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Rise in Queensland baby deaths sparks review

Rise in Queensland baby deaths sparks review

Queensland has recorded Australia's second-highest number of perinatal baby deaths, however, the reason for the increase remains unclear, sparking a review.

Prices ease but insurance and housing are still biting

Prices ease but insurance and housing are still biting

Prices ease but insurance and housing are still biting

Prices ease but insurance and housing are still biting

Consumer price growth is coming off the boil but some key essential goods and services are still painfully elevated.

Business council slams reforms designed to help workers

Business council slams reforms designed to help workers

Business council slams reforms designed to help workers

Business council slams reforms designed to help workers

The government is facing pressure from big business groups who say it should amend workplace reforms intended to protect Australian workers from exploitation.

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Home prices climb and rate cuts could fuel more growth

Home prices climb and rate cuts could fuel more growth

The Australian market is stuck between the competing forces of poor affordability and a supply demand mismatch.

Australian shares retreat from all-time high

Australian shares retreat from all-time high

The Australian share market has dropped 1.2 per cent after Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell said a March rate cut was unlikely.

NZ eyes place in AUKUS alliance after trans-Tasman trip

NZ eyes place in AUKUS alliance after trans-Tasman trip

Australian foreign and defence ministers, Penny Wong and Richard Marles, have hosted their New Zealand counterparts for trans-Tasman security talks.

Insurers acknowledge faults after 2022 floods

Insurers acknowledge faults after 2022 floods

A "substantial misalignment of interests" ensued in the wake of flood-affected people trying to have insurance claims paid out in 2022.

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Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist's glass clouds bring dark truths into the light

Artist Yhonnie Scarce is staging her biggest survey show yet at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, using blown glass to shed light on some dark topics.

UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed the importance of the UN's humanitarian body in Palestine, days after Australia stripped its funding.

Biggest political donors revealed amid calls for reform

Biggest political donors revealed amid calls for reform

Biggest political donors revealed amid calls for reform

Biggest political donors revealed amid calls for reform

Australia's major political donors have been revealed, with calls to improve funding integrity and transparency.

Merger inks 'pit to battery' plan for vanadium ore body

Merger inks 'pit to battery' plan for vanadium ore body

Merger inks 'pit to battery' plan for vanadium ore body

Merger inks 'pit to battery' plan for vanadium ore body

The merger of Australian Vanadium and Technology Metals creates the leading ASX-listed developer of the ore used in non-flammable, long-term batteries.

More nurses, midwives pushed for vaccine mandates

More nurses, midwives pushed for vaccine mandates

More nurses, midwives pushed for vaccine mandates

More nurses, midwives pushed for vaccine mandates

A federal inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic has been told thousands of nurses were very pro-vaccine mandate as they saw it as a first-line of defence.

Concussions in community sport under the spotlight

Concussions in community sport under the spotlight

Concussions in community sport under the spotlight

Concussions in community sport under the spotlight

Australian sports and medical chiefs are pushing to prevent further concussions as they focus on educating community sports players.

Bulk billing bump welcomed but calls echo for reforms

Bulk billing bump welcomed but calls echo for reforms

Bulk billing bump welcomed but calls echo for reforms

Bulk billing bump welcomed but calls echo for reforms

An increase in bulk billing rates has been welcomed by patients and medical groups but those with chronic illnesses are warning more needs to be done.

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Sanctions for banks, businesses linked to Myanmar junta

Australia has imposed targeted financial sanctions against two banks and three jet fuel suppliers with links to the Myanmar military junta.

Tax talk turns negative as Labor gears for relief

Changes to tax cuts that increase the returns of lower to middle-income earners have spurred speculation about whether negative gearing changes are next.

Summer charging queues down despite rise in EV sales

Public electric vehicle charging soared by 150 per cent during the holiday period, providers say, but better etiquette and greater options kept queues down.

Warning over wedging Pacific Island nations with aid

Australia, the US and other partners in the Pacific need to work together to ensure development aid is not misused for political interests, a report says.

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Record-breaking lottery haul on offer with $200m draw

Powerball is poised to hand out the biggest jackpot in Australian history after there were no division-one winners in the previous draw.

Hospital waits balloon, GP visits down as costs bite

People are putting off seeing their local doctors, waiting longer for ambulances and languishing in emergency departments, federal government figures reveal.

First CEO appointed to national reconstruction fund

Ivan Power has been named chief executive of the $15 billion national reconstruction fund, aimed at boosting manufacturing capability.

Westpac to pay millions after 'unconscionable conduct'

After being taken to court by the corporate watchdog, Westpac has been penalised for engaging in in unconscionable conduct in 2016.

Aust shares close at record high after inflation data

The ASX200 has closed at a new record high, boosted by cooler-than-expected inflation data that raises the chances of quicker rate hikes.

Insurance fund for flood-prone areas: legal advocates

Advocates say a fund to help people in flood-prone areas afford insurance premiums should be considered as a parliamentary inquiry looks at insurer practices.

Powering regions with 'clean, green Aussie-made steel'

Some $200 million to future-proof regional steelworks and keep workers employed in a low-carbon economy has been handed to NSW and South Australian furnaces.

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