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We depend on trees more than we think, so it's important that we take care of them. Here's how Australians are looking after our trees ab.co/3AlkRpW (via @ABCscience)

Meet the Australians taking care of our ultimate friends with benefits

We depend on trees more than we think, so it's important that we take care of them. Here's how Australians are looking after our trees. 

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In 1900, sponge divers working near the Greek island of Antikythera accidentally discovered a 2,000-year-old shipwreck. A new excavation hopes to uncover the secrets still buried within the ship ab.co/3AklakG (via @abcnews)

The most 'technologically complex object' ever found from the ancient world was pulled from this...

In 1900, sponge divers working near the Greek island of Antikythera accidentally discovered a 2,000-year-old shipwreck. A new excavation hopes to uncover the secrets still buried within the ship.

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For 56 years, Play School has been there for Australians young and old, bringing fun, education and a sense of safety in uncertain times ab.co/3BZIoxW (via @abcnews)

Why Play School means so much to so many Australians

For 56 years, Play School has been there for Australians young and old, bringing fun, education and a sense of safety in uncertain times.

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Animal shelters are calling on the public to urgently adopt pets — particularly dogs — as they hit capacity ab.co/3Ci99hp (via The World Today)

Animal shelters at capacity - ABC Radio

Animal shelters are calling on the public to urgently adopt pets, particularly dogs, as they hit capacity.

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Tonight’s series finale of Movin’ To The Country travels to South Australia to meet enthusiasts of the citizen science movement, ex-footie players turned to farmers and siblings who take the family business into new directions. 7.30pm on ABC TV and iview. #MovinToTheCountry
Scammers are pretending to be children in need of financial help as part of a new messaging scam targeting parents, authorities have warned ab.co/3zT8Whv (via @abcnews)

The 'hi mum' phone scam targeting Australian parents

Police warn people to be wary of a scam where victims receive a message from an unknown number impersonating their child. The offender requests money, often saying it is an emergency.

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In paddocks, corn fields and village streets across Turkey's Konya plain, strange holes are appearing and swallowing up chunks of land in the nation's breadbasket. (via @abcnews) ab.co/3zQNRob

The mysterious sinkholes of Turkey: Perfectly round, unfathomably deep and forming at an alarming...

In paddocks, corn fields and village streets across Turkey's Konya plain, strange holes are appearing and swallowing up chunks of land in the nation's breadbasket. 

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Horror stories of burnout, demoralisation and ever-growing workloads have become all too common as the education system faces an 'unprecedented' teacher drought. ab.co/3JMw4mo (via @abcnews)

'I don't want to burn out for $75k a year': When Karl goes to work, the teachers look like the...

Horror stories of burnout, demoralisation and ever-growing workloads have become all too common as the education system faces an "unprecedented" teacher drought that's the "single biggest issue"...

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We asked acclaimed writers, critics and book lovers to recommend great reads for the time-poor among us. They came back with thrilling page-turners, beloved classics and a few gems you've probably never heard of. ab.co/3JT7Sin (via @ABCArts)

'It whips along at a terrific pace': Books to reach for when you’re short on time

We asked acclaimed writers, critics and book lovers to recommend great reads for the time-poor among us. They came back with thrilling page-turners, beloved classics and a few gems you've probably...

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The Sturgeon Moon caps off four consecutive months of supermoons. Here's the best way to see August's fishy lunar event ab.co/3bNLt9G (via @abcnews)

This month’s supermoon will be the last of 2022. Here's what you need to know

The Sturgeon Moon caps off four consecutive months of supermoons. Here's the best way to see August's fishy lunar event.

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Australia is experiencing a national egg shortage. But with lockdowns long past, what's causing this egg shortage now? ab.co/3vY2Tay (The Conversation via @abcnews)

Where have all the eggs gone? The reasons for Australia's egg shortage

Australia is experiencing a national egg shortage. But with lockdowns long past, what's causing this egg shortage now?

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One month into the rollout of the new $7 billion Workforce Australia system, jobseekers and students are reporting mass confusion and inconsistencies. ab.co/3JSQY3y (via @abcnews)

'I feel penalised for choosing to study': Student jobseekers say Centrelink changes are confusing...

One month into the rollout of the new $7 billion Workforce Australia system, jobseekers and students are reporting mass confusion and inconsistencies.

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Some Australian native plants — including paperbarks, lilly pillies, eucalypts and bottlebrush — are grappling with their own pandemic, as the exotic myrtle rust fungus spreads ab.co/3QzmKo8 (via @ABCscience)

'Myrtle rust is threatening our ability to practice culture': the unprecedented pandemic killing...

Some Australian native plants — including paperbarks, lilly pillies,  eucalypts and bottlebrush —  are grappling with their own pandemic as the exotic myrtle rust fungus spreads. 

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After decades of mental health struggles, the diagnosis of autism came as 'a revelation' to Hannah Gadsby. (via @RadioNational) ab.co/3PdrHlq

The 'revelation' that changed Hannah Gadsby's life

After decades of trying to "feel normal", comedian Hannah Gadsby is embracing her biology — and audiences love her for it.

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There's nothing like fresh eggs from your own hens. Unfortunately, it's not just flavour that sets them apart. About half the eggs analysed in Sydney contained concerning levels of lead. ab.co/3QfMFBx (via @abcnews)

Backyard eggs might have a deadly secret — sky-high lead levels

Almost one in two hens in our Sydney study had significant lead levels in their blood. Similarly, about half the eggs analysed contained lead at levels that may pose a health concern for consumers.

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Contemporary dance can be a lot of things — audacious, thrilling, arousing, funny, joyous, even brutal. If you want to understand it, first stop trying to understand it. ab.co/3JEeOzU (via @ABCArts)

If you're not into dance, there's a lot you're missing out on

Contemporary dance can be a lot of things – audacious, thrilling, arousing, funny, joyous, even brutal. If you want to understand it, first stop trying to understand it.

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The latest consumer price index data shows a 14 per cent rise in the price of cooking oil in the past year, and analysts say that's just the start ab.co/3QcaCJV (The Business via @abcnews)

There's another oil crisis, and it's impacting everything from mayonnaise to makeup

The latest consumer price index (CPI) data showed a 14 per cent rise in the price of cooking oil in the past year and analysts say that's just the start.

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Videos of daily farm life are getting billions of views on Tik Tok. Could it help address one of agriculture's biggest issues? ab.co/3dgS10X (via @triplejHack)

Isaac dreamed of a life on the land. Then #farmtok helped make it a reality

Videos of daily farm life are getting billions of views on Tik Tok. Could it help address one of agriculture's biggest issues?

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Music and film contemporaries are sharing their tributes for Grease star Olivia Newton-John, who died aged 73. ab.co/3SzBC7M (via @abcnews)

Live: Grease star John Travolta leads tributes for Australian music and screen icon Olivia Newton...

Music and film contemporaries are sharing their tributes for Grease star Olivia Newton-John, who died aged 73. Follow live.

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Do you dream of living somewhere that makes you feel like you’re living in Woop Woop, but is actually a stone’s throw from metropolitan Melbourne? This week Lisa Millar and the Back Roads team explore off-grid French Island. Watch tonight, 8pm on @ABCTV and iview. #BackRoads
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