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Rent hikes send household spending through the roof

Rent hikes send household spending through the roof

Renters hit with substantial price hikes are having to find room in their budgets by spending less on essentials as well as discretionary goods.

Calls to cut flight caps to lower prices, boost tourism

Calls to cut flight caps to lower prices, boost tourism

Calls to cut flight caps to lower prices, boost tourism

Calls to cut flight caps to lower prices, boost tourism

Removing a cap on the number of international flights coming into major airports would lower ticket prices and increase quality, an inquiry has heard.

Regional voice push intensifies ahead of first votes

Regional voice push intensifies ahead of first votes

Regional voice push intensifies ahead of first votes

Regional voice push intensifies ahead of first votes

The 'yes' campaign's efforts to sway undecided voters in the lead up to the voice referendum has intensified ahead of first votes being cast in remote areas.

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Call to bring forward net-zero to future-proof economy

Call to bring forward net-zero to future-proof economy

Australia needs to transition to net-zero emissions by 2035 if it wants to avoid a climate and economic catastrophe, science and engineering groups say.

Indigenous voting roll hits record ahead of referendum

Indigenous voting roll hits record ahead of referendum

Ahead of the start of remote voting in the Indigenous voice referendum, the electoral umpire says enrolments and other plans are well in train.

Lockdowns, border closures exempt in pandemic inquiry

Lockdowns, border closures exempt in pandemic inquiry

Experts will look into Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but decisions taken by the states on lockdowns or border closures will be exempt.

Emerging 'green premiums' for Aussie critical minerals

Emerging 'green premiums' for Aussie critical minerals

Seed money from Australia's green bank often goes to solar and wind farms but mining is recognised as having a "crucial" role in efforts to decarbonise.

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Frydenberg puts political return on hold for boardroom

Frydenberg puts political return on hold for boardroom

Frydenberg puts political return on hold for boardroom

Frydenberg puts political return on hold for boardroom

A parliamentary comeback at the next election is off the table for Josh Frydenberg as he takes on the role of Goldman Sachs Australia and New Zealand chairman.

Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

Junee fought back when the Commonwealth Bank prepared to close the only bank in the NSW Riverina town, an inquiry has been told.

Victorian judge to oversee ex-DPP Drumgold's legal bid

Victorian judge to oversee ex-DPP Drumgold's legal bid

Victorian judge to oversee ex-DPP Drumgold's legal bid

Victorian judge to oversee ex-DPP Drumgold's legal bid

A Victorian Supreme Court judge has been put forward to oversee a legal challenge by the ACT's former top prosecutor against the territory's government.

Australian MPs lobby US for Julian Assange to come home

Australian MPs lobby US for Julian Assange to come home

Australian MPs lobby US for Julian Assange to come home

Australian MPs lobby US for Julian Assange to come home

Members of the Greens, Liberals, Labor, the Nationals and independents have joined forces to urge the US to end persecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Australia backs Ukraine at UN's highest court

Australia backs Ukraine at UN's highest court

Australia backs Ukraine at UN's highest court

Australia backs Ukraine at UN's highest court

Australia's solicitor-general has delivered an intervention at the International Court of Justice in support of Ukraine’s case against the invasion by Russia.

Great Southern banks profit, readies microbusiness move

Great Southern banks profit, readies microbusiness move

Great Southern banks profit, readies microbusiness move

Great Southern banks profit, readies microbusiness move

Great Southern Bank will launch a modern platform for under-served microbusinesses in partnership with Sydney fintech Constantinople this year.

More house flippers take hit, owners staying put longer

More house flippers take hit, owners staying put longer

More house flippers take hit, owners staying put longer

More house flippers take hit, owners staying put longer

The number of Australian home owners selling their properties after only two years has risen, along with the portion of them failing to profit on the resale.

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Australia signs global treaty to protect the high seas

Conservationists are praising Australia's leadership after it signed a new pact to protect the parts of the global ocean that don't belong to any country.

Millions of Australians receive welfare payment boost

Jobseekers, single parents, renters and pensioners will get a boost to their welfare payments but experts warn many people will remain below the poverty line.

PM set to announce COVID-19 inquiry: report

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese could be poised to announce the details of a special commission of inquiry into the handling of COVID-19 pandemic.

Call to snuff out 'dead end' coal, hit net zero by 2040

Australia is lagging frontrunners on ending coal and must join big economies in accelerating efforts to get to net zero emissions, a global scorecard shows.

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Senator won't stop at 'no' in bid for 'X' vote to count

Votes marked 'X' will remain informal at the upcoming voice referendum after the Federal Court dismissed a bid to have them regarded as 'no'.

Recipe for change as dry spell may eat into food prices

The declaration of an El Nino event alongside a second driver of dry weather could prove to be another spanner in the works in the fight against inflation.

Lithium producer 'almost died' before leading the pack

Mining bosses have been warned to expect more scrutiny from regulators and investors as the critical minerals sector rides out a "tumultuous" period.

Qantas may cancel half of Joyce's $21m golden handshake

Qantas chairman Richard Goyder says customers have lost trust in the airline and flagged action on executive salaries, which could cost Alan Joyce millions.

Beekeepers shift to suppress spread of deadly parasite

A parasitic mite that preys on bees has spread so far beyond a containment zone that authorities have been forced to switch to a suppression strategy.

Banks push back on mandates to stay in rural Australia

Increasing branch closures across rural Australia have raised the possibility of forcing banks to operate a minimum number of country outlets.

Australia's triple-A credit rating reaffirmed

S&P Global Ratings has again given Australia a triple-A credit rating, which the government says is due to responsible budget management.

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