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Sugarcane growers near Cairns are concerned that urban expansion is threatening the future of farming in the area. Advocacy group Canegrowers and other stakeholders are forming a committee aimed at safeguarding the industry’s future. Since the 1980s, multiple sugarcane mills in the wider Far North region have closed due to a decline in cane production,…
WASHINGTON — After weeks of setbacks and delays, the Republican-controlled House on Tuesday narrowly passed a roughly $70 billion package to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The vote was 214-212. The package,…
Australian police are investigating a severe assault on a Canadian man in Byron Bay. Read More
Dominic Perrottet and Tony Abbott discussed right-wing “political insurgencies” at a book launch in Washington. (ABC News: Bec Symons) Former prime minister Tony Abbott says Liberal voters felt “let down” by a succession of past coalition governments, including his own, which has led to the rise of One Nation. At his United States book launch in Washington…
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NASA has revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in the US space agency’s plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon. The announcement comes two months after Artemis II’s record-breaking trip around the moon that surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13. Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will pilot the next…
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The leader of the Parti Québécois says, if elected, his government would prevent the province from being involved in the high-speed…
Councils across Melbourne are struggling to combat the rise of illegal dumping, despite more than $21 million of funding from the Victorian state government allocated to eradicating the practice. The state government announced last October it was setting up an illegal dumping task force to investigate and prosecute illegal dumpers and would provide $8.5 million…
Since 2021, Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Runway Show has aimed to include “women of all sizes, ages and races” in its showcase of summer styles. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. But for some models, this year’s event — streaming Tuesday on Hulu and Disney+ — highlighted…
The data also showed Canadians pay some of the highest mobile wireless rates in the G7, ranking first for Level 2 service (unlimited nationwide talk and text, 5+ GB of data) at $63.80 per month, second for Level 3 (with 20+ GB of data) at $65.40 per month, and third for Level 4 (50+ GB)…