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Australia is taking historic legal action against manufacturing giant 3M, demanding $1.4 billion to cover the cost of cleaning up toxic "forever chemicals" that contaminated military bases nationwide. It's the largest lawsuit the Australian government has ever filed against a corporation.
Five men who went missing in a flooded Laos cave have been found alive after a week, in a rescue mission echoing the dramatic 2018 Thai cave rescue. International divers, including a South Australian specialist, are working to bring them home safely.
Australia just flipped the switch on its first eight-hour battery storage system, a game-changer that can power 105,000 homes using stored solar energy even after the sun goes down. The massive project in rural New South Wales marks a major leap forward in making renewable energy reliable around the clock.
Years of relentless fundraising by an Australian family living with neurofibromatosis has led to a breakthrough discovery that could transform treatment into something as simple as diet changes or probiotics. Melbourne researchers found crucial gut bacteria differences in NF1 patients, opening doors to affordable therapies for cognitive and behavioral symptoms.
Australian saturation divers spend weeks in pressurized chambers beneath the ocean, breathing helium and working at depths up to 300 meters. Despite the extreme isolation and danger, they call it the best job in the world.
School students and Lions Clubs across Western Australia raised over $100,000 to send emergency hay to drought-stricken cattle stations in the state's north. Fourteen road trains are now delivering the life-saving fodder to families who haven't seen rain in nearly four years.
After a DNA test revealed his Indigenous heritage, 61-year-old Iain Seymour discovered he had a brother and connected with the family torn apart by Australia's Stolen Generations policies. Now the Adelaide brothers are sharing their mother's story to educate others about reconciliation.
A group of female athletes is changing the conversation around gender equality in sports with a powerful social media movement. Their annual Wear Red round honors victims of gender-based violence while pushing for systemic change.
A quarter-century after 250,000 people walked across Sydney Harbour Bridge for reconciliation, the organization turning goodwill into action is celebrating major wins. From 8 founding partners to 3,300 organizations now working together, the shift from charity to genuine partnership is transforming Australia.
Australia just approved 19 renewable energy projects that will generate enough clean electricity to power more than 4 million homes by 2030. The $12 billion investment will create 19,000 construction jobs while delivering cheaper power across five states.
Seven years after Lord Howe Island eliminated 300,000 invasive rats and mice, the tiny Australian paradise is experiencing a remarkable revival. Beetles once thought extinct are now breeding again, and the island's unique bug population has surged by 60%.
What started as a one-man engineering shop on Sydney's Northern Beaches in 1966 just celebrated 60 years as a global automation leader. Dematic now powers the supply chains behind your groceries, medical supplies, and online orders across Australia and New Zealand.
In small towns across rural Australia, migrant workers are quietly solving critical workforce shortages that threaten to close essential services. Their arrival is breathing new life into aging communities that couldn't find local workers to fill vital roles.
When a wind turbine blade crashed into their sheep pasture near Ballarat, Australia, farmers shocked critics by choosing to continue the renewable energy project. Their decision reveals a changing attitude toward clean power in one of the world's most coal-dependent nations.
An Australian tech investor and his wife just turned 17,000 acres of former cattle and logging land into a massive wildlife sanctuary. Their $10 million gift is one of the largest private conservation donations in New South Wales history.
A massive tunnel boring machine named Eileen just completed a major milestone for Australia's Snowy 2.0 project, carving through kilometers of rock to bring the nation closer to reliable renewable energy storage. This engineering feat marks a turning point for the country's clean energy future.
Basketball legend Joe Ingles believes Australia's new generation of NBA stars can bring home Olympic medals at the 2028 Los Angeles and 2032 Brisbane Games. Led by rising talents Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels, the revamped Boomers squad is ready to build on their historic 2021 bronze medal win.
After vanishing for 50 years, platypuses are breeding again in Australia's oldest national park. Scientists just found 20 individuals thriving in waters where the unique mammals once disappeared.
Australia just approved the first treatment in 100 years that can delay type 1 diabetes before symptoms even appear. Teplizumab gives families precious extra time without insulin therapy, fear, and constant medical monitoring.
A remote Australian town is finally getting its weather radar back after waiting 11 years, just months after devastating floods proved how desperately it was needed. The new technology will protect thousands across the Northern Territory's Barkly region.
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