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Victorian treaty bill hailed as ‘turning point’; warnings after opioid overdoses from drugs thought to be cocaine
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Victorian treaty bill hailed as ‘turning point’; warnings after opioid overdoses from drugs thought to be cocaine
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Hannah Thomas  
All charges dropped against former Greens candidate who plans to sue NSW police over prosecution
Media  
Lachlan Murdoch secures control of media empire in multibillion-dollar deal to resolve succession fight
US  
House Democrats share image of apparent Trump birthday note to Epstein
Foreign policy  
Russia won't be able to sustain war in Ukraine without help from Beijing, top Finnish official claims
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In focus
Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals
The Boris Files  
Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals
Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests
Plastics  
Disposable face masks used during Covid have left chemical timebomb, research suggests
Banksy  
Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester
 

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Sport
AFL finals  
Where the Adelaide v Hawthorn semi-final will be won and lost
Where the Adelaide v Hawthorn semi-final will be won and lost
Football  
Postecoglou in frame for Premier League return after Nuno departs Nottingham Forest
Athletics  
Gout frenzy drives huge Australian interest in world championships
Culture
Film  
Actors and directors pledge not to work with Israeli film groups ‘implicated in genocide’
Actors and directors pledge not to work with Israeli film groups ‘implicated in genocide’
Film  
After Stranger Things, Dacre Montgomery retreated from stardom. Then came a part he couldn’t say no to
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Opinion
Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation
Michael Mann and Peter Hotez
Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation
Lifestyle
Australian customer service  
I don’t want to pay a card fee but the business won’t accept cash instead. Is this legal?
I don’t want to pay a card fee but the business won’t accept cash instead. Is this legal?
Kindness of strangers  
A nurse saw me crying and asked if I wanted a hug
Technology
AI  
Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says
Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says