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Six people injured in Nevada wildfire — agency

According to the report by the Associated Press, the fire dubbed Hawk spread across 53 square kilometers

Woodside oil spill plan under fire as approval decision nears

With final advice due by the end of the year, critics point to Woodside's own modelling to sink the $30 billion gas project.

Tens of thousands ordered to evacuate in Nevada as fire threatens Reno

Tens of ⁠thousands of people have been ⁠evacuated this weekend from the ⁠area of Reno, Nevada, and many others were under orders to leave on Sunday as a wildfire reached the outskirts of the state’s third-most-populous city. About 42,000…

Morning Mail: anger over gambling logos ban delay; Canada and US plunge into trade war; classroom digital detox debate

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. The Labor government has banned gambling logos on sports jerseys – but there’s a…

Wagga's drinking water diluted after elevated PFAS levels detected

Riverina Water is diluting water from two of its Wagga Wagga bores due to elevated detections of so-called "forever chemicals", but the source of contamination is a mystery.

Parents of kids with disability more likely to be burnt out, study finds

A major Australian study finds parents caring for young children with disability are twice as likely to say they are in poor health, feeling constantly in demand and lonely.

First Australian mainland mammal death from bird flu confirmed in dreaded advance of killer virus

A long-nosed fur seal has become the first confirmed mammal on the mainland to die of the deadly bird flu virus spreading through Australia, a development in the progression of the virus long expected but dreaded by scientists.

India’s satellite launch cost 4x US, says Cambridge study; space dept source disagrees

NZ tobacco policymaking on based media optics, rather than international law - research

The NZ government has never properly implemented a treaty clause which requires the protection of health policies against tobacco industry interference, says a researcher.

Fast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada, forces thousands to evacuate homes

Hawk fire has covered more than 10,500 acres as blaze approaches University of Nevada campus in Reno A fast-moving Nevada wildfire exploded to more than 10,500 acres (4,200 hectares) early on Sunday, pushing from the Sierra foothills…

Zelensky details rift with Ukraine’s dismissed defence minister Fedorov

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believes actions taken by dismissed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, including his involvement in mass protests and calls for an election, were misguided, as he publicly detailed their…

Russian plane extinguishes major wildfire hotspots in Serbia

According to the Russian emergencies ministry, over the four days of participating in firefighting operations, the aircraft has performed 19 flights and dropped an overall of 798 tons of water