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Technology making change amid quad bike crash spike

Technology making change amid quad bike crash spike

Accidents on quad bikes are a major cause of death and injury on Australian farms, but GPS technology is helping change bad habits and reduce harm.

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Frank discussions about drugs have taken place behind closed doors with advocates telling police and politicians a different response is urgently needed.

Diabetic driver will not face any more criminal charges

Diabetic driver will not face any more criminal charges

Diabetic driver will not face any more criminal charges

Diabetic driver will not face any more criminal charges

Prosecutors have closed their case against a diabetic driver who was initially charged over a crash that claimed the lives of five people.

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Spending on NDIS $1 billion lower than forecasts

Spending on NDIS $1 billion lower than forecasts

Lower spending on the NDIS won't mean a lack of support for people with disabilities, Minister Bill Shorten says, following updated budget forecasts.

Power transmission line riles landholders in its path

Power transmission line riles landholders in its path

The preferred path of high-voltage transmission through Victoria's central northwest riles up landowners as the rollout agency defends its consultations.

Australia moves missile build onshore as supply dries

Australia moves missile build onshore as supply dries

The proliferation of long-range strike missiles and firepower is forcing Australia to respond by bolstering its own stockpiles as concerns persist about supply.

Renewed push for 'cruel, wasteful' dying law shakeup

Renewed push for 'cruel, wasteful' dying law shakeup

Terminally ill Australians face 'cruel' restrictions on peacefully ending their lives according to Andrew Denton, as 'gag laws' come under scrutiny.

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Hiker 'fortunate to be alive' after Alpine ordeal

Hiker 'fortunate to be alive' after Alpine ordeal

Hiker 'fortunate to be alive' after Alpine ordeal

Hiker 'fortunate to be alive' after Alpine ordeal

A photographer has survived multiple days with a snake bite after becoming lost in the Australian Alps and sparking a week-long search.

Calls to upgrade regional connectivity as 3G shuts down

Calls to upgrade regional connectivity as 3G shuts down

Calls to upgrade regional connectivity as 3G shuts down

Calls to upgrade regional connectivity as 3G shuts down

Farmers are urging telcos to ensure the safety of rural Australians is not placed at risk as Telstra and Optus begin to turn off their 3G networks.

Rodeo saddles up to save institution biting the dust

Rodeo saddles up to save institution biting the dust

Rodeo saddles up to save institution biting the dust

Rodeo saddles up to save institution biting the dust

The stirrups are being tightened in the fight to save the "Wimbledon of world rodeo" as a much-loved event in regional Australia faces a very hard landing.

Feeling climate dread? Nature may be the best medicine

Feeling climate dread? Nature may be the best medicine

Feeling climate dread? Nature may be the best medicine

Feeling climate dread? Nature may be the best medicine

While young people experience increasing levels of eco-anxiety, an eminent Australian psychiatrist says working in the environment can be a powerful antidote.

When the lights are off, but everyone's home

When the lights are off, but everyone's home

When the lights are off, but everyone's home

When the lights are off, but everyone's home

As thousands of Australians again live through an annoying energy blackout, the nation is reminded of more widespread supply vulnerabilities.

Telcos to block phones that don't link to triple zero

Telcos to block phones that don't link to triple zero

Telcos to block phones that don't link to triple zero

Telcos to block phones that don't link to triple zero

The 3G network switch-off will begin on Monday, with a new law enforcing the telcos to disconnect phones that cannot call the emergency line on 4G.

Family mourns couple killed by truck crash into home

Family mourns couple killed by truck crash into home

Family mourns couple killed by truck crash into home

Family mourns couple killed by truck crash into home

A farming couple killed when a truck crashed into a home would want their community to keep working to make the world a better place, their family says.

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Warnings of deadly consequences over rural black spots

Rural residents have revealed difficulties in reaching triple-zero in moments of crisis, as the federal government reviews regional telecommunications.

Up in smoke: 'huge' cannabis crop torched after bust

Five people have been arrested in one of Victoria's largest cannabis drug busts as crops with a street value of more than $26 million are destroyed.

Last pick of the litter, Bear the kelpie is now top dog

Six years after being the last of his siblings to find a home, Bear the kelpie has taken out a working dog competition after clocking up 570km in two weeks.

New sites for houses as no-grounds eviction ban passes

The property industry has welcomed more NSW sites for development to increase housing supply, as opponents to tenancy changes fear they will scare investors.

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Olympian out, premier in: angry locals to grill leader

A major power outage has halted swimming legend Kyle Chalmers' visit to Broken Hill but locals will get a chance to grill the NSW premier over relief.

Rising sea levels to hit economy like a lockdown wave

The economic impact of rising sea levels would be in the hundreds of billions of dollars for Victoria without proper action, a state inquiry has been told.

Circular start-up turns fish guts into flowers

A start-up that turns marine waste into a resource is a pioneer in circular business, as research urges support for regional areas on the path to net zero.

Inquiry coming after outback failures leave 20k in dark

Communities in western NSW are again without power after problems with two generators including one resulting in the ruin of essential medication.

Drinking water chemical limits hard to swallow for some

Guidelines for potential cancer-causing chemicals allowed in Australian drinking water have been released, with at least one region failing to meet them.

Third baby death at hospital sparks new probe

A regional hospital has ruled out staffing issues being linked to another baby death at the facility as a probe is launched into the latest case.

Banking on seeds to help save endangered possum

More than 60 years after the rediscovery of a rare possum in Victoria, scientists are looking ahead to save the tiny population that remains in the wild.

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