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Melting glaciers in Dolomites reveal cache of first world war munitions <p>Italian army removes and defuses 250 explosives encased in ice for more than 100 years after hikers’ sightings</p><p>A significant cache of unexploded bombs from the first world war emerged this summer from rapidly retreating glaciers in the Dolomites, the Italian army has said.</p><p>The devices, which included Italian artillery shells and French mortar bombs, were removed and defused by the army’s Julia Alpine brigade, according to a statement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/melting-glaciers-dolomites-first-world-war-munitions-italy">Continue reading...</a>
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Albanese concedes $6m golf club grant in his electorate was not to contain ‘raw sewage’ <p>Grant part of $560m invitation-only scheme transparency advocates say largely funded projects in Labor-held seats</p><ul><li><p>Follow our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/27/one-nation-pauline-hanson-independent-jacqui-lambie-labor-anthony-albanese-coalition-ntwnfb">Australian politics live blog</a> for latest updates</p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily political email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Anthony Albanese has admitted he got it wrong after telling parliament a $6m grant to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/11/albanese-is-under-fire-over-a-grants-program-that-benefitted-his-local-golf-club-were-any-rules-broken">a golf club in his electorate</a> was to stop “raw sewage” going into the nearby river.</p><p>The grant given to Marrickville golf club in Sydney’s inner-west is under scrutiny as part of a larger $560m invitation-only grants scheme, which transparency advocates say largely funded projects promised at the 2025 election in Labor-held seats.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/28/politics-really-newsletter-guardian-australia-free-best-daily-auspol-email-subscribe?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/27/albanese-admits-6m-marrickville-golf-club-grant-not-to-fix-raw-sewage">Continue reading...</a>
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Asthma deaths reach decade-high levels and number of Australians dying of dementia grows <p>Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, new data reveals</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Dementia has accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, while the number of people dying from asthma is at decade-high levels, new data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals.</p><p>There were 188,421 deaths registered in 2025. Of these, 19,019 deaths were caused by dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, <a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/causes-death/causes-death-australia/2025">the ABS deaths data</a> released on Tuesday shows. It has been the leading cause of death in <a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/dementia-australias-leading-cause-death">Australia since 2024</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/27/asthma-deaths-reach-decade-high-australia-dementia-deaths-growing-abs-data">Continue reading...</a>
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