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AGL slams nuclear option, doubles down on big batteries

AGL slams nuclear option, doubles down on big batteries

Australia's biggest emitter AGL Energy will build "a whole range of assets", but not nuclear reactors, to support the closure of 50-year-old coal power plants.

'No-brainer' home ownership boost for HECS debt Aussies

'No-brainer' home ownership boost for HECS debt Aussies

'No-brainer' home ownership boost for HECS debt Aussies

'No-brainer' home ownership boost for HECS debt Aussies

Australians saddled with student debt who want to enter the housing market will be given a helping hand, under changes to lending requirements.

The cost of broadband is rising, but so is its speed

The cost of broadband is rising, but so is its speed

The cost of broadband is rising, but so is its speed

The cost of broadband is rising, but so is its speed

Australians are paying more to access the internet but thousands more households are getting access to faster download speeds.

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Emergency calls did not connect during fatal farm fire

Emergency calls did not connect during fatal farm fire

Triple zero calls dropped out during an emergency on a rural property due to weak mobile phone signal, with federal government agencies investigating.

Concern Australian jobs at risk over Trump's tariffs

Concern Australian jobs at risk over Trump's tariffs

Australian communities that rely heavily upon steel and aluminium production jobs are closely watching developments on US tariffs and hoping for an exemption.

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Five Indigenous scholars have been awarded the inaugural First Nations Cancer Scholarship, supporting each person to undertake full-time studies or research.

Doctors fear health fallout from nuclear energy plans

Doctors fear health fallout from nuclear energy plans

Doctors have warned of health harms for frontline energy workers, local children and the wider community from the coalition's nuclear power plan.

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Climate wipeout looms for top surf spots without action

Climate wipeout looms for top surf spots without action

Climate wipeout looms for top surf spots without action

Climate wipeout looms for top surf spots without action

Top surf spots are under threat from sea level rise, wild coastal storms and other consequences of a warming climate.

Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests

Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests

Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests

Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests

Three popular small cars, including a hybrid model, are among the latest vehicles found using more fuel than expected in Australian road tests.

Stolen generations need support 'before it's too late'

Stolen generations need support 'before it's too late'

Stolen generations need support 'before it's too late'

Stolen generations need support 'before it's too late'

Ageing stolen generations survivors need urgent action to ensure they can live out the remainder of their lives in dignity, advocates say.

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

A continued shift of Australians moving to regional towns for lifestyle reasons has boosted property prices at the expense of capital city values.

Reason 'lazy' teens can't get up for school revealed

Reason 'lazy' teens can't get up for school revealed

Reason 'lazy' teens can't get up for school revealed

Reason 'lazy' teens can't get up for school revealed

Australian teenagers' chronic sleepiness may be due to factors outside of their control rather than being lazy or screen time habits, despite parents' beliefs.

Outgoing minister opens up about 'painful experience'

Outgoing minister opens up about 'painful experience'

Outgoing minister opens up about 'painful experience'

Outgoing minister opens up about 'painful experience'

Retiring Labor MP Stephen Jones has used a farewell speech to parliament to talk about the "painful experience" of the royal commission into child sex abuse.

'Fantasy': Ita Buttrose denies pushing host's sacking

'Fantasy': Ita Buttrose denies pushing host's sacking

'Fantasy': Ita Buttrose denies pushing host's sacking

'Fantasy': Ita Buttrose denies pushing host's sacking

The ABC's former chair has said a radio host fired for sharing a post on the Gaza conflict was an '"activist" who should not have been hired in the first place.

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Australia must be a 'model ally' in US tariff talks

Australia must prove its relationship with the US is mutually beneficial to earn another exemption from steel and aluminium tariffs, experts say.

Aussie shares finish flat as gold hits record high

The ASX200 ended the day about where it started, with strong gains for goldminers as the yellow metal breached $US2,900 an ounce for the first time.

Push for more supervision over terrorist Benbrika fails

The federal attorney-general has failed in his bid to place convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika under more restrictive supervision conditions.

Australia gains in corruption index but threats persist

Oversight and anti-corruption bodies need to be adequately resourced and truly independent if public trust in democracy is to continue, a former ombudsman says.

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Workers fear use of AI in hiring and firing decisions

Artificial intelligence technology is already being used to monitor Aussie workers even though laws governing its use are not yet in place.

'Dutton-proof': no more clean energy money for uranium

Clean energy incentives will not support uranium mining after parliament passed an amendment that could also hinder future attempts to establish nuclear power.

Dutton weighs in on RBA amid banana price rise warning

Floods in Australia's north are expected to cut economic output and nudge up banana and sugar prices, as the opposition weighs in on a forecast rate cut.

Trump tariffs could boost case for rate cut: economists

US tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium would have minimal direct impacts, but weakened Chinese demand for goods like iron ore could hit economic growth.

Gender bias in healthcare guidelines is failing women

Clinical guidelines are failing to consider sex and gender with poorer health outcomes for women and gender-diverse people, a report has found.

Bank moratorium 'too late' for rural towns left behind

The federal government has announced a moratorium on regional bank closures, but it's cold comfort for those who have already lost their local branches.

Women in media under-represented at senior levels

A deep dive into Australian media has revealed women hold just 30 per cent of CEO positions despite making up 49 per cent of the core workforce.

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