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Finance

Australia’s Treasurer says $2.3tn pensions pool should fund

Australia’s plan to channel its vast pool of pension savings towards “nation-building” investments in clean energy and social care need not come at the expense of returns, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has insisted in an interview with the Financial Times. As part of his own vision of “values-based capitalism”, Chalmers is seeking to reform Australia’s A$3.3tn […]

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Sports

India hit back after Australia’s Nathan Lyon takes five-wicket

Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin helped India recover after Australia’s Nathan Lyon claimed five wickets on the second day of the second Test in New Delhi. Patel and Ashwin delivered a spectacular rearguard response to help India deal with Lyon’s spin masterclass as the hosts nearly matched Australia’s first-innings 263 on a dramatic day. Patel […]

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Boxing

dominateWeighing In: How Australia’s ‘Beast’ is Poised to Dominate

smash it up Australia is home to some of the world’s most powerful and impressive animals, and one of the most impressive of them all is the Australian ‘beast’ known as the Smashing it up. This powerful creature is a large, strong, and fast-moving lizard that can reach speeds of up to 30km/h. The Smashing […]

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Boxing

‘Australia’s Gamble on Selection Backfires: The Last Thing We Needed’

The Australian cricket team has been dealt a harsh blow in recent days, with the selection gamble backfiring in spectacular fashion. The team had selected a new opener in the form of Cameron Green, in a bid to inject some fresh energy into the side. However, the gamble has failed to pay off, with Green […]

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World

Australia’s highest ranking Catholic cleric Cardinal George Pell

Cardinal George Pell has died in Rome at the age of 81 after complications from a hip replacement surgery, the Vatican has confirmed. The Cardinal is said to have successfully undergone the operation and was chatting with the anaesthetist when he went into sudden cardiac arrest. A news report by MailOnline reported that the medics […]

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Sports

Tennis Australia’s staggering move for Nick Kyrgios and Novak

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will play an exhibition tennis match on Friday night before the Australian Open. Image: Getty Tennis Australia has announced that Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic will go head-to-head in an exhibition match on Friday night before the Australian Open, revealing they will sell tickets for the event. It emerged last […]

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Celebrities

Gogglebox Australia’s Sarah Marie Fahd and husband Matty

Next year is shaping up to be a good one for Gogglebox Australia stars Sarah Marie Fahd and her husband Matty, as they prepare to welcome their second child into the world Source link

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Science

Labor proposal to fix Australia’s broken environmental protection

It doesn’t get the attention other issues do, but fixing Australia’s broken environment protection system deserves a place high on a list of the biggest challenges facing the Albanese government. Last week we got the first substantial look at where the government may be headed. Perhaps not surprisingly, it raised more questions than it answered. […]

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Technology

Australia’s Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework: Making

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a part of our daily lives, from organising our schedules using voice assistance to taking recommendations on the movies we should watch. It can also predict and prevent the spread of bushfires. Given our increasing reliance on AI, it is important to ensure that AI is safe, secure and reliable. […]

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Finance

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest becomes Australia’s largest

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has transformed himself into the biggest player in Australia’s renewable energy sector after acquiring the country’s largest wind power company. Squadron, Forrest’s energy company, has paid more than A$4bn ($2.7bn) to acquire CWP Renewables from Switzerland-based Partners Group, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The deal follows […]