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Women brawl in road-rage smackdown  news.com.ausource

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A mining corporation apologized for losing a highly radioactive capsule over a 1,400-kilometer (870-mile) stretch of Western Australia, as authorities combed parts of the road looking for the tiny but dangerous substance. The capsule was part of a device believed to have fallen off a truck while being transported between a … Read more

Student housing on the Gold Coast at a premium as international enrolment skyrocketsGold Coast residents are being urged to open their homes to international students in an attempt to help alleviate a shortage of rental properties in the city. There has been an influx of overseas students in the city since international borders reopened last year, putting pressure … Read more

Echidnas blow snot bubbles and do belly flops to keep themselves cool in the Australian heat, new research has found.The native animals are believed to be less tolerant to hot weather than other Australian species.Their spines act like a blanket, and the animals cannot pant, sweat or lick themselves to cool down.But thanks to infrared … Read more

A new National Cultural Policy  Office for the Artssource

Loading… Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again. CricketAddictor The Home of Cricket Addicts David Gower expects the Ashes to be won by Ben Stokes and company. He wants England to carry on playing their unafraid style of cricket worldwide.But the former England skipper cautioned that the Australians will have a formidable … Read more

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IMF upbeat on inflation, ASX recoups 2022 losses in January, Adani appoints independent auditor into fraud claims – as it happenedThe International Monetary Fund says there are indications that surging prices are peaking and that the world may be winning the war against inflation. Meanwhile, the ASX 200 lost ground, but recouped all its 2022 losses in … Read more

Karen Zhang was taken by surprise when China issued an edict ordering all students studying with a foreign university online to return to in-person classes.The finance student, who is studying online with the University of New South Wales from her home in Guangdong province in China, is anxiously looking to get to Australia before classes start on February … Read more

Australia adding green energy at less than half the required rate to keep grid stable: UNSWAustralia is adding renewable energy at less than half the pace required to replace retiring coal-fired generation and meet its own 2030 climate targets, one of the country's top energy experts says.In a wake-up call for state and federal governments, … Read more