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Melbourne scientist among nobel laureates for revolutionary molecular discovery

A pioneering Australian-linked scientific breakthrough has earned global recognition, as University of Melbourne Professor Richard Robson shares the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating molecular “sponges” capable of capturing water from desert air and trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Robson,…

10 October, 2025

AUSTRALIA

A rethink of Australia’s national security

Sam Roggeveen’s basic storyline in The Echidna Strategy – that the China threat is grossly exaggerated, and that Australia should not, and need not, rely on America for our security protection – is causing predictable conniptions in our security, commentariat and political…

8 September, 2023

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA·WEATHER

Are earthquakes becoming more common in Melbourne?

Approximately 7,000 Victorians were alarmed by tremors at about 1:32am this morning as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit 127km east of Melbourne, near Rawson. Victoria has been hit by several quakes recently, including three in the space of one week in May…

30 June, 2023

AUSTRALIA

This outrageously expensive subs deal simply caters to the US. Again

In one week the government’s justification for needing outrageously expensive nuclear submarines has shifted from defending the continent to the old 1960s forward defence policy in Asia which lured us into Vietnam – with all its heartbreak. In Thursday’s The Australian Financial…

24 March, 2023

AUSTRALIA·HEALTH

Regular cannabis use now more accepted by Australians than smoking tobacco, study finds

Source: The Guardian Regular cannabis use has become more accepted than smoking tobacco, the latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) has found. The 2019 data, compiled by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and released on Friday, asked around 20,000…

15 July, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TECHNOLOGY

Telstra moves call centres back to Australia after customers made their preference ‘loud and clear’

Source: 9news Telstra has moved all its call centres that service Australian customers and small businesses back to Australian shores to appease its customers. Telstra CEO Andy Penn has announced the move today, saying it has come after the company heard from…

12 July, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TECHNOLOGY

Cybersafety expert’s alarm over Snapchat’s new precise location feature: ‘Literally shows where you sleep at night’

Source: 9news Sometimes it feels like a full-time job keeping our children safe from online predators. So the last thing we need is technology making the job even harder. But a new feature on the Snapchat app, which allows users to see…

7 July, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TECHNOLOGY·WORLD

NASA successfully launches its first rocket from newly created Arnhem Space Centre

Source: ABCnews NASA has successfully launched its first rocket from Australian soil in more than a quarter of a century. After rain and wind delayed the launch by more than an hour, the suborbital sounding rocket took off just after midnight on Monday morning from…

27 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·GREECE·TRAVEL

16 hours from Australia to Greece may become a reality with Qantas

Source: Greekcitytimes Qantas has launched direct flights between Australia and Europe with non-stop routes becoming available between Perth to Rome. The new route will be the only direct flight between Australia and continental Europe offered by any airline and is estimated to…

27 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·HEALTH

Australia’s bulk billing clinics are not covered by Medicare subsidies, doctors say

Doctors warn that regional areas will soon be left with few bulk-billing practices if Medicare subsidies for general practitioners are not increased. An increasing number of practices in Australia have stopped using bulk billing in favour of private billingof patients. Doctors say…

21 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TRAVEL

Travellers warned to expect more disruptions in coming months

Source: ABCnews Australian air travellers have been warned to expect more disruptions over the next 12 months, as the industry scrambles to fill critical worker shortages ahead of the July school holidays. It’s been a torrid few months for passengers, who have faced…

21 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TRAVEL

Australia’s ski resorts celebrate snowfall by opening early

Source: 9news Ski resorts in Australia’s alpine regions are kicking off the winter season early after a polar front brought heavy snow and icy temperatures to the country’s south-east. It’s been a lean couple years for the ski business, with COVID-19 restrictions,…

3 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA

Why does this iceberg lettuce cost $11.99 and how long will Australia’s high vegetable prices last?

Source: The Guardian A Queensland shopper this week spotted iceberg lettuce selling at a supermarket for $11.99. The photo quickly went viral as evidence of the cost-of-living pressures Australians are facing. Iceberg lettuce previously cost about $2.80 each, making it somewhat of…

3 June, 2022

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AUSTRALIA- Page 30

Melbourne scientist among nobel laureates for revolutionary molecular discovery

A rethink of Australia’s national security

Are earthquakes becoming more common in Melbourne?

This outrageously expensive subs deal simply caters to the US. Again

Regular cannabis use now more accepted by Australians than smoking tobacco, study finds

Telstra moves call centres back to Australia after customers made their preference ‘loud and clear’

Cybersafety expert’s alarm over Snapchat’s new precise location feature: ‘Literally shows where you sleep at night’

NASA successfully launches its first rocket from newly created Arnhem Space Centre

16 hours from Australia to Greece may become a reality with Qantas

Australia’s bulk billing clinics are not covered by Medicare subsidies, doctors say

Travellers warned to expect more disruptions in coming months

Australia’s ski resorts celebrate snowfall by opening early

Why does this iceberg lettuce cost $11.99 and how long will Australia’s high vegetable prices last?

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