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Olympic shearing, sheep dog trials, or what about wood chopping's inclusion in Brisbane?
The push is on to add a rural touch to the sporting line-up for the Brisbane 2032 Summer Olympics.

Forest logging agreement ranging from Sydney to Queensland to be challenged in court
The North East Regional Forest Agreement, allowing logging on the New South Wales north coast for the next 20 years, will be challenged in the Federal Court.

Ekka contingency plans made after COVID-19 shuts down show
Organisers of Queensland's largest agricultural show are scrambling to keep events alive after Ekka was cancelled this week.

Millions raised to lift clean energy firm's 'hot block' production
A Newcastle factory creating thermal energy storage blocks raises $8 million to expand production.

Growing Green Triangle timber industry with $2m research boost
$2 million for Mount Gambier research centre to make timber industry safer and more efficient.

Quitting for love after five years of working 4,000km apart
Rob had a job in outback WA while Allison worked in Tasmania, but the pandemic forced this couple to rethink the "mega commute".

Locals divided over plan for McDonald's, Bunnings and servo
Cases for and against a new development in Kyneton — that includes a McDonalds outlet, a service station and a Bunnings store — will be heard by a planning tribunal.

 

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shake my head in sorrow for my beloved australia
formerly it was greaty,esp wityh the many/varying political parties
almost 2 years on nowe,no chande

incredulouspretence opf looking after you
your fault for allowing ity

 

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The Day Germany's First Jet Fighter Soared Into History
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Watch What Happens When a Coral Reef Can't Get Enough Oxygen
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Seafood Prices Soar Amid Supply Chain Issues and Worker Shortage



clarification,yes
bbq'd perfect mmmmm

 

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australia used to rule,by my reckoningh
certyaiomly not now,by my reckoning 2
amn fools,tbhe govermnments
fool unto themselvesd
allowing there dictatos state premiers to ruin/fuin tjhere lives/livieliholod

and the federal govt scomop,as bad

sa sick dissapointment
its this generastioons failure


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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia
This is Business Insider Australia’s morning newsletter for Thursday, August 5.

Sydney’s lockdown is threatening Australia’s job recovery as vacancies start to fall
Australia’s hiring frenzy is beginning to lose steam.

‘Just the tip of the iceberg’: Retail spending collapsed in June with economists and retailers fearing worse for the September quarter
Retail turnover fell 1.8% over June, stoking fears that lockdowns in July and August will impact Australia’s GDP in the September quarter.

The pandemic has changed Australian migration patterns for good, as capital cities see the largest population losses on record
Capital cities saw the loss of 11,800 people from internal migration, the largest quarterly net loss on record, in the first three months of 2021.

Australia Post to pay $1 million to former CEO Christina Holgate, bringing the Cartier watch stoush to a pricey end
Former Australia Post CEO Christina Holgate has received a $1 million “employment termination payment” from the government-owned entity, plus $100,000 to cover her legal costs.

Citibank will enter Australia’s increasingly crowded buy now, pay later market in October with ‘Spot’
The $192 billion bank revealed it will trial its long-awaited BNPL feature in Australia in October, with a view to roll it out globally later.

Uber is still losing a lot of money
The ride-hailing app doubled its bookings over the worst quarter of the pandemic, but still burned through $1.28 billion in cash.

Google fired 80 employees for abusing user data and spying on people, with some even sharing personal information outside the company, a new report says
Dozens of Google employees were fired between 2018 and 2020 for using internal tools to view personal user data, Vice’s Motherboard reports.

Why you should be interested in EU stocks, as told by a top Australian investor
Keeping on top of the stock market is no simple task, so it’s easy to fall into a habit of sticking with what you know. That habit could be holding you back though, according to Josh Gilbert, a Market Analyst at leading social trading platform, eToro.Speaking to Business Insider, Gilbert […]

 

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No jab, no job: SPC becomes first company in Australia to make vaccines mandatory


No jab, no job: SPC becomes first company in Australia to make vaccines mandatory
Shepparton fruit and vegetable processor SPC becomes the first Australian workplace to mandate coronavirus vaccines for all onsite staff and visitors.

 

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sick c....re victoria/aus

Victoria to enter sixth lockdown in response to new mystery ca

TOP STORIES
Victoria to enter sixth lockdown in response to new mystery cases
The Victorian government is implementing a seven-day lockdown after the emergence of unexpected mystery cases of COVID-19 in Melbourne's west over the past few days.

