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Vanessa Cook feels the heartbeat of the River Murray as if it were her own child. She is a proud Ngintait and Ngarkat woman who also identifies with five other tribes within the Ngarrindjeri nation, and is connected to the water through her ancestors, who gave birth on its sacred riverbanks across generations. Right now,…

An evacuation plan to enable hundreds of ships to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is being enacted, according to the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO). The plan will affect about 11,000 seafarers on the ships that have been stranded in the Gulf. “We have now started contacting the ships to start the evacuation,” an…

Indonesian coal miner Ithaca Resources has agreed to purchase the assets of Vitrinite after the Queensland mining company collapsed earlier in the year. Mick Callan is the executive director and chief operating officer of Vitrinite. (Supplied) Vitrinite’s Vulcan coal mine in the Bowen Basin was put into care and maintenance on February 27, and receivers,…

A third confirmed case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu has been found in a migratory bird on Australia’s southern coast. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said the state recorded the avian influenza in a Southern Giant Petrel found at Knights Beach on the Fleurieu Peninsula. It comes after two birds were confirmed to have…

Police say a light plane crashed in Malabaine on Wednesday morning, with the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft found dead at the scene.

The Christian Brothers religious order is spending $1.7 million a week paying victims of abuse and will run out of cash by September, a Sydney court has heard. An application from the Catholic body to place a stay on all civil claims against it has been adjourned to next week, with lawyers representing more than…

Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has acknowledged the property market is undergoing a correction, but insists the government’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax are not the sole cause. Auction clearance rates nationally fell below 50 per cent last week, their lowest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, while house prices…

Local shops are a distinctive feature of Canberra, dotted throughout the capital in a bid to provide convenient amenities and encourage a sense of community. But over time, some have thrived, while others have struggled to secure tenants or avoid falling into disrepair. The ACT government’s recent budget is funding upgrades for Chisholm, Cooleman Court,…

Sydney-based solar energy and battery projects would be rammed up and major regional renewable energy zones scaled back under a NSW Opposition overhaul of its electricity policy. Under the proposal, a Sydney City Renewable Energy Zone would be established to support greater use of solar and battery storage across industrial precincts, commercial buildings and apartment…

You may be familiar with looksmaxxing, the popular self-improvement trend targeting young men. But have you heard of mummymaxxing? Also known as mommymaxxing and mommaxxing (depending on which internet rabbit hole you’re going down), it focuses on optimising motherhood. Mummymaxxing influencers share highly curated motherhood content, including postpartum bounce-back diets, work-out routines, perfectly styled homes,…