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Former Qantas CEO Joyce faces extraordinary jail threat

Former Qantas CEO Joyce faces extraordinary jail threat

A coalition senator has delivered a remarkable threat to former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, suggesting jail is an option if he doesn't front a parliamentary inquiry.

Tech firm raises $15m to ease clean energy bottlenecks

Tech firm raises $15m to ease clean energy bottlenecks

Tech firm raises $15m to ease clean energy bottlenecks

Tech firm raises $15m to ease clean energy bottlenecks

Clean energy technology company Neara has raised $15.25 million to expand their digital platform and help integrate more renewable generation into networks.

Troops head north as army braces for regional conflict

Troops head north as army braces for regional conflict

Troops head north as army braces for regional conflict

Troops head north as army braces for regional conflict

Specialised combat brigades will be positioned in Australia's north in a major restructure to better prepare the army for conflict in the region.

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Household wealth grows but signs of pain emerging

Household wealth grows but signs of pain emerging

Australian households became wealthier last quarter as home prices continued ticking up and super balances swelled.

Timeline set down for Shane Drumgold's legal challenge

Timeline set down for Shane Drumgold's legal challenge

A date has been set for the ACT's ex-top prosecutor Shane Drumgold's bid to overturn findings against him after the inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution.

Smiggle, Peter Alexander owner posts record FY sales

Smiggle, Peter Alexander owner posts record FY sales

Premier Investments grew sales 9.7 per cent in 2022/23 despite higher cost-of-living pressures.

Fuel prices drive interest in electric and hybrid cars

Fuel prices drive interest in electric and hybrid cars

Millions of low-emission vehicles could soon join Australian roads, with a study revealing more car buyers will shop for electric and hybrid cars.

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Digital dilemma for remote Indigenous communities

Digital dilemma for remote Indigenous communities

Digital dilemma for remote Indigenous communities

Digital dilemma for remote Indigenous communities

Low incomes and poor infrastructure have left remote First Nations communities among the most digitally excluded people in the country.

Qantas chair to stay at controls despite mounting flak

Qantas chair to stay at controls despite mounting flak

Qantas chair to stay at controls despite mounting flak

Qantas chair to stay at controls despite mounting flak

Qantas boss Richard Goyder is defying calls for his resignation, saying he won't step away from the airline as it looks to improve its battered image.

Treasury warns rent freezes would reduce housing supply

Treasury warns rent freezes would reduce housing supply

Treasury warns rent freezes would reduce housing supply

Treasury warns rent freezes would reduce housing supply

Rent controls have been found to limit housing supply and the quality of homes, as well as disproportionately befitting high income earners.

Aust stocks edge lower, not budged by inflation report

Aust stocks edge lower, not budged by inflation report

Aust stocks edge lower, not budged by inflation report

Aust stocks edge lower, not budged by inflation report

The local share market has finished 0.1 per cent lower, as a monthly consumer price index report came in "bang on expectations".

Dugongs in steady decline along Great Barrier Reef

Dugongs in steady decline along Great Barrier Reef

Dugongs in steady decline along Great Barrier Reef

Dugongs in steady decline along Great Barrier Reef

Dugong numbers are shrinking over a vast area of the Great Barrier Reef and it's been happening for almost 20 years, scientists say.

Betashares to acquire Bendigo Bank's super business

Betashares to acquire Bendigo Bank's super business

Betashares to acquire Bendigo Bank's super business

Betashares to acquire Bendigo Bank's super business

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is selling its superannuation business to Betashares, one of Australia's largest exchange-traded fund issuers.

COVID-19 third-leading cause of Australian deaths, ABS

COVID-19 third-leading cause of Australian deaths, ABS

COVID-19 third-leading cause of Australian deaths, ABS

COVID-19 third-leading cause of Australian deaths, ABS

Nearly 10,000 Australians died from COVID-19 last year, the first time in more than 50 years that an infectious disease has been in the top five killers.

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'Whatever it takes': PwC's poor behaviour laid bare

A scathing review into PwC following a tax advice scandal found the firm overlooked poor behaviour and took a "whatever it takes" approach to business.

Inflation jump complicates Reserve Bank's job

Australia's consumer prices have risen 5.2 per cent in the latest figures, with fuel, housing, transport, food and insurance the biggest drivers.

Indigenous voice is 'not about race': Noel Pearson

Indigenous activist and spearhead of the 'yes' campaign Noel Pearson says the voice is about recognition and isn't about dividing Australians down racial lines.

'Corruption' of Roberts-Smith war crimes probe avoided

Ben Roberts-Smith's bid to limit defamation evidence viewed by war crime investigators will prevent the contamination of their probe, a court has heard.

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Allied Power acquisition to energise remote projects

Two companies are joining forces on energy transmission projects for the mining sector as remote operators increasingly need ways to decarbonise.

Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Artificial intelligence in health, education or agriculture could fix many social challenges and is within reach for even the smallest firms, a report shows.

Winner winner, chicken dinner: strike over at Inghams

Footy fans can rest assured that KFC and parmis are back on the menu after chicken workers ended a strike that threatened supplies ahead of the grand finals.

Shorten wants answers on 'confronting' footage of kids

Bill Shorten wants answers after "shocking and confronting" footage of children with autism being pinned to the ground by NDIS workers was broadcast.

PM defends lockdown exclusion from COVID inquiry

COVID-19 inquiries into measures like lockdowns and border closures should be handled by states and territories, the prime minister says.

Sorry business as voice voting and mourning collide

Remote voting for the voice referendum has started in the Northern Territory, but not without its challenges as communities grapple with deep-rooted issues.

Joyce to be summoned by Senate probe on Qantas lobbying

Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will be summoned to appear at a Senate inquiry examining the airline's role in a government decision to reject extra Qatar flights.

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