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All NSW beaches open for Australia Day long weekend after shark attacks
All NSW beaches are expected to be open over the Australia Day long weekend after shark attacks led to days of closure.
Temperatures above 40C are expected for at least five days in parts of South Australia, Victoria and NSW, prompting heatwave and bushfire warnings.
Sydney can expect a high of 28°C on Saturday before temperatures return to 34°C on Sunday and 27°C again on Monday. Bureau of Meteorology.
Melbourne is expected to see a high of 40 degrees on Saturday, followed by a high of 25 degrees on Sunday and a high of 30 degrees on Monday.
The BoM said the mercury in Adelaide would climb to 42°C on Saturday, then drop slightly to 36°C on Sunday and return to a peak of 43°C on Monday.
Australians vying for Oscar glory
Australian actors Rose Byrne And Jacob elordi is one of many Hollywood heavyweights to be nominated for an Oscar, the industry’s highest honor.
Byrne, who grew up in Sydney, is nominated for a best actress award for her “knockout” performance in the psychological comedy-drama If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.
Queenslander Elordi was nominated in the best supporting actor category for his monstrous role in Frankenstein, which the Guardian noted. Peter Bradshaw It has been described as a “monstrously beautiful melodrama”.
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Sulfur cleanup helped accelerate coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef, study finds
Steps to clean up the shipping industry by removing sulfur from fuels have intensified the massive coral bleaching event in the Great Barrier Reef by allowing more of the sun’s energy to hit the ocean wonder, according to a new study.
Sulfur pollution can cause respiratory problems in humans and cause acid rain, but it also has a shadowing effect and can make clouds brighter, providing more shade to areas below.
Dr. Robert Ryanatmospheric scientist at the University of Melbourne researchHe said the removal of sulfur from fuels, which he believes is necessary, paradoxically results in “too much sunlight getting into the reef.”
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Challenge for liberal leadership could emerge today: sources
a challenge susan of Ley Senior Liberals have told Guardian Australia that the Liberal party’s leadership could begin taking action as early as today, following the day of mourning for the Bondi massacre.
Angus’s Taylor And Andrew hasty leading contenders to replace him – Team wilson And Ted O’Brien They are mentioned internally, but are thought to be external.
Nationals leader, David A little proud On Thursday morning, he said the Coalition was “untenable” after Ley sacked three National senators for overstepping the law, prompting the entire front line of the country party – including the leader – to quit the shadow ministry in solidarity.
Guardian Australia tom McIlroy He states that Ley has spent eight months and eight days as the leader of his party.
This meant he could stay in the top job longer, no matter what happened next. Alexander DowneHe did so during his tenure as the shortest-serving Liberal leader.
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Good morning and welcome to Guardian Australia’s live newscast today.
The immediate future of the opposition leader is unknown. susan leiIt has been fueled by the row over Labour’s controversial hate speech bill, following the collapse of the Coalition this week. Angus’s Taylor And Andrew hasty They are the leading candidates to replace him, according to Liberal sources, who predict a challenge could begin materializing as early as today.
In other news: All NSW beaches are expected to be open this long weekend after a week of shark attacks.
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