Live: Andrews says Victoria has 'no alternative' but to go back into lockdown
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces the state will go back into lockdown from 8:00pm tonight, emphasising "we only get one chance to act fast". Follow live.

NSW woman, 34, becomes Australia's seventh AstraZeneca-related death
The Therapeutic Goods Administration says the woman died on Wednesday from a confirmed case of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome.

NSW records highest number of daily COVID cases since pandemic began, five deaths
Gladys Berejiklian announces a snap lockdown for the Hunter and Upper Hunter as Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak spreads north and the state records 262 new infections and five deaths.

Hillsong leader charged over the concealment of alleged child sex offences
Hillsong leader Brian Houston is charged over the concealment of alleged child sex offences by his father in the 1970s.

Boomers lose semi-final to USA despite strong start, but hope remains for bronze
Despite bursting out to an early lead, the Boomers lose their Olympic semi-final match 97-78 to the USA, ending their hopes of a gold medal.

Live: Matildas try to make it third time lucky in bronze-medal match against USWNT
Australia's women's football team carries the hopes of the nation in their quest for bronze against the USA, after the Opals and Boomers got thumped by the Americans in the basketball. Follow live.

PM says Closing the Gap the 'ultimate test', but Indigenous leaders say children in crisis 'can't wait'
Indigenous children in crisis "can't wait" for the nation to close the gap, Aboriginal organisations have warned, as the federal government details its plan to address rising inequality in communities.

After 'very, very long fight', NT Stolen Generations survivors to be compensated
The head of the NT's Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation welcomes the Commonwealth's new $378m redress scheme for people forcibly removed from their families as children.

Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar are about to go where only two other Austraians have gone before
Twenty-four hours after winning their semi-final Australia's beach volleyball team, Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar will be playing the USA for a gold medal.

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The vaccine refusers who decided to get the jab

When massage therapist Vashti Eastern arrived on the NSW north coast 30 years ago, the debate over vaccination was already in full swing.

The lush, coastal region is now known as Australia's anti-vaxxer heartland, but even in the '90s, Vashti says everyone was questioning the safety of vaccines.

"I definitely wasn't into vaccines for a very long time," she says.

That is until coronavirus came along.

Read about why Vashti decided to get her first AstraZeneca dose a few weeks ago — and what experts say can help to convince someone feeling unsure about the COVID-19 jab.

For the latest COVID-19 updates, check out ABC News.

Top health stories this week

Why the Delta variant is a 'double whammy'
Early data from overseas and the NSW COVID-19 outbreak shows the Delta variant is both more severe and harder to contain.
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The doctor who fears driving to work the same way
In Colleen's line of work, doctors need to watch their backs. Her home is under 24-hour surveillance and even her child's identity is kept secret.
READ MORE

'Special rules' likely on the way for vaccinated Aussies
A COVID-19 "vaccine passport" is coming, and rules about access to businesses, mask wearing and even public transport could all be very different for people depending on whether they are vaccinated or not.
READ MORE

Young bowel cancer survivor urges others to get screened
Without knowing it, Melissa Laan was showing the symptoms of a life-threatening disease for years. Even doctors thought she was too young. They were wrong.
READ MORE

The A to Z of the AstraZeneca vaccine

 

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proven guilty'fuck em all

 

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thinking
the australian federal government is evern worse than state prermiers,been getting away with dictatyorial shit,sincve cv bnegan

gutless bastards,all in it together/cause they sarer,those mongrels

 

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New vaccine roadmap: too late, too jargony

Academic rigour, journalistic flair

Six months after Prime Minister Scott Morrison received his first jab, Australia finally has a national plan to roll out COVID vaccines.

Media reports have so far focused on the prospect of drive-through vaccination clinics, incentives to vaccinate, and asking dentists, midwives or physiotherapists to help vaccinate the nation.

But the plan is light on detail and heavy on jargon. It also assumes uninterrupted vaccine supply, leaves out key players, and reveals layers of bureaucracy, says Lesley Russell from the University of Sydney.

We seem to be living in two worlds of COVID, writes Michelle Grattan. One the one hand, the Morrison government is talking about what might happen when we’re 70%, then 80%, vaccinated against the virus. But at the same time, Australia’s three biggest cities are in lockdown, with Melbourne sent into its sixth yesterday evening.

Of course we should plan for when we eventually emerge from the pandemic. But plan after plan about life on the other side feels fanciful when we’re progressing so slowly.

