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Community-led rainwater testing near Orange finds one in three tanks have unsafe lead levels
NSW Health is retesting water after residents raised concerns about elevated traces of heavy metals, which they worry is linked to Cadia goldmine
Calla Wahlquist
13, Mar, 2023 @4:19 AM
NSW Health to test for heavy metal contamination in private rainwater tanks near regional goldmine
Newcrest Mining says reports of heavy metal contamination do not match its monitoring data from Cadia goldmine near Orange
Calla Wahlquist
06, Mar, 2023 @8:25 AM
Australia to phase out live sheep export amid opposition from peak farmers body
Consultation begins on timeframe as National Farmers’ Federation says ‘wiping out an entire industry is not the answer’
Calla Wahlquist and Australian Associated Press
03, Mar, 2023 @6:48 AM
Dozens re-detained after visa cancellation bill passes – as it happened
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Elias Visontay (now) and Natasha May (earlier)
17, Feb, 2023 @8:19 AM
Australian Veterinary Association strengthens policy against the use of whips on horses
The updated policy states that whips ‘must not be used to influence the result of a competitive event’
Calla Wahlquist
11, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Why is TikTok obsessed with dogs that look like pizza slices, and why is that making me sad?
Borzois were already popular on the social media app for their long snouts and air of ennui, but now the Muppets are involved – what’s going on?
Calla Wahlquist explains it to Josephine Tovey
06, Jan, 2023 @12:00 AM
China’s Covid wave ‘key risk’ to supply chains – as it happened
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Stephanie Convery (now) and Mostafa Rachwani (earlier)
02, Jan, 2023 @7:43 AM
Nepo babies: what are they and why is Gen Z only just discovering them?
They’re the celebrity children scoring big creative breaks. But are their careers – and cheekbones – proof meritocracy is dead?
Alyx Gorman explains it to Calla Wahlquist
22, Dec, 2022 @6:02 AM
National party ‘out of touch’ with regional Australia on Indigenous voice, campaigner says
Thomas Mayor has spent 18 months travelling around the country speaking about the Uluru statement and says rural people agree with it
Calla Wahlquist
29, Nov, 2022 @2:52 AM
Body found in search for woman swept away in NSW – as it happened
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Josh Taylor and Calla Wahlquist (earlier)
24, Oct, 2022 @6:20 AM
Australia and Japan sign new security deal; flood waters peaking in northern Victoria – as it happened
Volunteers place 195,000 sandbags in and around Echuca, which could reach devastating 1993 flood levels. This blog is now closed
Christopher Knaus and Calla Wahlquist (earlier)
22, Oct, 2022 @6:08 AM
Staunch or stubborn? Lidia Thorpe on the voice, the treaty and real power
The Greens senator has faced criticism over her lacklustre support for an Indigenous voice to parliament but she remains resolute
Calla Wahlquist
14, Oct, 2022 @7:00 PM
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