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National centre to tackle gender inequity in medicine

National centre to tackle gender inequity in medicine

A new national research centre will challenge Australia's predominantly male-centric approach to medical care to deliver better health outcomes for all.

Stronger data protections for voluntary digital IDs

Stronger data protections for voluntary digital IDs

Stronger data protections for voluntary digital IDs

Stronger data protections for voluntary digital IDs

Private businesses will be able to use a new digital ID system that will be put in place to make it easier for Australians to verify their identity online.

Australian shares gain ground after domestic CPI report

Australian shares gain ground after domestic CPI report

Australian shares gain ground after domestic CPI report

Australian shares gain ground after domestic CPI report

The ASX200 has finished up 0.5 per cent - its highest level in almost three weeks - after February inflation came in slightly under expectations.

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Tougher restrictions for military secret sharing pass

Tougher restrictions for military secret sharing pass

Defence personnel privy to secrets and companies working with third countries will face stricter regulations under new laws aiming to bolster national security.

Cost of living, natural disasters impact tourism

Cost of living, natural disasters impact tourism

Domestic travellers are opting to have shorter, cheaper holidays closer to home as international tourism continues to recover from the pandemic, new data shows.

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled, disappointing Kylie Minogue fans after the superstar was announced as the annual musical festival's headliner.

Inflation holds steady but services prove stubborn

Inflation holds steady but services prove stubborn

Consumer prices are growing at the same annual pace as last month, with Taylor Swift concerts fuelling a minor uptick in hotel prices in the big cities.

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Carbon credit projects fail to offset emissions: study

Carbon credit projects fail to offset emissions: study

Carbon credit projects fail to offset emissions: study

Carbon credit projects fail to offset emissions: study

Australian researchers say there is little evidence of forest renewal on land being used to produce carbon credits for the offset market.

Questions over urgency to grant new deportation powers

Questions over urgency to grant new deportation powers

Questions over urgency to grant new deportation powers

Questions over urgency to grant new deportation powers

Laws that Labor is trying to ram through the parliament to give the immigration minister stronger powers to deport detainees have been sent to an inquiry.

Assange deserves 'humane and fair treatment': Labor

Assange deserves 'humane and fair treatment': Labor

Assange deserves 'humane and fair treatment': Labor

Assange deserves 'humane and fair treatment': Labor

As Julian Assange fights his extradition to the US, the Australian government has reaffirmed he deserves to have his rights upheld and be treated fairly.

'Please don't forget us': Ukrainians plead for more aid

'Please don't forget us': Ukrainians plead for more aid

'Please don't forget us': Ukrainians plead for more aid

'Please don't forget us': Ukrainians plead for more aid

Ukrainian children are begging Australia not to forget their plight as the nation fights off a brutal invasion by Russia.

Other stadiums 'well ahead' of Gabba: Cricket Australia

Other stadiums 'well ahead' of Gabba: Cricket Australia

Other stadiums 'well ahead' of Gabba: Cricket Australia

Other stadiums 'well ahead' of Gabba: Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia is pitching for a long-term solution to Brisbane's stadium limbo as the Gabba prepares for the end of its useful life by 2030.

Consumers hit in decade-long 'jihad on gas', users say

Consumers hit in decade-long 'jihad on gas', users say

Consumers hit in decade-long 'jihad on gas', users say

Consumers hit in decade-long 'jihad on gas', users say

Investment delays or ending projects to develop gas reserves could result in a worse supply outlook, a regulator warns, as pressure on the industry intensifies.

'Unacceptable' errors led to Telstra triple zero bungle

'Unacceptable' errors led to Telstra triple zero bungle

'Unacceptable' errors led to Telstra triple zero bungle

'Unacceptable' errors led to Telstra triple zero bungle

A series of embarrassing failures, including incorrect phone numbers and an incorrectly entered email address, contributed to triple zero delays on March 1.

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Emma flew with her wheelchair - it was a mistake

Unable to find a flight to take her wheelchair from Canberra to Sydney, Emma Weatherley says this highlights the discrimination people with a disability face.

Mandatory climate reporting regime pushed out to 2025

Corporations will be covered by a climate reporting regime under new laws but not yet, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers bends to pressure from the big end of town.

Disability scheme overhaul transforms access to support

An overhaul of the government's disability scheme could change the way Australians access support funding and give powers to the program's watchdog.

WTO rules against Australia on steel products complaint

Australia has lost its case in a World Trade Organisation dispute brought by China on extra taxes, with the ruling finding fault with Canberra's investigations.

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Ai Group backs minimum wage increase of 2.8 pct

Business groups want the industrial umpire to proceed with caution on its annual minimum wage call as unions vie for a bigger boost to help workers get ahead.

Students face poverty from course they 'do for love'

Students, academics, and union representatives are calling on the government to adopt new models to replace unpaid placements for social work students.

Call to block Woodside's $50b gas peninsula expansion

Prominent Australians have urged Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to save sacred sites they say are at risk from a new gas export hub in Western Australia.

Car prices won't spike under new efficiency standards

Australians won't be stung with higher car prices as a result of new fuel efficiency standards put forward by the Albanese government.

Property profits up as prices keep ticking higher

Australia's real estate resilience has kept on keeping on despite higher interest rates and gloomy consumer sentiment.

'Protect our children's future' with coal exit by 2030

Australia can slash climate pollution by three quarters this decade and enjoy prosperity, according to a plan that covers every sector of the economy.

MP details allegations of secret AFL drug tests

Allegations from a whistleblowing doctor of secret illicit drug tests to allow AFL players to avoid detection have been outlined by federal MP Andrew Wilkie.

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