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State and territory ballots will be counted differently at the Voice referendum – is that fair?

When Australians vote on the Voice to Parliament referendum on October 14, ballots from the Northern Territory and the ACT will be treated differently from those of the states. The same goes for votes cast by residents of Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The Conversation

Watch cannibal crab gobble up baby crablets in Australia in David Attenborough's 'Our Planet II'

The rare footage was taken when filming the red crab migration on Christmas Island.

LiveScience

'We'd be getting it from both sides, which was horrendous': Australian political players on our brutal refugee policies

In September 2017, I interviewed a senior figure within the Australian Labor Party in his office in Canberra. At one point in our discussion he told me:

The Conversation

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How upside-down wheelie bins became crucial in the fight to rid Christmas Island of cats

Parks authorities are on track to remove most cats from the island by the end of 2023, but first they needed to stop giant crabs messing with their traps.

ABC News

Christmas Island red-tailed tropicbird under threat by feral cats and climate change

The population of the pelagic Indian Ocean red-tailed tropicbird, or silver bosun, has fallen sharply as individuals deal with predation by feral cats and a changing climate.

ABC News

'My nuclear test vet dad was so ill - he had no proof but government had it all along'

Following the death of Squadron Leader Terry Gledhill in 2015, his daughter Jane O’Connor found his account of Operation Grapple, a series of nine bombs that led to a thermonuclear weapon

Daily Mirror

Christmas Island's red crabs scuttle from rainforest to coast in their millions as annual migration begins

Red crab migration season has kicked off on Christmas Island — and experts say it could be one of the biggest in years, with up to 65 million crustaceans making the journey.

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Refugees criticise disability sector gaps

A disabled Bangladeshi refugee and an Iraqi refugee caring for her disabled daughter have criticised gaps in services to diverse communities with special needs.

AAP

The Stirlingshire man who witnessed 25 nuclear blasts – and lived to tell the tale

A BLINDING flash, intense heat, the spectre of a mushroom cloud creeping skywards – mercifully few of us have seen the full horror of a nuclear…

The National (Scotland)

Australian Animals at Risk as Environment Deteriorates, Says Govt Report

Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and has one of the worst rates of species decline among the world's richest countries, a five-yearly environmental report card released by the government on Tuesday said. Some animals such as the blue-tailed skink are now only known to exist…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Extinction obituary: the sudden, sad disappearance of the Christmas Island forest skink

Gump was the last lizard of her kind when she died in 2014, and her demise should be ‘a scar on our conscience’

The Guardian - US

Christmas Island residents going without fresh produce, postal services due to supply chain woes

While the Indian Ocean territory has had its fair share of isolation-related issues, recent wait times for deliveries have blown out severely, with some residents saying it's putting their health at risk.

ABC News

Indian Ocean marine parks off Christmas Island and Cocos Islands get the go-ahead

After months of consultation with locals, plans for two marine parks off Christmas Island and Cocos Islands are set to proceed.

ABC News

De-extinction: Is it really possible to bring extinct animals back from the dead?

Some scientists say we'll be seeing extinct animals roaming the wilds within 10 years. But is the science really that advanced?

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Science working to 'de-extinct' Aussie rat

Forget woolly mammoths, paleogeneticists are exploring the possibility of bringing back the extinct Christmas Island rat.

ABC News

Detention centre staff among first-ever cases of COVID-19 at Christmas Island

The Australian Border Force has confirmed a staff member is the second positive case recorded on the island this week.

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