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Energy bill jolt: price rises power up living cost pain

Energy bill jolt: price rises power up living cost pain

The threat of further energy bill increases of up to $200 annually following a regulator's decision has put the spotlight back on federal energy policy.

Ceberano tour a 40-year love letter to Australian tunes

Ceberano tour a 40-year love letter to Australian tunes

Ceberano tour a 40-year love letter to Australian tunes

Ceberano tour a 40-year love letter to Australian tunes

Award-winning singer Kate Ceberano is embarking on a major tour almost four decades since her voice received national exposure in an iconic concert series.

Nine looks to turn page on strife under new top dog

Nine looks to turn page on strife under new top dog

Nine looks to turn page on strife under new top dog

Nine looks to turn page on strife under new top dog

Media giant Nine has appointed Matthew Stanton as chief executive officer and managing director, replacing Mike Sneesby who stepped down after internal turmoil.

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Worsening Closing the Gap outcomes 'failing' kids

Worsening Closing the Gap outcomes 'failing' kids

With Closing the Gap targets focusing on incarceration, and child protection worsening, advocates say Australia is failing Aboriginal kids.

Deepfakes harder to detect spurring election concerns

Deepfakes harder to detect spurring election concerns

Hyper-realistic digitally altered or created images are becoming harder to detect and platforms designed to detect them are failing to do so, research shows.

Falling fuel costs end run of transport price rises

Falling fuel costs end run of transport price rises

High transport costs have been hurting household budgets, but there are signs of relief after months of rising prices.

Russia should take ceasefire deal with Ukraine: Wong

Russia should take ceasefire deal with Ukraine: Wong

Australia has called on Russia to take a proposed ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while standing firm in its decision to consider sending troops for peacekeeping.

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Trump tumble sends Australian shares to seven-month low

Trump tumble sends Australian shares to seven-month low

Trump tumble sends Australian shares to seven-month low

Trump tumble sends Australian shares to seven-month low

Global growth fears and trade war uncertainty continue to drive markets lower, with the local bourse losing a tenth of its value in less than four weeks.

Critical minerals corruption risk sparks probity calls

Critical minerals corruption risk sparks probity calls

Critical minerals corruption risk sparks probity calls

Critical minerals corruption risk sparks probity calls

Vast deposits of critical minerals vital for the clean energy transition are in corruption-prone nations, raising the risk of human rights abuses.

Hope for Australia even as tariffs strain US friendship

Hope for Australia even as tariffs strain US friendship

Hope for Australia even as tariffs strain US friendship

Hope for Australia even as tariffs strain US friendship

The worst consequences of Donald Trump's tariffs won't be borne by Australia's economy, but by its relationship with the US, an expert has warned.

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

In a process labelled as an unmitigated success, an Aussie patient has become the first in the world to leave hospital after an artificial heart transplant.

PM accused of leaving Jews guessing on bomb terror hoax

PM accused of leaving Jews guessing on bomb terror hoax

PM accused of leaving Jews guessing on bomb terror hoax

PM accused of leaving Jews guessing on bomb terror hoax

The prime minister and opposition leader have traded barbs over when they knew an explosives-laden caravan was a hoax and not an anti-Semitic terror plot.

Young men increasingly targeted by sexual extortion

Young men increasingly targeted by sexual extortion

Young men increasingly targeted by sexual extortion

Young men increasingly targeted by sexual extortion

One in 10 adolescents are being targeted by sexual extortion, where they're threatened with a private image and made to hand over money or more intimate photos.

Climate 200-backed candidates edging out incumbents

Climate 200-backed candidates edging out incumbents

Climate 200-backed candidates edging out incumbents

Climate 200-backed candidates edging out incumbents

Momentum is building for Climate 200-backed independents as they claw away at major party margins and have a strong chance of being elected at the federal poll.

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'Hazard approach' needed to control forever chemicals

An inquiry has been told greater action is needed by government to safeguard against "forever chemicals", which can be found in common products.

Native title ruling paves way for compensation

The High Court has dismissed a commonwealth appeal over a landmark native title decision, paving the way for millions in compensation for traditional owners.

Major super fund sued over tardy death benefit payouts

AustralianSuper is the latest major super fund to face legal action for allegedly failing to pay out benefits to families of dead members in a timely manner.

Personal grievance driving violent youth radicalisation

Young people who access radical and violent content online and on social media are more likely to hold conspiratorial views and believe violence is okay.

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Labor edges ahead of coalition in Roy Morgan poll

Support for federal Labor has risen in four states and helped it edge ahead of the coalition, a Roy Morgan poll indicates.

Liquid energy find could power future fuels, batteries

Creating an electrical charge using water could be the secret to delivering safer fuels and boosting batteries following an Australian lab discovery.

Bellwether markets show house prices picking up steam

Buoyed by the RBA rate cut, prestige housing markets are leading a recovery in property price growth following a short-lived slowdown, CoreLogic data shows.

Familiar voices rev up high octane romance for the ears

Australian actors aim to get a few hearts racing with a tale set in the world of motorsport as the romance genre speeds ahead with audiobook listeners.

Aussie market claws back ground after Wall St plunge

The Australian share market has resumed its downward trend, after dropping sharply in early trading and recovering a little in the wake of a US market sell-off.

Saying something creepy: online groomers target kids

Researchers are calling for more regulation following revelations about how teenagers are being targeted online and young people are at risk on dating apps.

Leading economists call out coalition's inflation claim

As the economy looks set to be front and centre in the election campaign, one of the coalition’s leading inflation claims has been called “a joke” by experts.

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