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First cop on scene of Falconio case recalls 'bizarre' tip-off from truckie
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Police
One person dead, children injured after train hits vehicle
Source: ABC Great SouthernTopic: Road Accidents and Incidents
IDF launches attack on Syrian military headquarters
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Unrest, Conflict and War
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'We are sinking': Torres Strait Islanders vow not to give up climate fight
After a federal court judge found Torres Strait Islanders will likely become "climate refugees" without urgent action, the two traditional owners at the heart of the case invite the prime minister to their islands to witness the impacts firsthand.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Climate Change
Ken Henry calls for urgent environmental protection overhaul
Australia's environment protection laws have both failed to stop the degradation of nature and also held back economic growth, former Treasury secretary Ken Henry warns.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Environmental Policy
The seaside Queensland city where families are buying bigger for less
Families hunting for a better lifestyle say they are buying bigger homes for less money in this Queensland industrial city, where the median house price has risen by 74 per cent in five years.
Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Property Prices
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The gen Z stare is going viral. Here's what it is
It's a blank, expressionless look often given by the younger generation in service roles. But experts explain there is a reason why this trend is emerging.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Internet Culture
What it's like being a criminal lawyer in the true-crime boom
The mushroom murder trial has exposed our ravenous appetite for true-crime content, but what does it mean for the criminal defence lawyers working within the system?
Source: ABC EntertainmentTopic: Arts, Culture and Entertainment
How I house-sat my way to solo home ownership at 42
At 42, Amna did not want to join a share house or spend all her money on rent. She turned to house-sitting to save a deposit.
Source: ABC LifestyleTopic: Personal Finance
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Childcare reforms
'How many more will it take?' Calls for sleep safety training in childcare grow louder
Despite repeated warnings from experts and a formal recommendation from a coroner more than three years ago, safe sleep training isn't mandatory for childcare workers everywhere in Australia.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Child Care
Childcare workers struggling to care for children over 'non-contact' tasks
A University of Sydney-led paper undertook Australia's first peer-targeted study of unpaid work for childcare workers, amid a crisis of confidence across the sector.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Child Care
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Bruce Shapiro's America: a war on education
A hundred years on from a landmark Supreme Court case about teaching evolution in American schools, the court paves the way for the Trump administration to dismantle the federal Department of Education.
Duration: 16 minutes 6 seconds
Source: ListenTopic: Government and Politics
The recorders from our childhood have a history in centuries-old instrument
From playing clarinets used in Mozart’s time to reconstructing instruments from paintings, period musicians are recreating history for modern audiences.
Source: ABC ClassicTopic: Music
Mushroom trial raises scars of 1861 poisoning that killed four children
More than 160 years before Erin Patterson's mushroom murder trial, four SA children died after eating poisonous mushrooms.
Source: ABC South East SATopic: Poisoning
Mass grave excavation begins at Irish mother and baby home
The excavation begins this week on the grounds of the former St Mary's Mother and Baby Home in Tuam in County Galway, where up to 796 babies and young children are believed to be buried.
Duration: 6 minutes 57 seconds
Source: ListenTopic: Forensic Science
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