#theguardian.com. #Nov.16.2025 Former MP from Katter’s Australian party claims victory in Townsville mayoral race after swing against former leader. Nick Dametto says he is proud to ‘build the capital of northern Australia’ after byelection triggered by resignation of controversial former mayor
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.16.2025 We have lift-off! Melbourne’s skyscraper peregrine chicks take to the sky. Falcon fledglings’ inaugural flight watched by dedicated fans includes dramatic crash-landing
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#bbc.com. #Nov.16.2025 Australia: Nine injured after Walcha demolition derby car rams into crowd. The car was taking part in the race in New South Wales when it drove through a fence and hit the grandstand, police said.
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.16.2025 Thirteen people injured after speedway car ploughs into grandstand during NSW demolition derby. Two in critical condition after driver crashes into crowd at Walcha Motorcycle Rally about 90km from Tamworth
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.15.2025 Australia is selling arms at a weapons fair in Dubai. Are they destined to be used in Sudan atrocities?. Australian companies have exported nearly $300m weapons over five years to the UAE, which has denied shipping weapons to a paramilitary group in Sudan
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.15.2025 Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost. As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking points
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.15.2025 Police detonated a ‘stinger’ grenade at a Melbourne protest. Now two activists may sue over their injuries. Grenades filled with rubber pellets and other so-called ‘less lethal’ munitions have been increasingly deployed, despite being linked to serious injuries and even deaths
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.15.2025 Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn. Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.15.2025 Australian investment in green projects surges despite drastic US policy reversal, report shows. Exclusive: Growth has been steady even since Trump’s re-election, building on increase from $20bn to $157bn, says thinktank
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.15.2025 Australia welcomes Trump’s removal of tariffs on beef and other food imports. ‘We maintain our position that tariffs on any Australian products are unjustified,’ trade minister Don Farrell says
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.15.2025 Severe thunderstorm risk for northern and eastern Australia including Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra. BoM forecasts possible storms from tropical north and WA to central and eastern parts, with potential for strong winds and heavy rainfall
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#motorsport.com. #Nov.14.2025 Oscar Piastri insists McLaren partnership with Lando Norris is 'better than ever'. Oscar Piastri says his relationship with McLaren team-mate Lando Norris is stronger than ever despite their tight title fight
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#bbc.com. #Nov.14.2025 The 'bogan' Australian giving War & Peace an irreverent remake. Ander Louis has written a new version of Leo Tolstoy's classic Russian novel in Australian slang.
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.14.2025 David Pocock condemns delay in establishing job ready graduates body to end $50,000 arts degrees. Senator accuses the government of not treating reform with ‘urgency it deserves’ – with no modelling done on the cost of reversing or replacing the JRG scheme
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.14.2025 Bus chaperone kept working at school during months-long police investigation into alleged child sexual abuse. Exclusive: Victorian education department apologises to mother who alleged her nonverbal child was sexually assaulted by the man. He denied the allegations and no charges were laid
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#bbc.com. #Nov.14.2025 Australian schools shut over asbestos risk in children's sand. The Australian regulator has recalled several sand products used by children for play, but says the risk from them is "low".
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.14.2025 Weekend of wet weather forecast across Australia, with severe storms headed to the eastern states. Brisbane expected to get 100mm of rain, while damaging winds, large hail and possible flash flooding on the cards for Queensland
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.14.2025 Former Liberal MPs deride net zero dumping as ‘nail in the coffin’ that may prolong party’s pain in urban seats. Ex-politicians and candidates warn Thursday’s decision signalled the likely loss of votes from younger people
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.14.2025 Graeme Samuel calls for Labor to ditch ‘national interest’ workaround for environment laws. Former ACCC chair condemns proposed exemption allowing minister to approve projects that don’t comply with law
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.14.2025 Lanlan Yang pleads not guilty to all charges over crash of $1.5m Rolls Royce SUV in Sydney’s east. Lanlan Yang’s case has attracted attention from Chinese Australian community and on social media due to her lavish wealth and speculation about her background
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.13.2025 Multiple ACT schools shut after alert over asbestos in coloured sand products. Testing and remediation to take place in 15 schools after a consumer safety recall was issued for coloured sand used in sensory play and arts and crafts
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#theguardian.com. #Nov.13.2025 Molly Ticehurst’s ex-boyfriend pleads guilty to 2024 murder that ignited national anti-DV campaign. Death of 28-year-old childhood educator in Forbes, NSW, intensified a national campaign against domestic and gendered violence
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#wikipedia.org. Australia. Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. Australia has a total area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. It is the world's oldest, flattest, and
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