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At least 40 drownings reported in France as Europe swelters
Schools are being ordered to close in the UK and railways are urging against non-essential travel across the continent as record-breaking heat takes hold. Source link
'Confusopoly' blamed as power bill messages befuddle consumers
Some electricity users have been hit with higher charges, despite all the talk of the lower default market offers. Retailers say a rebalancing of supply and usage charges is the cause, but the regulator is investigating. Source link
UN inquiry accuses Israel of deliberately targeting and killing Palestinian children
The Israeli government is condemning the inquiry and rejecting its findings, labelling the United Nations report “deeply flawed” and full of “errors and distortions” designed to push a “politically driven anti-Israel narrative”. Source link
Animals 'disappearing' from the wild as more people seek exotic pets
Australian and international authorities are “struggling” to keep up with regulating and policing the exotic pet market as demand surges. Source link
'Punched in the guts': Sacked academics take uni to Fair Work Commission
Two senior academics from Macquarie University allege they were targeted for redundancy because of their union activity. Source link
Self-managed super sector blindsided by Labor-Greens deal on tax package
A ban on self-managed super funds borrowing money to buy housing has blindsided the sector, which says Labor should instead target “unscrupulous” operators spruiking property as an investment. Source link
Port Moresby's water supply network showing 'signs of imminent failure'
A decades-old pipeline supplying water to nearly 1 million people in Papua New Guinea’s capital is at risk of collapsing without urgent repairs, threatening to cut off more than half of the city’s water supply. Source link
Gardening Australia star discovered plants unknown to science but couldn't be his true self
Gardening Australia star Jerry Coleby-Williams hid his identity on TV for 26 years, but has never been ashamed of being a gay man. Source link
Elite Maya people had teeth placed in a cave far from their tombs
A cave in Belize contains teeth from dozens of important Maya people buried elsewhere, which may attest to a ritual intended to ensure their passage to the underworld Source link
Angus Taylor refuses to commit to a multicultural Australia
The opposition leader, pressed multiple times on whether his party still supported multiculturalism or endorsed One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s vision of a “monoculture”, refused to commit to either. Source link