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Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check – The Onion. 2026 Our Kids Community Grants program applications are now open and can be completed online at www.ourkids.org.au, with applications closing on Wednesday, 1 July. More than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders and conservation experts have written to the Prime Minister and Treasurer arguing the budget has gone backwards on intergenerational equity by cutting investment in nature. They say Australia is underinvesting in conservation despite having one of the fastest
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