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Is Australia’s gas reservation scheme really aimed at Santos?

Australia is one of the world’s major exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Yet, there are mounting concerns about whether gas from the east coast gas market will remain available and affordable for ordinary Australians. The federal government’s proposed Domestic Gas Reservation Scheme aims to address these concerns. It will require LNG exporters to supply gas to domestic customers, helping ensure households,…

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Boo! Feeling scared on Halloween can be fun for children but can sometimes push their limits

Halloween is one of the few holidays centered around children. When else can students come to school dressed like astronauts, monsters and witches, or ring strangers’ doorbells to ask for candy? But of course there’s a darker side to the holiday. Horror’s bloody images lurk in the shadows – from ghouls leering over people’s lawns to skeletons hanging from trees – whether invited or not. Thoughtful adults might…

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Chiricahua is the nation’s newest national park – what does that mean?

With a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump has officially created the United States’ 64th national park. Chiricahua, in southeastern Arizona, was established as a national monument in April 1924 to protect its towering rhyolite hoodoos – tall spires of rock – and diversity of wildlife. The mountainous landscape is commonly known as a “wonderland of rocks.” An act of Congress, signed by Trump, has now designated…

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Your dinner guest arrives with their dog. Do you let both of them in?

A friend appears at your carefully planned dinner with a large dog they never mentioned. They say the dog becomes anxious when left alone and will sit quietly. Another guest is uneasy around animals, and your lease forbids pets.

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An AI wrote the perfect condolence message for you. Is it still from the heart?

Your friend is grieving. You want to reach out, but words fail you, so you ask an AI to draft a condolence message. It expresses exactly what you feel. You revise it and send it without mentioning the help.

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