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Three die as Optus triple-zero glitch impacts hundreds

Three die as Optus triple-zero glitch impacts hundreds

Optus has apologised to telco customers as an outage that blocked triple-zero calls to hundreds of people in three states is linked to three deaths.

Australian shares fade for third straight week

Australian shares fade for third straight week

Australian shares fade for third straight week

Australian shares fade for third straight week

Banks and the health care sector have helped Australian shares claw back some of the week's losses as investors look for catalysts to energise markets.

Anthony Albanese dodges power bill price drop guarantee

Anthony Albanese dodges power bill price drop guarantee

Anthony Albanese dodges power bill price drop guarantee

Anthony Albanese dodges power bill price drop guarantee

The prime minister has declined to guarantee cheaper power bills for households under Australia's climate target, as experts say prices would remain stable.

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Cummins still aiming to play all five Ashes Tests

Cummins still aiming to play all five Ashes Tests

Pat Cummins has pointed to long gaps between Tests as a reason why he could still feature in all five Ashes matches, despite nursing a back issue.

'Creating value': Atlassian splashes on AI insight unit

'Creating value': Atlassian splashes on AI insight unit

Australian-American tech giant Atlassian is buying developer productivity platform DX for more than $1 billion to help clients measure their AI investments.

Scientists to research bird flu on Antarctic islands

Scientists to research bird flu on Antarctic islands

Australian researchers will set sail to study if bird flu has reached remote Antarctic islands as part of the largest expedition to the region in 20 years.

Head of corporate regulator to step back from role

Head of corporate regulator to step back from role

ASIC chair Joe Longo has announced he won't look to be reappointed in the position when his term runs out in May.

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Face-scanning boundary set after Kmart's privacy breach

Face-scanning boundary set after Kmart's privacy breach

Face-scanning boundary set after Kmart's privacy breach

Face-scanning boundary set after Kmart's privacy breach

Retailers' use of face-scanning is again in the spotlight, with experts questioning if there is any legal way it can be used in Australia.

National economy still stuck in 'productivity malaise'

National economy still stuck in 'productivity malaise'

National economy still stuck in 'productivity malaise'

National economy still stuck in 'productivity malaise'

Despite a modest pick-up in productivity growth and signs private sector employment is recovering, Australia's slump in productivity is far from over.

'Unrelenting' demands leave single mothers voiceless

'Unrelenting' demands leave single mothers voiceless

'Unrelenting' demands leave single mothers voiceless

'Unrelenting' demands leave single mothers voiceless

Single mothers say they feel voiceless in discussions about policies that impact their lives as many struggle financially with competing pressures of mothering.

Newest NSW senator 'as Queenslander as Wally Lewis'

Newest NSW senator 'as Queenslander as Wally Lewis'

Newest NSW senator 'as Queenslander as Wally Lewis'

Newest NSW senator 'as Queenslander as Wally Lewis'

An adviser to Pauline Hanson who lives in Queensland will become a NSW senator after his residency sparks a rare debate.

Australian shares slip as Santos drags on energy stocks

Australian shares slip as Santos drags on energy stocks

Australian shares slip as Santos drags on energy stocks

Australian shares slip as Santos drags on energy stocks

A sell-off in energy sector companies has led the local bourse lower, as the market lumbers towards a third straight week of losses.

Self-driving car forecasts speed up after Tesla launch

Self-driving car forecasts speed up after Tesla launch

Self-driving car forecasts speed up after Tesla launch

Self-driving car forecasts speed up after Tesla launch

Australia could become a major testbed for autonomous vehicles if efforts to develop a national set of road rules for their use are successful.

PM spruiks 'sweet spot' climate target, rejects critics

PM spruiks 'sweet spot' climate target, rejects critics

PM spruiks 'sweet spot' climate target, rejects critics

PM spruiks 'sweet spot' climate target, rejects critics

Australia has set fresh climate targets the federal government believes strikes the right balance between responsibility and ambition.

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Timid or too tough? Verdicts in on emissions target

Australia's environmental groups have sharply criticised the nation's 2035 climate target as "insulting" while big business brands it as "ambitious".

As live shows surge, Chappell Roan hot to go Down Under

The Laneway Festival headliner will be US pop star Chappell Roan. The announcement has been made as figures show average ticket prices are higher than ever.

'Only getting worse': left-field housing fix floated

Co-operative housing has been touted as the "missing piece" of Australia's housing affordability puzzle as the dream of ownership slips away for a generation.

Melting point: High chocolate prices the new normal

Eye-watering chocolate prices are set to ease after hitting record highs but won't return below pre-2021 "cocoa-crisis" levels, research shows.

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'Shady practice': Kmart face-scanning breaches privacy

Shopping giant Kmart plans to challenge a finding that it violated people's privacy with facial surveillance as experts say it's a clear warning to other firms.

Signs of cooling labour market in surprise job numbers

Australia's unemployment rate has held steady at 4.2 per cent despite thousands of jobs unexpectedly dropping out of the nation's economy.

Santos shares slide as ship sails on $30b takeover deal

Santos shares have fallen to their lowest level since June after an Emirati state-owned oil company walked away from months of takeover talks.

Pacific snags could follow Albanese to Trump meeting

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has little to show from his recent Pacific sojourn, before a hotly anticipated meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Green deliveries to grow as electric trucks roll out

Another major logistics company will add electric trucks and vans to its fleet in a move the company says will appeal to environmentally aware consumers.

Coal 'crisis': hundreds of jobs cut, mine mothballed

A mining giant has been labelled "un-Australian" by a state government for cutting hundreds of jobs and mothballing one of its oldest sites.

Green jet fuel creates runway for 2035 climate goals

Slashing the emissions profile of planes, ships and heavy trucks is the main game of a $1.1 billion injection into the low carbon fuel industry.

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