Australian bushfire smoke detected over Antarctica for first time since black summer

Particles recorded by scientists at the Chilean research station, the Profesor Julio Escudero Base, as recently as Sunday

Smoke from bushfires in south-eastern Australia has been detected over Antarctica for the first time since the 2019-20 black summer fires.

Scientists detected the smoke particles at the Profesor Julio Escudero Base, a Chilean research station on King George Island, at the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula.

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All the 1 January changes coming to Australia in 2025: Centrelink increases, import bans and pay rises

Bigger Austudy and carer allowance payments, higher Medicare safety net thresholds and mandatory corporate reporting on climate also ahead

With the new year comes new policies, laws, taxes and reforms. Here’s everything to know about changes on 1 January, 2025 that could affect you.

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Taliban: NGOs With Women Workers Will Be Closed – Newser

  1. Taliban: NGOs With Women Workers Will Be Closed  Newser
  2. Taliban leader bans windows overlooking places 'usually used by women'  FRANCE 24 English
  3. Afghanistan: A relentless war against women  Le Monde
  4. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women  Al Jazeera English
  5. A writer and photographer met 100+ women across Afghanistan. Here's what they found  WBUR News
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India launch SpaDeX space docking demonstration, begins assembly of human-rated launch vehicle – NASASpaceflight.com

  1. India launch SpaDeX space docking demonstration, begins assembly of human-rated launch vehicle  NASASpaceflight.com
  2. Watch: Rocket blasts off for India's first space-docking mission  BBC.com
  3. ISRO Announces Milestone 100th Mission - Another Global Feat. Details Here  NDTV
  4. India launches its first space docking mission  CNN
  5. India launches 2 SpaDeX satellites on ambitious space docking test for future moon mission, space station  Space.com
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