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Gang violence fuels calls for action on cigarette tax

Gang violence fuels calls for action on cigarette tax

The federal government is coming under increased pressure to act on links between the tobacco excise and a thriving black market fuelling organised crime.

Why Socceroos coach has no regrets about shootout calls

Why Socceroos coach has no regrets about shootout calls

Why Socceroos coach has no regrets about shootout calls

Why Socceroos coach has no regrets about shootout calls

Coach Tony Popovic claims even with hindsight he would still substitute Maty Ryan on for Australia's penalty shootout defeat to Egypt at the World Cup.

'Let down Zomi': slain aid worker's mates want justice

'Let down Zomi': slain aid worker's mates want justice

'Let down Zomi': slain aid worker's mates want justice

'Let down Zomi': slain aid worker's mates want justice

Friends of an Australian humanitarian worker killed while delivering aid in Gaza are demanding an investigation and the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador.

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Jackie O says ARN misled market over Kyle bust-up

Jackie O says ARN misled market over Kyle bust-up

Radio giant ARN says it was hamstrung by its former star Jackie "O" Henderson's desire for confidentiality when it told the share market her show was off air.

Free education in $1b sweetener for Solomons treaty

Free education in $1b sweetener for Solomons treaty

Details of treaty negotiations between Australia and Solomon Islands have been revealed in a leaked WhatsApp message.

Smooth runway for new migrants could unlock gold mines

Smooth runway for new migrants could unlock gold mines

Productivity and critical skills are on offer if the government backs Australia's "world class" settlement programs and cools debate, according to a peak body.

Santos to increase stake in huge $20b PNG gas project

Santos to increase stake in huge $20b PNG gas project

Santos is paying $262 million to acquire greater ownership in the Papua LNG gas project as a final decision looms on whether it will proceed.

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'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap

'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap

'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap

'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap

An ex-army senator has warned that veterans will be at risk of extraordinary trauma and even death under government plans to cap health spending.

One Nation rejects need to model proposed super changes

One Nation rejects need to model proposed super changes

One Nation rejects need to model proposed super changes

One Nation rejects need to model proposed super changes

Barnaby Joyce has denied a plan to allow early access to super would worsen inflation, despite appearing to admit economists had not modelled the policy.

Four in five businesses still on residential NBN plans

Four in five businesses still on residential NBN plans

Four in five businesses still on residential NBN plans

Four in five businesses still on residential NBN plans

Despite flexible work and artificial intelligence shaking up how companies run, a staggering number of Aussie businesses run networks on home internet plans.

Ageing Stolen Generations survivors face health crisis

Ageing Stolen Generations survivors face health crisis

Ageing Stolen Generations survivors face health crisis

Ageing Stolen Generations survivors face health crisis

Stolen Generations survivors are still paying the price for policies that removed from them families and are five times as likely to have a severe disability.

'Would have dropped dead': women's heart health lacking

'Would have dropped dead': women's heart health lacking

'Would have dropped dead': women's heart health lacking

'Would have dropped dead': women's heart health lacking

Almost every hour in Australia a woman dies from heart disease, yet many are still "falling through the cracks of care" when it comes to cardiovascular health.

'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case

'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case

'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case

'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case

A political party the government argues is a Trojan Horse for neo-Nazi groups is challenging hate group legislation passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre.

AI boom forecast as Australia's biggest bonanza yet

AI boom forecast as Australia's biggest bonanza yet

AI boom forecast as Australia's biggest bonanza yet

AI boom forecast as Australia's biggest bonanza yet

The economic benefits of AI adoption are beginning to flow in Australia, with about 15 per cent of tasks and occupations set to be replaced by 2060.

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Concession card call for all Aussie uni students

Australia is being urged to help ease cost-of-living pressures on domestic university students by making a key change to the support it already offers.

Push for path to appeal computer-determined health care

Independent MPs will back a bill to change the automated decision-making pathways the government uses to determine key health funding.

Australian shares inch higher as energy stocks rally

The local stock market has had a subdued start to the week, with commodity prices driving sentiment and traders holding back ahead of a US bank holiday.

Call to embed algorithm opt-in for social 'cesspit'

The Greens are vowing to hold back laws to strengthen Australia's under-16s social media ban until the government introduces digital duty-of-care measures.

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Grim milestone sparks warning for threatened species

On the 90th anniversary of the death of the last-known Tasmanian tiger, conservation groups say more extinctions will occur if governments don't act.

'Big marker': Perkins warns on Brisbane Olympic sports

Australian Sports Commission boss Kieren Perkins says the Olympics faces a big moment around decisions on the program for the Brisbane Games.

Finals heartbreak for Mills as Swans learn bad news

Already understrength, embattled AFL club Sydney will again pursue a premiership without defender Callum Mills after scans confirmed the captain's injury.

'Economically disastrous': Hanson's super policy panned

Allowing workers to divert a quarter of their super income to rent and mortgage payments won't pump up inflation, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson insists.

'Selfish race': former cop skeptical on tobacco tax cut

A retired police veteran has suggested most smokers will still reach for a pack of illegal cigarettes if legal alternatives are made cheaper.

AFL introduce training limits over concussion concerns

AFL clubs will be held to a weekly limit for contact training as part of a new framework introduced to reduce head injuries for the upcoming pre-season.

Triple-zero education urged to help women escape abuse

A migrant woman experiencing domestic violence who was told that calling emergency services cost $5000 is urging for more information on the vital service.

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