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Nuclear power plan could cause energy price blowout

Nuclear power plan could cause energy price blowout

Electricity bills would need to rise significantly to recoup costs associated with building and running nuclear plants in Australia, analysis suggests.

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Two high school friends have been slapped with fines after they illegally used insider information to bet on the Australian of the Year awards.

Out of commission gang fed 'massive appetite' for coke

Out of commission gang fed 'massive appetite' for coke

Out of commission gang fed 'massive appetite' for coke

Out of commission gang fed 'massive appetite' for coke

Police have announced the takedown of a group allegedly governing cocaine supply and have moved on to finding who will fill the void.

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Gay-hate killings re-examined after state apology

Gay-hate killings re-examined after state apology

Vowing to enact 19 recommendations from a landmark inquiry, the NSW government wants killers brought to justice over unsolved suspected gay hate crimes

China pulls handbrake on Australian lobster imports

China pulls handbrake on Australian lobster imports

Australia is working to clear final trade restrictions on rock lobster as agriculture department officials prepare to fly to China to resolve an impasse.

Arrests after 'sickening' homophobic assaults

Arrests after 'sickening' homophobic assaults

WA Premier Roger Cook has condemned a series of "sickening" assaults on dating app users who have been lured to ambushes and subjected to homophobic slurs.

Children more likely to end up in court than diverted

Children more likely to end up in court than diverted

Young offenders across NSW are facing court more often instead of diversionary programs.

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Cops 'infected' phones to spy on organised crime plots

Cops 'infected' phones to spy on organised crime plots

Cops 'infected' phones to spy on organised crime plots

Cops 'infected' phones to spy on organised crime plots

The alleged creator of an encrypted communications app is among dozens of people arrested in nationwide raids led by Australian Federal Police.

Youth crime policy backlash fails to deter LNP leader

Youth crime policy backlash fails to deter LNP leader

Youth crime policy backlash fails to deter LNP leader

Youth crime policy backlash fails to deter LNP leader

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli says his crack down on crime will deliver lower victim numbers if implemented in Queensland, despite government criticism.

Thousands of migrant workers 'trapped in slavery'

Thousands of migrant workers 'trapped in slavery'

Thousands of migrant workers 'trapped in slavery'

Thousands of migrant workers 'trapped in slavery'

Thousands of temporary migrant workers in regional NSW are being exploited by cunning employers and hire companies, leaving them destitute, a report has found.

Thousands of tradies down tools, march in CFMEU support

Thousands of tradies down tools, march in CFMEU support

Thousands of tradies down tools, march in CFMEU support

Thousands of tradies down tools, march in CFMEU support

Thousands of construction workers have turned out in mass rallies to support the CFMEU as the government promises to crack down on bikie infiltration.

Man arrested over drug trafficking on Aboriginal lands

Man arrested over drug trafficking on Aboriginal lands

Man arrested over drug trafficking on Aboriginal lands

Man arrested over drug trafficking on Aboriginal lands

A man has been arrested in an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of illicit drugs and alcohol in remote Aboriginal communities.

Bikies targeted in administrator's CFMEU clean-up

Bikies targeted in administrator's CFMEU clean-up

Bikies targeted in administrator's CFMEU clean-up

Bikies targeted in administrator's CFMEU clean-up

The man in charged with cleaning up the CFMEU has promised to target outlaw bikies and organised criminals in all areas of the construction industry.

Heat on state leaders as emissions, temperatures rise

Heat on state leaders as emissions, temperatures rise

Heat on state leaders as emissions, temperatures rise

Heat on state leaders as emissions, temperatures rise

An analysis of Tasmania's environment has found the state is in poor shape on more than half of its indicators, prompting calls for stronger climate action.

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Hammer, axe allegedly used in kidnapping and torture

Police have arrested four men they say were involved in a violent kidnapping where two people were allegedly tortured and shot.

Trade deal ushers savings as unions decry worker rights

Unions are protesting a free-trade pact with the United Arab Emirates over worker exploitation but the trade minister insists it's a good deal for Australia.

Top prosecutor made a Victorian Supreme Court judge

Victoria's Director of Public Prosecutions has stepped down from her role to become a justice of the state's Supreme Court.

'Clear picture', one in 10 men have police DV run-ins

Startling research by the Australian Institute of Criminology has revealed the prevalence of the domestic and family violence crisis across NSW.

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NT won't waver on lowering criminal responsibility age

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has dismissed calls from medical, legal and social services to rethink her plans on criminal responsibility.

Foiled plan to import $400m of meth in juice bottles

Three Queensland men have been charged over a foiled plot to import 1.2 tonnes of meth hidden in juice bottles.

Properties saved as bushfire threat downgraded

The threat from a bushfire burning near the West Australian town of Carnarvon has been downgraded, though firefighters are warning residents to stay alert.

Andrew O'Keefe charged with drug possession

Former television host Andrew O'Keefe has been charged following his arrest at a police station in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Cattle group want exemptions from EU deforestation rule

Australian cattle producers want the deforestation definition changed ahead of new European Union laws which could affect the beef export industry.

'Gas cowboys' reined in by trigger-happy minister

The NT government has lambasted the federal environment minister for launching an inquiry into environmental impacts of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

Ex-pilot facing extradition makes final bid for freedom

A former pilot accused of unlawfully training Chinese pilots has made a final plea to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to block his extradition to the US.

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