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Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Big gas companies will need to inject more LNG into the Australian market under a plan aimed at bringing down prices and shoring up supply.

Two charged after car plunges into weir in fatal crash

Two charged after car plunges into weir in fatal crash

Two charged after car plunges into weir in fatal crash

Two charged after car plunges into weir in fatal crash

Two men will face charges in court after a car crashed into a weir in an incident that left one person dead.

Supermarket brings back soft plastics collection points

Supermarket brings back soft plastics collection points

Supermarket brings back soft plastics collection points

Supermarket brings back soft plastics collection points

A supermarket giant says its scheme to collect and recycle soft plastic packaging from consumers is available in 700 of its stores across five states.

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Jewish students bullied while learning about Holocaust

Jewish students bullied while learning about Holocaust

A royal commission has heard how Jewish students were bullied while learning about the Holocaust.

Hate speech charge laid for banner at neo-Nazi rally

Hate speech charge laid for banner at neo-Nazi rally

A man has been arrested after he unveiled an anti-Semitic banner at a rally organised by prominent neo-Nazis outside a state parliament.

'Grave danger': warning for bar war's youngest soldiers

'Grave danger': warning for bar war's youngest soldiers

Young people with no criminal history are being recruited by shadowy criminal syndicates in a wave of attacks on hospitality venues, a state's top cop says.

Books banned as publisher cuts ties with guilty author

Books banned as publisher cuts ties with guilty author

Author Craig Silvey's publisher has moved to cut ties after he admitted guilt to child exploitation charges, while WA schools have permanently banned his books.

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Kid's cancer centre zeroes in on 'terrible disease'

Kid's cancer centre zeroes in on 'terrible disease'

Kid's cancer centre zeroes in on 'terrible disease'

Kid's cancer centre zeroes in on 'terrible disease'

Australia is opening its first centre focused solely on transforming the experiences and outcomes for children and young people with cancer.

Anti-Semitism 'interlaced' with actions of Israel

Anti-Semitism 'interlaced' with actions of Israel

Anti-Semitism 'interlaced' with actions of Israel

Anti-Semitism 'interlaced' with actions of Israel

While most Jewish Australians hold a strong attachment to the state of Israel, opinions on the government and its policies vary greatly, an inquiry has heard.

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

Two rescuers who died while trying to save a stricken yachtsman in wild seas have been honoured by their local community for their courage and heroism.

Fatal crash leads to alleged driver's school discovery

Fatal crash leads to alleged driver's school discovery

Fatal crash leads to alleged driver's school discovery

Fatal crash leads to alleged driver's school discovery

A woman has died after a man allegedly smashed a stolen ute head-on into her vehicle before fleeing the scene.

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Police are investigating a firebombing at a popular city nightclub as the number of arson attacks grow in the so called "grog wars" plaguing a major capital.

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

A woman has been charged with torture and failing to provide the necessities of life to a child who has been in intensive care for almost three months.

Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

The death of a baby in a homeless encampment has turned the spotlight on Australia's deteriorating housing affordability and cost-of-living crisis.

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Holocaust survivor now fears being Jewish in Australia

A holocaust survivor and businessman has told an anti-Semitism inquiry he was not prepared for the way Australia changed after the October 7 attacks on Israel.

'Everyone's angry': residents wage war on crime wave

Fed-up inner-city residents are fighting back against rising crime as an ongoing wave of arson attacks are unleashed on popular nightlife venues.

Long faces after barrier blunder in premier horse race

A $250,000 showpiece horse race was run over an incorrect distance, with a report detailing multiple stuff-ups in the lead-up and aftermath.

Reward of $1m to help crack teacher's disappearance

A man who went overseas with a teacher before she vanished nearly 30 years ago probably knows more about her suspicious disappearance, her family says.

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Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after an alleged domestic violence incident that killed three family members and injured another.

Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze

The government is being urged to cut the alcohol excise before the horse has bolted and another black market like illicit tobacco becomes entrenched.

Seventh man charged after alleged kidnapping spree

More than three years after a violent kidnapping, police have charged a man they say is linked to a series of organised crime-related abductions.

Rape charges 'shock' surgeon partner of former premier

A former state premier's partner says he is shocked by the allegations against him after being charged with rape, sexual assault and deprivation of liberty.

'Unbearable ache': parents' plea as slain man named

The body of a murdered man missing for more than five years has been identified, prompting his parents to plead for help to find his killer.

Revealed: amount of NDIS spending lost to fraud, misuse

About $3.7 billion is being lost annually from the NDIS through fraud or unintentional misuse of funds, the head of the scheme's fraud taskforce has warned.

Police force under scrutiny swells ranks with recruits

The country's largest police force has welcomed its biggest batch of recruits in more than a decade, after coming under scrutiny in a royal commission report.

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