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It's complex, says advocate as power cut for homeless

It's complex, says advocate as power cut for homeless

As tent cities for the homeless in Australia's fastest-growing city have their power cut off, an advocate has cautioned against oversimplifying the issue.

Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste

Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste

Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste

Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste

Millions of meals that are being dumped in landfill could instead end up on the plates of vulnerable Australians who need them, under proposed tax changes.

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

A pay increase will help bolster the childcare sector but there are warnings more must be done to address market concentration and keep costs low for families.

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'Terrifying scene': neo-Nazis target refugee rally

'Terrifying scene': neo-Nazis target refugee rally

Refugee advocates say they were also pepper-sprayed as police sought to separate them from a group of neo-Nazis chanting hateful slogans.

Pay boost for workers to fix 'broken' child protection

Pay boost for workers to fix 'broken' child protection

Thousands of caseworkers will receive a pay increase in NSW as they battle staff shortages, with the largest wage rise reserved for new starters.

Huge drug driving increase but no behavioural change

Huge drug driving increase but no behavioural change

NSW's crime statistics bureau has found no evidence a big increase in drug driving detections has led to a change in driver behaviour.

'Need to heal': Parks Australia admits sacred damage

'Need to heal': Parks Australia admits sacred damage

Parks Australia has admitted it violated a sacred site in Kakadu National Park during construction work, following a landmark High Court decision in May.

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Thousands queue to but see the royals passing by

Thousands queue to but see the royals passing by

Thousands queue to but see the royals passing by

Thousands queue to but see the royals passing by

The King and Queen greeted some of the people who queued for hours in a bid to get a glimpse on the final full-day of their brief royal tour of Australia.

Police claim raids snuff out syndicate in tobacco wars

Police claim raids snuff out syndicate in tobacco wars

Police claim raids snuff out syndicate in tobacco wars

Police claim raids snuff out syndicate in tobacco wars

Major players in the illegal tobacco industry have been taken down following a wave of raids and arrests, police say.

'Delay-mongers': climate boss lashes nuclear supporters

'Delay-mongers': climate boss lashes nuclear supporters

'Delay-mongers': climate boss lashes nuclear supporters

'Delay-mongers': climate boss lashes nuclear supporters

Nuclear proponents are simply delaying the move towards clean and cheap energy as Australia's environment runs out of time, a climate leader says.

Police action probed as 'tragic' crash leaves man dead

Police action probed as 'tragic' crash leaves man dead

Police action probed as 'tragic' crash leaves man dead

Police action probed as 'tragic' crash leaves man dead

Officers were following a driver but lost sight of them before finding the vehicle had been involved in a fatal crash in Sydney's west, investigators say.

Fine line widens between penalty amounts and inflation

Fine line widens between penalty amounts and inflation

Fine line widens between penalty amounts and inflation

Fine line widens between penalty amounts and inflation

Inflation may have caused a cost of living crisis, but the price of many fines have stayed the same for nearly 20 years in Victoria.

Pomp and pyrotechnics, Aussies set ablaze by royal tour

Pomp and pyrotechnics, Aussies set ablaze by royal tour

Pomp and pyrotechnics, Aussies set ablaze by royal tour

Pomp and pyrotechnics, Aussies set ablaze by royal tour

King Charles and Queen Camilla have continued their Australian tour across the nation's capital, duly trailed by adulating crowds.

Police probe after beaches hit with 'Hamas' graffiti

Police probe after beaches hit with 'Hamas' graffiti

Police probe after beaches hit with 'Hamas' graffiti

Police probe after beaches hit with 'Hamas' graffiti

Several beaches in Sydney's eastern suburbs have been targeted overnight by a vandal spraying "Hamas" on shelters and other structures.

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Man charged over 'horrific' 1988 rape of teenager

A man extradited to Victoria from Queensland has been charged over the "horrific" kidnap and rape of a teenager more than 35 years ago.

Boys survive horror crash, driver and girl found dead

Two young boys have been freed from a car after it crashed down an embankment on a rural road, killing a man and a girl.

Police probe deaths of mother and two children in river

A mother and her two children have died after they were seen in distress in a waterway in Sydney with police trying to determine exactly what happened.

Royals take a sunny stroll in Aussie whistlestop tour

King Charles and Queen Camilla are about to start a busy program of official events across two cities over the course of three days.

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Beaches reopen after baffling tar ball mystery

Remaining Sydney beaches affected by tar balls have been cleared to reopen this weekend as authorities continue trying to identify who or what was responsible.

Storm threat remains as wild weather starts to ease

Showers and storms are set to linger in eastern Australia following days of wild weather, while some residents remain on alert for thunderstorms.

King Charles and Queen Camilla touch down in Australia

Australia has welcomed the reigning monarch for the first time in more than a decade as King Charles and Queen Camilla touched down in Sydney.

Good Samaritan Aussie dad dies in waters off Bali

The body of an Australian father of two who went missing in rough seas off Bali's west coast while helping to rescue a German tourist has been found.

Australia look to NZ for advice on bird flu threat

Australia and New Zealand environment ministers have met to discuss the best way to prevent a deadly outbreak of bird flu that's caused havoc elsewhere.

Questions over Harbour Bridge safety after fatal crash

Sydney Harbour Bridge safety is being questioned after a fatal crash as a man who allegedly rode through the scene remains behind bars.

'Throw the book at them': tar ball spill source sought

Some of Sydney's most popular beaches have been given the all-clear after tar balls washed up on the sand, raising fears of an acute oil spill close to shore.

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