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Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy has taken aim at China's "unchecked exploitation" of Indonesia and other nations that risks destroying the supply of clean minerals.

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid vehicle sales speed up while petrol loses spark

Hybrid cars have more than doubled in popularity in the past year, surpassing electric vehicles and eating into petrol and diesel car sales.

Police search for answers in Bondi killer's past

Police search for answers in Bondi killer's past

Police search for answers in Bondi killer's past

Police search for answers in Bondi killer's past

Queensland Police had multiple interactions with the man behind a mass stabbing at a Sydney shopping centre, but say they did not need to take action.

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Rising rents eating up low-income worker pay gains

Rising rents eating up low-income worker pay gains

Both mortgage and rental affordability worsened over the March quarter based on latest ANZ and CoreLogic analysis.

Teen accused of church attack had knife-crime history

Teen accused of church attack had knife-crime history

A knife attack at a western Sydney church has been deemed a terrorist act, granting NSW Police expanded powers to act without a warrant.

Aust shares plunge on Mideast tension, rising yields

Aust shares plunge on Mideast tension, rising yields

The ASX200 index has suffered its second-worst loss in 13 months, dropping to an eight-week low as prospects dimmed further for quick US rate cuts.

US lashes disinformation in Solomon Islands election

US lashes disinformation in Solomon Islands election

The US has lashed Russia's Sputnik news agency after it published "baseless accusations" about alleged interference in the Solomon Islands election.

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Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Labor's new environment watchdog has gotten a lukewarm reception from conservationists who argue it must be backed up by law reform to stop mass extinctions.

Music festivals hit by 'perfect storm': inquiry told

Music festivals hit by 'perfect storm': inquiry told

Music festivals hit by 'perfect storm': inquiry told

Music festivals hit by 'perfect storm': inquiry told

A Senate hearing is digging into challenges facing Australia's music festivals following the cancellation of dozens of events.

Streamers have paused Australian content commissioning

Streamers have paused Australian content commissioning

Streamers have paused Australian content commissioning

Streamers have paused Australian content commissioning

Streamers have pressed pause on Australian screen projects while they wait for the federal government to settle local content quotas, an inquiry has been told.

Jail threat, apologies as supermarket chiefs face probe

Jail threat, apologies as supermarket chiefs face probe

Jail threat, apologies as supermarket chiefs face probe

Jail threat, apologies as supermarket chiefs face probe

The head of Woolworths was threatened with jail time while the Coles CEO apologised to suppliers during a parliamentary inquiry into supermarket prices.

Murray-Darling stakeholders to scrutinise basin plan

Murray-Darling stakeholders to scrutinise basin plan

Murray-Darling stakeholders to scrutinise basin plan

Murray-Darling stakeholders to scrutinise basin plan

Scientists, environmentalists, irrigators, community and government representatives will meet to discuss the health of Australia's largest river system.

Climate change differences for farmers by state

Climate change differences for farmers by state

Climate change differences for farmers by state

Climate change differences for farmers by state

A rural report into the impact of climate change in every state calls for research to determine how land management can help achieve emission reduction targets.

Threat level remains after religiously motivated attack

Threat level remains after religiously motivated attack

Threat level remains after religiously motivated attack

Threat level remains after religiously motivated attack

Anthony Albanese has called for unity following a stabbing at a Sydney church, saying Australia is a peace-loving nation.

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Support critical for Australia to reap battery wealth

Western Australia has warned that taxpayer support for critical minerals will be crucial to overcoming investor reluctance and market distortion.

Farmers must innovate or risk profits says CSIRO

Farmers must accelerate agricultural innovation to create more sustainable farming systems, according to Australia's national science agency.

Woodside defends 'honest' response to climate change

Woodside Energy's chair Richard Goyder has defended the gas giant's response to climate change in the face of fierce criticism of expansion plans.

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

A toxic gas is turbocharging heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching, and going largely unreported under "faulty" emission safeguards, satellite data suggests.

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News outlets risk using fake photos without AI policies

Only one in three media outlets have strict rules about generative AI tools and editors are concerned about spreading artificial images, a study has found.

Call for home battery cash to support solar milestones

Solar power is breaking records, and reigniting calls for a home battery saver program of up to $6500 to allow households to get more value from their rooftops.

Few avenues for appeal as polluting projects go ahead

Communities should be given the right to appeal the merits of federal government approvals for environmentally damaging projects, legal experts say.

Lehrmann faces crippling legal costs after rape finding

Bruce Lehrmann has been found most likely to have raped Brittany Higgins in a Parliament House office, in a devastating legal ruling against the former staffer.

Coral reefs hit by fourth global bleaching event

A fourth global coral bleaching event is under way, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared.

Police look beyond borders for motive in Bondi massacre

As a major coronial inquiry gets under way into the Bondi stabbings, detectives are headed to Queensland in a bid to uncover the killer's motive.

Australia to dodge United States' inflation uptick

Australia is unlikely to experience the same inflation upturn troubling the United States, though not all economists agree Australia is better off.

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