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Russia cuts Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant from the country’s power grid | ABC News – ABC News (Australia)

Russia cuts Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant from the country’s power grid | ABC News ABC News (Australia) Ukraine fears high over fighting near nuclear power plant 9News Ukraine’s nuclear power plant on high alert after shutdown The Australian Financial Review Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant restores power after temporarily shutting down ABC News network …

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Former Deputy Prime Minister John Barilaro accused of assault and malicious damage

Former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has been charged with assault over an alleged altercation with a television camera operator in Sydney last month. Barilaro, who retired from politics in October last year, allegedly assaulted freelancer Matt Costello and damaged his camera outside a bar in Manly on July 23. NSW Police today confirmed officers …

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Alan Joyce ‘weeps’ over ‘difficult calls’ that helped Qantas survive

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says he’s not going anywhere despite the public relations the national airline has had in recent months. Announcing a billion-dollar loss for the company yesterday, Mr Joyce flagged fare increases of up to 20 per cent for international flights and 10 per cent for domestic flights. The higher costs are …

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Australia News LIVE: Prime Minister announces royal commission into robot debt; The Greens are calling for a nationwide rent freeze

Education Minister Jason Clare isn’t the only Labor leader doing the media rounds this morning. Government Services Minister Bill Shorten recently answered questions on ABC News Breakfast. Government Services Minister Bill Shorten. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen The former opposition leader was asked if Scott Morrison will be forced to appear before the robo-debt royal commission. As …

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Great Barrier Reef health survey analyzed using artificial intelligence, citizen science

Researchers will use artificial intelligence to help monitor the health of the Great Barrier Reef, after being fed thousands of photographs taken by a “diverse team” of citizen scientists. Key points: More than 50,000 images of the Great Barrier Reef were captured by citizen scientists as part of the Great Barrier Reef Census Tech giant …

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‘Unthinkable’: Queen and Prince Charles hoped to ignore anniversary of Princess Diana’s death

Next week marks the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, but surprisingly, the royal family has no plans to formally commemorate it. A new report from The Daily Beast’s royal correspondent Tom Sykes reveals it is “unlikely” that Queen Elizabeth will publicly acknowledge the birthday on August 31, while Diana’s ex-husband Prince Charles will also …

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JWST makes the first unequivocal detection of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet’s atmosphere

For the first time, astronomers have found unequivocal evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet (a planet outside our solar system). The discovery, accepted for publication in Nature and published online on August 25, demonstrates the power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to provide unprecedented observations of exoplanet atmospheres. Natalie …

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