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Endangered and Protected Species

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Aerial shooting to resume as brumby numbers spike in national park

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Chalmers asked to explain how he 'landed on 30 per cent' tax rate

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Dismay, anger over 1870s mansion reduced to rubble

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Monument and Heritage Site

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Slide 1 of 4 - Tuvalu - Most of the population of Tuvalu is applying to relocate to Australia. Climate change is threatening the Pacific island nation about 3,500km from Brisbane. The government is building land to try to hold back rising sea levels. In some places only a few metres separate lagoon from sea.

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High petrol prices linked to conflict in the Middle East are driving EV sales around the world. -- Thirty per cent of all new cars sold this year are predicted to be electric. -- EVs accounted for a quarter of global sales in 2025, setting records in almost 100 countries, including Australia.

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Winter is forecast to be unusually warm in Australia with below-average rainfall for some areas. -- An El Niño looks increasingly likely to develop over the coming months. -- But predictions for a dry winter are not expected to be extreme.

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Retiring NRL star Jai Arrow says he will fight after his shock MND diagnosis. -- The 30-year-old veteran who played for the Broncos, Titans, Rabbitohs and State of Origin has announced his retirement. -- Arrow said MND had already affected his speech.

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A lack of resources and no approved vaccine are hampering efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak in Africa. -- The latest outbreak is caused by a strain of the virus not seen since 2012. -- Researchers hope a declaration of a public health emergency of international concern will spur the world into action.

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PM leaves door open to discretionary trust tax changes — as it happened

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Air France and Airbus fined for 2009 crash that killed 228

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