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Aussie explorer pulls sled 20km a day through Greenland to check on shrinking ice caps

The team is trekking 560 kilometres to the summit of the Greenland ice cap after NASA reported it had shrunk a fifth more than previously thought.

Standing in the snow one man holds his arm out while another man looks down.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Climate Change

The Apprentice, VP edition: Veep try-outs at the Trump trial as a sworn enemy unloads

Donald Trump has come face to face with several enemies in court, including the prosecution's star witness, whose scathing evidence is continuing. But there were some friendlier faces in the courtroom too.

Donald Trump holds papers in front of him and looks at them while he speaks.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: World Politics

If you like some Taylor Swift alongside your Beethoven, Bridgerton is for you

Bridgerton is back for its third season and fans have been eager to get their ears on the brand new soundtrack, featuring swoonworthy music from Sia to Mozart, BTS to Beethoven.

The characters of Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton stand contemplating each other at a ball.

Source: ABC ClassicTopic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)

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In a forest in Melbourne's east, Daisy is drawn to the smell of something barely bigger than a grain of rice

Daisy is thought to be the only detection dog in the world using her nose to save a critically endangered mushroom.

An Italian water dog with a high-vis vest on sniffing a log as she walks across.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Animal Behaviour

Billie Eilish's surprising new album was made for the haters, the gym, and most of all, herself

Somewhere along the way, global superstar Billie Eilish fell out of love with making music. Here's why making her third blockbuster album brought the passion back.

Billie Eilish hit me hard and soft header

Source: triple jTopic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)

Dutton takes aim at budget's 'magic pudding' spending

In his budget reply, Peter Dutton tapped into the electorally emotive issues of housing and immigration. It was a logical path to take, writes Michelle Grattan.

Peter Dutton shakes hands with colleagues in the House of Representatives.

Source: The ConversationTopic: Government and Politics

Wine industry warns regional communities at risk of collapse

Wine industry representatives say they will fight for financial assistance after this week's federal budget left them disappointed.

A glass of red wine on a wooden veranda rail, overlooking a vineyard.

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Viticulture

Media Bites: Like a Band-Aid on a bullet wound

Budget season is always full of laughs, and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has a catchy line to hammer Labor over the cost of living.

Source: Media WatchTopic: Media Industry

Focus on women

Regional students are more likely to miss school due to pelvic pain. A new program aims to help close gaps in knowledge

Starting next year, the Victorian government plans to fund 400 pelvic pain and menstrual health education sessions for students across the state, with regional and rural schools prioritised for delivery.

A woman in a doctor's office holding up a model of pelvic and vaginal bones.

Source: ABC South West VicTopic: Women's Health

A slice of history and a blockbuster opener — everything you need to know about State of Origin Game I

New South Wales and Queensland kicks off a historic three-match State of Origin series in Brisbane on Thursday night. Here's everything you need to know.

Ali Brigginshaw and Jaime Chapman stand next to shield

Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL

Xi is urging Chinese women to get pregnant for the good of the country. Here's why many are ignoring him

After decades of forcing Chinese couples to limit themselves to just one child, Beijing has now reversed course and is urging people to have more babies. The trouble is, many young people aren't interested.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Pregnancy and Childbirth

The budget will have a 'multi-billion-dollar' wage boost in two female workforces, but what else will be in it?

Among a pile of budget papers deposited on the desks of journalists will be a booklet outlining how the government's financial plans will help Australian women. Here's what you need to know.

Katy Gallagher, sitting with Jim Chalmers, holds the women's economic budget statement

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politics

Moments in History

A devious dinner invite that led to a mutilated corpse: why William Crowther draws such ire

In the 1860s, there was a "loathsome" rush to collect the bones of Aboriginal Tasmanians. It sparked a shameful saga, centring on unsuspecting Aboriginal man William Lanne and aspiring politician William Crowther.

Close-up of statue of William Crowther, Tasmanian Premier 1878-1879.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: History

Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92

Munro was the first lifelong Canadian to win the Nobel and the first recipient cited exclusively for short fiction.

A black and white photograph of a woman laughing while holding a book.

Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Books (Literature)

This warship took commandos behind enemy lines in WWII, but its biggest mission is still to come

The Tasmanian-made Huon pine patrol boat later known as Rushcutter may yet find its way home from a construction site in Darwin.

Source: ABC Radio HobartTopic: World War 2

How the threat of a broken heart and a night in an Italian jail made aviation history

The fear of losing his sweetheart inspired Arthur Butler to make a record-breaking flight from England to Australia in 1931. Now his grandson is fighting to preserve his legacy in Tooraweenah, the town his flight made famous.

Man in monoplane, with his parents standing on outside of plane, looking at camera. Black and white.

Source: ABC Western PlainsTopic: History

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