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    3. The Australian government has formally recognised the extinction of a tiny island rodent, the Bramble Cay melomys - the first known demise of a mammal because of human-induced climate change.

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      The current news report: 'Our little brown rat': first climate change-caused mammal extinction The recent government statement: Stronger protection for threatened species The news report from...

      The current news report: 'Our little brown rat': first climate change-caused mammal extinction

      The recent government statement: Stronger protection for threatened species

      The news report from 2016: First Mammal Species Goes Extinct Due to Climate Change

      The scientific report from 2016: Confirmation of the extinction of the Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola on Bramble Cay, Torres Strait (PDF)

      8 votes

    17. Hakeem al-Araibi returning to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped

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      Hakeem al-Araibi returning to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped This is a follow-up to this previous story: Refugee footballer Hakeem AlAraibi to remain in Thai prison...

      Hakeem al-Araibi returning to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped

      This is a follow-up to this previous story: Refugee footballer Hakeem AlAraibi to remain in Thai prison after bail request rejected

      4 votes

    21. Man says he doesn’t have to lodge tax returns because he’s not a ‘person’

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      Man says he doesn’t have to lodge tax returns because he’s not a ‘person’ Based on his patterns of speech - "who stated his name was Glen, of the family Polglaise" - and his argument that he's a...

      Man says he doesn’t have to lodge tax returns because he’s not a ‘person’

      Based on his patterns of speech - "who stated his name was Glen, of the family Polglaise" - and his argument that he's a human being who waives his right to recognition as a person, he seems to be a "freeman on the land" (also known in the USA as a "sovereign citizen").

      18 votes

    28. Thousands more fish found dead at Menindee (New South Wales) as locals fear there will be 'none left'

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      Thousands more fish found dead at Menindee as locals fear there will be 'none left' Here's the previous story about the last mass death in the area: A million fish dead in 'distressing' outback...

      Thousands more fish found dead at Menindee as locals fear there will be 'none left'

      Here's the previous story about the last mass death in the area: A million fish dead in 'distressing' outback algal bloom at Menindee (New South Wales)

      This is now the third mass death of fish in that area in the past month.

      The state government's response: Menindee fish deaths 'out of NSW Government's hands' says Regional Water Minister Niall Blair

      5 votes

    32. Inside the great Italian-Australian Prosecco debate

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      Inside The Great Italian-Australian Prosecco Debate The EU and Australia fight over prosecco and parmesan naming rights In Vino Veritas? The Dubious Legality of the EU’s Claims to Exclusive Use of...
      6 votes

    41. Fact: Calling out political furphies works, in Australia at least

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      An article from the Sydney Morning Herald: Fact: Calling out political furphies works, in Australia at least (with some local flavour) An article from New Scientist: Australians care if...

      An article from the Sydney Morning Herald: Fact: Calling out political furphies works, in Australia at least (with some local flavour)

      An article from New Scientist: Australians care if politicians tell lies, but people in the US don’t (from a non-Australian point of view)

      The study itself in Royal Society Open Science: Does truth matter to voters? The effects of correcting political misinformation in an Australian sample.

      4 votes