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'Sleeper issue': aged care too reliant on migrant work

'Sleeper issue': aged care too reliant on migrant work

Australia's aged care sector is overly dependent on migrant workers, with an expert warning it risks leaving the elderly exposed.

Booze delivery restricted under domestic violence plan

Booze delivery restricted under domestic violence plan

Booze delivery restricted under domestic violence plan

Booze delivery restricted under domestic violence plan

An overhaul to online alcohol delivery services are among new laws unveiled in a five-year plan to implement recommendations of a royal commission.

Battle of Long Tan still carries scars 60 years on

Battle of Long Tan still carries scars 60 years on

Battle of Long Tan still carries scars 60 years on

Battle of Long Tan still carries scars 60 years on

Commemorative services were held on Vietnam Veterans' Day, 60 years on from Australia's deadliest single battle of the war.

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'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

A world-first study has proven a seabird is suffering from population decline due to ingestion of plastic waste, with afflicted birds dubbed "the walking dead".

Gambling reform changes unveiled to beat damning report

Gambling reform changes unveiled to beat damning report

Labor is under fire for proposing late changes to its controversial gambling reforms as a damning report on the shake-up exposed gaps in the policy.

Four charged over pork meat industry 'financial crimes'

Four charged over pork meat industry 'financial crimes'

Four people in the pork meat industry have been accused of keeping $10 million off the books and moving $30 million interstate over almost 10 years.

Rescuers hopeful missing teenage hiker 'alive and safe'

Rescuers hopeful missing teenage hiker 'alive and safe'

The hunt for an 18-year-old experienced bushwalker missing in a rugged national park remains a search and rescue mission, authorities say.

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Address social media to counter anti-Semitism: inquiry

Address social media to counter anti-Semitism: inquiry

Address social media to counter anti-Semitism: inquiry

Address social media to counter anti-Semitism: inquiry

Academics from a leading institution have shared suggestions for the most effective interventions against anti-Semitism with a royal commission.

Revenge fears as shot underworld figure clings to life

Revenge fears as shot underworld figure clings to life

Revenge fears as shot underworld figure clings to life

Revenge fears as shot underworld figure clings to life

Police are on high alert for possible retaliation after a Melbourne crime figure was shot and discovered lying beside his car in a "pool of blood".

One Nation demands action over staffer's attack at show

One Nation demands action over staffer's attack at show

One Nation demands action over staffer's attack at show

One Nation demands action over staffer's attack at show

One Nation is demanding four teens who allegedly spat on and punched a staffer, leaving the woman with a broken rib, be tracked down and held to account.

Fears for injured wildlife as bird flu spreads

Fears for injured wildlife as bird flu spreads

Fears for injured wildlife as bird flu spreads

Fears for injured wildlife as bird flu spreads

Some vets have stopped treating birds and other wildlife as H5 flu fears - and cases - climb across the nation.

'Blood on your hands': senators slam disability reform

'Blood on your hands': senators slam disability reform

'Blood on your hands': senators slam disability reform

'Blood on your hands': senators slam disability reform

Greens, coalition and independent senators have raised significant concerns in parliament over Labor's cuts to disability funding.

Private prison plan slammed as inmate numbers balloon

Private prison plan slammed as inmate numbers balloon

Private prison plan slammed as inmate numbers balloon

Private prison plan slammed as inmate numbers balloon

With a territory's prison system bursting at the seams, critics argue that plans for a new privately operated facility amounts to admission of defeat on crime.

'Dreadful crimes': bid to block hitman's parole win

'Dreadful crimes': bid to block hitman's parole win

'Dreadful crimes': bid to block hitman's parole win

'Dreadful crimes': bid to block hitman's parole win

A parole board's decision to release a hitman who executed four people in the 1980s will be reviewed.

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Gang made $1m threat in 'horrifying' home invasion

A man, woman and teenage girl have moved out after being corralled into a room and having their family home ransacked by armed thieves in a two-hour ordeal.

'Appalling' violence: armed group fires arrow at police

Police have condemned what they have described as an "appalling display of violence" after officers were allegedly confronted by a large group of armed men.

Beleaguered gun buyback costly, inaction costlier: PM

A state leader is prepared to fight an election on his decision to sign up to the federal government's beleaguered national gun buyback scheme.

Little penguin dies from bird flu as case numbers grow

Bird flu has killed a little penguin before a vaccination program has gotten under way, as case numbers of the disease grow among wild birds in two states.

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No sign of teen hiker as 'challenging' search continues

Search teams are navigating "challenging" terrain for a third day after an 18-year-old girl went missing while on a bush walk in a rugged national park.

Minister slaps down Hanson's latest immigration call

A federal minister has dismissed Pauline Hanson's latest immigration policy proposal, likening it to something Donald Trump would advocate.

Church school finances questioned as more probes urged

A parliamentary probe is investigating the "unusual" finances of a school at the centre of serious misconduct, abuse and humiliation allegations.

Australian War Memorial commemorates Kabul anniversary

The Australian War Memorial is commemorating the end of Australia's longest war with concerts featuring a musician who witnessed it.

Cat DNA study reveals huge native animal toll

New DNA analysis reveals feral cats are killing substantially more of Australia's native animals than detected using conventional research methods.

'Too far, too fast': alarm as NDIS revamp moves closer

An inquiry report recommending multibillion-dollar cuts to the national disability fund go ahead is being tempered by widespread warnings over the shake-up

Bus driver charged after student killed in rollover

Almost a year after a 12-year-old girl died and multiple students were injured in a bus crash, detectives have charged the vehicle's 76-year-old driver.

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