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PM defends lockdown exclusion from COVID inquiry

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

Sorry business as voice voting and mourning collide

Sorry business as voice voting and mourning collide

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

Joyce to be summoned by Senate probe on Qantas lobbying

Joyce to be summoned by Senate probe on Qantas lobbying

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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Robotics hub could enable self-driving cars and rovers

Robotics hub could enable self-driving cars and rovers

Advanced technology including autonomous cars, moon rovers, flying taxis and marine vessels could benefit from advances created in a new Sydney facility.

Aust shares sink as US bond yields hit multi-year high

Aust shares sink as US bond yields hit multi-year high

Soaring US bond yields are pressuring equities as markets digest the probability that interest rates will stay higher for longer.

Hardship hits home as prices squeeze household budgets

Hardship hits home as prices squeeze household budgets

An increasing number of Australians are needing energy hardship plans to pay their bills as cost of living pressures bite into household budgets.

Nuclear medicine factory to replace troubled facility

Nuclear medicine factory to replace troubled facility

A new nuclear medicine facility will be developed in Sydney's south to deliver products for treating cancer and common procedures such as bone density scans.

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Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

Hundreds of encrypted text messages exchanged between the Home Affairs secretary and a Liberal Party powerbroker have left integrity experts deeply concerned.

'Pack of lies': voice opponent lashes Uluru statement

'Pack of lies': voice opponent lashes Uluru statement

'Pack of lies': voice opponent lashes Uluru statement

'Pack of lies': voice opponent lashes Uluru statement

A high profile critic of an Indigenous voice has compared the Uluru Statement to a "declaration of war" in an explosive speech weeks out from the referendum.

Plan to boost employment labelled 'missed opportunity'

Plan to boost employment labelled 'missed opportunity'

Plan to boost employment labelled 'missed opportunity'

Plan to boost employment labelled 'missed opportunity'

The Albanese government's employment white paper has been called a missed opportunity to curb inflation while bringing down unemployment.

PM urges Australians to prepare for the worst on fires

PM urges Australians to prepare for the worst on fires

PM urges Australians to prepare for the worst on fires

PM urges Australians to prepare for the worst on fires

Australia's governments and emergency agencies are being stress-tested ahead of a drier and hotter summer that carries the potential of devastating bushfires.

Security concerns 'red herring' in Syrian repatriations

Security concerns 'red herring' in Syrian repatriations

Security concerns 'red herring' in Syrian repatriations

Security concerns 'red herring' in Syrian repatriations

A trial over the repatriation of 11 Australian women and 20 children, who are being detained in Syrian refugee camps, has begun in the Federal Court.

More carbon neutral gadgets are coming but check labels

More carbon neutral gadgets are coming but check labels

More carbon neutral gadgets are coming but check labels

More carbon neutral gadgets are coming but check labels

Some of Apple's latest gadgets are made with greener materials and cut pollution with new modes of transport in a move experts say could start a trend.

Farmers backed to tackle disasters, drought front on

Farmers backed to tackle disasters, drought front on

Farmers backed to tackle disasters, drought front on

Farmers backed to tackle disasters, drought front on

Farmers and regional Australia are being told to seize the opportunities of the nation's transition to a net-zero economy after warnings of worsening droughts.

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Suncorp banking chief leaving amid court battle on sale

The chief executive of Suncorp Bank is leaving for wealth manager Colonial First State amid a court battle to sell the group's division to one of the Big Four.

Sex 'changeable': commission backs trans woman's case

The Sex Discrimination Commissioner is supporting a trans woman's lawsuit against a social media platform that blocked her after classing her as male.

ANZ fined $15 million over dodgy credit card fees

The Federal Court has slapped ANZ with a large fine for misleading customers about the funds they had available in credit card accounts.

Inflation expectations tick up as petrol prices lift

There's been a dip in in consumer confidence as rising petrol prices nudge inflation expectations, which could be of note to the Reserve Bank.

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Feral deer fatten up on rare, threatened alpine plants

Feral deer are eating rare and threatened native plants in Victoria's heritage-listed Alpine National Park prompting calls for action.

Pilots join calls for Qantas chairman to step down

Qantas will spend $80m in a bid to restore its damaged relationship with customers but pilots have joined calls for the embattled airline's chairman to resign.

Qatar airs anger at Qantas over flights-bid 'lobbying'

Qantas has been accused of drumming up negative messaging over Qatar Airways' bid for more flights into Australia by the Gulf state's aviation authority.

Australian shares rebound again to close up slightly

The local share market was down as much as 0.65 per cent in early trading but just as it did on Friday, staged an afternoon comeback to close slightly higher.

Payment plan to help pensioners, job seekers into work

Job seekers will get welfare benefits for up to six months as they transition into the workforce, under a suite of changes announced by the Albanese government.

Technicolour quilts sewing a path to financial freedom

A new program is offering single mothers on parenting benefits the chance to start their own businesses for greater freedom and flexibility.

Heat on climate, gender at companies' annual meetings

The annual general meeting season is expected to kick off with a focus on sustainability, remuneration for bosses and votes against all-male boards.

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