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‘I discovered things I had no idea about!’ The factory visit that surprised Dr Karl In season two of his ABC series, the popular scientist uncovers the history of even more Australian products.

Can’t wait to watch this

Small progress made after teen tragedy After months of campaigning for wider access to the Meningococcal B (Men B) vaccine, Levi Syer’s mother welcomes the council’s [...]

“Some change is beginning. It starts with education.”

Clear vision with 16 Days of Activism While it may take more than 16 days to eliminate violence against women, the Zonta Club of Bundaberg is dedicated [...]

An important story

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How Victoria's old sugar beet industry helped dairy farmers prosper The Glenmaggie Weir was built 100 years ago to supply water to sugar beet farmers, and now keeps local dairy farms going.

This is a great yarn.

Crime reporter's journey from smoke-filled newsrooms to being 'the guy from Tiktok' When Mark Morri joined the Daily Telegraph in 1980 as a copy boy, news reporting was an entirely different beast.For 45 years the Daily Telegraph’s crime editor has worked out of the same Holt Street ...

“Every so often, every few hours, the building would rumble,” Morri continued. “And that meant that the paper was off, the edition was off, and then you’d see a whole lot of journalists going off to go for the pub for the next 20 minutes...”

SCA and Seven West Media to merge Audio company Southern Cross Austereo and television and publishing network Seven West Media have announced plans to merge.According to an ASX filing this morning, the proposed merger will save up to ...

Wow - huge news for Australia's media landscape.

No, sorry!

Australia's press gallery has a unique problem with its political coverage The federal press gallery is ceding power to the Albanese government. It needs to take it back.

Interesting read. #Auspol

Another bumper week of news, from Victoria to South Australia and up to the NT and Queensland.

Post office sends farewell NANGWARRY Post Office is set to close after more than 50 years in operation. Licensee Karen Paprotny has been in [...]

Nangwarry Post Office is set to close after more than 50 years in operation...

AI summaries cause ‘devastating’ drop in audiences, online news media told Exclusive: Study claims sites previously ranked first can lose 79% of traffic if results appear below Google Overview

I can see this becoming an issue for many.

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Happy 5th birthday to some of Today News Group's Queensland papers!

Lanyon Family to Pass Publishing Legacy to SA Today The Lanyon family has signed an agreement to sell their newspaper interests to SA Today, with the transfer of ownership of the Sunraysia Daily, Swan Hill Guardian, Gannawarra Times, Broken Hill Times,...

Big news as SA Today expands its stable of newspapers to include, from September, the Sunraysia Daily, Swan Hill Guardian, Gannawarra Times, Broken Hill Times, and North West Farmer.

#regionalnews #journalism

Regional news is key This week, I step up as president of Country Press Australia (CPA), ostensibly to represent the best interests of independent [...]

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Gate shutting at Golden North Laura Beloved South Australian brand Golden North will close the gate at its Laura facility, causing concerns for the town's future [...]

Big news out of South Australia #regionalnews #localnews

Popular highway watering hole to close The Raglan Tavern, a longtime favourite stop for truck drivers along the Bruce Highway, is set to close when its [...]

From the CQ team

Think this election’s ageing voter problem was bad? It’s only going to get worse There’s been a variety of reasons offered for why the number of informal votes among ageing Australians has almost tripled, but each one fails as an explanation.

Democracy dies in darkness #auspol

Key is the preferences from Mr Broadbent. They are unpredictable.

Ms Leonard said though she is not out of the running, they would need to see some “pretty favourable preference flows”.

I can’t see any Facebook posts from Russell Broadbent (Liberal-turned-Independent) or Mary Aldred (Liberal).

Big night last night. Interesting statements from Monash candidates Deb Leonard (Ind) and Tully Fletcher (ALP). #auspol #Australiavotes

The Age has walked back on this, now says “too close to call”.

'No idea who will win Monash' says Antony Green The Liberals' Mary Aldred is still well placed to win Monashj at her first attempt. “WE’VE got no idea who is going to win Monash tonight”. That’s how the ABC’s election expert Antony Green characterized the situation in Monash at 10pm tonight. Votes, he said, were going all over the place with no indication how it will turn out. The Liberals’ Mary Aldred (29.61%) will top the poll for first preference votes, followed by the ALP’s Tully Fletcher (19.35%) but not far behind Labor is independent Deb Leonard who as boosted her 2022 vote by 7% to 18.91% to be within striking distance of taking the seat. It will all come down to preferences. Ms Leonard needs to get past Tully Fletcher when preferences from small party candidates are distributed to get the benefit of the flow of ALP preferences but it could take days before the outcome is revealed. The Sky TV coverage put Ms Leonard in front but also anticipated "a long count ahead in that seat". At this stage, with 13,124 first preference votes, the Liberals’ Mary Aldred is in the boxseat to win Monash, especially if she collects the lion’s share of former Liberal Russell Broadbent’s preferences. Mr Broadbent has attracted 10.34% of the vote in his own right, or 4,584 votes by 10pm but Ms Leonard remains a live possibility tonight with a primary vote of 8,385, just a handful of votes behind Tully Fletcher (ALP) on 8,578 votes. See the latest Monash count HERE Deb Leonard voting on election day.

Sentinel-Times: 'No idea who will win Monash' says Antony Green

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This is incredible. The Age has called the seat of Monash for an Independent. #auspol #Australiavotes

Of note is the Labor candidate Jeff Springfield was mayor of Cardinia Shire, which is covered entirely by La Trobe.

Wow. Labor is now in front on a 2PP by 28 votes in La Trobe.

In 2022 Jason Wood (Lib) won 59% to Kumar Abhimanyu 41%.

The Age had predicted a Liberal retain.

La Trobe, considered a safe seat in Melbourne’s South East held by Jason Wood, is too close to call. There is currently 6 votes a difference on a 2PP basis. #Australiavotes #auspol

Warragul appears to be on shaky ground with Lib Mary Aldred taking a hit in primaries. I’m unsure now if the pre-poll will favour the new Liberal candidate.