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Everything you need to know about new Covid strain

A new strain of Covid, called Eris, is causing a spike in hospital admissions. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

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Death Cap mushrooms supplied by SA Health, found inthe Adelaide Hills.

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Poison mushrooms: What you can and can’t eat

As police investigate the death of three Victorians linked to poisonous mushrooms, there is a fresh warning on how to avoid the deadly fungi. This is what you need to know.

OceanGate Expeditions are offering submarine visits of the Titanic wreck. Picture: OceanGate

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‘Improvised’ Titanic sub was potentially ‘catastrophic’: experts

Maritime experts have revealed theories on why the Titan sub went missing with five people on board, as reports reveal the vessel was cobbled together and not peer approved.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 10: Treasurer Jim Chalmers makes his post Budget National Press Club address in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra.. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Explained: How, when to get $500 power bill discount

Some 1.1m Qld households will see a 10% drop in power prices following the federal budget. Here’s who qualifies and when.

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30/4/21: Angus Taylor, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. John Feder/The Australian.

Why Australia’s emissions have dropped

The latest accounts of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions have revealed we’re cutting deeper than ever. Here’s why.

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Five tips for a bigger tax refund

Five tips for a bigger tax refund

The tax man will be looking closely at deductions this year, but there are several key way Aussies can boost their refunds.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 30, 2020, a health worker, wearing protective clothing amid concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, conducts a swab test on a woman in her house in Hanoi. - Vietnam announced the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant which spreads quickly by air and is a combination of the Indian and UK strands, state media reported on May 29, 2021. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

What we know about the latest Covid strains

Since first emerging in late 2019 in China, Covid-19 has developed numerous variants, named for the places they first appeared. Here’s what you need to know.

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14/06/2017Brad Millsteed in northern wheatbelt at Watheroo on his dry land.WA has had one of the driest period since February on record, with many parts of the wheat belt stretching from Geraldton, west to Southern Cross and down past Wagin receiving less than 15mm of rain, in what is the crucial planting and germination time for what, canola and lupin crops. Many farmers have sown big farms costing $ms, but have got v little germination and may have one quarter of crops even showing, surviving on the record summer rains they had. But unless there is good rain in next fortnight, most of the crops will be gone. Brad Millsteed in northern wheatbelt at Watheroo has a 3200 hectare family farm, and only about 25% of his crop is up. And lupins that have germinated are being eaten by grasshoppers. Very dry. hes not complaining but thinks its going to be a pretty miserable cropping year. ABARES new crop forecasts predict that WA, at best, will come in with a pretty small grain crop in 2017.Pic Colin Murty The Australian

$10.5bn in foreign cash: Top 50 Aussie farmland deals

An investigation into the country’s top 50 farmland deals in the past five years has found foreign cash is behind $10.5 billion of sales.

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Map shows mice plague now in four states

As the CSIRO warns how long the mice infestation will last, see the maps that show how quickly the plague spread from northern NSW to four states.

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A woman holds her passport as she waits in line to get Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination center at the beach, in South Beach, Florida, on May 9, 2021. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP)

Vaccine passports: What Australia can learn from the world

As travel borders reopen, more countries are introducing digital vaccination certificates. Here’s how they work.

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South Australia’s lower house overwhelmingly voted to progress the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill last night . Picture: Nat Cook / Facebook

Euthanasia vote: What happens next?

The Bill to legalise voluntary euthanasia in SA has moved to the final stage. But it’s not law yet – here’s what happens now.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 16, 2021 medical worker Robert Gilbertson loads a syringe with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to be administered by nurses at a vaccination site at Kedren Community Health Center, in South Central Los Angeles, California. - US pharmaceutical firm Moderna said on April 29, 2021 it expects to increase global production of its Covid-19 vaccine to up to three billion doses in 2022. The company said in a statement that it would make new funding commitments to increase supply at its manufacturing facilities. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP)

Moderna vaccine for Australians: Risks and side effects

A new deal with COVID-19 vaccine giant Moderna is set to offer millions of Australians fresh hope. Here’s what you need to know.

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An elderly man receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at El-Menzah sports hall in Tunisia's capital Tunis on May 3, 2021. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)

New COVID vaccines: How they will affect Australia

These are the next generation of coronavirus vaccines from around the world, including Australia, to help protect us.

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A repatriation flight from India arrives at Hobart. Picture Chris Kidd

India flights halted: What it means for you

All passenger flights from India to Australia have been suspended as the country’s COVID crisis escalates. Here’s what you need to know.

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