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Second-hand car buyers are looking to save petrol too

Second-hand car buyers are looking to save petrol too

Hybrid vehicles are not just popular with new car buyers, as figures reveal the low-emission models are making up more second-hand sales.

CommBank shares drop despite $2.6b quarterly profit

CommBank shares drop despite $2.6b quarterly profit

CommBank shares drop despite $2.6b quarterly profit

CommBank shares drop despite $2.6b quarterly profit

Australia's biggest company has posted its financial results for the quarter, but despite improving on most metrics, it still looks too dear to most investors.

No rules, no use: Aussie firms may miss AI opportunity

No rules, no use: Aussie firms may miss AI opportunity

No rules, no use: Aussie firms may miss AI opportunity

No rules, no use: Aussie firms may miss AI opportunity

More Australian businesses are investing in artificial intelligence technology but many are still waiting for clear rules about its use.

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No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike

No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike

Lower-end homes outperformed the rest of the market in October, but it's difficult to directly connect it to the government's expanded deposit guarantee scheme.

Quiet-quitting conservation undermines green goals

Quiet-quitting conservation undermines green goals

Deserted conservation promises are a blind spot for global negotiations on climate and biodiversity, researchers say, and are devilishly hard to track.

Gough Whitlam to be immortalised with Canberra statue

Gough Whitlam to be immortalised with Canberra statue

Fifty years on from the sacking of Gough Whitlam, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described the saga as a ''partisan political ambush".

Social media ban lacks teeth, former executive warns

Social media ban lacks teeth, former executive warns

Social media giants earning billions in revenue will view penalties under Australia's ban for under-16s as "peanuts", a former Facebook executive says.

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War of words heats up amid Liberals' climate battle

War of words heats up amid Liberals' climate battle

War of words heats up amid Liberals' climate battle

War of words heats up amid Liberals' climate battle

Two Liberals have gone head-to-head over speculation about Sussan Ley's leadership as the coalition prepares to finalise its approach to climate change.

Shares' best day in weeks as gold, tech stocks rally

Shares' best day in weeks as gold, tech stocks rally

Shares' best day in weeks as gold, tech stocks rally

Shares' best day in weeks as gold, tech stocks rally

Technology stocks and the miners that supply their sector's related minerals have surged on the back of hopes of an end to the US government shutdown.

'Will not be bullied': female MPs stare down neo-Nazis

'Will not be bullied': female MPs stare down neo-Nazis

'Will not be bullied': female MPs stare down neo-Nazis

'Will not be bullied': female MPs stare down neo-Nazis

Two women representing large Jewish communities say they will not be intimidated by extremist neo-Nazis as police permission for a street rally is questioned.

Ex-ANZ execs lose bonus millions after record fine

Ex-ANZ execs lose bonus millions after record fine

Ex-ANZ execs lose bonus millions after record fine

Ex-ANZ execs lose bonus millions after record fine

The former boss of ANZ and three of his executives have lost multimillion-dollar bonuses as the bank grapples with the cost of serious misconduct.

Insurance woes and warming oceans no fisherman's friend

Insurance woes and warming oceans no fisherman's friend

Insurance woes and warming oceans no fisherman's friend

Insurance woes and warming oceans no fisherman's friend

Fishing businesses are under pressure from a warming planet as a group of academics explores a novel, self-sustaining pathway to fund climate adaptation.

PM leads tributes for nation's 'Golden Tonsils'

PM leads tributes for nation's 'Golden Tonsils'

PM leads tributes for nation's 'Golden Tonsils'

PM leads tributes for nation's 'Golden Tonsils'

Veteran broadcaster John Laws has fallen silent but the towering talkback titan has been remembered for his pioneering legacy and distinctive voice.

Labor legend Graham Richardson to receive state funeral

Labor legend Graham Richardson to receive state funeral

Labor legend Graham Richardson to receive state funeral

Labor legend Graham Richardson to receive state funeral

The former Labor senator has been hailed as a Labor legend "formidable character" after his death following a long battle with cancer.

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PM reveals Australia's next high commissioner to UK

Former South Australian premier Jay Weatherill has been appointed Australia's next high commissioner to the UK, replacing incumbent Stephen Smith.

Moderate Liberal assumes leadership after party turmoil

An ill-fated attempt to boot two Liberal MPs from the party has resulted in the leader and her deputy stepping down to pave the way for a new direction.

'Arc up': offshore detention mired in corruption claims

Australia's offshore detention outpost in Nauru is under a corruption spotlight after claims of government oversight failures for taxpayer-funded contracts.

RBA bigwig reveals how economy can escape slow lane

The Australian economy's spare capacity will be key to deciding how many times the Reserve Bank can cut interest rates, a senior official says.

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New petrol cars could be outnumbered in two years

Australian drivers are buying more electric and hybrid vehicles than ever and experts say they are forcing down petrol and diesel car sales.

Forests, finance, fossils: climate talks hit full steam

The main event of the two-week United Nations COP30 summit comes at a pivotal time for global action on climate change.

John 'golden tonsils' Laws ruled talkback radio

Talkback king John Laws and his golden tonsils became very rich, very influential and very controversial.

'Cruel game': cracks showing over NDIS scheme shake-up

Tensions have bubbled to the surface over a federal overhaul of support for autistic children to rein in snowballing NDIS scheme costs.

Alarming Aussie support for political violence revealed

Many Australians have lost faith in democracy and elected leaders, with nearly one in ten believing violence can be justified for a political cause.

Liberals risk joining 'baddies' with fossil-fuel push

Australia cannot pull out of the Paris Agreement, a Liberal frontbencher has declared, as his party prepares to face off over climate and energy policy.

Economy heads for first major test since RBA rate hold

Australia's volatile unemployment rate is expected to tick back down to 4.4 per cent, which would add little urgency for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates.

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