Queen of Aussie fiction shuts newspaper,goes after local council

Queen of Aussie fiction shuts newspaper,goes after local council

Di Morrissey has sold more than 3 million books but local journalism was her passion project.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook

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‘Halt the killing’:UN Security Council adopts a Gaza war ceasefire resolution

‘Halt the killing’:UN Security Council adopts a Gaza war ceasefire resolution

Hamas welcomed the adoption of the US-drafted resolution,saying it is ready to co-operate with mediators over implementing the principles of the plan.

‘There’s no safe level’:Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia

‘There’s no safe level’:Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia

The drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians has been contaminated. Experts say further testing must be an urgent priority.

  • byCarrie Fellner
Why can’t the world’s peacekeeper stop the fighting in Gaza and Ukraine?

Why can’t the world’s peacekeeper stop the fighting in Gaza and Ukraine?

Two regional conflicts are threatening global peace. Could the United Nations step in – and,if so,why hasn’t it?

  • byAngus Holland
Dutton to pull Australia out of Paris Agreement if elected

Dutton to pull Australia out of Paris Agreement if elected

The opposition leader said there was “no sense” in Australia’s 2030 climate target and that the federal government’s renewables goal was unattainable.

  • byMike Foley
UN chief wants tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel advertising

UN chief wants tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel advertising

The head of the United Nations says fossil fuel companies – “the godfathers of climate chaos” – must be stopped from shameless greenwashing.

  • byMike Foley
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Ban fossil fuel ads to prevent ‘climate hell’,says UN chief

Ban fossil fuel ads to prevent ‘climate hell’,says UN chief

UN Secretary General António Guterres branded oil and gas companies the “godfathers of climate chaos” and said they should face an advertising ban,similar to those rolled out against tobacco.

  • byJames Warrington
Civilian deaths from killer drones are this generation’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’
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Civilian deaths from killer drones are this generation’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’

The geopolitical tensions and challenges faced by physicists and other scientists 70 years ago in their search for nuclear arms control is now being replicated in the 21st century.

  • byMary Wareham
The ex-PM,the treasure hunters and the deep sea
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The ex-PM,the treasure hunters and the deep sea

Scott Morrison has taken a new role at a deep-sea mining fund linked to AUKUS tech and treasure hunters,as pressure grows on Australia to oppose the controversial new mining frontier.

  • bySherryn Groch
Australia to send aid to PNG after up to 2000 people buried alive in landslide
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Australia to send aid to PNG after up to 2000 people buried alive in landslide

The death toll in Papua New Guinea is expected to rise following a catastrophic landslide that destroyed a village in remote Enga province.

‘Not sticking around to see who’s firing’:UN cancels food trucks in Rafah

‘Not sticking around to see who’s firing’:UN cancels food trucks in Rafah

The UN’s food agency has stopped its aid convoys into under-siege Gaza for security reasons,after Israel launched an incursion into the area.

  • bySamy Magdy