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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Inside the ‘rent-to-dump’ racket that’s booming across Melbourne

22 Oct 15:23

Rogue waste operators are tricking Melbourne landowners into leasing acreage, dumping industrial waste, and fleeing before regulators can intervene.

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Australia · ABC

Trump ordered to sit for deposition in his $14bn BBC lawsuit

The US president is suing the British broadcaster, alleging it defamed him by splicing together two pieces of his speech made to supporters before they stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

23 Oct 04:14

Australia · ABC

North and South Korea tensions rise as Pyongyang fortifies border

North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, anti-tank barriers and other fortifications along its heavily militarised border with the south.

23 Oct 04:09

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Built by hand, cooked by heart: The story behind Freo’s backyard supper club

This private supper club serves a singular, wood-fired take on Australian-Italian cooking. The only challenge? Scoring a booking.

23 Oct 03:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

‘A five-minute photo op’: Politicians scramble to contain Rivervale anger

Local member Cassie Rowe has urged locals to be “realistic” about meaningful change in Rivervale, saying the issue is complex and there is no easy fix to ongoing problems with anti-social behaviour.

23 Oct 03:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Inside the rescue submarine the Navy hopes it never has to use

The LR5 is operated by the Australian arm of James Fisher Defence and is one of six air dispatchable submarines in the world that can be called on with just 12 hours notice to rescue submariners stranded in their vessel underwater.

23 Oct 03:00

Australia · ABC

Hacking attempts surge as websites race to patch PHP issues

A cloud firm says millions of hacking attempts have been made since critical vulnerabilities were revealed in software used on 70 per cent of the world's websites.

23 Oct 01:22

Australia · Guardian Australia

The great moth revival: how bogongs have bounced back

This animated map shows the insect’s population exploding in Australia’s eastern states, with the endangered species coming back from the brink If you live anywhere on the eastern side of Australia, you’ve probably noticed that bogong moths are back in a big way . While we don’t yet have figures from ecologist-led surveys to compare with previous years, there is a wealth of data on the great moth revival being genera

23 Oct 01:00

Australia · Guardian Australia

Sexualised, violent threats: female Victorian MPs fear for their safety as they fight more than just next month’s election

Hostility from constituents is not new for the state’s politicians, including its premiers. But the alleged attack on Helen Haines has sent a chill down the collective spine

23 Oct 01:00