Anna Evangeli

Deputy Editor: Health+Medicine

Today's newsletter supported by Cool Australia

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Australia’s vaccination plan is 6 months too late and a masterclass in jargon
Lesley Russell, University of Sydney

Coordinate, motivate, deliver. That’s only the start of the jargon in Australia’s plan to vaccinate the nation.

Dan Peled/AAP
Grattan on Friday: We will need an inquiry to learn from rollout mistakes
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

We are living in two COVID worlds - the world of a plan which promise an 80% vaccination rate, and the world of the third wave, writes Michelle Grattan.

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Being able to skip classes improves some students’ performance. Others struggle with more autonomy
Rigissa Megalokonomou, The University of Queensland; Sofoklis Goulas, Stanford University

Online learning during the pandemic gives students more autonomy. For high-achieving students, especially those in academically mixed classes, that’s an advantage, whereas others might struggle.

Lieutenant John Bowen and party arriving at Risdon, by Thomas Gregson (c.1860). Courtesy of the WL Crowther Library
Friday essay: Tongerlongeter — the Tasmanian resistance fighter we should remember as a war hero
Nicholas Clements, University of Tasmania

Outnumbered 200 to one and using traditional weapons, Tongerlongeter and his warriors drove the colony to desperate measures. In other wars his self-sacrifice would have earned him a medal.

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Australians are 3 times more worried about climate change than COVID. A mental health crisis is looming
Rhonda Garad, Monash University; Joanne Enticott, Monash University; Rebecca Patrick, Deakin University

New research surveyed more than 5,000 Australians about their concerns. Its findings suggest an epidemic of mental health related disorders is on the horizon.

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A ‘Christian nation’ no longer: why Australia’s religious right loses policy battles even when it wins elections
David Smith, University of Sydney

Those on the Christian right in Australia once wielded considerable clout, but they are no longer in a position to bring the majority of Australians in line with their views.

Business + Economy

• If machines can be inventors, could AI soon monopolise technology?
  Dr Amanda-Jane George, CQUniversity Australia
  
  The Federal Court of Australia has made a world-first ruling in favour of granting a patent to an artificial intelligence. But what comes next?
  

Science + Technology

• When faces are partially covered, neither people nor algorithms are good at reading emotions
  Harisu Abdullahi Shehu, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Hedwig Eisenbarth, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Will Browne, Queensland University of Technology
  
  Robots are more likely than people to misclassify emotions when reading faces that are partially covered. This could lead to unexpected behaviours when they interact with people wearing masks.
  
  
• How AI can help choose your next career and stay ahead of automation
  Nik Dawson, University of Technology Sydney; Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, University of Technology Sydney; Mary-Anne Williams, UNSW
  
  Automation is set to put a lot of people out of work - but machine learning could help them find their next career.
  

Education

 

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'Take this very seriously': Experts warn of outdoor COVID-19 risk after beach party cases

TOP STORIES
'Take this very seriously': Experts warn of outdoor COVID-19 risk after beach party cases
Experts advise wearing masks outdoors after infections linked to an outdoor gathering at a beach near Newcastle plunged the Hunter and Upper Hunter into lockdown.

We are living simultaneously in two COVID worlds — and the pie-in-the-sky element is obvious
We must have the conversation about exiting the pandemic, but there's a pie-in-the-sky element about it when we're moving forward so slowly, writes Michelle Grattan.

Rich club has $140 million theatre but would not give $10,000 to a local disability charity
An ABC investigation reveals a multi-million-dollar western Sydney club did not follow recommendations from an advisory group and awarded funds allocated to community causes into other projects.

How did Victoria go from doughnut day to lockdown?
Less than a fortnight after Victoria exited its fifth lockdown, the state finds itself plunged back into yet another COVID-19 outbreak. So how exactly did we get here?

Hundreds protest against Victorian COVID lockdown, leading to clashes with police
Anti-lockdown protesters demonstrate in Melbourne's CBD after the city was plunged into its sixth COVID-19 lockdown.

When the Prime Minister announced compensation for the Stolen Generations, survivor Hal thought of his mum
Hal Hart is haunted by the memory of being 'stolen' from his home in the Northern Territory town of Pine Creek. It was the beginning of a journey towards justice that has spanned decades.

As Greater Sydney's lockdowns impact other states, women and younger workers suffer most job losses
The damage from Sydney's virus outbreak is showing up in the national employment data, and economists warn it is spilling over into other states.

Government did no policy work on promised agriculture visa until post-Brexit negotiations forced hand
There's been no policy advice since a 2018 promise to introduce an agriculture visa to bring in harvest workers, but the minister responsible asserts it will be "up and running" before Christmas.

