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Number of missing Australians climbs to 41 among 2,400 unaccounted for in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster

  1. Husband of missing Australian concerned about lack of transparency

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  2. Family of missing Australian man 'praying for a miracle'

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  3. Brisbane father and RAAF member identified as missing Australian

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To tackle the problems of masculinity gone wrong, drop the 't-word'

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Ben Vasiliou laughing with a colleague in an office space, a collection of staff photos on the wall behind them
Article is a 14 minute read.

Better Man is Ben Vasiliou's contribution to what has become an urgent, if noisy, conversation about what it means to be a man, and at what cost. Just don't mention the 't-word'.

Entitled travellers and bad influencers test outback hospitality

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Article is a 4 minute read.

Small gripes and big demands by travellers in remote areas are taking the shine off bush hospitality in Western Australia, with overblown social media travel posts blamed for inflating or misdirecting tourists' expectations.

Unlikely team uncover source of mysterious space lights seen in Queensland

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Article is a 3 minute read.

Hobby astronomers partner with a retired NASA engineer to investigate the source of swirling lights seen in the night sky from Central Queensland.

An escaped convict lived with Indigenous Australians for decades. Then he left

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An old painted portrait of tall man with mutton chops
Article is a 5 minute read.

Perhaps you're familiar with the phrase "Buckley's chance". Well, it's thought that it originates from William Buckley, a man who defied all odds to escape his fate as a convict. 

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Spring scorcher to follow record warm winter for south-east capitals

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Article is a 4 minute read.

Winter has been the warmest on record for Sydney and Melbourne, with Canberra also recording its highest ever temperatures, while this season will rank as the second-warmest on record for Adelaide and Hobart.

'Pretty overwhelming': The 23 species in Australia hit by bird flu so far

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Article is a 9 minute read.

Bird flu has quickly spread around Australia. Hidden in the numbers are more than 20 distinct species of birds and mammals that have fallen to the disease.  

'Darn good' or 'functioning': Closing arguments in mother's murder trial

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Article is a 5 minute read.

A jury is left to decide the fate of US mother Lindsay Clancy, who has spent five weeks on trial for the murder of her three young children.

'Once-in-a-lifetime' mourning ceremony for Bendigo's Russell Jack

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Article is a 2 minute read.

The traditional Cantonese mourning lion ceremony has not been seen in the region in living memory.

Street artists turn rusting opal machinery into outback spectacle

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Article is a 4 minute read.

A renowned Australian artist offers city street artists a blank canvas to turn discarded opal-mining equipment into an outback open-air gallery. 

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