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Youth advocates poke holes in teen social media curbs

Youth advocates poke holes in teen social media curbs

A lack of detail about proposed social media curbs is causing teens anxiety, young online safety and mental health representatives have told an inquiry.

Major crime probe into disabled woman's life in squalor

Major crime probe into disabled woman's life in squalor

Major crime probe into disabled woman's life in squalor

Major crime probe into disabled woman's life in squalor

The death of a woman who was living with disability in a squalid home is being investigated as a major crime with police finding indicators of criminal neglect.

Big coal miner stares down protests, shareholder vote

Big coal miner stares down protests, shareholder vote

Big coal miner stares down protests, shareholder vote

Big coal miner stares down protests, shareholder vote

Shareholders voting at Whitehaven Coal's annual general meeting have supported the company's executive remuneration plan, defeating moves to spill the board.

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Free as a bird: orphaned cassowary returns to the wild

Free as a bird: orphaned cassowary returns to the wild

An orphaned baby southern cassowary has been successfully rehabilitated and released into the wild in north Queensland.

Corruption watchdog under scrutiny over robodebt call

Corruption watchdog under scrutiny over robodebt call

The national anti-corruption commissioner has been found to have engaged in officer misconduct by failing to recuse himself from a conflict of interest.

Woolworths profits down as cost of living hits shoppers

Woolworths profits down as cost of living hits shoppers

Profits at Australia's biggest supermarket giant have taken a hit as cash-strapped shoppers search the aisles for cheaper options and Woolworths shares slump.

Feisty phascogales fight back from the brink

Feisty phascogales fight back from the brink

A captive breeding program has reintroduced an obscure, carnivorous native marsupial into the wild in South Australia.

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Jack Davey, 11, named as boy killed in schoolyard crash

Jack Davey, 11, named as boy killed in schoolyard crash

Jack Davey, 11, named as boy killed in schoolyard crash

Jack Davey, 11, named as boy killed in schoolyard crash

The family of Jack Davey who died a school crash tragedy has released photos of their son, as the principal vowed the community will get through the tragedy.

Storage facility find yields 40,000 stolen Bluey coins

Storage facility find yields 40,000 stolen Bluey coins

Storage facility find yields 40,000 stolen Bluey coins

Storage facility find yields 40,000 stolen Bluey coins

A stack of limited-edition coins paying tribute to Australia's favourite cartoon blue heeler have been recovered by police.

Police oppose major protest to block crucial coal port

Police oppose major protest to block crucial coal port

Police oppose major protest to block crucial coal port

Police oppose major protest to block crucial coal port

Thousands of people, including musician and ex-environment minister Peter Garrett, are expected to attend a blockade of the Port of Newcastle

Fear drives police to chose jail over bail after charge

Fear drives police to chose jail over bail after charge

Fear drives police to chose jail over bail after charge

Fear drives police to chose jail over bail after charge

New research has uncovered why police are more conservative in their bail decisions than magistrates, including fear of copping flak for a bad decision.

Man charged with murdering woman found dead by family

Man charged with murdering woman found dead by family

Man charged with murdering woman found dead by family

Man charged with murdering woman found dead by family

A 33-year-old man has been charged with murdering a woman whose body was found by family members checking on her welfare.

'Tragic accident': boy dies as car crashes into school

'Tragic accident': boy dies as car crashes into school

'Tragic accident': boy dies as car crashes into school

'Tragic accident': boy dies as car crashes into school

A boy has been killed and four other children seriously injured after a woman collecting a child crashed through a fence and into a Melbourne school.

National road toll a tragedy as states miss targets

National road toll a tragedy as states miss targets

National road toll a tragedy as states miss targets

National road toll a tragedy as states miss targets

Australian roads are more dangerous than ever, as the national road toll continues to climb.

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Tassie tiger 'de-extinction' bid aims to dispel myths

Videos narrated by a cartoon Tasmanian tiger have been released by a company attempting to "dispel myths" about their bid to bring the species back to life.

Blaze that killed girl, babysitter 'not suspicious'

Police have ruled a fire that killed an eight-year-old girl and her babysitter as not suspicious with investigations remaining ongoing.

Canberra lashed for 'kicking the can' on salmon farms

The federal government has been criticised from several quarters for delaying a decision relating to the future of salmon farming and an endangered fish.

Trauma of victims and witnesses focus of court overhaul

Victims and witnesses to certain crimes won't have to testify in court multiple times under reforms aimed at reducing the chance of increasing their trauma.

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Authorities cop fire over response to ant 'super pest'

Critics have blasted the federal government for "failing to grasp the urgency" of tackling potentially devastating invasive fire ant incursions.

Third person charged over alleged theft of Bluey coins

A woman in her 20s is the latest person arrested and charged over the alleged theft of limited edition Bluey coins police value at more than $600,000.

Man arrested after brother finds sister dead at home

A 35-year-old woman has been found dead by her family at home with a man known to her under arrest as police probe the tragedy.

Fears for fluffy mouse as threatened species list grows

More Australian animals have been added to the international red list of threatened species, sounding the alarm here in Australia and around the world.

Husband of interest in Indian mum murder as $1m offered

Nearly 10 years on from Prabha Arun Kumar's stabbing death, police have raised the stakes of their investigation with a $1 million reward for information.

Super rich must pay for climate change impact: Oxfam

Oxfam is calling for wealth taxes, saying the super wealthy in Europe are worsening climate change at the expense of people in the poorest parts of the world.

'Exploding with prisoners': union fights inmate shift

The union for Northern Territory prison guards has flagged it will go to the Fair Work Commission to stop inmates being shifted to relieve overcrowding.

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