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Unions urge five per cent pay rise as inflation bites

Unions urge five per cent pay rise as inflation bites

Employer groups warn a pay rise above inflation for minimum wage earners would only tip more fuel onto the fire as rising petrol prices worry the Reserve Bank.

Company fined for keeping woman in dark for 114 days

Company fined for keeping woman in dark for 114 days

Company fined for keeping woman in dark for 114 days

Company fined for keeping woman in dark for 114 days

An elderly woman was forced to live with no power through winter after a power company mistakenly disconnected her and failed to act on her pleas for help.

Myer clicks into gear with a huge e-commerce expansion

Myer clicks into gear with a huge e-commerce expansion

Myer clicks into gear with a huge e-commerce expansion

Myer clicks into gear with a huge e-commerce expansion

Myer will be able to sell thousands of new products and expand into different ranges once its new e-commerce marketplace launches in May.

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Homemade chips: $20m boost for Aussie quantum leader

Homemade chips: $20m boost for Aussie quantum leader

A company planning to create the world's first commercial quantum computer will get a multimillion-dollar boost to achieve it in Australia.

Swift action to stop gambling harms - don't bet on it

Swift action to stop gambling harms - don't bet on it

A late Labor MP oversaw a landmark report into gambling harm that recommended banning online betting ads but 1000 days later, her own party hasn't touched it.

Parkinson's action plan aims to brain growing disease

Parkinson's action plan aims to brain growing disease

More than 200,000 Australians could benefit from breakthroughs on a debilitating neurological disorder under a new national strategy.

Aussies could miss big payday due to basic AI skills

Aussies could miss big payday due to basic AI skills

Millions of Australian workers are using artificial intelligence tools with only a basic understanding, and could boost their salaries with more training.

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'Not minor': Port captain faces extended time out

'Not minor': Port captain faces extended time out

'Not minor': Port captain faces extended time out

'Not minor': Port captain faces extended time out

Port Adelaide skipper Connor Rozee has seriously injured a hamstring as a host of big-name players suffer the same ailment from the last round.

Gas, property lobbies fire up over proposed tax reform

Gas, property lobbies fire up over proposed tax reform

Gas, property lobbies fire up over proposed tax reform

Gas, property lobbies fire up over proposed tax reform

More than three in five Australians want the government to slug gas companies with a 25 per cent export tax, as prices soar due to the war in the Middle East.

Relief for rideshare drivers amid fare price increases

Relief for rideshare drivers amid fare price increases

Relief for rideshare drivers amid fare price increases

Relief for rideshare drivers amid fare price increases

A fuel relief program will give rideshare drivers some cash support, even as other rideshare giants start passing higher fares onto customers.

Rationing not yet on the cards as fuel outlook worsens

Rationing not yet on the cards as fuel outlook worsens

Rationing not yet on the cards as fuel outlook worsens

Rationing not yet on the cards as fuel outlook worsens

Australia has been reassured by a key trading partner its fuel supplies are not at risk as other nations look to limit exports to support domestic markets.

EU leader touches down as PM hopes to land trade deal

EU leader touches down as PM hopes to land trade deal

EU leader touches down as PM hopes to land trade deal

EU leader touches down as PM hopes to land trade deal

The president of the European Commission has begun her three-day visit to Australia, as a long-awaited free-trade deal with the bloc appears set to be resolved.

ASX tumbles to lowest level since May as war drags on

ASX tumbles to lowest level since May as war drags on

ASX tumbles to lowest level since May as war drags on

ASX tumbles to lowest level since May as war drags on

Australia's mining sector is under renewed pressure, after gold tumbled to a two-month low as oil prices skyrocket and hammer hopes for global growth.

Rain-hit region braces as tropical storm sweeps past

Rain-hit region braces as tropical storm sweeps past

Rain-hit region braces as tropical storm sweeps past

Rain-hit region braces as tropical storm sweeps past

Top End locals are wary of another flood threat after a former cyclone swept past, causing less damage than first expected as it speeds toward another state.

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Suns to fight gun forward's ban, North defender cleared

Gold Coast will fight Bailey Humphrey's rough conduct charge at the AFL Tribunal, while North Melbourne's Charlie Comben has had his striking report thrown out.

'Agonising cycle': ABC journos to strike over pay offer

Thousands of ABC staff have voted to walk off the job, rejecting an enterprise bargaining agreement offer that featured a below-inflation pay rise.

Premier's offer as One Nation breaks through at polls

As One Nation secures its first lower house seat outside of its heartland, a re-elected premier says he's focused on bringing people together.

'Flashing red': climate imbalance reaches all-time high

Energy in must equal energy out for a stable climate, but the balance is increasingly off kilter with troubling, long-lasting consequences.

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Rural sparky who researched missiles for IS headed home

Jailed electrician Haisem Zahab has been denied parole twice but will walk from prison in days after serving nine years for designing missiles for terrorists.

No welcome mat for thirsty, energy-hungry data centres

Priority treatment will be afforded to water- and energy-conscious data centres, though some critics want stricter rules on technology companies.

Sandilands sues radio giant over contract feud

Shock jock Kyle Sandilands has told his old boss to prepare for a courtroom showdown for unlawfully terminating his contract after his split with his co-host.

Growing obesity crisis tanking Aussie productivity

An all-of-the-above strategy is needed to head off Australia's worsening obesity problem, bipartisan research finds.

'Tales of two insolvencies': small business failures up

Credit-demand figures indicate business conditions have been headed south since before the US-Israeli war on Iran rocked global energy markets.

Wars cause spike in security fears among young people

A majority of Australians want the government to share more information about national security at a time of global crisis.

Australia warned to act fast on drone terror threat

Drone-based terror attacks pose an increasing threat to Australia's national security and urgent action is needed, a report warns.

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