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Matildas coach's bold ideas to boost A-League Women

Matildas coach's bold ideas to boost A-League Women

Matildas coach Joe Montemurro believes allowing investment solely in A-League Women clubs could help open the door to making it fully professional.

Time for change in education around 'date rape' drug

Time for change in education around 'date rape' drug

Time for change in education around 'date rape' drug

Time for change in education around 'date rape' drug

Rising numbers of women and regional Australians are ending up in hospital due to overdosing on a party drug with experts worried about the way it is discussed.

Renters surprise winners from cheaper mortgage deposits

Renters surprise winners from cheaper mortgage deposits

Renters surprise winners from cheaper mortgage deposits

Renters surprise winners from cheaper mortgage deposits

Despite predictions a five per cent deposit scheme will drive up house prices, analysts say the government policy could be good news for the nation's renters.

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First regulated Australian dollar stablecoin launched

First regulated Australian dollar stablecoin launched

Three former bankers who have launched the first licensed stablecoin pegged to the Australian dollar say such tokens will change traditional payments forever.

Kangaroos dynasty beckons as AFLW faces new top order

Kangaroos dynasty beckons as AFLW faces new top order

AFLW boss Emma Moore says undefeated North Melbourne aren't being viewed as a red flag in a lop-sided league, believing the competition's top-order is changing.

Hearings reveal Optus bungled triple-zero outage email

Hearings reveal Optus bungled triple-zero outage email

Federal authorities only found out about a catastrophic Optus triple-zero outage a day after it was resolved because the telco notified the wrong email address.

'Grand Theft Australia': news chief's warning about AI

'Grand Theft Australia': news chief's warning about AI

As the AI age beckons, a media executive is warning of dire impacts to the creator industry, demanding governments rule out copyright law changes.

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Cyber hacks the 'new normal' as Qantas faces ransom

Cyber hacks the 'new normal' as Qantas faces ransom

Cyber hacks the 'new normal' as Qantas faces ransom

Cyber hacks the 'new normal' as Qantas faces ransom

Millions of Australians' data could be compromised as criminals threaten to leak Qantas customer information unless they are paid a ransom.

Opera House rally 'can be done' safely despite risks

Opera House rally 'can be done' safely despite risks

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.

Chief given $900k payout after shaking up department

Chief given $900k payout after shaking up department

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

'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

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.

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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

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'

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

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.

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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

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

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

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.

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.

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