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Canada now has its first dire wolf.For the first time, a Canadian fossil has been confirmed as having come from the Ice Age predator featured in the TV series Game of Thrones. The specimen, from near Medicine Hat in southern Alberta, was…

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has warned interest rate rises are “not over” if inflation remains stubbornly high.In a speech to the National Press Club in Sydney he warned the decision to hold rates steady at 3.6 per cent after 10…

Australia’s rental crisis is set to deepen as the nation faces a shortage of more than 100,000 homes over the next five years. High interest rates, soaring immigration, bad weather, the rising costs of construction and a tight supply of…

Vice President Kamala Harris gave a stern warning about the "existential threat" of climate change while speaking with farmers in Africa.Harris, visiting Panuka Farm in Zambia on Saturday, thanked the farmers for a tour of their facilities…

The man leading planning for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games has warned Australia risks failure without urgent action to address a $2bn funding shortfall and an overhaul of the way sport is managed at a federal level.Australian Olympic…

This would deliver one-third of the cuts needed to achieve Australia’s legally binding climate target to reduce emissions by 43 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030.However, Bandt said Australia must do more to act consistently with…

A new report from the United Nations has said the “window is narrowing” to meet the goal of the planet only warming by 1.5 degrees.And a map released with the report has revealed exactly what missing that goal could mean for Australia. It…

Australia will struggle to find the 20,000 workers required to build the nation’s new submarine fleet unless the defence force is cleaned up, Jacqui Lambie has warned. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to unveil the jobs target in…

The brutal reality of working in Britain's ailing emergency service has been laid bare by an eye-opening new documentary which shows how deadly delays have become commonplace.Raw footage — captured during the darkest days of the NHS's…

A looming 10th rate hike has stoked fears Australia could be poised to plunge into a recession as Jacqui Lambie warns voters to prepare for the worst. The Reserve Bank is expected to lift the official cash rate to a decade high of 3.6 per…