4 d. ago Australian bird of the year 2025: nominate your favourite now

We want to hear which Australian birds you think should be shortlisted for the Guardian/Birdlife Australia bird of the year poll next monthGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhich of the 830 bird species that call Australia home (or at least one of their homes) should make it into the 2025 Australian bird of the year poll?Australia has the greatest diversity of avian life in the world, home to nearly one in 10 of the world’s 10,000 living bird species. And we love to celebrate it. Australians are renowned for admiring our beautiful, bountiful and boisterous birds. And nothing highlights that more than the Guardian/Birdlife Australia bird of the year poll, held every two years, when birdlovers around the country battle it out to see their favourite feathered friend take the crown as best bird. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Tinder sends legal notice to UK man over personalised app to only date his wife

Rhys Kentish, 29, developed a dating-style app called Tender: Couple Photos & Game where the only option is to swipe right on his wife Eliffar, 27

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3 w. ago Porepunkah shooting: Victoria police ‘throwing everything’ at manhunt in ‘severe weather’ for shooting suspect

Police say heavily armed suspect has not been seen as they continue to scour bushland around rural property where two police officers were killedVictoria police shooting live updatesWho is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect has association with ‘sovereign citizen’ ideas and called police ‘terrorist thugs’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have urged Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman to call triple zero and surrender as their “protracted” manhunt in difficult terrain enters its third evening.Victoria police said on Thursday they had conducted searches on multiple properties near the rural township, warning anyone who harboured the alleged gunman would be prosecuted. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Duolingo says sorry after app calls JK Rowling ‘mean’ in German

The remark was made during a German lesson on the app and was picked up by TV producer and writer Gaby Koppel

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4 w. ago Duolingo apologises after app calls JK Rowling ‘mean’ in German lesson

Language learning app said it has removed lesson referring to Harry Potter author in negative light

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4 w. ago Duolingo has to say sorry after getting locked in a trans row and criticising 'mean' JK Rowling in German lesson

The language-teaching app has been accused of letting gender ideology 'infect' its translation exercises in a German lesson.

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