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How AI is being weaponised to attack Aussie businesses

How AI is being weaponised to attack Aussie businesses

Australia is among the world's biggest targets for online attacks and artificial intelligence technology is making intrusions harder to detect.

Bail failing: legal services warn against tighter laws

Bail failing: legal services warn against tighter laws

Bail failing: legal services warn against tighter laws

Bail failing: legal services warn against tighter laws

Restricting bail and increasing penalties do not work to reduce crime, legal experts say, as 'tough on crime' measures continue to sweep across Australia.

Woodside blocks climate questions as protesters blow up

Woodside blocks climate questions as protesters blow up

Woodside blocks climate questions as protesters blow up

Woodside blocks climate questions as protesters blow up

Oil and gas giant Woodside has evaded questions on climate issues after its shareholder meeting was gatecrashed by whistle-blowing activists.

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Insurer ordered to pay $750k for misleading contracts

Insurer ordered to pay $750k for misleading contracts

HCF has been fined after a judge found the company misled customers with unfair life insurance contract terms.

Australian shares edge higher on trade deal talk

Australian shares edge higher on trade deal talk

Hopes of a potential trade deal between the US and UK have helped Australian shares rebound from an early dip, but investors remain cautious.

Greens leaderless as Adam Bandt concedes defeat

Greens leaderless as Adam Bandt concedes defeat

Greens leader Adam Bandt has conceded defeat to Labor's Sarah Witty in his lower house seat of Melbourne, opening up a leadership race for the minor party.

'Tax on Bluey': Rudd rips into Trump's film tariffs

'Tax on Bluey': Rudd rips into Trump's film tariffs

Australia's ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd has spoken against President Donald Trump's proposal to tax foreign-made movies.

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Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Antarctic expeditioners have returned to Australia with intel about potentially new species and a rapidly melting glacier, plus 500,000-year-old sediment.

ANZ shares sell-off after flat cash profit of $3.6b

ANZ shares sell-off after flat cash profit of $3.6b

ANZ shares sell-off after flat cash profit of $3.6b

ANZ shares sell-off after flat cash profit of $3.6b

Investors have hit sell on ANZ shares after the big four bank posted a cash profit less than what the market hoped to see.

Serious concern at high diabetes rate among Indigenous

Serious concern at high diabetes rate among Indigenous

Serious concern at high diabetes rate among Indigenous

Serious concern at high diabetes rate among Indigenous

Early intervention is key to tackling higher rates of diabetes among Indigenous people, say health organisations as data shows one in six with the condition.

Two ministers face the axe from Albanese's top team

Two ministers face the axe from Albanese's top team

Two ministers face the axe from Albanese's top team

Two ministers face the axe from Albanese's top team

Senior ministers are on the chopping block as Labor's factional powerbrokers carve up cabinet positions following a dominant federal election victory.

Book prize follows copycat claims against cupcake queen

Book prize follows copycat claims against cupcake queen

Book prize follows copycat claims against cupcake queen

Book prize follows copycat claims against cupcake queen

A cookbook author who claims her recipes were copied by a cupcake aficionado has won a prestigious publishing industry award for a second time.

Australian shares edge higher but uncertainty lingers

Australian shares edge higher but uncertainty lingers

Australian shares edge higher but uncertainty lingers

Australian shares edge higher but uncertainty lingers

The Australian share market has lifted on the back of US-China trade talks and stimulus announcements from Beijing, but investors remain apprehensive.

Path cleared to faster compensation payouts for victims

Path cleared to faster compensation payouts for victims

Path cleared to faster compensation payouts for victims

Path cleared to faster compensation payouts for victims

An important decision by Australia's highest court means class actions can more easily be resolved, improving the speed of compensation to victims.

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Liberal seizes seat in teal rematch, Greens leader gone

A former Liberal frontbencher has not ruled out a leadership tilt after reclaiming his seat from a teal independent, while the Greens leader has lost his seat.

Greens leader Adam Bandt loses seat in federal election

Greens leader Adam Bandt has lost his seat after Labor reclaimed the electorate from the minor party for the first time in 15 years.

Living costs rising despite cooling inflation

While some Australians are keenly awaiting the Reserve Bank's next interest rate cut, many Aussies are still doing it tough as living costs continue to bite.

Coalition alliance rethink as city, rural divide opens

Nationals MPs are openly questioning the coalition agreement with the Liberal Party, including one senator who was voted out after the election.

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NAB's $3.6b earnings top expectations but risks remain

National Australia Bank has reported a slight rise in interim earnings and says it's in good shape despite the economic threat posed by US tariffs.

Cash splash on Mother's Day, as fewer take part

Millions of mums will be spoiled as their loved ones splurge near a billion dollars on gifts and experiences this Mother's Day.

Call for better ways to stop violence against women

As rates of gendered violence remain devastatingly high, candlelight vigils will be held across Australia to mark National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day.

Can we cut the reams of waste in election paper trail?

Each time a local, state or federal election is staged, campaign materials create a mountain of waste - but are there effective ways to reduce it?

Renewables influx a cooler change to summer energy mix

More batteries, solar and wind have combined with shrinking coal input to help slash greenhouse gas emissions from Australia's main electricity grid.

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

An unusual spike in cases has sparked a warning for Australians to get a flu jab and lift poor vaccination rates as winter looms.

Election expected to drive confidence in electric cars

Australia's transition to low-emission vehicles could speed up after the election, experts say, fuelled by ongoing tax cuts and emission limits.

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