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Bosses pocket higher pay amid cost-of-living headaches

Bosses pocket higher pay amid cost-of-living headaches

Chief executives have received an average earnings boost of 14 per cent, a new report shows, as the pay packets of general staff increased by five per cent.

Call to cut exports, not follow 'wrong' future gas plan

Call to cut exports, not follow 'wrong' future gas plan

Call to cut exports, not follow 'wrong' future gas plan

Call to cut exports, not follow 'wrong' future gas plan

A phase-down of gas exports and reserving supplies for dwindling local use would be a "real future gas strategy" for Australia, according to a climate body.

'Beyond belief': cancer risk poses water rules queries

'Beyond belief': cancer risk poses water rules queries

'Beyond belief': cancer risk poses water rules queries

'Beyond belief': cancer risk poses water rules queries

Experts want drinking water standards lifted after the US cracked down on the presence of chemicals linked to causing cancer.

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Households keep falling behind as rate increases bite

Households keep falling behind as rate increases bite

Most borrowers are adapting to tough financial conditions but the number of people in hardship or struggling to meet repayments is growing.

Chinese premier to visit Australia for four-day tour

Chinese premier to visit Australia for four-day tour

Li Qiang will be the first Chinese premier to visit Australia for seven years when he makes an official trip to Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.

Australian shares down in worst day in seven weeks

Australian shares down in worst day in seven weeks

The ASX200 has finished down 1.3 per cent after a better-than-expected US jobs report over the weekend pushed back expectations on rate cuts.

Amid climate war redux, expert urges Paris compliance

Amid climate war redux, expert urges Paris compliance

An expert has urged Australia to continue on its course of climate action as an opposition plan to scrap targets threatens to unleash "unmitigated emissions".

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Entitlements up in the air as Bonza workers jettisoned

Entitlements up in the air as Bonza workers jettisoned

Entitlements up in the air as Bonza workers jettisoned

Entitlements up in the air as Bonza workers jettisoned

More than 300 Bonza workers have been sacked after administrators failed to find a buyer to bail out the grounded airline.

Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

An analysis of vocational training has identified four courses at high risk from artificial intelligence technology even though they are in high demand.

Tree changers expecting too much from life in the bush

Tree changers expecting too much from life in the bush

Tree changers expecting too much from life in the bush

Tree changers expecting too much from life in the bush

Population growth is a "negative sum outcome" for some rural councils as they scramble to provide early education, health care and aged care on limited funds.

Skills shortage could lead to food insecurity

Skills shortage could lead to food insecurity

Skills shortage could lead to food insecurity

Skills shortage could lead to food insecurity

A lack of scientists across Canada, New Zealand and Australia who specialise in plant breeding could lead to global food insecurity, according to new research.

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Why all smartphones are adding artificial intelligence

Apple has revealed plans to put ChatGPT in iPhones and, with Google and Samsung embracing AI tools, experts say they will soon be ubiquitous.

Spotlight on long COVID as millions spent on research

Spotlight on long COVID as millions spent on research

Spotlight on long COVID as millions spent on research

Spotlight on long COVID as millions spent on research

More than four years since the outbreak of COVID-19, the government is investing nearly $15 million into research of its long-term symptoms.

Grants for homes 'save billions on big energy projects'

Grants for homes 'save billions on big energy projects'

Grants for homes 'save billions on big energy projects'

Grants for homes 'save billions on big energy projects'

Incentivising households and landlords into renewable tech such as batteries and solar would save billions on large-scale infrastructure, a report says.

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Electric cars are not the only fix for green transport

Governments will need to look at more than just electric vehicles to make significant transport emission cuts, modelling from Monash University says.

Demand for AI skills falls, with ads 'extremely rare'

Despite the artificial intelligence hype, analysis of Australian job ad data suggests demand for employees able to work with the models has taken a back seat.

PM blasts opposition for shifting goals on climate

An opposition plan to rework interim climate commitments has attracted the ire of the prime minister, who says 2030 goals are achievable.

Federal minister joins Middle East crisis talks on Gaza

An Egyptian-born federal minister will represent Australia at crisis talks in the Middle East over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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Coalition gains on Labor as cost-of-living crisis bites

Labor and the coalition are neck and neck on a two-party preferred basis as Australians struggle with the pressure to survive in a cost-of-living crisis.

Pandemic hardline premier honours 'independent of govt'

The prime minister has played a straight bat when asked about the inclusion of a hardline pandemic-era premier in the King's Birthday Honours list.

Social media key to stamping out vape and smoking rates

A generation of Australians are being set up for a health "catastrophe" unless action is taken against rising addictions to vaping and smoking, top doctors say.

Palestine soccer boss visa decision not my call: PM

A decision to deny the head of Palestine's football association entry to Australia was made by the Immigration Department, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

New chair to take reins as Costello quits Nine board

Nine Entertainment deputy chair Catherine West will take over as chair of the major media company following Peter Costello's exit.

Minister blasts Greens over Israel defence export deals

A senior minister has hit out at the Greens for claiming Australia exports weapons to Israel, suggesting the minor party lied for political advantage.

Boomers won't give up retirement dreams for kids

While most older Australians believe their kids face bigger financial struggles than they did, most won't help out at the cost of their retirement lifestyle.

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