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University of Sydney's Gambling Investments Raise Ethical Concerns
The University of Sydney's investments in gambling companies, including Aristocrat and Entain, between 2021 and early 2024, and the companies' funding of university research, raise ethical concerns about potential conflicts of interest, mirroring past controversies with the tobacco industry.
University of Sydney's Gambling Investments Raise Ethical Concerns
The University of Sydney's investments in gambling companies, including Aristocrat and Entain, between 2021 and early 2024, and the companies' funding of university research, raise ethical concerns about potential conflicts of interest, mirroring past controversies with the tobacco industry.
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32% Bias Score
Record Working Holidaymaker Numbers Challenge Australia's Migration Goals
Australia welcomed a record 213,400 working holidaymakers by November 2024, surpassing pre-COVID levels by 72,300, driven by a strong labor market and relaxed UK visa rules, posing a challenge to the government's migration targets ahead of the federal election.
Record Working Holidaymaker Numbers Challenge Australia's Migration Goals
Australia welcomed a record 213,400 working holidaymakers by November 2024, surpassing pre-COVID levels by 72,300, driven by a strong labor market and relaxed UK visa rules, posing a challenge to the government's migration targets ahead of the federal election.
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36% Bias Score
Emergency Evacuations Ordered as Bushfires Rage Across Western Victoria
Emergency evacuations are underway in three Victorian communities—Bornes Hill, Moyston, and Pomonal—due to an out-of-control bushfire burning over 40,000 hectares, fueled by extreme heat and strong winds, prompting total fire bans and interstate assistance.
Emergency Evacuations Ordered as Bushfires Rage Across Western Victoria
Emergency evacuations are underway in three Victorian communities—Bornes Hill, Moyston, and Pomonal—due to an out-of-control bushfire burning over 40,000 hectares, fueled by extreme heat and strong winds, prompting total fire bans and interstate assistance.
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24% Bias Score
Grampians Bushfire Prompts Christmas Evacuations, Boxing Day Alert
On Christmas Day, the Grampians bushfire had burned over 43,000 hectares, prompting evacuations and keeping emergency services on high alert for worsening conditions on Boxing Day, particularly a potential expansion towards Dunkeld, Pomonal, and Willaura.
Grampians Bushfire Prompts Christmas Evacuations, Boxing Day Alert
On Christmas Day, the Grampians bushfire had burned over 43,000 hectares, prompting evacuations and keeping emergency services on high alert for worsening conditions on Boxing Day, particularly a potential expansion towards Dunkeld, Pomonal, and Willaura.
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28% Bias Score
\$13 Billion Blowout in Australian Veteran Assistance
Australia will spend \$13.3 billion more than forecast on veteran assistance by 2027-28 due to clearing a backlog of 66,000 claims under the previous government, surpassing funding for public schools; this follows a Royal Commission finding that linked faster processing to improved veteran health ou...
\$13 Billion Blowout in Australian Veteran Assistance
Australia will spend \$13.3 billion more than forecast on veteran assistance by 2027-28 due to clearing a backlog of 66,000 claims under the previous government, surpassing funding for public schools; this follows a Royal Commission finding that linked faster processing to improved veteran health ou...
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40% Bias Score
Australia's EV Charger Shortage: A Call for Legal Reform
Australia's electric vehicle charging infrastructure is inadequate, with one public charger for every 68 EVs, compared to one for every 14 in the EU; Ausgrid proposes pole-mounted chargers to address the shortfall, but legal reforms are needed.
Australia's EV Charger Shortage: A Call for Legal Reform
Australia's electric vehicle charging infrastructure is inadequate, with one public charger for every 68 EVs, compared to one for every 14 in the EU; Ausgrid proposes pole-mounted chargers to address the shortfall, but legal reforms are needed.
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36% Bias Score
Two Sailors Die in Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Amid Wild Weather
Two sailors died in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race after being struck by their boats' booms; one near Ulladulla, the other near Batemans Bay; both incidents involved unsuccessful CPR attempts; the race continues despite these deaths.
Two Sailors Die in Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Amid Wild Weather
Two sailors died in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race after being struck by their boats' booms; one near Ulladulla, the other near Batemans Bay; both incidents involved unsuccessful CPR attempts; the race continues despite these deaths.
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48% Bias Score
Australian Boxing Day Sales Surge to \$3.7 Billion Amidst Cost-of-Living Pressures
Fueled by cost-of-living pressures, Australians are projected to spend \$3.7 billion on Boxing Day sales and post-Christmas deals, a 2.7% increase from last year, resulting in a surge in retail activity but also a significant rise in waste from unwanted gifts.
Australian Boxing Day Sales Surge to \$3.7 Billion Amidst Cost-of-Living Pressures
Fueled by cost-of-living pressures, Australians are projected to spend \$3.7 billion on Boxing Day sales and post-Christmas deals, a 2.7% increase from last year, resulting in a surge in retail activity but also a significant rise in waste from unwanted gifts.
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36% Bias Score
Victoria Faces Extreme Bushfire Threat Amid Forecast 100km/h Winds
A large bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 44,000 hectares, forcing evacuations from Halls Gap; extreme 100km/h winds and 40°C temperatures are forecast for Thursday, leading to a statewide total fire ban and the deployment of over 100 interstate firefighters.
Victoria Faces Extreme Bushfire Threat Amid Forecast 100km/h Winds
A large bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 44,000 hectares, forcing evacuations from Halls Gap; extreme 100km/h winds and 40°C temperatures are forecast for Thursday, leading to a statewide total fire ban and the deployment of over 100 interstate firefighters.
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32% Bias Score
NRL Expands to Papua New Guinea: A $600 Million Geopolitical Gambit
Australia is investing $600 million to establish a Papua New Guinea team in the NRL, a move with political implications related to China, and challenges regarding PNG's anti-homosexuality laws.
NRL Expands to Papua New Guinea: A $600 Million Geopolitical Gambit
Australia is investing $600 million to establish a Papua New Guinea team in the NRL, a move with political implications related to China, and challenges regarding PNG's anti-homosexuality laws.
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48% Bias Score
Urgent Health Warning: Avoid Swimming After Diarrhoea Due to Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak in Queensland
Queensland's Chief Health Officer issued an urgent health warning regarding cryptosporidiosis, urging people to avoid swimming for two weeks after experiencing diarrhoea due to a significant rise in cases this year (6,103 compared to 1,314 in 2023 and 535 in 2022), with children under nine accountin...
Urgent Health Warning: Avoid Swimming After Diarrhoea Due to Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak in Queensland
Queensland's Chief Health Officer issued an urgent health warning regarding cryptosporidiosis, urging people to avoid swimming for two weeks after experiencing diarrhoea due to a significant rise in cases this year (6,103 compared to 1,314 in 2023 and 535 in 2022), with children under nine accountin...
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8% Bias Score
Australia Bets on Youth for Boxing Day Test
Australia's captain Pat Cummins believes 19-year-old Sam Konstas's naivety will be an asset in his Test debut against India on Boxing Day, mirroring Cummins's own successful teenage debut; despite a quad strain, Travis Head is fit to play.
Australia Bets on Youth for Boxing Day Test
Australia's captain Pat Cummins believes 19-year-old Sam Konstas's naivety will be an asset in his Test debut against India on Boxing Day, mirroring Cummins's own successful teenage debut; despite a quad strain, Travis Head is fit to play.
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44% Bias Score
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