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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.

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.

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.

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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

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.

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

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

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.

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Push for more supervision over terrorist Benbrika fails

Push for more supervision over terrorist Benbrika fails

Push for more supervision over terrorist Benbrika fails

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

Australia gains in corruption index but threats persist

Australia gains in corruption index but threats persist

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.

Workers fear use of AI in hiring and firing decisions

Workers fear use of AI in hiring and firing decisions

Workers fear use of AI in hiring and firing decisions

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

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

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

'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

Dutton weighs in on RBA amid banana price rise warning

Dutton weighs in on RBA amid banana price rise warning

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

Trump tariffs could boost case for rate cut: economists

Trump tariffs could boost case for rate cut: economists

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

Gender bias in healthcare guidelines is failing women

Gender bias in healthcare guidelines is failing women

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.

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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.

Drop in immunisation rates hits vaccine-maker's revenue

Sales of CSL's flu vaccines were down by double digits in the first half amid a fall in immunisation rates since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Migrant worker anguish behind Australia's meat industry

Overseas workers employed by the Australian meat processing industry have their freedoms restricted, work long hours and do unpaid labour, a snapshot shows.

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'Hold the line': politicians say goodbye ahead of poll

Retiring politicians have issued rallying calls to the nation to remain optimistic about the future as they bid farewell ahead of a federal election.

Kimberley matriarchs urge investment in women

The federal government must invest in Aboriginal women's leadership to make a difference in communities, one Western Australian organisation says.

Tesla slump and falling prices set to change EV market

Lower prices, more competition, and a market leader's fall in popularity could prove a tipping point for sales of electric vehicles in Australia.

Invincible no more: by-election puts Labor on notice

With a state by-election result hanging on a knife edge, voters have fired a "warning shot" at Labor ahead of the upcoming federal election.

Aussie shares dip as Trump vows to impose metal tariffs

The ASX200 has fallen after US President Donald Trump said he would impose new levies on steel and aluminium imports.

'Exciting' price caps could close health and budget gap

A government plan to cap the cost of essential groceries could help to improve the health of First Nations people living in remote communities.

ABC host labelled anti-Semite in wave of complaints

A torrent of complaints about ABC host Antoinette Lattouf accused the fill-in presenter of anti-Semitism and turning the broadcaster into a Hamas mouthpiece.

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