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High-protein trend helps bulk up big Aussie food brand

Bega Cheese, which makes cheddar, yoghurt and peanut butter alongside popular spreads like Vegemite, is back in the black after a protein-driven turnaround.

Two-year extension on home support program for elderly

Two-year extension on home support program for elderly

Two-year extension on home support program for elderly

Two-year extension on home support program for elderly

Older Australians will retain basic support such as cleaning, gardening and transport under Labor's home care extension.

Patients with chronic health woes plea for end to tax

Patients with chronic health woes plea for end to tax

Patients with chronic health woes plea for end to tax

Patients with chronic health woes plea for end to tax

Calls are ramping up for the end of a niche health service's status as the only Medicare-backed profession to put a GST on patients.

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Federal debt ticks over $1 trillion for the first time

Federal debt ticks over $1 trillion for the first time

Despite the Commonwealth debt hitting a record high, the treasurer says coalition "hyperventilating" ignores the fact it would have been higher under them.

Labor digging deep to meet gambling register rollout

Labor digging deep to meet gambling register rollout

Labor is optimistic its gambling ad reform will be implemented on time as the communications watchdog is tapped with creating the opt-out system.

Fitness spend defies retail gloom as Rebel owner surges

Fitness spend defies retail gloom as Rebel owner surges

Tight household budgets in Australia and New Zealand haven't stood in the way of ongoing sales growth for a local retail conglomerate, but broad risks remain.

Mental health 'stripped away' amid rolling disasters

Mental health 'stripped away' amid rolling disasters

Farmers are in a constant cycle of disaster adaptation, preparation and recovery, with increasing pressures forcing many to consider leaving the land.

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Power prices fall but risks remain for life after coal

Power prices fall but risks remain for life after coal

Power prices fall but risks remain for life after coal

Power prices fall but risks remain for life after coal

Renewable energy and batteries are pushing down wholesale power prices but a report warns they could rise again when coal-fired plants power down.

Aldi's baby puffs snuffed out in snack appeal case

Aldi's baby puffs snuffed out in snack appeal case

Aldi's baby puffs snuffed out in snack appeal case

Aldi's baby puffs snuffed out in snack appeal case

A fierce battle over toddler snacks is no child's play, as a court ruling threatens to lump a discount supermarket chain with an even bigger damages bill.

Support cannot 'disappear' when homeless women housed

Support cannot 'disappear' when homeless women housed

Support cannot 'disappear' when homeless women housed

Support cannot 'disappear' when homeless women housed

The number of homeless women and girls is on the rise, leading to calls for the federal government to show leadership as it develops two national strategies.

Property-owning pensioners could get less public money

Property-owning pensioners could get less public money

Property-owning pensioners could get less public money

Property-owning pensioners could get less public money

A change to the nation's deeming rate from September will decrease the pension offered to seniors who own assets.

Click, click, boom: AI mania and war trigger rate fears

Click, click, boom: AI mania and war trigger rate fears

Click, click, boom: AI mania and war trigger rate fears

Click, click, boom: AI mania and war trigger rate fears

Insatiable demand for computing power has pushed up prices for technology products, driving up imported inflation to Australia, a Reserve Bank official says.

'Got our own plans': treasurer demolishes housing push

'Got our own plans': treasurer demolishes housing push

'Got our own plans': treasurer demolishes housing push

'Got our own plans': treasurer demolishes housing push

The ACTU has called for a rise in the number of public houses built in its next policy fight, but the treasurer is confident the right settings are in place.

Aussie shares fall for sixth day as confidence wavers

Aussie shares fall for sixth day as confidence wavers

Aussie shares fall for sixth day as confidence wavers

Aussie shares fall for sixth day as confidence wavers

Defensive stocks have been the sole winners in another negative session for the ASX, weighed down by inflation and global borrowing cost concerns.

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Competition watchdog raids Aussie tech giant's offices

An embattled Australian tech giant is again making headlines for all the wrong reasons after the competition watchdog executed a warrant at its offices.

Jewish, Muslim dialogue stalled since terror attacks

Jewish schools have stopped taking part in interfaith programs because they "don't feel safe", a royal commission into anti-Semitism has heard.

'Still have a punt': Labor spruiks gambling reforms

Contentious gambling reforms are finally within sight of the winning post for the government as its brushes off criticism from the cross bench and advocates.

Educated Australians will survive AI future: experts

The rise of artificial intelligence won't mean a lack of jobs in the future, an AI summit has been told, as society grapples with the technology.

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Super members to get more advice in financial shake-up

The financial advice sector will undergo a major overhaul in an effort to thwart "bad actors" attracted to Australia’s huge pool of retirement savings.

Widow tax loophole fixed in parliament after NDIS deal

Late-stage changes to the so-called widow's tax will become law following a deal struck between Labor and the coalition.

'We have your back': support for media bargaining code

A fresh push to force massive tech giants to pay news media companies for their journalism has secured the support it needs to pass the parliament.

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

With dry spring conditions and warmer-than-average temperatures, parts of the country are facing an increased risk of spring bushfires.

Coffee machines brew a caffeine hit for Aussie firm

Breville Group has delivered a rise in profit on record revenue and played up opportunities for its coffee machines, especially in the Middle East.

Debt to hit new high but nation's budget outlook steady

Federal tax changes threaten states and territories' budget bottom lines, but Australia's fiscal outlook remains steady, a new report says.

Decision on $20b Papua LNG project due by year-end

Santos and its partners have targeted a fourth-quarter decision on a massive gas project in Papua New Guinea that would be the country's second.

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