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Cody Simpson addresses ‘awkward’ moment amid love triangle twist at Commonwealth Games

Cody Simpson insists all is well in the Australian Commonwealth Games locker room, despite an awkward meeting in the mixed freestyle relay. The latest development in Australian swimming’s so-called love triangle saw sprint king Kyle Chalmers and Olympic legend Emma McKeon avoid each other as the 4x100m medley relay team celebrated their medal d ‘or …

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A new study offers a surprising timeline for Earth’s sixth mass extinction

A climate scientist at Tohoku University in Japan has crunched the numbers and doesn’t think today’s mass extinction is on par with the previous five. At least not for many more centuries. On more than one occasion during the past 540 million years, Earth has lost most of its species in a relatively short geologic …

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Is Hampshire Down lamb the new Wagyu? These producers certainly think so

Lamb producer Tom Bull’s 20-year obsession with breeding a meat sheep that “would knock the Queen’s socks off if she came to dinner” has paid off. In January, a Sydney butcher sold his little-known heritage Hampshire Down lamb chops for a record $100 a kilo. “It didn’t slow down sales, remembering that 4% of people …

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Proponents say electric two-wheelers are a cheaper, greener option to decarbonize transport

In the push to decarbonise Australia’s economy, much has been made of the need to transition to electric cars. But advocates say there’s a much cheaper and greener electric vehicle to consider: the electric bicycle. While you’ll probably have to go on a 12-month waiting list and come up with at least $40,000 to buy …

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Emma McKeon’s record swim highlights further Australian dominance at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Emma McKeon has joined Australian swimming royalty by winning her 10th career Commonwealth Games gold on day two in Birmingham. McKeon, along with Maddie Wilson, Shayna Jack and Mollie O’Callaghan, obliterated the field to win the 4x100m freestyle relay title by nearly six seconds. The 28-year-old joins swimming legends Suzie O’Neil, Ian Thorpe and Liesel …

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In pictures: the first week of federal parliament sittings under the new Labor government

The start of a new parliament with a new government brings a lot of changes: new faces, new policies and new positions that even veteran politicians may have trouble finding. The first week of sittings under the new Labor government was marked by ceremonies, celebrations and signs of what may come in the next term. …

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Chasing a discount? Sydney suburbs where property prices have fallen the most

He said areas with a higher supply of “cookie-cutter” apartments had typically seen less growth in the owner-led property boom and could fall into negative territory sooner. loading Little Bay saw the biggest unit price drops, with an average drop of 28.4% to $815,000. It posted some of the strongest growth on the previous year, …

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‘Positive start’: Opposition opens door to bipartisanship at Voice

In response to Albanese’s proposal, Coalition senator and former attorney-general Michaelia Cash warned it should not become a “vanity project”, echoing Price’s impassioned maiden speech last week. Cash said yesterday he wanted to “see something that unites Australians and doesn’t divide them”. “There is no consensus among Indigenous communities in relation to a voice,” Cash …

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