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MPs on notice as key review targets 'entrenched' racism

MPs on notice as key review targets 'entrenched' racism

Australian leaders are being urged to set an example to eliminate racism through a national plan involving sweeping legal and behavioural changes.

Moment climate protesters detained at parliament house

Moment climate protesters detained at parliament house

Moment climate protesters detained at parliament house

Moment climate protesters detained at parliament house

Around a dozen demonstrators with the Rising Tide group were detained after forcing the closure of roads outside Parliament House in Canberra.

Inmate charged over teenage killer's stabbing death

Inmate charged over teenage killer's stabbing death

Inmate charged over teenage killer's stabbing death

Inmate charged over teenage killer's stabbing death

A man has been charged with murder after a fellow inmate, who battered a teenage boy to death after raping him, was found dead in jail.

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Coroner to probe increasing number of battery fires

Coroner to probe increasing number of battery fires

After a record number of lithium-ion battery fires, a coroner will investigate what can be done to stop the potentially deadly blazes from happening.

Sad homecoming as teenage backpackers' bodies returned

Sad homecoming as teenage backpackers' bodies returned

The heartbroken parents of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have brought their bodies back to Australia after their deaths from methanol poisoning in Laos.

Survival mode: grim reality of JobSeeker life laid bare

Survival mode: grim reality of JobSeeker life laid bare

Australians on JobSeeker payments are five times more likely to not be able to afford two or more essential items, a report has found.

'Overwhelmed' family raise Laos tragedy target to $500k

'Overwhelmed' family raise Laos tragedy target to $500k

Laos media say eight men have been detained over tourist deaths, as the families of two Australians who died of suspected methanol poisoning lift funding goals.

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Out-of-control bushfire threatens fishing communities

Out-of-control bushfire threatens fishing communities

Out-of-control bushfire threatens fishing communities

Out-of-control bushfire threatens fishing communities

Firefighters have told residents in two fishing villages to evacuate, as an out-of-control bushfire bears down on the seaside communities.

National push to squeeze out source of tomato virus

National push to squeeze out source of tomato virus

National push to squeeze out source of tomato virus

National push to squeeze out source of tomato virus

A highly transmissible fruit virus that affects tomatoes, capsicums and chillies has triggered a $5 million national eradication response.

Students jump ticket barriers in train station rally

Students jump ticket barriers in train station rally

Students jump ticket barriers in train station rally

Students jump ticket barriers in train station rally

Student demonstrators staged a loud pro-Palestine protest at a major train station, a day after a man was arrested as tensions ran high outside a synagogue.

Win for those who copped COVID-19 fines

Win for those who copped COVID-19 fines

Win for those who copped COVID-19 fines

Win for those who copped COVID-19 fines

All fines handed out during the pandemic in Australia's most populous state will be reimbursed, except those currently being fought through the courts.

Workplace protections from sex offenders needed: report

Workplace protections from sex offenders needed: report

Workplace protections from sex offenders needed: report

Workplace protections from sex offenders needed: report

A report has called for law changes to provide better protection from sex offenders for children working alongside adults across the nation.

Major project workers at risk from cancer-causing dust

Major project workers at risk from cancer-causing dust

Major project workers at risk from cancer-causing dust

Major project workers at risk from cancer-causing dust

Construction workers involved in major tunnelling projects could be exposed to higher levels of silica dust than those using now-banned engineered stone.

Tense stand-off at synagogue despite cancelled protest

Tense stand-off at synagogue despite cancelled protest

Tense stand-off at synagogue despite cancelled protest

Tense stand-off at synagogue despite cancelled protest

Police have separated pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups after a planned protest outside a synagogue was cancelled at the last minute.

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Man pulled dead from swimming hole in National Park

A man has died of a suspected drowning after being pulled from the water at a swimming hole in southern Sydney.

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Protesters travelling to Canberra after blockading a key coal port have been warned they risk helping the coalition win office.

'Emergency measures' needed to suppress fire ant sting

A race is on to stop the potential nationwide spread of devastating fire ants as fears increase ahead of summer.

Rush to pass social media ban angers experts, MPs

As parliament prepares to stop people younger than 16 using social media, the government has been accused of trying to ram through the laws without scrutiny.

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Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

As friends and family mourn the loss of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the prime minister has offered federal police to help the investigation in Laos.

Thousands of PFAS chemicals unmonitored, research finds

There is an urgent need to identify levels of "forever chemicals", according to scientists who found concentrations of one could double in the environment.

Nations meeting to address global plastic crisis

The UN says the planet is 'choking on plastic' as negotiators gather in South Korea in a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.

Bali Nine have served 'more than enough time': advocate

A supporter of one of the Bali Nine drug smugglers says returning the group to Australia to be with loved ones will make a difference in their rehabilitation.

Drug-driving rates spike as more roadside tests urged

One-in-10 roadside drug tests in NSW delivered a positive result in 2023, the NRMA has found as it urges an increase in testing to keep people safe.

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

The families of Australians Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones are demanding the Laos government fully investigate a mass poisoning event that claimed their lives.

Protesters stop coal boats as more than 100 arrested

Ships have paused journeys in the Port of Newcastle after protesters gathered on the water to demand the government end new fossil fuel mines.

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