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Smoke engulfed their cities. Did it make their children sick?

Mothers fear children's chronic illnesses are linked to bushfire smoke during pregnancy Sun 31 May 2026 at 5:16am Six years after Black Summer bushfires, parents and doctors face an unsettling question: What does bushfire smoke do to babies in the womb? This story is a collaboration between the ABC's climate team and climate media organisation Grist. They never thought the fires would reach them.

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Tiny nest box change could help rare pygmy-possums after bushfires

Tiny nest box change could help rare pygmy-possums after bushfires Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor A 1-millimeter difference in the size of a nest box entrance could help rare little pygmy-possums recover after bushfire, according to new research by Adelaide University, Kangaroo Island Research Station, and Kangaroo Island Dance School. Two species of pygmy-possum are found on Kangaroo Island: the common western pygmy-possum and the rare little pygmy-possum. The...

Phys.org 7d ago

Farm profits to dive by 70 per cent as drought and costs bite

ABARES report predicts broadacre farm profits will drop by 70 per cent Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 11:55am In short: ABARES is forecasting a fall of 21 per cent in winter crop production across Australia. Farm profits are likely to be significantly lower due to high prices for fuel and fertiliser What's next? Welcome rain has fallen across some affected areas in recent days, and many farmers remain positive about the future.

ABC Australia 8d ago

A new documentary brings things home for the author of Dark Emu

Debuting at the Sydney Film Festival, Grace McKenzie's Yumburra is a lyrical ode to doing things differently Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 4:30am Dark Emu author Bruce Pascoe is the living embodiment of practising what you preach. He used the proceeds of his award-winning 2014 book to purchase an idyllic stretch of farmland on the Wallagaraugh River, where he tested his theories. The best-selling book refutes the colonial myth, used to justify the slaughter of terra nullius, that Aboriginal and Torres...

ABC Australia 5d ago

'The Thorn Birds' star Rachel Ward traded 'empty' Hollywood for farm life in Australia

"The Thorn Birds" star Rachel Ward candidly opened up about leaving Hollywood behind to become a farmer in Australia. Born to an aristocratic family in Britain, Ward, now 68, launched a successful modeling career across London, Paris and New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the early 1980s to pursue acting. However, during a recent episode of the Australia Broadcasting Company (ABC)'s docuseries "Australian Story," War explained that she quickly became disillusioned with the...

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Snowy 2.0 blows out by more than $3m a day. Will it ever be worth it?

Billions over budget and years late, how Snowy 2.0 got here Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 5:29am Deep under the Snowy Mountains, tunnelling machines have pierced through a key stretch of rock, edging Australia's most expensive energy project one step closer to completion. The way is now cleared for work to begin on the Snowy 2.0 power station itself. But questions remain about whether it will ever justify its cost.

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Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley agrees to July 23 interview about Jeffrey Epstein by Oversight panel

Jes Staley, the former JPMorgan Chase executive and ex-Barclays CEO, has agreed to be interviewed on about his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on July 23 by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, a spokesman for the panel confirmed Sunday. The Financial Times first reported that Staley accepted the invitation for a voluntary transcribed interview extended to him three weeks ago by Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. The Oversight panel has been...

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Andy Farrell signs new Ireland contract to quash any chance of England switch

Farrell to remain as Ireland’s head coach until 2031Feyi-Waboso faces fitness race for England summer tourAndy Farrell has signed a new deal to remain as Ireland’s head coach until 2031, removing any chance of England luring him back to Twickenham after next year’s Rugby World Cup. Instead, Farrell has opted to stay put in Dublin and will now preside over their next two World Cup campaigns. Farrell, who led the British & Irish Lions to a series win in Australia last year, has steered...

The Guardian Sport 5d ago

Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history

Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles. Four meters (13 feet) beneath them, a team of archaeologists is digging the other way—straight down and back in time, to Roman Paris 2,000 years ago. In 2019, fire brought Notre Dame's spire crashing down as the world watched.

Phys.org 8d ago

Archaeologists digging beneath Notre Dame uncover 2,000 years of history

Archaeologists digging beneath Notre Dame uncover 2,000 years of history Archaeologists are digging beneath Notre Dame Cathedral to explore as far back as Roman Paris from 2,000 years ago - Bookmark While tourists queue in the summer sun to ascend Notre Dame Cathedral and admire its iconic gargoyles, a remarkable archaeological excavation is unfolding just four metres beneath their feet. This deep dive into Paris’s past, reaching back 2,000 years to Roman times, is a direct consequence of...

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