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Telstra cops third overcharging fine in as many years

Telstra cops third overcharging fine in as many years

Australia's media watchdog has "lost patience" with Telstra after the telco was caught overcharging customers for a third time in as many years.

Stricter detention laws loom as sex offender arrested

Stricter detention laws loom as sex offender arrested

Stricter detention laws loom as sex offender arrested

Stricter detention laws loom as sex offender arrested

Released immigration detainees who pose a serious risk to the community face being locked back up as new laws clear the Senate.

Australian shares drop despite RBA rate reprieve

Australian shares drop despite RBA rate reprieve

Australian shares drop despite RBA rate reprieve

Australian shares drop despite RBA rate reprieve

The ASX200 closed down 0.9 per cent despite the Reserve Bank's decision to keep interest rates on hold at its final meeting of 2023.

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RBA gift wraps end-of-year rate relief for borrowers

RBA gift wraps end-of-year rate relief for borrowers

Borrowers have been spared more cash rate pain at the final Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting of the year.

Australia safety pledge as Israel issues travel warning

Australia safety pledge as Israel issues travel warning

Top ministers are assuring the Jewish community it remains safe in Australia and have condemned anti-Semitism after Israel issued a travel alert.

Virgin Voyages launches in Australia with a splash

Virgin Voyages launches in Australia with a splash

Dancers, champagne and Sir Richard Branson have all featured at the launch of a new Virgin Voyages cruise ship that will call Australia home.

University workers lose $159m in stolen wages

University workers lose $159m in stolen wages

More than 97,000 employees in the university sector have been underpaid to the tune of $159 million, new analysis shows.

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Shareholders slug Bank of Queensland with first strike

Shareholders slug Bank of Queensland with first strike

Shareholders slug Bank of Queensland with first strike

Shareholders slug Bank of Queensland with first strike

Bank of Queensland is the latest Australian company to suffer a first strike to its remuneration report after a year of falling profits and regulatory strife.

Late payment repeat offenders to be named and shamed

Late payment repeat offenders to be named and shamed

Late payment repeat offenders to be named and shamed

Late payment repeat offenders to be named and shamed

Naming and shaming big businesses that are slow to cough up what they owe to small firms is set to be introduced to stamp out payment delays.

Government taps private investors for net zero, defence

Government taps private investors for net zero, defence

Government taps private investors for net zero, defence

Government taps private investors for net zero, defence

Jim Chalmers will consider a number of ideas raised at a roundtable with some of Australia's largest investors to boost energy, defence and social support.

Farmers plan for drier conditions by preparing soils

Farmers plan for drier conditions by preparing soils

Farmers plan for drier conditions by preparing soils

Farmers plan for drier conditions by preparing soils

The majority of Australian farmers feel they are more prepared now to handle extreme weather than they have been for the past five years.

'Digital nation' tries to save itself from climate doom

'Digital nation' tries to save itself from climate doom

'Digital nation' tries to save itself from climate doom

'Digital nation' tries to save itself from climate doom

With rising sea levels threatening to wash Tuvalu away, the island nation has made a last-ditch attempt to preserve its statehood and culture.

Car sales break records but industry warns of slow down

Car sales break records but industry warns of slow down

Car sales break records but industry warns of slow down

Car sales break records but industry warns of slow down

Australians have broken new car sales records again but experts are warning the 'extraordinary' trend may not continue as the cost of living bites.

Australian democracy is in peril, warns university boss

Australian democracy is in peril, warns university boss

Australian democracy is in peril, warns university boss

Australian democracy is in peril, warns university boss

The outgoing vice-chancellor of the Australian National University, Professor Brian Schmidt, is concerned about a decline in public trust and bipartisanship.

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Infrastructure advisory body gets facelift after cuts

Reforms to the body that advises on infrastructure projects have been slammed as not going far enough to ensure transparency of government decisions.

Drier conditions to drive down agricultural production

Agricultural production is expected to fall to $78 billion in 2023/24, driven by growing global supply and drier conditions.

Flight delays loom as Virgin staff threaten stoppages

Cabin crew staff at Virgin Australia have overwhelmingly voted in favour of taking industrial action as negotiations with the airline hit a wall.

Westpac customers access online accounts after outage

Westpac customers have again been able to access their accounts after the bank said a "routine technology update" resulted in an online outage.

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Serious offenders face return to detention in laws push

The worst offenders recently released from immigration detention could soon be locked up again with the government pushing for new laws to pass this week.

France backs Australia lifting civil nuclear energy ban

Other nations should consider nuclear energy to help reach net-zero emissions by 2050, French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna says.

Australia and France strike defence pact on base access

A security agreement and a road map spanning greater co-operation in the Pacific have been unveiled by France and Australia.

Experts sweet on labelling crackdown on sugar claims

Australian and NZ food ministers have agreed to clamp down on sugar labelling, with products high in sugars no longer able to carry 'no added sugar' claims.

Door ajar for Australia-Europe trade deal, says France

France remains hopeful of a free trade pact after negotiations with Australia broke down and its president opposed a South American bloc deal.

Shareholders pull the plug on Origin takeover bid

Origin Energy shareholders have sunk Brookfield's $20 billion takeover bid and the promise of tens of billions of dollars extra in renewables investment.

Hopes of hosting COP31 hinge on phasing out fossil fuel

Co-hosting the next UN climate conference would require Australia to fully commit to phasing out fossil fuels and not to just a "phase-down", one expert warns.

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