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Australian barbershops are now cutting mental health stigma with in-chair support

Barbers For Life is a community led network of barbers in Tasmania who have gathered to help support their community and…

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Sustainable Planet

Victoria’s government to spend $31m to create habitat for endangered wildlife and to capture carbon

The government of Victoria has announced plans to restore an area five times the size of Melbourne with a AU$31m boost…

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Inspiring People

Humpback whales taken off Australia’s threatened species list

The Australian government's independent scientific panel on threatened species deems the mammals have made a major recovery in the 60 years since…

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Sustainable Planet

Australia’s biggest coal plant to close 7 years early

The 2.88 gigawatt Eraring plant will close seven years earlier than planned, as its operator became increasingly unable to compete with…

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Better Society

Sleep bus to be safe haven for Australia’s Sunshine Coast homeless during housing crisis

Queensland's first sleep bus has arrived to offer emergency shelter to homeless people on the Sunshine Coast — the bus contains…

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Inspiring People

Drinking coffee may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers

New research conducted by specialists from Edith Cowan University (ECU) investigated how coffee affected the rate of cognitive decline in over…

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Inspiring People

World’s oldest tropical rainforest handed back to Aboriginal owners

In a historic deal, Australia’s Daintree Rainforest on the northeast coast of Queensland has been handed back to its traditional custodians,…

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Inspiring People

Australia’s bandicoots brought back from the brink of extinction

After 30 years of conservation efforts, Victoria’s eastern barred bandicoot population has had its status downgraded from "extinct in the wild"…

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Good Stuff

Grieving Aussie farmer sends heartfelt tribute to late aunt through the medium of sheep art

When Covid border closures forced him to miss her funeral, a NSW farmer paid tribute to his beloved aunt in the…

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Sustainable Planet

Revolutionary New Printed Solar Debuts in Sydney

An emerging renewable energy material – printed solar cells, is being trialled in a public setting in Australia for the first…

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Australian barbershops are now cutting mental health stigma with in-chair support

Victoria’s government to spend $31m to create habitat for endangered wildlife and to capture carbon

Humpback whales taken off Australia’s threatened species list

Australia’s biggest coal plant to close 7 years early

Sleep bus to be safe haven for Australia’s Sunshine Coast homeless during housing crisis

Drinking coffee may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers

World’s oldest tropical rainforest handed back to Aboriginal owners

Australia’s bandicoots brought back from the brink of extinction

Grieving Aussie farmer sends heartfelt tribute to late aunt through the medium of sheep art

Revolutionary New Printed Solar Debuts in Sydney

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