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Eighty years on from the Dambusters Raid — a mission so secretive the details were kept from the crews until the night before

Today marks 80 years since the Dambusters Raid during World War II, a mission so secretive the crews didn't even know their target until the night before.

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Electronic waste kept out of landfill in the hundreds of tonnes thanks to this Queensland charity

A recycling program has found a way to divert tonnes of discarded electronic devices and huge amounts of precious metals and other components from landfill, while also providing disability employment.

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Australians relying on cheaper food to feed themselves amid cost-of-living crisis

Many Australians rely on cheaper food to get by, and new data shows an increase in people are accessing help from food charities for the first time.

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Elon Musk subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein case, Vice Media files for bankruptcy, and The Weeknd reverts to his birth name — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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Tour operator spots rare blue-tailed monitor in Far North Queensland rainforest

Tour operator Max Jackson said the monitor lizard, which was rarely spotted in Australia, was a calm juvenile that allowed him to interact with it.

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Joshua was at crisis point when he returned from combat. But help was a long way away

Many veterans need help adjusting when they return home. But for Tasmanians, that often means spending weeks interstate getting treatment.

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Australians selling investment properties and refinancing mortgages ‘at a rate never before seen’

Home owner Katy says she's been struggling to meet her loan demands, and fears losing her home. What are the steps between missing a payment and losing your property?

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Why Tarrkarri, a 'jewel in the crown' in Adelaide's east, is still just a hole in the ground

It was supposed to be a "globally significant" cultural institution, but five years after an Aboriginal art gallery was first promised, the project remains on hold.

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When is the right age to freeze your eggs? What are some of the risks and rewards?

The way Anna sees it, she is putting her money towards a dream that is very important to her, the same way her friends are saving up for houses or holidays.

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Gender pay gap data of large Australian businesses to be published

An embarrassing day is coming for Australian businesses that have a large gender pay gap, with the data from individual organisations to be made public.

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Statues of late dictator Chiang Kai-shek are all over Taiwan. The island is divided over what to do with them

Taiwan is littered with monuments to one of its most divisive leaders. However, as efforts to remove them stall, some activists to are taking matters into their own hands.

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A CT scanner is changing our understanding of dinosaurs and the landscape of prehistoric outback Queensland

Palaeontologist Scott Hocknull likened his research to a crime scene, minus the criminals and eyewitnesses. Now, he's using technology to better understand the fossils found in Australia.

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Sunshine Coast Council to speed up plans for up to 100 affordable rental properties as crisis mounts

The Sunshine Coast Council, frustrated over the housing shortage as its population booms, takes planning matters into its own hands and pushes for state and federal support.

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Defence insists due process was given to accused soldiers in Brereton report

Following the release of the damning Brereton report in November 2020, Defence confirmed Army had "initiated administrative action against 17 individuals where there was an alleged failure to meet ADF expectations".

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Leaseholders impacted by toxic PFAS foam miss out in $132.7 million compensation payout

NSW farmer Alastair McLaren has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to contamination from PFAS chemicals, but he's not one of the 30,000 people who will be compensated.

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Safeguarding a sanctuary

Ningaloo's sparkling turquoise waters and marine life are well known to many, but this World Heritage treasure extends to the land, too — and conservationists fear its future is on a knife's edge.

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Red Rooster and Cold Rock franchisees hit with hundreds of charges for allegedly failing to comply with child labour laws

Two Victorian fast-food businesses are hit with hundreds of charges for allegedly failing to comply with child labour laws, as the state's watchdog cracks down on hospitality and retail franchises.

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Banks unveil new weapon to fight scams, but consumer group says customers remain exposed

Australia's under-pressure banks unveil a new tool to combat scam transactions, but consumer groups say they're still not doing enough to deal with an escalating problem.

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Plibersek's pledge for no new extinctions under threat as researchers issue dire warning on Tasmanian maugean skate

Researchers say Tanya Plibersek's pledge of no new extinctions is under serious threat as the only known population of an endangered ancient Tasmania ray continues to nosedive.

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British band The Cure has many loyal female fans. What is it about this band that inspires such devotion?

The British post-punk band has many dedicated older female fans, but their fandom is not about fancying lead singer Robert Smith. It's much more interesting.

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Ukraine claims battlefield gains in Bakhmut as Zelenskky's Europe tour secures more weapons

While the UK prime minister says his country alone cannot supply Ukraine with fighter jets, he pledges to support Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the creation of a "jets coalition" between allies.

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Zhenguo Yang, 68, charged with attempted murder after alleged Central Coast stabbing

The man is accused of stabbing a 56-year-old woman several times before smashing up her car and breaking into her NSW Central Coast home.

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NSW chief scientist begins independent review into Menindee's mass fish kill

NSW's chief scientist is aware his team will need to overcome distrust from some Menindee locals as it begins a review into the cause behind a mass fish kill in the Darling River during March.

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FIFO worker Ryan Zabaznow found guilty of raping colleague at BHP mine

A former fly-in fly-out worker is found guilty of raping a colleague at a remote mine site in WA, in a case that came to the public's attention amid wide-ranging allegations of sexual assaults and harassment within the mining industry.

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Man's body found in search for missing diver off Gellibrand Lower, Victoria

Police have located a body in the search for a diver who went missing off Gellibrand Lower, in Victoria's south-west, last month.

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