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PM flags possibility Payman will quit Labor in 'days'

PM flags possibility Payman will quit Labor in 'days'

Exiled Labor senator Fatima Payman's days in the party could be numbered with the prime minister fuelling rumours she is preparing to seek a new home.

Aussie shares rise for first time in new financial year

Aussie shares rise for first time in new financial year

Aussie shares rise for first time in new financial year

Aussie shares rise for first time in new financial year

The ASX200 finished up 0.3 per cent after supportive comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and better-than-expected domestic retail sales data.

Australian icon tops list of birds pureed by planes

Australian icon tops list of birds pureed by planes

Australian icon tops list of birds pureed by planes

Australian icon tops list of birds pureed by planes

Galahs, flying foxes and magpies have topped the list of animals that have perished in aircraft strikes in Australia in the past decade.

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Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Child safety advocates have called for greater online privacy protections after Human Rights Watch identified photos of young Australians in an AI dataset.

Veteran claims to be made easier with law changes

Veteran claims to be made easier with law changes

Veterans are hopeful planned changes to the nation's military compensation framework will mean no more delays for life-saving support.

$1.5b data spend to simplify bank switching a 'flop'

$1.5b data spend to simplify bank switching a 'flop'

A banking industry-backed report says just 0.3 per cent of bank customers were actively using the data-sharing arrangements made possible by costly investments.

Indigenous kids 'suffering in silence' with ear disease

Indigenous kids 'suffering in silence' with ear disease

More than 26 per cent of First Nations children suffer undiagnosed ear disease and one-in-five live with undetected hearing loss.

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Car sales hit speed bump as buyers step on the brake

Car sales hit speed bump as buyers step on the brake

Car sales hit speed bump as buyers step on the brake

Car sales hit speed bump as buyers step on the brake

Vehicle sales, including popular SUVs and utes, have hit a speed bump in Australia after more than a year of cruising through records.

Struggling online bookseller Booktopia collapses

Struggling online bookseller Booktopia collapses

Struggling online bookseller Booktopia collapses

Struggling online bookseller Booktopia collapses

Online bookstore Booktopia has entered voluntary administration after being unable to line up additional financing to sustain its loss-making operations.

Governor-general hosts flood victims in first meeting

Governor-general hosts flood victims in first meeting

Governor-general hosts flood victims in first meeting

Governor-general hosts flood victims in first meeting

Governor-General Sam Mostyn has vowed to visit as many Australian communities as possible to listen to locals and deliver their messages back to those in power.

Mother of Bondi stabbing victim pleads for more support

Mother of Bondi stabbing victim pleads for more support

Mother of Bondi stabbing victim pleads for more support

Mother of Bondi stabbing victim pleads for more support

A disjointed mental health sector means people are falling through the cracks, with the level of care dependent on where you live, a grieving mother says.

Non-consensual sexual deepfakes targeted in crackdown

Non-consensual sexual deepfakes targeted in crackdown

Non-consensual sexual deepfakes targeted in crackdown

Non-consensual sexual deepfakes targeted in crackdown

Jail terms of up to seven years will soon apply for people who create and share non-consensual sexual deepfakes.

High office comes complete with hot properties

High office comes complete with hot properties

High office comes complete with hot properties

High office comes complete with hot properties

When Sam Mostyn became governor-general, she was also handed the keys to some of Australia's most striking real estate.

Bird flu egg limits makes hash out of Macca's breakfast

Bird flu egg limits makes hash out of Macca's breakfast

Bird flu egg limits makes hash out of Macca's breakfast

Bird flu egg limits makes hash out of Macca's breakfast

Egg shortages caused by bird flu have forced McDonald's to shorten its breakfast hours while the Melbourne Royal Show cancelled its poultry competition.

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Greens on attack over Palestine after Payman suspension

Fatima Payman has been absent from the Senate after her Labor colleagues officially voted to suspend her as a consequence of crossing the floor on Palestine.

Supermarkets threatened with break-up for price gouging

The federal opposition has called for divestiture powers to break up major supermarkets if they have been found to be anti-competitive.

CFMEU angry over union-busting law after threat to AFL

The CFMEU has hit back at laws allowing a manufacturing division to file for divorce from the powerful union but the move has been heralded by other workers.

Farmers 'united' in fight over live-sheep export ban

Furious farmers have pledged to "change the government if we can't change the policy" after laws passed to end the export of live sheep from 2028.

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Aust shares drop again as Reserve Bank talks rate hikes

The ASX200 fell 0.4 per cent after Reserve Bank minutes indicated that a central bank's August meeting would be "live," with a chance for a rate hike.

What the world needs just now: a portrait of Bob Katter

Little-known committee meets to discuss commissioning a portrait of "colourful" MP Bob Katter

'No smoking gun' to hike rates though prices risks lurk

The path to beat inflation without tanking the economy is getting narrower, the Reserve Bank of Australia confirmed in minutes from its last meeting.

Afghanistan's women want refugee side in Australia

Players from Afghanistan's disbanded women's cricket have pleaded with the ICC to allow them to reform and play as a refugee side based out of Australia.

Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up

Creditors have voted to liquidate embattled airline Bonza with more than $110 million believed to be owed to creditors, workers, landlords and the tax office.

Watchdog warning ends Google deal with Telstra, Optus

Telstra and Optus have agreed to stop accepting payments from Google under deals to pre-install the tech giant's search software as default on their phones.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank names new chief executive

Chief customer officer Richard Fennell will replace veteran executive Marnie Baker as CEO and managing director of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.

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