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Australians’ surging appetite for berries has prompted the national farm chemical watchdog to suspend a popular insecticide.  Source link

The state government has not ruled out the idea, but has stopped short of committing to the proposed reform. Source link

Critics of England’s truncated preparation for this summer’s Ashes Test series are off the mark, according to touring captain Ben Stokes. Source link

A woman in her 20s suffered life-threatening injuries when her vehicle collided with a prime mover in Victoria’s east this morning.  Source link

Wollongong City Council wants the NSW government to cover the $44,000 cost of recovering a humpback whale that drowned in a Coledale shark net. Source link

CCTV footage has been played in the Supreme Court in Brisbane as part of a sentencing hearing for the teenager who pleaded guilty to the murder of the Queensland grandmother. Source link

A lawyer for billionaire Andrew Forrest questions an anthropologist’s credibility over his opposition to plans to change a sacred Pilbara waterway. Source link

The Coonawarra Vignerons, in South Australia’s South East, has deleted a post which attracted controversy for celebrating binge drinking.  Source link

Researchers are turning to drones to help them discover the health and habits of large marine mammals and other wildlife. Source link

Three Liberal politicians have been delayed getting to Canberra for climate talks after a Qantas plane was forced to make an urgent landing at Adelaide Airport when crews noticed smoke in the cabin. Source link