchline’  
Tom Gleisner on why he wrote an aged care musical
Film  
Has Barbie killed the indie director? Why credible film-makers are selling out
Opinion
Is the world getting you down? Here are some nice things that happened this week
Is the world getting you down? Here are some nice things that happened this week
I know what it’s like to be at the centre of a sex education shitstorm. But kids deserve open and honest information
The unemployment rate is staying low at 3.5%. But behind the scenes the jobs market is slowing
Lifestyle
Leading questions  
I want to distance myself from a friend due to her relationship. Am I wrong?
I want to distance myself from a friend due to her relationship. Am I wrong?
A funeral for fish and chips:  
British chippies battered by rising costs
Technology
Christopher Nolan  
Film director says AI experts face their ‘Oppenheimer moment’
Film director says AI experts face their ‘Oppenheimer moment’
Science
Alzheimer's  
Experts urge health regulators to approve ‘turning point’ dementia drugs
Experts urge health regulators to approve ‘turning point’ dementia drugs
Environment
Great Barrier Reef  
Marine heatwave off north-east Australia sets off alarm over health of Great Barrier Reef
Marine heatwave off north-east Australia sets off alarm over health of Great Barrier Reef
Climate crisis  
From Kawasaki to Phoenix: tracking a day of extreme heat around the world
Video
Why does the Indigenous community need a special process? Why can't it just lobby? – The voice AMA
Why does the Indigenous community need a special process? Why can't it just lobby? – The voice AMA
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