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Power debts rise as end of bill relief hits home

Power debts rise as end of bill relief hits home

Electricity and gas supplier AGL accepts the end of federal government bill relief and cost-of-living pressures are hitting some of its customers.

One-year payment needed to help escape family violence

One-year payment needed to help escape family violence

One-year payment needed to help escape family violence

One-year payment needed to help escape family violence

Advocates are urging the prime minister to implement a 12-month safety payment for victim-survivors escaping violence.

Premiums rising at double inflation rate, insurer says

Premiums rising at double inflation rate, insurer says

Premiums rising at double inflation rate, insurer says

Premiums rising at double inflation rate, insurer says

The cost of insurance is surging at nearly double the rate of inflation, Australia's biggest insurer says, after its profit was hammered by a stormy year.

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Pirates Ahoy! Opera returns with new chiefs at the helm

Pirates Ahoy! Opera returns with new chiefs at the helm

Opera Australia's 2027 season features the company's first new production of Tannhäuser in three decades, the Pirates of Penzance, and a steampunk Magic Flute.

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Big polluters make small cuts under climate scheme

Australia’s biggest polluters have reduced emissions by less than one per cent in two years and an environmental group is calling for reforms.

'We're coming': police launch illegal tobacco crackdown

'We're coming': police launch illegal tobacco crackdown

Federal agencies have launched a nationwide crackdown on the sale and supply of illegal tobacco, as more than 100 service stations are raided.

'Hawkish' RBA open to more hikes after holding rates

'Hawkish' RBA open to more hikes after holding rates

Borrowers are on notice with the Reserve Bank signalling it won't shy away from raising interest rates if inflation comes in higher than forecast.

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'Stronger together': Fiji pact brought to parliament

'Stronger together': Fiji pact brought to parliament

'Stronger together': Fiji pact brought to parliament

'Stronger together': Fiji pact brought to parliament

The foreign minister has moved to formally ratify a major defence alliance with Fiji, just the fourth agreement Australia has signed.

Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage

Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage

Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage

Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage

A "doom list" classes one in five Australian mammal and bird species as facing extreme risk from the deadly H5N1 virus as authorities race to vaccinate animals.

One Nation MP wants Australia to 'survive on its own'

One Nation MP wants Australia to 'survive on its own'

One Nation MP wants Australia to 'survive on its own'

One Nation MP wants Australia to 'survive on its own'

The first One Nation MP elected in their own right to parliament has warned Australia can not be oblivious to growing global change.

Gambling reform deal edges closer as division remains

Gambling reform deal edges closer as division remains

Gambling reform deal edges closer as division remains

Gambling reform deal edges closer as division remains

Labor is confident of securing a deal for controversial gambling reforms, despite concerns the measures do not go far enough to reduce harm.

Shares lift as RBA holds fire, oil holds onto gains

Shares lift as RBA holds fire, oil holds onto gains

Shares lift as RBA holds fire, oil holds onto gains

Shares lift as RBA holds fire, oil holds onto gains

A Reserve Bank decision to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent surprised few, but investors are divided about the path ahead for borrowing costs.

Violent, gory content shaping youth extremist pathway

Violent, gory content shaping youth extremist pathway

Violent, gory content shaping youth extremist pathway

Violent, gory content shaping youth extremist pathway

A youth justice insider has exposed the gory mix of content shaping a new form of extremism, as authorities call out gaming and social media.

Data collection fever as households sign into census

Data collection fever as households sign into census

Data collection fever as households sign into census

Data collection fever as households sign into census

More than five million Australians have completed their census forms, as a government website tries to avoid a repeat of an infamous 2016 crash.

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Labor keeps voluntary assisted dying services offline

Doctors will continue to face significant financial penalties for delivering voluntary assisted dying care remotely as Labor knocks back reform efforts.

Aussie shipbuilder gets big offer for US operation

A South Korean conglomerate has lobbed a massive bid for an Australian shipbuilder's most lucrative business, sending its share price rocketing.

No apology necessary over Japanese melon gibe: Albanese

Anthony Albanese has denied he needs to formally apologise to his Japanese counterpart over controversial podcast comments over melons.

House price falls weighing on economic growth, RBA says

The deterioration in Australia's housing market will help slow the economy and get inflation back under control, the Reserve Bank says.

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Activists faced 'hellish fury' over violent game ban

Gamers unleashed a torrent of online abuse against five female activists to silence them after they stopped the sale of rape, incest and torture games.

Vietnam leader vows energy, defence-tie boost in visit

Anthony Albanese has met with the Vietnamese president as the two nations committed to deepening economic and defence ties in the face of global uncertainty.

Family tracking firm's shares dive despite revenue beat

Shares in Life360 have fallen by 13 per cent even as the location-sharing platform's revenue climbed 38 per cent and its user base topped 100 million.

Billionaire family-led group still eyeing acquisitions

A Stokes family-led industrial conglomerate, which missed out on orchestrating a takeover of Australia's biggest steelmaker, is still looking at opportunities.

Aussie media titan soldiers on during brutal ad drought

More aggressively monetising customers' data is on the table as part of a media empire's vicious cost-cutting and revenue-raising mechanisms after a tepid year.

New boss named to lead union movement after turbulence

Australia's new top trades union leader has been announced, following a surprise resignation several weeks ago.

Aussie AI player goes public, dodges data centre waste

A local artificial intelligence infrastructure company says it has solutions to Australia's environmental and privacy needs as it lists on the ASX.

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