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SYDNEY, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Australia could see homelessness quadruple within a decade under a high-emissions climate scenario, a new study finds, highlighting the growing intersection between climate change and housing affordability.

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A shark fatally mauls a spearfishing diver off Australia's Rottnest Island, police say

Newsday 17 May 2026

MELBOURNE, Australia — A shark fatally mauled a diver off an Australian tourist island on Saturday, police said ... near Australia’s southwest coast, Western Australia Police Sergeant Michael Wear said.

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First closure orders issued under tough new tobacco laws (State Government of Western Australia)

Public Technologies 17 May 2026

) Western Australia's tougher illicit tobacco and vaping laws now in ... On Friday 15 May, WA Police executed a search warrant in Bunbury, resulting in another closure order in regional Western Australia.

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LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Grants announced as IDAHOBIT celebrated across WA (State Government of Western Australia)

Public Technologies 17 May 2026

) More than $150,000 in grants delivered to 17 organisations across Western Australia Supporting initiatives that work with and for LGBTIQA+ people and communities to build a safer and more inclusive WA.

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Jim Chalmers wants to make Australia more fair – but is it enough to stave off the threat from One Nation?

The Observer 17 May 2026

Jim Chalmers’ budget has been dubbed an “extraordinary political gamble”, but maybe it’s the opposite ... Meanwhile, parts of the media are leaning into the broken-promises narrative ... “Yes. How hard is it? For the 50th time.” ... Neha Madhok. Read more ... 3.46 ... .

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