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Big banks unanimous in calling for housing supply boost

Big banks unanimous in calling for housing supply boost

Big four banks call for collaboration between all levels of government to boost housing supply to address intergenerational home-ownership inequity.

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Australia's family law system is "inhumane" and removing kids from victims to hand them to perpetrators at an alarming rate, a federal inquiry has been told.

Electric cars outsell petrol rivals for the first time

Electric cars outsell petrol rivals for the first time

Electric cars outsell petrol rivals for the first time

Electric cars outsell petrol rivals for the first time

Fuel prices are up and so are electric vehicle sales, with Australian drivers now buying more battery-powered cars than either petrol or diesel models.

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'No brainer': tobacco tax-cut idea could crush crime

'No brainer': tobacco tax-cut idea could crush crime

An economist has joined the call for a drastic cut to the tobacco excise, as the coalition pledges to slash the tax by 80 per cent.

Australia and US should 'match' defence capabilities

Australia and US should 'match' defence capabilities

Defence Minister Richard Marles has met with senior officials from the Trump administration, as Australia is told its capabilities should "match" the US.

AI to be 'greatest change since electricity': Keating

AI to be 'greatest change since electricity': Keating

Former prime minister Paul Keating has called on the federal government to embrace structural change, including the challenges of artificial intelligence.

Telstra fined for failed ID checks that led to fraud

Telstra fined for failed ID checks that led to fraud

Telstra has been fined over a quarter of a million dollars for failing to carry out required identity verification checks to protect customers from fraud.

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Women's health innovators face arduous path to success

Women's health innovators face arduous path to success

Women's health innovators face arduous path to success

Women's health innovators face arduous path to success

Female health technology innovators have discussed the challenges in building companies that stay in Australia amid a difficult funding landscape for women.

Call it out: online register to drive anti-racism

Call it out: online register to drive anti-racism

Call it out: online register to drive anti-racism

Call it out: online register to drive anti-racism

First Nations people targeted by racist and discriminatory behaviour can call it out by lodging reports to an online register aimed at driving change.

Australian communities cling to hope week on from flood

Australian communities cling to hope week on from flood

Australian communities cling to hope week on from flood

Australian communities cling to hope week on from flood

Communities are holding out hope their missing loved ones will make contact with them from flood-ravaged Nepal, despite government concerns for their welfare.

Australia spending up to stop Pacific drug trafficking

Australia spending up to stop Pacific drug trafficking

Australia spending up to stop Pacific drug trafficking

Australia spending up to stop Pacific drug trafficking

Australia's addiction to cocaine is causing a vast increase in drug smuggling across the Pacific, harming the countries in the blue continent.

Surprise GDP data 'final green light' for rate hike

Surprise GDP data 'final green light' for rate hike

Surprise GDP data 'final green light' for rate hike

Surprise GDP data 'final green light' for rate hike

Data centre investment and electric vehicle purchases are making it harder for the Reserve Bank to get inflation down as the likelihood of a rate rise firms.

Compensation payouts to robodebt victims to be tax free

Compensation payouts to robodebt victims to be tax free

Compensation payouts to robodebt victims to be tax free

Compensation payouts to robodebt victims to be tax free

Payments to those affected by robodebt be exempt from income testing and tax as part of measures to ensure victims keep all of their financial redress..

Aussie shares fall as uncertainty hangs over markets

Aussie shares fall as uncertainty hangs over markets

Aussie shares fall as uncertainty hangs over markets

Aussie shares fall as uncertainty hangs over markets

Miners have sold off sharply after fresh strikes between the US and Iran sent oil prices higher, while bond yields soared as inflation fears swelled.

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Women leaving management roles, face 'horrible attacks'

Australian women are less likely to stay in high-paid roles due to domestic expectations, as the governor-general calls for "horrible attacks" to be confronted.

'Shape-shifting': social algorithm opt-out not enough

Social media reforms must be watertight or teenagers risk seeing more sexual, radical content from algorithms, an advocate has warned.

Telstra system behind outage understaffed, underfunded

A system update that caused a widespread Telstra outage was not tested after coming back online, with the two technicians who made the change sent home.

'Rush to conclusions': calls for calm on house prices

Labor is calling for calm as it shuts down suggestions Treasury modelling of house prices underestimated the impact of tax changes and misled the public.

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'Bloody dangerous': world to exceed 1.5-degree warming

Earth is on track to exceed 1.5 degrees of warming within years, the United Nations has warned, exposing communities to more extreme weather.

Raising boys to men during age of toxic 'manosphere'

Misogyny may be "baked into Australian culture" but recognising the importance of role models and mentors could prevent violence before it escalates.

Funding deadline looms for embattled home developer

Administrators of a major residential developer have given themselves 24 hours to secure a make-or-break cash injection to keep the group afloat.

Blanket bans on AI could cause 'data centre panic'

Business peak bodies have cautioned against uniform rules for how data centres are powered, warning it could stifle investment in the technology.

'Massive' gaps and a new frontier facing women's health

A gathering of experts and advocates has discussed the "massive" health gaps facing women in 2026, while GPs describe a new information overload frontier.

Small-business owners, women worried about golden years

Australia has built one of the world's largest retirement saving pools, but many people worry they will run out of money to live on after they stop working.

Flood response could take months as death toll climbs

Humanitarian aid workers are expected to remain in Nepal for months as an Australian who had been missing in the devastating floods is found safe.

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