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Coles execs docked $1.7m in bonuses after court cases

Coles execs docked $1.7m in bonuses after court cases

Coles chief executive Leah Weckert's short-term bonus has been slashed after the grocery giant lost two court cases related to promotions and unpaid overtime.

Little guys in limbo as indebted retail giant collapses

Little guys in limbo as indebted retail giant collapses

Little guys in limbo as indebted retail giant collapses

Little guys in limbo as indebted retail giant collapses

Major brands are pulling their stock from shelves and local businesses face uncertainty as David Jones enters administration, marking the end of an era.

Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

The Indigenous Australians minister has urged state and territory governments to welcome UN human rights investigators into youth detention centres.

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Mooted AI licensing model 'deeply flawed': Nine boss

Mooted AI licensing model 'deeply flawed': Nine boss

An AI training copyright plan makes creators responsible for protecting their works, rather than asking big tech not to steal, an Australian media giant warns.

'Motorbikes with a battery': e-bike safety crackdown

'Motorbikes with a battery': e-bike safety crackdown

Australia's product safety regulator will develop national safety standards for e-bikes as states continue to seize and crush illegal motorised rides.

'Killing the patient': business attacks watchdog report

'Killing the patient': business attacks watchdog report

Peak bodies have criticised the Productivity Commission for omitting issues such as tax and workplace relations in its review into boosting business output.

Midterms won't change Australia's approach to Trump

Midterms won't change Australia's approach to Trump

Despite Donald Trump's party losing power in US Congress, cabinet members in Australia say the way they deal with the White House will remain the same.

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'Lungs for it': Melbourne Cup target set for Oaks champ

'Lungs for it': Melbourne Cup target set for Oaks champ

'Lungs for it': Melbourne Cup target set for Oaks champ

'Lungs for it': Melbourne Cup target set for Oaks champ

Proxima Dea has stamped herself as a stayer to be reckoned with after in-form jockey Zac Lloyd steered the unbeaten filly to victory in the VRC Oaks.

Optimism for hydrogen pilot in race to green steel

Optimism for hydrogen pilot in race to green steel

Optimism for hydrogen pilot in race to green steel

Optimism for hydrogen pilot in race to green steel

A multimillion-dollar project will test whether technology developed in Australia can cut the price of renewable hydrogen and help turn steel green.

Embattled Greens senator's alleged stalker faces court

Embattled Greens senator's alleged stalker faces court

Embattled Greens senator's alleged stalker faces court

Embattled Greens senator's alleged stalker faces court

A woman accused of stalking and trying to extort Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has been granted bail after facing court.

'Very sad': shoppers dismayed at Aussie icon's fall

'Very sad': shoppers dismayed at Aussie icon's fall

'Very sad': shoppers dismayed at Aussie icon's fall

'Very sad': shoppers dismayed at Aussie icon's fall

The fate of David Jones is under a cloud as shoppers recall their favourite childhood memories involving the Australian retail institution.

Losing trust will make tackling inflation harder: RBA

Losing trust will make tackling inflation harder: RBA

Losing trust will make tackling inflation harder: RBA

Losing trust will make tackling inflation harder: RBA

Trust in the Reserve Bank has remained surprisingly stable despite Australia's inflation woes, but the bank is wary of losing public faith in its abilities.

'Let them in': detention centre restrictions condemned

'Let them in': detention centre restrictions condemned

'Let them in': detention centre restrictions condemned

'Let them in': detention centre restrictions condemned

A UN special envoy on Indigenous rights has been denied access to two Australian youth detention centres, in decisions slammed by rights groups.

'Exhausted' property industry links trust tax to homes

'Exhausted' property industry links trust tax to homes

'Exhausted' property industry links trust tax to homes

'Exhausted' property industry links trust tax to homes

Labor's proposed minimum tax on discretionary trusts will hit builders at the wrong time as Australia seeks to ramp up housing supply, property advocates say.

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Aussie shares clock best day of the year on oil retreat

Local shares have rallied after oil prices dived on hopes a weakened Trump administration will be hamstrung in its war efforts in the Persian Gulf.

Meth trafficking stokes Pacific health crisis

A trafficking-fuelled health crisis in the Pacific should force leaders to chase stronger, people-first regional agreements between partners.

'All shoulders to the wheel' but Games tensions remain

A federal minister has hosed down any talk of loosening purse strings to help a state government push the 2032 Olympics over the line and on budget.

Kicking out criminals easier under new migration powers

Cancelling visas for would-be and convicted criminals has become easier under a new ministerial edict as Labor presses on with a migration crackdown.

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Experts welcome push to 'tap the brakes' on school tech

The use of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT will be phased out of the classroom as part of an overhaul of the national curriculum.

'Bring it on': Hanson race hate fight goes to top court

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and a Greens senator will take their courtroom fight over racial vilification to the nation's highest court.

'A man's man': Jones scaled Formula One heights

Alan Jones, along with Sir Jack Brabham the only Australians to win the Formula One world championship, has died after a short illness.

High fuel prices hit the brakes on petrol car sales

Australian motorists are kicking the tyres of more electric and hybrid vehicles as the price of petrol and diesel continues to sting.

Surging public wages bad news for Labor's savings goals

Commonwealth public servant wages outpaced their state counterparts last financial year as Labor struggles to stamp out consultant costs.

Big bank's profit drops, warns of uncertainty ahead

Tough times lay ahead for households and businesses, National Australia Bank's chief has warned after the bank revealed a dip in net full-year profit.

Outback Wrangler sued by families over airboat crash

Outback Wrangler Matthew Wright and his wife Kaia are being sued by families over an airboat crash that injured passengers in Top End crocodile country.

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