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'Kind of boring': senator sick of party navel gazing

'Kind of boring': senator sick of party navel gazing

Suggestions that the coalition might benefit from a split along ideological lines are nonsense, a senator says, as a "boring" debate on its future continues.

Why ski great is seeking 20-year Paralympic comeback

Why ski great is seeking 20-year Paralympic comeback

Why ski great is seeking 20-year Paralympic comeback

Why ski great is seeking 20-year Paralympic comeback

Alpine skiing great Michael Milton says he was inspired by a fellow Australian sporting star in his bid to compete at his sixth Winter Paralympics.

'For the birds': doubt ageing coal plants can go longer

'For the birds': doubt ageing coal plants can go longer

'For the birds': doubt ageing coal plants can go longer

'For the birds': doubt ageing coal plants can go longer

Coal stations are reaching their end of-life and need to be retired, the Climate Change Authority chair says, regardless of moves to keep them running longer.

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Albanese adviser tapped for top national security post

Albanese adviser tapped for top national security post

One of Australia's major security agencies will have a woman lead the organisation for the first time in its history.

Super payout warning over cosmetic medical treatments

Super payout warning over cosmetic medical treatments

Business models promoting early super draw-downs for expensive or unnecessary medical treatments need to be stamped out, the tax office says.

Renewed rate-cut hopes fuel Australian shares record

Renewed rate-cut hopes fuel Australian shares record

A lift in expectations of an interest rate cut have provided a springboard to send Australian equities to new highs, after weeks of consolidation.

Submarine program may buoy nation's migration rate

Submarine program may buoy nation's migration rate

The home affairs minister has suggested the AUKUS nuclear submarine program could have an effect on Australia's long-term migration levels.

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Dentists urged not to promote early super extractions

Dentists urged not to promote early super extractions

Dentists urged not to promote early super extractions

Dentists urged not to promote early super extractions

The nation's top dental body is telling members not to promote or advise patients to use superannuation to pay for treatment.

Rates cut back in the works as jobless figure spikes

Rates cut back in the works as jobless figure spikes

Rates cut back in the works as jobless figure spikes

Rates cut back in the works as jobless figure spikes

An interest rate cut is back in the running on Melbourne Cup day as surprising unemployment figures offer borrowers hope of a home-loan victory.

'Tragic loss': soldier dead in army training rollover

'Tragic loss': soldier dead in army training rollover

'Tragic loss': soldier dead in army training rollover

'Tragic loss': soldier dead in army training rollover

The defence community has been left devastated after the death of a soldier in a truck rollover during a training exercise.

Bereaved mum's next fight after DV murder sentence win

Bereaved mum's next fight after DV murder sentence win

Bereaved mum's next fight after DV murder sentence win

Bereaved mum's next fight after DV murder sentence win

The mother of a woman murdered by a former partner is hoping to redefine her daughter's legacy as she pushes for more prison time for offenders.

Liberals told to tout 'values' ahead of policy revamp

Liberals told to tout 'values' ahead of policy revamp

Liberals told to tout 'values' ahead of policy revamp

Liberals told to tout 'values' ahead of policy revamp

Sussan Ley has been given plenty of advice on how the Liberals should go about wooing voters following their worst-ever election result, but little is sticking.

US asks Australia for help on critical minerals supply

US asks Australia for help on critical minerals supply

US asks Australia for help on critical minerals supply

US asks Australia for help on critical minerals supply

Australia is being called upon to join the United States in the global fight against China for critical minerals dominance.

'Unfair': investors flock as key workers struggle

'Unfair': investors flock as key workers struggle

'Unfair': investors flock as key workers struggle

'Unfair': investors flock as key workers struggle

Bank lending to property investors has reached its highest level in almost a decade, as yields surge while care workers and teachers struggle to afford rents.

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Money laundering crackdown to target crypto ATMs

Financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC estimates 85 per cent of transactions sent by top users of crypto ATMs are the proceeds of scams.

Bail denied for man accused of carjacking spree

A magistrate has denied bail to a man who allegedly committed a spate of carjackings while wielding a fake gun, despite his claims of mental ill health.

Lehrmann's fight for personal diaries seized in raid

Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann claims his handwritten personal diaries were seized during a raid on his home.

Nation's big home build already off target

Construction is behind schedule by tens of thousands of homes, fresh figures reveal, after the first full year of a federal housing goal.

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Australia falling behind as experts call for AI urgency

The juice will be worth the squeeze for workers and businesses if Australia quickly and carefully forges on with artificial intelligence, industry figures say.

Bank admits 'mistake' over worker who lost job to AI

A woman who trained an AI chatbot that took her job has quizzed executives at Australia's biggest bank about how they will stop such a thing happening again.

Australian shares eye record as banks and miners rally

Australia's share market is within striking distance of its highest close after its best day in two weeks, as investors look past US-China trade jitters.

Show us the money: defence urged to buy local

The defence force should change the way it chooses military hardware to better support Australian businesses, a key lobby group says.

'Stop apologising': Ley backs top Lib's call for unity

A senior Liberal's speech calling for an end to the party's soul searching after a horror election result has won the support of Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

Court upholds right-wing commentator's visa rejection

The High Court has sided with the home affairs minister in denying US commentator Candace Owens a visa over fears she would incite discord in the community.

Fertility rate hits record low as parents' ages climb

Worries about the cost of raising children and job security are being blamed for the increasing age of new parents and their falling number of children.

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