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A close up photograph of a woman wearing a white protective face mask with the words, "I can't breathe" written on it.

Citing COVID-19, Australian court bans George Floyd protests in Sydney

Protest

Australian authorities moved on Friday stop protests inspired by the death of black American man George Floyd, saying large gatherings risk new coronavirus infections and banning the biggest rally planned for Sydney.

Children hold up signs protesting climate change.

How climate change is affecting mental health

Environment
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The violent collectors who gathered Indigenous artifacts for the Queensland Museum

Culture
Author Germaine Greer's latest book chronicles her efforts to reclaim part of Australia's ancient rainforest.

Feminist icon Germaine Greer is getting down in the dirt for a new challenge

Environment
Author Germaine Greer's latest book chronicles her efforts to reclaim part of Australia's ancient rainforest.

Feminist icon Germaine Greer is getting down in the dirt for a new challenge

Environment

In Ukraine, telling the sides apart isn’t always easy

Global Scan

Ukraine continues to try and find a way out of its political confrontation, but on Friday, police blundered into more trouble. They attacked a bus full of pro-government activists, mistaking them for the anti-government kind. Plus, an historic fireplace was discovered in Israel and, in the Pacific, a man comes ashore after spending, he says, 16 months at sea, in today’s Global Scan.

Some worry Australia’s Great Artesian Basin, Outback water supply, being drawn too fast

Environment

Australia’s Outback communities rely on the water in the Great Artesian Basin, deep underground, for their water supply. But some now worry the aquifer is being drawn down too quickly. If it ever went dry, it would leave a whole host of Outback communities without a nearby water supply.

Dual epidemics threaten Australia’s koalas

Environment

Australia’s koalas are under threat from two different diseases, one of which is familiar to humans. Koalas are frequently being infected with chlamydia — and it may decimate the population. But new research, and a new vaccine, gives hope they may be saved.

US Navy Jettison Bombs Near the Great Barrier Reef

Conflict & Justice

A US-Australian military exercise called Talisman Saber figures in our Geo Quiz.

Australia’s Great Artesian Basin: A Life-Giving Resource in the Unforgiving Outback

Development & Education

The Great Artesian Basin, which provides drinking water to many communities in the Outback, comes to the surface nearly boiling and stinking of rotten eggs, yet it is a life-giving resource in an unforgiving environment.