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Australian shares finish flat after early gains fade

Australian shares finish flat after early gains fade

The local share market has ended about where it started after being as much as 0.4 per cent higher in early trading.

Reynolds, Hughes return as NRL finals jostling heats up

Reynolds, Hughes return as NRL finals jostling heats up

Reynolds, Hughes return as NRL finals jostling heats up

Reynolds, Hughes return as NRL finals jostling heats up

Adam Reynolds returns for Brisbane, while Melbourne welcome back Jahrome Hughes and the Roosters' Dylan Napa will play his first NRL match since 2021.

Meat industry risks butchering bold carbon neutral bid

Meat industry risks butchering bold carbon neutral bid

Meat industry risks butchering bold carbon neutral bid

Meat industry risks butchering bold carbon neutral bid

A CSIRO report of the red meat industry has recommended the sector reconsider its bold target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

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Lingering price pressures plaguing businesses

Lingering price pressures plaguing businesses

Cost pressures continue to haunt businesses and are still flowing through to a higher cost of living for households.

Black box found in Taipan military helicopter crash

Black box found in Taipan military helicopter crash

A key voice and flight data recorder has been recovered from the wreckage of a helicopter that went down during a military exercise and killed four crewmen.

Consultancy giants load up on $3.7b Defence contracts

Consultancy giants load up on $3.7b Defence contracts

Australia's biggest four consultancy firms raked in billions of dollars from Defence contracts, new analysis shows, sparking calls for greater transparency.

Cabinet retains the power to send soldiers to war

Cabinet retains the power to send soldiers to war

Decisions to send Australian troops into conflict will remain in the hands of federal cabinet, but the government has moved to allow more debate on the issue.

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Australia to strengthen objection to Israel settlements

Australia to strengthen objection to Israel settlements

Australia to strengthen objection to Israel settlements

Australia to strengthen objection to Israel settlements

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has pledged to harden Australia's stance in relation to the Israeli government's planned West Bank settlements.

Trade minister writes to China to end barley snub

Trade minister writes to China to end barley snub

Trade minister writes to China to end barley snub

Trade minister writes to China to end barley snub

The Australian government is continuing to lobby China to add its largest barley producers to a customs list after tariffs were dropped.

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors have rallied at Parliament House against the expansion of Australia's gas industry, warning it will harm future generations.

PM rejects claims of voice legislation being hidden

PM rejects claims of voice legislation being hidden

PM rejects claims of voice legislation being hidden

PM rejects claims of voice legislation being hidden

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit out at claims the government was hiding legislation on setting up an Indigenous voice.

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

Australian battery minerals and base metals producers are determined to move up the value chain, whether on team US or for China and its mega-factories.

Federal Labor pushed to follow WA on cultural heritage

Federal Labor pushed to follow WA on cultural heritage

Federal Labor pushed to follow WA on cultural heritage

Federal Labor pushed to follow WA on cultural heritage

A decision by the West Australian government to scrap Aboriginal cultural heritage protection laws has echoed in Canberra.

Lehrmann report sparks sexual assault training for cops

Lehrmann report sparks sexual assault training for cops

Lehrmann report sparks sexual assault training for cops

Lehrmann report sparks sexual assault training for cops

More staff and training over sexual assault are among responses by ACT Police to an inquiry into how the justice system handled a rape investigation.

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Lynas in the pink with best rare earths outside China

Lynas Rare Earths CEO Amanda Lacaze chuckles when Western governments get indignant about China's dominance in the sector, because its goal was never a secret.

James Hardie soars on strong first-quarter earnings

Fibre cement building tile manufacturer James Hardie says its operating cash flow was up 64 per cent to a record $US252.3 million in the first quarter.

Renters' rights and housing supply on leaders' agenda

Housing talks will be front of mind when state and territory leaders meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for national cabinet next week.

Push to refer ex-PM Morrison to committee over robodebt

The Greens have sought to have former prime minister Scott Morrison referred to parliament's privileges committee over his role in robodebt.

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Guns seized, hundreds of charges laid in bikie blitz

Almost 2100 police officers joined have forces for the bikie-focused Taskforce Morpheus, ultimately arresting almost 160 people and laying about 700 charges.

Bring back the arvo nap: save the air con and the body

A study into heat related deaths in the Northern Territory shows long periods inside air-conditioning is wreaking havoc on the ability to adapt to conditions.

Subsidies push to help tackle climate insurance crisis

Low-income households are bearing the brunt of a disastrous legacy of building homes in the firing line of a changing climate, a consumer group says.

Businesses weigh up banning TikTok on phones of workers

Australian workers may be banned from accessing apps such as TikTok and WeChat as a study reveals more companies are planning to restrict the apps.

Motorists paying more for fuel as oil supplies tighten

Motorists are being urged to shop around to find the best deals with fuel prices rising as oil supply constraints collide with strong demand.

Lehrmann inquiry reveals poor choices and behaviour

It was appropriate to prosecute a former Liberal staffer over Brittany Higgins' rape allegations but there were missteps in the case, a report has found.

Miners dig in for latest bonanza amid global change

Change can be daunting and mining bosses are facing it on all fronts as thousands gather in Australia's largest outback city for an industry forum.

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