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Ukraine Strikes Two Oil Facilities Deep Inside Russia, Says Zelensky
Aug 6, 2026 - World 
The repeated strikes have caused fuel shortages and rattled Russians while heartening Ukrainians who are enduring regular Russian barrages that Kyiv's weakened air defenses are struggling to counter.
'Don't Have To Hide': Thai IDs, Legal Jobs Offer Hope To Myanmar Refugees
Aug 6, 2026 - World
After decades of being barred from leaving the refugee camps and working legally, Myanmar refugees began receiving non-citizen Thai ID cards in June.
‘We expected it, but now it’s here’: on the frontline of Australia’s bird flu outbreak, people are distressed
Aug 6, 2026 - World 
As Australia prepares for the H5 bird flu to potentially rip through hundreds of species, residents of the Limestone Coast are already seeing the impactsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt has only been three weeks since H5 bird flu was detected on South Australia’s Limestone Coast and already encounters with sick or dead birds are becoming commonplace.Maureen Christie, who lives in the seaside town of Carpenter Rocks, has been observing and protecting birds in the region for decades. She is now witnessing many stricken and suffering. Continue reading...
Minns said he wouldn’t ‘gloat’ about Icac hearings into the Liberals. Instead, he’s quietly taking out the trash
Aug 6, 2026 - World
Amid revelations that could damage the opposition’s stat election hopes, the NSW government dropped key documents on three contentious issuesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuring the first week of the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny’s hearings into allegations against people associated with the New South Wales Liberal party, Chris Minns took the high ground.“There’ll be no gloating or taking political advantage,” the NSW Labor premier told reporters. “It’s an important process and ultimately, hopefully, it makes all political parties cleaner and sends a message to anyone who’s thinking of breaching the laws or committing a corrupt act, that someone is watching.” Continue reading...
Can Australia make housing affordable while avoiding a major market crash? We may soon find out
Aug 6, 2026 - World
Politicians’ fever dreams of ‘sustainable price increases’ – where values keep rising but by less than wages – could happenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has hiked interest rates and the property market is in retreat. So far, so normal.Or is it? Continue reading...
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