Live: Beach volleyball gold in Australia's sights in Tokyo
Australia's Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy are competing in the beach volleyball final today, with a gold medal up for grabs. Follow all the action in our live blog.

Israeli jets hit targets in Lebanon after rocket fire burns fields in northern Israel
The Israeli military says air strikes have hit rocket launch sites in Lebanon after two rockets were launched from there earlier in the week.

WORLD

• Practice of invasive tests for female Indonesian Army recruits set to end
  
• White House ignores WHO's 'false choice' to halt COVID-19 vaccine boosters
  
• Biden wants travellers to get the jab before being allowed to enter the US
  

AUSTRALIA

• Live: Traffic jams, long queues expected around testing clinics in Hunter region on first day of COVID lockdown
  
• Government did no policy work on promised agriculture visa until post-Brexit negotiations forced hand
  
• As Greater Sydney's lockdowns impact other states, women and younger workers suffer most job losses
  

POLITICS

 

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same ole shit




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keep,,,your home fires burning
i enjoyed such with my surrogate family 35 years ago

and,long may the current generations,enjoy similar

alas
i fear those days are pretty much gone.... because ...

 

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have a feeling the generations currently,have no say whatsoever,in there life/destiney

state/federal govts allowwed to dictate,because they can/do
and
likely gret voted in again

'doing better than nz huh'
your commentators words
no denying that,there words

 

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laughing
at some real aussies,laffing usa,at themselves
and the idiocy of there states lockdowns

sundays,they seem to feel are prime tiomes for such
cool,no hassles
even throweing in a skit of our pe ardern,and her parliament speech re climsate aslarmisim haha
disagree with that actually ha
appears to be a hardcore group weho think gw/ccs shit,fair enuf,who cares re that/them


gtw
line up your timing light
vip,ha

 

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unfounded optimism

 

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real kiwis/aussies

 

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Australia's third COVID-19 vaccine will be approved within a fortnight'

TOP STORIES
Australia's third COVID-19 vaccine will be approved within a fortnight
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says he expects the national rollout of the Moderna vaccine to begin from the middle of next month, with the TGA set to approve the vaccine shortly.

The Moderna vaccine is about to be approved in Australia. Here's what we know
TGA approval of the Moderna vaccine is imminent. Here's what you need to know about Australia's third COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

'A day does not make a trend': Premier plays down drop in NSW COVID cases as 262 recorded
Residents in Penrith are subject to tougher restrictions after an increase in COVID cases as NSW records 262 new infections and another death.

Harsher restrictions for 12 Sydney suburbs as 'front of pandemic' moves into new area
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she hopes tougher restrictions will "stem the tide" and stop the virus "seeping into additional communities", as Penrith in Western Sydney becomes a new area of concern.

Cairns plunged into three-day lockdown over 'unexpected' COVID-19 case
Cairns and Yarrabah have officially been plunged into a snap three-day lockdown from 4:00pm, after an "unexpected" positive case of COVID-19 in the community.

South-east Queensland's lockdown lifts after seven new cases linked to school cluster
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says residents did a "mighty job" of controlling a cluster of the Delta COVID variant. The lockdown lifted at 4:00pm but new rules apply.

AstraZeneca to be offered to young Victorians at mass vaccination hubs as state records 11 new cases
Premier Daniel Andrews announces Victorians aged 18 to 39 will be able to access the AstraZeneca vaccine from selected mass vaccination hubs from Monday, as the state battles to bring its Delta outbreak under control.

There are five lessons our political leaders could learn from Patty Mills
Patty Mills has long been acknowledged in basketball circles as a leader of rare quality. His skills were on display again at the Olympics and it's to be hoped our political class was taking notes, writes Russell Jackson.

Live: As the Tokyo Olympics winds down, we relive our favourite moments
Our bloggers rate their favourite moments of these memorable and unique Olympic Games. Join the discussion.

Anna slept in her son's room at night to keep him alive. She's left wondering if it was 'enough'
The Whitehouses followed a plan to keep their 17-year-old son alive: he showered with the bathroom door open and his mother slept in his room. With no designated acute youth mental health ward in their region, it was up to them to ensure his safety.

WORLD

• Kool and the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas dies aged 70
  
• Police fire rubber bullets at hundreds of Thai protesters demanding PM's resignation
  
• US authorities encourage COVID jabs for those already infected to develop 'hybrid immunity'