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Push to halt imports of 'covert recording' tech glasses

Push to halt imports of 'covert recording' tech glasses

Smart glasses that allow wearers to secretly record people without their consent would be banned under a push to stop big tech from profiting off surveillance.

'Deeply unserious': funding boost for bird flu slammed

'Deeply unserious': funding boost for bird flu slammed

'Deeply unserious': funding boost for bird flu slammed

'Deeply unserious': funding boost for bird flu slammed

The federal government has announced a boost to its bird flu response, but a conservation group says it amounts to a "drop in the ocean".

'Stalked my kids’: ex-public servant's teary claims

'Stalked my kids’: ex-public servant's teary claims

'Stalked my kids’: ex-public servant's teary claims

'Stalked my kids’: ex-public servant's teary claims

A former top public servant says she quit a stellar career after CFMEU figures allegedly tracked her daughter's movements, hurled vile abuse in union meetings.

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Possible 'sex choking' link to teen girl's death

Possible 'sex choking' link to teen girl's death

The death of a 16-year-old girl has sparked calls for more education about respectful relationships, as police commence an investigation.

Roaches to the rescue: cyborg insects to deliver aid

Roaches to the rescue: cyborg insects to deliver aid

Swarms of cyborg cockroaches could deliver critical care to people trapped in a tight spot, with researchers turning tiny insects into search and rescue titans.

Body found in grass one week after alleged shooting

Body found in grass one week after alleged shooting

Human remains have been found by detectives one week after a man was allegedly shot and bundled into a ute following an argument.

Boy's alleged random stabber claims 'humanity intact'

Boy's alleged random stabber claims 'humanity intact'

A man charged with a string of assault-related offences has faced court after allegedly stabbing a woman and punching a young boy in a random attack.

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Troubled childcare provider enters administration

Troubled childcare provider enters administration

Troubled childcare provider enters administration

Troubled childcare provider enters administration

A major childcare provider that has run foul of regulators' staffing and food allergy requirements has gone into voluntary administration.

Hope for a brighter future as royal commission rises

Hope for a brighter future as royal commission rises

Hope for a brighter future as royal commission rises

Hope for a brighter future as royal commission rises

Those killed in an anti-Semitic attack at Bondi Beach can't be revived, but Australia must learn from it for a better future, a royal commission has heard.

Divers join search for pilot who crashed into the sea

Divers join search for pilot who crashed into the sea

Divers join search for pilot who crashed into the sea

Divers join search for pilot who crashed into the sea

A search has resumed for a pilot whose light plane crashed into the sea off the Northern Territory coast, with fears held for his safety.

'One ocean': Australia exporting seafood impact

'One ocean': Australia exporting seafood impact

'One ocean': Australia exporting seafood impact

'One ocean': Australia exporting seafood impact

While Australia prioritises its own marine environments, the country's reliance on imported seafood might just be shifting the impacts elsewhere.

Labor MP facing assault charges accused of bail breach

Labor MP facing assault charges accused of bail breach

Labor MP facing assault charges accused of bail breach

Labor MP facing assault charges accused of bail breach

A federal Labor politician fighting allegations he assaulted a Northern Territory official has been charged with breaching his bail conditions.

Fears for seals grow after second flu detection

Fears for seals grow after second flu detection

Fears for seals grow after second flu detection

Fears for seals grow after second flu detection

There are fears for the viability of Australia's seal populations after another detection of bird flu, while critically endangered birds will be vaccinated.

Search for light plane seen crashing into the sea

Search for light plane seen crashing into the sea

Search for light plane seen crashing into the sea

Search for light plane seen crashing into the sea

A maritime search is under way near a remote island after witnesses on a vessel reporting seeing a light aircraft crash into the sea.

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Boy attacked, mother stabbed outside police station

Police have praised the efforts of "heroic" bystanders who apprehended a man after he allegedly punched a boy, 10, and repeatedly stabbed his mother.

AI data centre approved despite community concerns

One premier hopes guardrails on AI technology aren't too tight, after a controversial data centre was approved by council.

Royal commission to finish early despite extension call

Hearings for the inquiry called following an anti-Semitic attack at Bondi Beach are set to finish on Wednesday following calls for it to be extended.

'Bursting': bail reform sparks detention centre fears

Bail reforms touted as the nation's strongest have raised concerns about how the new legislation will impact a state's strained youth detention centres.

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Home ownership for younger people at generational lows

Inequality from tax settings that favoured housing investment is affecting younger Australians, an advocacy groups says.

Prison officers stage statewide walkout after assault

Corrections officers across a state went on strike after a prisoner accused of assaulting an officer was released from custody before later being charged.

Convicted murderer's media 'gag order' lifted

A parole condition order prohibiting Susan Neill-Fraser from directly or indirectly contacting the media has been removed.

WA to ban character references for all criminal cases

Another state will ban the use of good character references at sentencing after three government employees gave references to a workmate jailed for rape.

Drones, tracking devices: union's 'Iraq-style tactics'

Construction bosses were allegedly tailed, tracked, watched by drones and had pets baited in a campaign likened to Iraq-style tactics, an inquiry has been told.

Bee-killing mite second wave raises food security alarm

Varroa mite, which has invaded Australia's beehives, could pose a major risk to food security by wiping out the pollinators before they can do their work.

'Stand with Ukraine': war-torn nation's freedom cries

Australians have gathered to mark war-torn Ukraine's 35 years of independence more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

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