Spanish park rangers found the mother and baby, but the male bear died.
Naval shipbuilding workers have walked off the job in Adelaide over a pay and conditions dispute amid assurances from the deputy prime minister that their jobs are critical to the future of the nation.More than 200 BAE Systems staff working on the offshore patrol boat and frigate programs at the Osborne shipyards held a stop-work meeting on Wednesday.
Former home affairs minister Karen Andrews has criticised the Albanese government when it comes to China, despite her own government's failures with Beijing.
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Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson has announced he will quit as British prime minister after he lost the support of his ministers and most Conservative lawmakers, but says he will stay on until his successor is chosen.Bowing to the inevitable as more than 50 ministers quit and lawmakers said he must go, an isolated and powerless Johnson said it was clear his party wanted someone else in charge.
Tasmania's victims of crime support service urgently needs extra resources amid a rise in demand relating to family violence and sexual offences, an inquiry has been told.A commission of inquiry is examining state government responses to allegations of child sexual abuse in the public service.
Australia's housing system is not just broken but in meltdown, and all levels of government must take urgent action to fix the crisis, a peak social justice organisation says.Releasing its 20-year roadmap for affordable housing, Anglicare Australia makes several recommendations, including tax and policy reform and an expansion of social housing.
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The woman said her symptoms were dismissed as being 'food poisoning'.
Australians over 30 will be able to get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot as soon as Monday, after the country's leading immunisation group updated its recommendations.From July 11, eligibility for a fourth vaccine dose - or second booster - will be expanded to include 7.
Thousands of revellers have erupted in celebration as the traditional "chupinazo" firework was ignited to start the San Fermin bull-run festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona, ending a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.Rain did nothing to dampen the atmosphere as crowds, nearly all dressed in the traditional garb of white trousers and shirt with red sash and neckerchief, crammed the tiny town hall square for the noon event.
Traditional custodians Raylene Cooper and Josie Alec spoke with Yahoo News Australia ahead of their speeches before the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Interview: Michael Dahlstrom
Screenshot/YouTubeThe war in Ukraine is as much a bloody conflict as it is a propaganda war. The doublespeak in Russian media is that there is no war, that the Bucha massacre was staged by Ukrainians and that Russians and Ukrainians are united in liberating Ukraine from NATO and nationalists. It is impossible to determine to what extent audiences are deceived. There are numerous individual protests on social media, but most Russian media consumers want to believe the authorities. While many were
Survivors of institutional child sexual abuse will have greater access to boosted support services after the federal government stumped up almost $40 million.The national redress scheme - established in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - will get an extra $39.
Queensland's resources minister has downplayed the Japanese ambassador's concerns about coal tax hikes making the state an unpredictable place to invest.Miners have been paying a higher proportion of tax for coal sold for more than $175 per tonne since the start of the new financial year.
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A prince flies in a carriage propelled by kingfishers in Hume Cook's Australian Fairytales. Author providedContent warning: this article contains reference to racist depictions of Aboriginal Australians. Most of us grew up reading fairy tales adapted from the European tradition: stories of kings, queens and princesses set in palaces and forests, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast. But what about the history of Australian fairy tales? Australia’s vast distances, deserts, harsh t
Kevin Bugmy, a member of the Stolen Generation, had given up all hope of being released from prison before he died as his substance abuse prevented him being paroled."His story is one that brings great shame on white Australia," NSW coroner Harriet Grahame said on Wednesday.
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ShutterstockTeachers are burning out and leaving the profession in unprecedented numbers. Classrooms and workloads are challenging, made worse by staff shortages, and teachers are stressed. Student welfare needs to be prioritised, but the educators supporting them need support too. A model of peer support used by front-line health workers could provide a way forward. Results of a three-year trial in three regional Victorian primary and specialist schools are promising, our research shows. All 40
Jacinda Ardern has urged Australia to pull in the same direction as New Zealand as she lobbies for more funding to address climate change in the Pacific."Climate change must be a foreign policy priority," the New Zealand prime minister said in a speech to the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Thursday.
