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Aussie steelmaker tipped to rebuff fresh $13b takeover

Aussie steelmaker tipped to rebuff fresh $13b takeover

Shares in Australia's biggest steelmaker soared to a 17-year high on a takeover bid but analysts suggest Kerry Stokes and his US partner need to up their offer.

Banks lead Australian shares lower but miners lift

Banks lead Australian shares lower but miners lift

Banks lead Australian shares lower but miners lift

Banks lead Australian shares lower but miners lift

A rally in raw materials stocks hasn't been enough to buoy the bourse, with five of 11 local sectors recording significant losses.

Photo finish looms for player of Ashes series

Photo finish looms for player of Ashes series

Photo finish looms for player of Ashes series

Photo finish looms for player of Ashes series

The race for Ashes player of the series honours is too close to call, according to Australian Test legend Mike Hussey.

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Venezuelans in Australia grapple with uncertain future

Venezuelans in Australia grapple with uncertain future

Venezuelans in exile are pleading for understanding from Australians as they worry about what comes next following a dramatic US intervention.

PM softens stance as pleas mount for royal commission

PM softens stance as pleas mount for royal commission

The prime minister has opened the door to a royal commission into a deadly terror attack as calls for an inquiry rise from within his party.

Tributes flow for 'giant' of Queensland politics

Tributes flow for 'giant' of Queensland politics

Former Nationals senator Ron Boswell has died aged 85, and is being honoured for his more than three decades in federal politics.

No welcome mat for league's Lomax from Wallabies star

No welcome mat for league's Lomax from Wallabies star

Star scrumhalf Tate McDermott feels the Wallabies have enough depth on the wing without chasing former NRL flyer Zac Lomax, who is tossing up a code switch.

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Hybrids, SUVs and utes race away with 2025 car sales

Hybrids, SUVs and utes race away with 2025 car sales

Hybrids, SUVs and utes race away with 2025 car sales

Hybrids, SUVs and utes race away with 2025 car sales

Australian motorists are increasingly choosing fuel-efficient vehicles but that does not mean a move away from SUVs or utes.

One-in-five solar panels degrading faster than expected

One-in-five solar panels degrading faster than expected

One-in-five solar panels degrading faster than expected

One-in-five solar panels degrading faster than expected

The discovery that some solar panels may last for only half their anticipated lifetimes suggests manufacturing and quality control issues need ironing out.

Lehrmann escalates 'compromised' rape finding fight

Lehrmann escalates 'compromised' rape finding fight

Lehrmann escalates 'compromised' rape finding fight

Lehrmann escalates 'compromised' rape finding fight

A finding Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House was infected by a judge doing his own research, the nation's highest court has been told.

Warning Australian cities not immune to LA-style fires

Warning Australian cities not immune to LA-style fires

Warning Australian cities not immune to LA-style fires

Warning Australian cities not immune to LA-style fires

A year on from the deadly wildfires that tore through Los Angeles, a comprehensive report shows Australian city fringes share many of the same vulnerabilities.

Novel car brands tipped to accelerate Aussie market

Novel car brands tipped to accelerate Aussie market

Novel car brands tipped to accelerate Aussie market

Novel car brands tipped to accelerate Aussie market

From Forthing to Farizon, consumers can expect plenty of fresh brand names in the local automotive market, with growth expected to almost double in a decade.

'Who knows?': Root unsure about return to Australia

'Who knows?': Root unsure about return to Australia

'Who knows?': Root unsure about return to Australia

'Who knows?': Root unsure about return to Australia

Joe Root may have reprised his shrugging celebration when raising his bat for a century at the SCG but his efforts this summer are not be taken lightly.

Dire warning over native species conservation funding

Dire warning over native species conservation funding

Dire warning over native species conservation funding

Dire warning over native species conservation funding

Conservationists say hundreds of programs to control invasive species, and save native flora and fauna could be impacted without ongoing government funding.

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Cheaper child care to ease pressures on working parents

More than 120,000 Australian children will have access to early childhood education under a change guaranteeing subsidised care three days a week.

Aussie shares flat as oil swings on US-Venezuela coup

The raw materials sector has outweighed broader weakness to ballast the bourse, despite oil stocks slipping after the US captured Venezuela's president.

Labor mulls early parliament sitting after Bondi attack

Politicians will be back in Canberra sooner than planned to pass key security reforms after the nation's worst mass shooting in decades.

Key play highlights Daniels' upside ahead of NBA draft

Melbourne United young gun Dash Daniels is starting to exhibit the huge upside that has him rated as a first-round NBA draft prospect.

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Summer heat and heavy rain to impact drowning risks

Australians have been warned to stay vigilant as the summer heat drives thousands of swimmers back into the nation's waterways.

Australia urges calm after US intervention in Venezuela

Venezuelans in Australia are concerned by the US military intervention in the oil-rich nation, as the Albanese government closely monitors the situation.

Massive cattle deaths feared from Queensland flooding

Australia's biggest listed cattle group is trying to assess livestock deaths at three pastoral stations in northwest Queensland that were hit by flooding.

'You can do it all': Opal's pregnancy call ahead of Cup

Opal Marianna Tolo isn't making comeback plans post-childbirth, despite admitting she could "technically" make a return in time to play in the World Cup.

National home price hit a new record high in 2025

Home prices around the nation increased slightly in December to a new record high of $880,000 as Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth led the charge.

Damien Martyn back talking in 'miraculous' recovery

Australian cricket great Damien Martyn has been brought out of his induced come and is progressing well amid a battle with meningitis.

'Not a one-off': calls grow for Bondi royal commission

Political leaders have been accused of "sitting on their hands" when it comes to addressing anti-Semitism in Australia.

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