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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Why some educators think Labor’s $14 billion kinder promise won’t work

25 Oct 19:30

A network of sessional kindergartens are warning the state’s minimum free kinder hours won’t work for some families, and will struggle to implement them without more funding.

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Australia · Guardian Australia

Endangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog says

Exclusive : EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whales Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Woodside Energy’s plan to drill for gas off Western Australia’s north-west coast could significantly damage “exceptional” coral reefs and it may be impossible to reduce the risk of an oil spill to an acceptable level, according to advice fr

27 Oct 01:00

Australia · Guardian Australia

How tall are the AI datacentre power poles that sparked a community backlash in Melbourne?

Compare the concrete masts with their timber predecessors and other structures seen on suburban streets In something of a David v Goliath battle, Australia’s largest datacentre operator has faced a major setback in its plans to double the size of its west Melbourne facility. To expand the size of its M3 datacentre NextDC needs to deliver increased electricity to the site. The initial approach from the electricity pro

27 Oct 01:00

Australia · Guardian Australia

The chaos in France is a ‘warning signal’ for Australia’s public spending and rising costs

Australia’s public debt may be well below that of France but there are lessons to be taken from its economic woes Get our daily political email

27 Oct 01:00

Australia · ABC

US marine charged over Japanese woman's murder

The case has prompted widespread public outrage on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence has remained a sensitive issue.

27 Oct 00:52

Australia · ABC

Jordan arrests three relatives over deadly church attack

Two brothers and their brother-in-law suspected of attacking a church have been arrested following a shootout with Jordanian security forces.

27 Oct 00:46

Australia · ABC

Chris Brown avoids jail time over London nightclub brawl

The Grammy-winning singer pleaded guilty to a count of affray after striking a former friend with a tequila bottle, and faced up to three yeas behind bars.

27 Oct 00:40

Australia · Guardian Australia

Jacinda Ardern joins University of Sydney as lecturer and mentor

Former New Zealand prime minister will focus on leadership, social cohesion and public health in new role The former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern will lecture and mentor at the University of Sydney after moving to Australia earlier this year. Ardern begins this month and her work will focus on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust. The University of Sydney said Ardern would be based in i

27 Oct 00:01

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

From prime minister to professor: Jacinda Ardern lands new gig at Sydney University

The long-running mystery of what the former New Zealand prime minister is up to in Australia has an answer. At least for part of the time.

27 Oct 00:01