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Cities cannot outrun hotter climates with air-con alone

Cities cannot outrun hotter climates with air-con alone

Mechanical cooling should be treated as the last line of defence against climate change, not the first, says an urban heat expert following European heatwaves.

Hopes for national gun buyback fade as deadline expires

Hopes for national gun buyback fade as deadline expires

Hopes for national gun buyback fade as deadline expires

Hopes for national gun buyback fade as deadline expires

National firearms reforms are drifting off target after a deadline for states and territories to sign up for an Australia-wide buyback lapsed.

Struggling shoe retailer to close most remaining stores

Struggling shoe retailer to close most remaining stores

Struggling shoe retailer to close most remaining stores

Struggling shoe retailer to close most remaining stores

Citing a shift to online shopping and a response to declining foot traffic, Betts will close 20 of its 35 remaining physical stores.

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Supermarket charges ahead with electric truck rollout

Supermarket charges ahead with electric truck rollout

Groceries delivered by a major Australian supermarket could arrive quietly after a $22 million investment in next-generation trucks.

Pubs to stay open all night for Socceroos clash

Pubs to stay open all night for Socceroos clash

Drinking holes across the country will be allowed to operate around-the-clock for Australia's upcoming win-or-go-home World Cup match against Egypt.

Aussies face 'poverty premiums' on insurance payments

Aussies face 'poverty premiums' on insurance payments

At a time when households face higher insurance premiums across the board, the industry is being warned not to penalise customers paying monthly or quarterly.

Warning 'dire combination' poses regional food crunch

Warning 'dire combination' poses regional food crunch

Australia is ill-prepared for a possible regional food crisis as El Nino, climate change and higher farming inputs collide, a former defence chiefs say.

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Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices

Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices

Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices

Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices

Recent falling house prices have barely eroded an affordability gap that has built up over years of rising values, as experts warn much more time is needed.

All frock and bubble at parliament's night of nights

All frock and bubble at parliament's night of nights

All frock and bubble at parliament's night of nights

All frock and bubble at parliament's night of nights

Politicians, lobbyists, journalists and staffers have donned their finest for the "Canberra bubble"-themed Midwinter Ball at the nation's parliament.

Banks and supermarkets drag Australian shares lower

Banks and supermarkets drag Australian shares lower

Banks and supermarkets drag Australian shares lower

Banks and supermarkets drag Australian shares lower

The ASX200 suffered its seventh losing session in 10 days, with Coles and ANZ suffering their worst day in months.

Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Anti-Semitic content is routinely allowed to remain on social media platforms, some of which remove less than a quarter of the posts, an expert says.

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

A Thai woman has reported a run-in with an angry Australian man, who was later accused of murdering a teenage girl whose body was found in a suitcase.

No by-elections please: AEC needs clear air for reforms

No by-elections please: AEC needs clear air for reforms

No by-elections please: AEC needs clear air for reforms

No by-elections please: AEC needs clear air for reforms

The new financial year was supposed to herald a new era of federal campaign donation disclosures and rules, but that's been delayed.

AI companies urged to pay up or stay out of Australia

AI companies urged to pay up or stay out of Australia

AI companies urged to pay up or stay out of Australia

AI companies urged to pay up or stay out of Australia

Australian news outlets are under threat from a growing number of hungry tech companies, including artificial intelligence firms which do not pay for content.

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'Watching like a hawk': servos on notice as fuel rises

Winding back discounts to the fuel excise are hitting motorists in the hip pocket, with service stations and suppliers monitored for exorbitant price rises.

Number's up for crisis-hit accounting firms in shake-up

Treasury is proposing splitting auditing and consulting functions under reforms to the industry following scandals involving the major firms.

Venezuelans grapple with earthquake losses from afar

Lethal earthquakes have mobilised a South American country's small diaspora community in Australia as they try to pitch in despite the distance.

Rocky year in shares as miners dig market out of a hole

The Australian Securities Exchange underperformed its international peers by a long shot in the past year, but some sectors still delivered strong gains.

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'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign

A weapons treaty Labor has pledged to ratify is gathering dust as Pacific islanders anxiously watch their region getting caught up in nuclear-tipped rivalry.

Artists urge big tech to pay up for scraping their work

Australian artists say they are victims of copyright crime due to AI scraping their works, and are urging big tech to negotiate licensing deals.

Fugitive developer and former premier's brothers probed

Shadowy political donations allegedly involving a controversial property developer on the run and brothers of a former premier are being probed by a watchdog.

Freefall: home prices notch biggest drop in years

Australia's housing market is undergoing a broad-based downturn with interest rate rises and affordability pressures denting investor confidence.

Billions in Defence blowouts 'the tip of the iceberg'

Tens of billions of dollars has been wasted on Defence contract blowouts, as critics say plans to overhaul the system will fail to impose accountability.

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Better transport, shorter wait times and cultural safety are all factors in improving immunisation rates for First Nations children, a study has found.

Ugly scenes at polling booths spark calls for reform

Electoral staff would get bouncer-like powers under a proposal to arrest a rise in antisocial behaviour at polling places.

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