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Christmas Island flying fox numbers have declined as endangered species left without recovery plan * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It’s the last native mammal on the island, but the “incredibly cute and fluffy” Christmas Island flying fox is critically endangered with no recovery plan and severely outdated conservation advice. The flying fox is smaller and fluffier than many of Australia’s mainland flying fox species, according to animal ecologist Dr Annabel Dorrestein, from Western Sydney University, who has studied the species for nine years. Continue reading...

The 1989 grand final has long been the gold standard of rugby league epics but Sunday’s epic was equal, if not superior Rugby league has long referred to itself as “the greatest game of all”. Few who witnessed the 94-minute all-time classic between the Raiders and Broncos on Sunday afternoon would argue otherwise. In a match that is already being hailed as arguably the greatest finals match of all time, a long distance Ben Hunt field goal in golden point as darkness fell on the nation’s capital sent the Broncos to the preliminary final and broke Raiders hearts in a match that had everything. The most talented of Hollywood script writers would have struggled to conjure such a chaotic, dramatic, epic finale. On the back of their first minor premiership since 1990, the Raiders seemed to have a home preliminary final all but secured when Ethan Strange burst over with 25 minutes to go, giving them a 16-point lead. It capped arguably the most dramatic five minutes of the season, when the Broncos had seemingly imploded. Reece Walsh was lucky to only be sin binned for headbutting Hudson Young – and the Broncos were incredibly fortunate referee Ashley Klein not only binned Young as well but gave Brisbane the penalty. Kaeo Weekes soon scooped up a loose ball though and was off to the races with a 95-metre try before forward Patrick Carrigan joined Walsh in the bin for a high shot. When Strange scored the second try in four minutes following the Walsh binning, it appeared over. Even though Jamal Fogarty’s simple conversion miss was a bad sign, few saw it as a portent of things to come. Continue reading...

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Comments come amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflict * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical” conflict with China over Taiwan and won’t make any advance commitment, the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, has said, amid reports Washington is seeking such promises in discussions over the Aukus submarines. Conroy called on China to be more transparent about its military buildup, but said any commitment to war would be the sole power of the Australian government of the day. It came after multiple reports this week that the Pentagon was seeking guarantees from Australia and other allies about how they would respond in the event of a conflict in the Indo-Pacific. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Rail services not running on sections of Airport and South line as well as Central Coast line with some ferry services cancelled amid wet weather * Australia news live: latest politics updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Heavy rainfall across Sydney has caused chaos on roads and railways as authorities warn of delays for those descending on the city for the opening of the Vivid lights festival. More than 200mm of rain fell in Richmond, about 90mm in Camden, more than 50mm in Katoomba and at least 75mm at Sydney airport in the 24 hours to 9am on Friday. Continue reading...