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Housing sustainability framework stands up to scrutiny

Housing sustainability framework stands up to scrutiny

With one in seven forecast to be living in community housing within decades, a review finds foundations are in place as pressure builds for broader standards.

Struggle for Aussies on income support 'national shame'

Struggle for Aussies on income support 'national shame'

Struggle for Aussies on income support 'national shame'

Struggle for Aussies on income support 'national shame'

Almost three-quarters of Australians receiving income support are cutting back on essentials including food due to the rising cost of living, a survey shows.

Census to include sexual orientation, gender topics

Census to include sexual orientation, gender topics

Census to include sexual orientation, gender topics

Census to include sexual orientation, gender topics

The 2026 census will include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity, following backlash against the federal government by the LGBTIQ+ community.

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Emissions blowout flagged if coal, gas extended: govt

Emissions blowout flagged if coal, gas extended: govt

Australia's emissions could blow out by an additional 1.7 billion tonnes should coal and gas be extended, government analysis has found.

Treasurer backs inflation target, despite rates risk

Treasurer backs inflation target, despite rates risk

Jim Chalmers has acknowledged there's tension between fiscal and monetary policy, but argues the government and the central bank have the same objective.

K-pop phenomenon continues meteoric rise in Australia

K-pop phenomenon continues meteoric rise in Australia

The rise and rise of K-pop shows no sign of wavering in Australia, with fans hungry for more show, more fashion and more dance routines.

More than moon dust: Space architect prints new habitat

More than moon dust: Space architect prints new habitat

Off-planet habitats could be 3D-printed from moon dust or Martian "soil", a space architect says, and teach Earthians a valuable lesson in sustainable living.

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Choir takes stories the 'world needs to hear' to London

Choir takes stories the 'world needs to hear' to London

Choir takes stories the 'world needs to hear' to London

Choir takes stories the 'world needs to hear' to London

An Indigenous choir, Marliya, will perform before their first international audience in October when they take their show Spinifex Gum to London.

AI is coming to your smartphone but not the guardrails

AI is coming to your smartphone but not the guardrails

AI is coming to your smartphone but not the guardrails

AI is coming to your smartphone but not the guardrails

Tech giant Apple is expected to launch its first iPhones with generative AI within days but experts say the technology still lacks safeguards.

Fight to keep deadly avian influenza strain at bay

Fight to keep deadly avian influenza strain at bay

Fight to keep deadly avian influenza strain at bay

Fight to keep deadly avian influenza strain at bay

Australia's biosecurity measures are being stress tested over the global outbreak of deadly strain of avian influenza.

Senator renews calls for AI ban in election campaigning

Senator renews calls for AI ban in election campaigning

Senator renews calls for AI ban in election campaigning

Senator renews calls for AI ban in election campaigning

Independent Senator David Pocock has renewed calls for urgent legislation to ban generative AI in election material.

Green shoots for consumer mood burnt by cost-of-living

Green shoots for consumer mood burnt by cost-of-living

Green shoots for consumer mood burnt by cost-of-living

Green shoots for consumer mood burnt by cost-of-living

Confidence is gradually returning to consumers, with interest rate hikes broadly off the table and tax relief helping to beat the blues.

The chips are never down in Bertalli's outback kitchen

The chips are never down in Bertalli's outback kitchen

The chips are never down in Bertalli's outback kitchen

The chips are never down in Bertalli's outback kitchen

Bertalli's hot chip van is a favourite among many rural Australians and the family business serving up fresh salty spuds at country shows for 70 years.

Farmers flock to baby-faced 'organic lawnmowers'

Farmers flock to baby-faced 'organic lawnmowers'

Farmers flock to baby-faced 'organic lawnmowers'

Farmers flock to baby-faced 'organic lawnmowers'

Vineyard and orchard owners looking to reduce chemical use are thrilled with a cute breed of sheep that's proving a powerful weapon in the fight against weeds.

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'It has touched us all': report into ADF suicides looms

After years of testimony, the chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has shared what he hopes will happen once the final report is out.

Nation failing to pull species back from brink: report

A new report card has given Australia an F, for fail, for its efforts to bring the nation's endangered plants and animals back from the brink.

Wild dreams and a car crash form golden threads of song

The Long Way Home, Australian country musician Matt Ward's third album, celebrates journeys through the bush, finding home, and falling in love.

Increased DV funding welcome, but more workers needed

Advocates have welcomed a funding boost for domestic and family violence but say more support workers are desperately needed in the sector.

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Job not over: what's next for NDIS after Bill Shorten

Outgoing NDIS minister Bill Shorten has plenty of work left to reform the scheme's ballooning costs and ensure its long-term future before his February exit.

Economic relief, veteran health to dominate parliament

As federal parliament returns, cost-of-living concerns and the mental health of defence veterans will be in the spotlight.

Employees working two or more jobs trending down

While the number of people working more than one job fell by 1.2 per cent, nearly one million Australians are in multiple professions.

Scientists find gas halo around a galaxy far, far away

University researchers have peered deep into the previously mysterious universe to find galaxies are much bigger than once thought, and are already interacting.

Aussie shares close higher ahead of key US jobs report

The ASX200 has finished 0.4 per cent higher hours before the release of a US non-farm payroll report likely to determine how aggressive US rate cuts will be.

Labor's future made plan could already be history

The federal government's $22 billion Future Made in Australia plan is 'flawed' and a way to entrench unions in manufacturing, the coalition says.

Landlord's market as property investor lending swells

Lending to investors continues to lead the charge and outpace home loans taken out by owner-occupiers.

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