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Who is Gout Gout, Australia’s record-breaking teenage sprint sensation? | Athletics News
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Who is Gout Gout, Australia’s record-breaking teenage sprint sensation? | Athletics News

EXPLAINER Al Jazeera’s lowdown on the 17-year-old sprinter of South Sudanese heritage who is drawing comparisons with Usain Bolt. Gout Gout, a 17-year-old...

Australia’s opposition scraps pledge to end remote work for public servants | Elections News
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Australia’s opposition scraps pledge to end remote work for public servants | Elections News

Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton says election pledge was a ‘mistake’. Australia’s main opposition party has scrapped election pledges to end remote work...

Australia’s largest pension funds hit by hackers, thousands of dollars stolen
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Australia’s largest pension funds hit by hackers, thousands of dollars stolen

Some of Australia’s biggest pension funds hit by cyberattack Hackers tried to withdraw hundreds of thousands of dollars The government acknowledged the coordinated...

Australia’s Albanese calls national election for May 3 | Politics News
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Australia’s Albanese calls national election for May 3 | Politics News

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a national election for May 3, seeking a second three-year term for his Labor Party government...

Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese set to call election ‘imminently’ | Elections News
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Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese set to call election ‘imminently’ | Elections News

Prime Minister Albanese’s Labor Party has introduced new tax cuts in advance of general election due before May 17. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony...

Australia’s east coast battered by Alfred’s deadly winds, heavy rains | Weather News
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Australia’s east coast battered by Alfred’s deadly winds, heavy rains | Weather News

Damaging winds and torrential rains from Alfred continue to wreak havoc across Australia’s Queensland region. Gusts and torrential rain have caused widespread power...

‘Rare’ Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on Australia’s east coast | Weather News
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‘Rare’ Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on Australia’s east coast | Weather News

Millions are bracing for impact of first cyclone to hit Queensland and New South Wales since 1974. Millions of people on Australia’s east...

More than half of Australia’s homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are five ways to retrofit them
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More than half of Australia’s homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are five ways to retrofit them

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Houses and fire do not mix. The firestorm which hit Los Angeles in January destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings and...

What’s on the horizon for Australia’s road safety?
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What’s on the horizon for Australia’s road safety?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As Australia’s road toll continues to rise, with more than 1,300 fatalities in 2024 marking an increase of 6%...