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Cities, just not as we know them – get ready for NSW's Six Cities Region

Australia’s first multi-city region, the Six Cities Region, is being developed in New South Wales. A multi-city region, also known as a mega-region, establishes an integrated network of globally and locally connected cities.

The Conversation

La Niña forgot Queensland towns still in drought, despite widespread rain

The La Niña weather pattern has devastated communities differently. For some, it's been too much rain; for others, not enough.

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Not ‘the only gay in the village’: Hay rolls out welcome mat for rainbow community

Rainbow on the Plains festival celebrates LGBTQ+ pride with colour, a parade and Australia’s largest human rainbow

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Failed dreams of building 'New Australia' utopia in Paraguay jungle in 19th century

Disenchanted with Australia in the 1890s, 500 people travelled to Paraguay in search of a better life, inspired by a radical socialist. But their plans for a tropical utopia, with strict rules about booze and sex, were "bound to fail".

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Reflections on Australia's last desert nomads, Pintupi Nine and Richters, and the homelands movement

The very last Aboriginal Australians to live as hunter-gatherers emerged from the Western Desert in the mid-1980s. David Scrimgeour was the first doctor to check their health.

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Gold Coast schoolies 'congratulated' despite an increase in arrests

Authorities have declared week one of schoolies a success, but revellers headed to the region from Victoria and NSW have been warned a "robust" police response awaits them.

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Emma Flukes cycles 1,800km Tassie Gift despite Graves' disease and a bout of Shermer's neck

Emma Flukes cycles a 1,800-kilometre all-terrain route across Tasmania despite an autoimmune disorder and fatigued neck muscles that left her devising a pulley system to keep her head upright.

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Five years after his death, a new version of Gurrumul's Bayini shines light on Indigenous Australia's pre-colonial ties with Indonesia

A new version of Gurrumul Yunupingu's song Bayini is showcasing the deep history between groups of Indigenous Australians and Indonesian fishers, while helping to revive connections between the two cultures.

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Aboriginal flag outside Yass Soldiers' Memorial Hall becomes a permanent fixture after controversy and threats

Since August an Aboriginal flag has flown outside the Yass Memorial Hall, but some said the decision was made without due process. Now, months after the flag was raised, a decision has been made to keep it there.

ABC News

Magpie attacks in Canberra plummet this swooping season

Was this spring good for you? Maybe there was no terrifying flap of wings like last spring?

The Canberra Times

Brace for wet summer on the coast, bureau warns

It's likely to be wetter than usual along Australia's east coast.

The Canberra Times

Sydney WorldPride: the 20 balls, parties, parades and more you can’t miss in 2023

Heading to Sydney for WorldPride next year but don’t know where to start? Here’s what to see at the LGBTQ+ extravaganza’s first outing in the southern hemisphere

The Guardian - AU

Ten of Australia’s best pools

At the peak of a sweltering summer, the idea of plunging into a cool pool is heavenly. Here, we've collected 10 of Australia's best pools. Glamorous, At the peak of a sweltering summer, the idea of plunging into a cool pool is heavenly. Actually doing it even better.Here, we've collected…

The New Daily

Ardern makes rare NZ PM visit to Chathams

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has travelled to rocky outpost the Chatham Islands on a flying one-day visit.

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Outback mayor calls for action on sky-high airfares from Alice Springs

An Alice Springs family of four faces $8,000 in airfares to get to the Coffs Coast of NSW for a holiday, prompting calls for more airline competition to bring prices down.

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Bricks and balustrades: The suburban castles built by Italian migrants that changed Australia's suburbs

As migrants became more established, they often moved out of the inner city — many going on to buy large blocks and build homes that symbolised what they left back home.

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Summer weather forecast wetter in some states and territories, average in others

Whether you're camping, going to the beach, house-boating or four-wheel driving, summer is going to be wet and cool for some states and territories and hot and sunny for others.

Newcastle Herald

Higher speeds for intercity trains will deliver a big rail rethink

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Factbox-Australia to raise protection for Aboriginal heritage after Juukan

Australia will strengthen laws to better protect Aboriginal cultural heritage following an enquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of historically and culturally significant rock shelters at Juukan Gorge.

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Indigenous groups criticise WA legislation as they back federal laws to protect heritage sites

Indigenous groups say proposed federal legislation to protect cultural heritage sites is a positive step as WA's state laws are inadequate to prevent another Juukan Gorge disaster.

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Schoolies keen to relax at Byron Bay after schooling years impacted by COVID, floods and fires

The schoolies of 2022 have earned the right to celebrate after their school years were impacted by COVID, fire and floods, but thousands are shunning the traditional trek to the Gold Coast for the more sedate surrounds of Byron Bay.

ABC News

Cosmo Newberry community grieving after town's only school teacher killed in car accident

Locals from Cosmo Newberry in WA's Central Goldfields say the road where a beloved teacher from the community died last week has seen numerous accidents in recent months.

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Summer weather outlook from Bureau of Meteorology warns the wet is likely to continue in the east

The Indian Ocean Dipole is on the way out and the La Niña may be wrapping up early, but summer rainfall is still expected to be above average for much of eastern Australia.

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Historic Bark Petition artefact returned to traditional owners after 59-year travels around Australia

Northern Territory traditional owners travel to a small Kimberley town to recover a piece of Aboriginal heritage after it spent 59 years unaccounted for.

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