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Sydney's drinking water catchment is under threat from longwall mining, with research confirming upland swamps and streams are drying out. Meanwhile, a colliery in the area is pushing to expand its operations.

One day after saying the US was "locked and loaded" to retaliate against those responsible for the weekend's attacks on Saudi Arabian oil plants, US President Donald Trump now says he's in "no rush" to take action.

Twenty-five years since The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert shone a light on homophobia in the outback, the landscape has changed in regional Australia.

The manager of Australia's best-known locally produced tea brand says there is a real shift in the climate on its plantations in Queensland's far north.

Australian shares are likely to open modestly lower, as the prospect of surging oil prices and its impact on global economic growth continue to put a dent in market sentiment.

Media Release Number 2019-25: In April 2019, the Reserve Bank conducted a survey of activity in foreign exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivatives markets in Australia. This was part of a global survey of 53 countries, coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Similar surveys have been conducted every three years since 1986.