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Australia’s climate has warmed by an average of 1.51 degrees Celsius 2024-10-31
Famagusta Gazette

Australia’s climate has warmed by an average of 1.51 degrees Celsius (C) since records began in 1910, a landmark report has found. National science agency the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) on Thursday published the latest...

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King Charles III ends first Australian visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years 2024-10-22
New York Post

King Charles III ends the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years Tuesday with anti-monarchists hoping his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state. Controversy interrupted the visit on Monday when Indigenous independent senator Lidia Thorpe...

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The sign that King Charles’ power in the royal family is slowly slipping 2024-10-15
New York Post

Originally Published by: Every week for most of this year, a car, often the State Bentley, has borne King Charles out the gates of Clarence House to do something that no British monarch has ever done before – be treated for cancer with the full knowledge of the public. Only now, after eight months...

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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Says He Pleaded ‘Guilty to Journalism’ in Order to Be Freed 2024-10-01
Time

NICE, France — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he was freed after years of incarceration because he "pled guilty to journalism.” Assange gave evidence of the impact of his detention and conviction to the legal affairs and human rights committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the...

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Resurgent Quad puts China on a new defensive edge 2024-09-25
Asiatimes

MANILA – This week, US President Joe Biden hosted for the last time his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India for the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit. Flanked by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in...

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China-Australia looking to heal trade war wounds 2024-09-13
Asiatimes

When Treasurer Jim Chalmers travels to Beijing later this month, he and his counterpart at China’s peak economic agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, won’t be short on important topics to discuss. Chalmers will be attending the Australia-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, one part...

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Australia to ban children from social media 2024-09-10
Suryaa

Canberra, Sep 10 (IANS) Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced a plan to ban children from using social media.The Prime Minister stated that the...

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Oldest Dingo Bones Are Younger Than Previously Thought, Altering Australia's Timeline 2024-08-30
IFL Science

The arrival of the dingo in Australia greatly altered the continent's ecology and coincided with a significant break in the apparent isolation of indigenous Australians. Our best estimates of when this happened have now been shifted hundreds or even thousands of years, thanks to more accurate...

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Beijing rips Canada’s 100% tariffs on China-made EVs 2024-08-28
Asiatimes

Beijing has vowed to take all necessary measures to protect the interests of Chinese companies after Canada announced its plan to impose tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) and steel and aluminum products produced in China. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Canada will place a 100%...

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Prozac in waterways is changing how fish behave, research finds 2024-08-27
The Guardian

Australian study of guppies shows that pharmaceutical pollution could threaten species’ long-term survival Contamination of waterways with the antidepressant Prozac is disrupting fish bodies and behaviours in ways that could threaten their long-term survival, new research has found. As global...

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