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theqldr.com.au > economy-business-and-finance > 03/08/2026 > poison_nf

Owl be damned: regulator stops short of rat poison ban

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (908+ words) Andrew Stafford | March 8, 2026 Back in 2015, wildlife conservationist Rob Davis was talking to a prospective PhD student with a passion for Australian owls. Originally from Pennsylvania, Mike Lohr was concerned about the impacts of a common class of rodenticides readily available…...

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theqldr.com.au > human-interest > 02/15/2026 > soil

Digging it: the dopamine hit hiding beneath our feet

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (491+ words) Stephanie Gardiner | February 15, 2026 The top item on Susan Orgill's bucket list is finding a slimy, slithering giant Gippsland earthworm. She's spent her life getting her hands dirty as one of Australia's most accomplished soil scientists but Dr Orgill hasn't yet…...

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theqldr.com.au > economy-business-and-finance > 02/12/2026 > amp-4

Shares in wealth manager plunge in earnings bloodbath

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (610+ words) Derek Rose | February 12, 2026 Wealth manager and financial services giant AMP has become the latest victim of an increasingly explosive corporate earnings season, with its shares tanking after a series of one-off costs and concerns about its loss-making new digital bank....

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theqldr.com.au > labour > 02/12/2026 > amp-4

Wealth manager’s shares plunge after profit drops

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (410+ words) Derek Rose | February 12, 2026 Wealth manager and financial services giant AMP has been hammered on the stock market after a series of one-off costs led to a drop in full-year profit. The group's shares had plunged 22.1 per cent to a seven-month…...

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theqldr.com.au > economy-business-and-finance > 02/06/2026 > arts_aacta-6

Supernatural horror flick wins big at screen awards

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (348+ words) Liz Hobday | February 6, 2026 Folk horror film Bring Her Back has dominated the 2026 AACTA Awards, winning 10 awards including best film, while streaming series The Narrow Road to the Deep North has taken home nine gongs. The Australian Academy of Cinema and…...

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theqldr.com.au > international-news > 01/28/2026 > ukraine-1552

Three killed in ‘brutal’ strike on Odesa, says Kyiv

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (604+ words) | January 28, 2026 Russian drones have hammered the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, officials say, killing three people and wounding 25 as Moscow intensifies its strikes aimed at pushing Kyiv "to give up fighting. The overnight attack was the latest in Moscow's winter…...

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theqldr.com.au > arts-culture-and-entertainment > 01/12/2026 > globes-4

One Battle After Another wins big at 83rd Golden Globes

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (638+ words) Jake Coyle | January 12, 2026 Paul Thomas Anderson's ragtag revolutionary saga One Battle After Another has taken top honours in the comedy category at the 83rd Golden Globes while Chloe Zhao's Shakespeare drama Hamnet upset Sinners to win best film, drama. One Battle…...

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theqldr.com.au > international-news > 01/10/2026 > ukraine-1536

Ukrainian drone strike sets fire to Russian oil depot

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (303+ words) | January 10, 2026 A Ukrainian drone strike has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia's southern Volgograd region, regional authorities say. There were no immediate reports of casualties, regional governor Andrei Bocharov was quoted as saying in a Telegram post…...

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theqldr.com.au > international-news > 01/05/2026 > ukraine-1527

Ukraine says Russian strike on Kyiv kills civilians

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (209+ words) | January 5, 2026 A Russian air attack on Kyiv "and its region killed two people, Ukraine's authorities say, "in what appears to be the first reported deaths in Russian "strikes on the Ukrainian capital in 2026. Ukraine's State Emergency Service said the strike…...

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theqldr.com.au > international-news > 01/02/2026 > ukraine-1525

Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in Kherson

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (544+ words) | January 2, 2026 Russia has accused "Ukraine of killing at least 24 people, including a child, in a drone strike on a hotel "and cafe where civilians were seeing in the New Year in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's southern Kherson region. Ukraine's…...