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Opera House rally 'can be done' safely despite risks

Opera House rally 'can be done' safely despite risks

A chief justice has referenced a deadly soccer crowd crush as organisers of a pro-Palestine rally argue crowds are easily managed for other unticketed events.

Gold price breaks ceiling as Australian shares fade

Gold price breaks ceiling as Australian shares fade

Gold price breaks ceiling as Australian shares fade

Gold price breaks ceiling as Australian shares fade

As investors look for a catalyst to send equities markets to new highs, safe haven inflows into gold have helped the precious metal pierce yet another record.

MP's unlikely answer for bored footy players and pests

MP's unlikely answer for bored footy players and pests

MP's unlikely answer for bored footy players and pests

MP's unlikely answer for bored footy players and pests

Regional MP Bob Katter has suggested rugby league players should be given guns to help reduce the number of feral pigs and toads in north Queensland.

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Chief given $900k payout after shaking up department

Chief given $900k payout after shaking up department

Senior bureaucrats and a minister refuse to say why a department chief left with a $900,000 payout under questioning in parliamentary hearings.

'Back them': PM's blunt message after smelter bailout

'Back them': PM's blunt message after smelter bailout

Mining giant Glencore has been urged to invest in a struggling community after a $600 million taxpayer-funded bailout to secure hundreds of jobs at a smelter.

Owners dipping into pockets with business finance tight

Owners dipping into pockets with business finance tight

Tight lending conditions force proprietors to keep their businesses afloat with personal funds, according to a survey showing optimism for the year ahead.

No future made in Australia without gas: Bluescope boss

No future made in Australia without gas: Bluescope boss

Australian industrial gas users are subsidising the cost of gas going to competitors overseas dues to a broken pricing system, Bluescope Steel's boss says

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Bad news for alleged criminals nabbed in AN0M app sting

Bad news for alleged criminals nabbed in AN0M app sting

Bad news for alleged criminals nabbed in AN0M app sting

Bad news for alleged criminals nabbed in AN0M app sting

Information gained against users of a Trojan horse app covertly monitored by the AFP and FBI can be used in court, in a blow to 390 people caught in the net.

Australia and Singapore 'don't have to be bystanders'

Australia and Singapore 'don't have to be bystanders'

Australia and Singapore 'don't have to be bystanders'

Australia and Singapore 'don't have to be bystanders'

Top-level talks marking 60 years of ties are likely to include Australia seeking stronger trade and defence ties with an important Asian neighbour.

Soaring rents push people further from jobs, community

Soaring rents push people further from jobs, community

Soaring rents push people further from jobs, community

Soaring rents push people further from jobs, community

Australian renters are paying on average an extra $204 per week to keep a roof over their heads compared to five years ago, a nearly 44 per cent increase.

Why Google wants you to ask long, complicated questions

Why Google wants you to ask long, complicated questions

Why Google wants you to ask long, complicated questions

Why Google wants you to ask long, complicated questions

More web queries will be answered by artificial intelligence when Google expands technology tested in the US to its Australian users.

Next-generation solar technology inches closer to roofs

Next-generation solar technology inches closer to roofs

Next-generation solar technology inches closer to roofs

Next-generation solar technology inches closer to roofs

More efficient solar cells are getting closer to commercial launch thanks to a breakthrough involving a new design and more durable chemicals.

Social media ban trims budding young barber's following

Social media ban trims budding young barber's following

Social media ban trims budding young barber's following

Social media ban trims budding young barber's following

Content creators have inspired many young Australians to take up trades, but a social media ban could throw a spanner in the works.

TV star, podcaster under fire for Israel genocide post

TV star, podcaster under fire for Israel genocide post

TV star, podcaster under fire for Israel genocide post

TV star, podcaster under fire for Israel genocide post

A former close friend of Abbie Chatfield has sued the television personality claiming he was publicly vilified over his views on the Israel-Gaza conflict.

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Gold shines, equities lose lustre in tired trading day

Only Australia's raw materials sector has managed to close higher as the local bourse faded in a sluggish trading session.

Flotilla detainees' relatives plead for safe return

The families of detained Australian activists in Israel are pleading with the federal government to bring them back home amid reports of abuse.

Backing for terror call on right-wing extremists online

A powerful parliamentary committee backs the terrorist designation given to a right-wing extremist group that provides instructions on how to conduct an attack.

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

The Jewish community continues to experience horrors in Australia and abroad two years after the events of October 7, leaders say.

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'Full' aged-care homes screening out needy residents

Australia's aged-care system is "effectively full" and close to breaking point, with providers routinely rejecting older people who need the most support.

'Fight Labor': Libs urge unity after Hastie resignation

Liberals are being warned from within that they could lose seats if internal rifts aren't put to bed following the front bench resignation of Andrew Hastie.

Hazlewood, Starc to fit in Shield game before Ashes

Josh Hazlewood is set to miss the final three games of Australia's Twenty20 series against India to squeeze in a Sheffield Shield match before the Ashes.

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

Senior government figures have told pro-Palestine protesters the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel is not the time for demonstrations.

Why the job of a local GP has become more complicated

Doctors see patients for longer to treat more complex conditions as gaps persist in the medical workforce, infrastructure and funding, a GP survey shows.

'Perfect storm' drives up the cost of natural disasters

A new report has put a dollar figure on the impact of Australia's droughts and flooding rains, with the situation expected to worsen as the world gets warmer.

Health, housing and jobs stifling the country dream

The bush needs a bigger stake in decisions affecting the future of the nation if it is to become home to nearly half the population, research shows.

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