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Record first-half sales for Temple & Webster

Record first-half sales for Temple & Webster

Despite cost-of-living pressures, furniture e-retailer Temple & Webster says it had $254 million in first-half sales, up 23 per cent from a year ago.

Hate speech and 'doxing' under microscope after leak

Hate speech and 'doxing' under microscope after leak

Hate speech and 'doxing' under microscope after leak

Hate speech and 'doxing' under microscope after leak

Moves to strengthen hate speech laws and address 'doxing' have been expedited after members of the Jewish community had their details published online.

Economy 'not dying' but firms ready for tough times

Economy 'not dying' but firms ready for tough times

Economy 'not dying' but firms ready for tough times

Economy 'not dying' but firms ready for tough times

The business sector is losing some steam and dipped into below-average conditions for the first time in two years, even as consumers regained some optimism.

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Profits halve for Kerry Stokes' Seven West Media

Profits halve for Kerry Stokes' Seven West Media

Net profits after tax have halved to $63 million for Kerry Stokes' media conglomerate, while revenue has dropped five per cent.

Most Gaza war complaints to ABC allege pro-Israel bias

Most Gaza war complaints to ABC allege pro-Israel bias

ABC executives have been grilled during a parliamentary hearing about the public broadcaster's coverage of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.

Dutton cops heat from police over right to disconnect

Dutton cops heat from police over right to disconnect

The police union has condemned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, a former Queensland officer, over his commitment to unwind the right to disconnect after work.

MP makes 11th hour bid to stop Assange extradition

MP makes 11th hour bid to stop Assange extradition

An MP has made a last-minute plea to the federal government to help Julian Assange as the WikiLeaks founder prepares for what could be his final appeal.

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'Vaccine fatigue' dampened CSL's first-half flu sales

'Vaccine fatigue' dampened CSL's first-half flu sales

'Vaccine fatigue' dampened CSL's first-half flu sales

'Vaccine fatigue' dampened CSL's first-half flu sales

CSL says new vaccines against shingles and the cold virus RSV have led to fewer people being immunised against the flu, but it still managed to grow sales.

Sorry isn't enough: Stolen Generations call for action

Sorry isn't enough: Stolen Generations call for action

Sorry isn't enough: Stolen Generations call for action

Sorry isn't enough: Stolen Generations call for action

It's been 16 years since Kevin Rudd's national apology to the Stolen Generations and stakeholder groups are in Canberra calling for continued action.

Bendigo named top town on the back of Loong the dragon

Bendigo named top town on the back of Loong the dragon

Bendigo named top town on the back of Loong the dragon

Bendigo named top town on the back of Loong the dragon

Wotif has named its top ten Australian towns, with Bendigo in Victoria taking out the top spot for its Golden Dragon Museum and lively gold rush history.

Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

A Senate hearing has been told Australian soldiers being investigated for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan have gone overseas.

How asking a recruit's past salary entrenches pay gap

How asking a recruit's past salary entrenches pay gap

How asking a recruit's past salary entrenches pay gap

How asking a recruit's past salary entrenches pay gap

Employers asking recruits what they currently earn to determine their salaries can reinforce the gender pay gap, business leaders have been told.

Veterans' backlog on track to meet key deadline

Veterans' backlog on track to meet key deadline

Veterans' backlog on track to meet key deadline

Veterans' backlog on track to meet key deadline

A backlog of veteran compensation claims is set to meet a key deadline handed down by a royal commission, with a new model put in place.

Urgent changes needed to support women in STEM jobs

Urgent changes needed to support women in STEM jobs

Urgent changes needed to support women in STEM jobs

Urgent changes needed to support women in STEM jobs

A new report recommends changes to support more diversity in science, engineering and technology jobs, as the industry fails to embrace change.

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Better days ahead for Florence after a very dark year

Florence, the troubled tunnel boring machine, is back on solid ground and hard at work on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project, but it's slow going.

Criminal charges unlikely over dodgy offshore contracts

Companies suspected of bribery, money laundering and drug smuggling were given lucrative contracts tied to Australia's offshore immigration detention regime.

Immigration detainees not charged under emergency laws

Seven murderers and 37 sex offenders have been released from immigration detention, with the immigration minister under fire over how they've been managed.

Minister orders EDO probe amid confected evidence claim

A taxpayer-funded legal unit that fights environmental cases faces a federal government review amid claims it confected evidence in litigation against Santos.

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Heavy losses for CSL help drag ASX into the red

The Australian share market has finished down 0.4 per cent in large part because of a failed heart attack drug that CSL spent nearly $1 billion developing.

PM 'very concerned' about Israeli offensive on Rafah

Australia's prime minister has expressed serious concerns about the threat to civilian lives as Israel prepares a full-blown attack on Rafah in southern Gaza.

'One interpretation': Roberts-Smith judge queries death

A judge overseeing a defamation appeal by Ben Roberts-Smith has asked how else an elderly Afghan man could have been killed unless by unlawful execution.

Push to expand assisted dying treatment to telehealth

Laws protecting doctors for being prosecuted for providing assisted dying services over the phone or by telehealth have been introduced to parliament.

Psychiatrists fear worker shortage could hit patients

A survey of Australian psychiatrists shows seven out of 10 experienced burnout in the past three years and almost a third were considering quitting.

Climate risk assessment based on dream 1.5C scenario

Australia's first climate risk assessment will be based on a scenario that does not reflect reality, the Greens say.

Liberal senator Linda Reynolds to step down at election

Liberal senator and former defence minister Linda Reynolds is pulling the pin on her parliamentary career, announcing she won't recontest the next election.

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