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Make it law: young Australians want healthy environment

Make it law: young Australians want healthy environment

Young people believe the right to a healthy environment should be set in law as Australia is accused to falling behind other nations.

Sunsmart campaign slip slop slaps into national archive

Sunsmart campaign slip slop slaps into national archive

Sunsmart campaign slip slop slaps into national archive

Sunsmart campaign slip slop slaps into national archive

The Slip Slop Slap! campaign jingle is one of 11 pieces of audio selected for the Sounds of Australia registry.

Photographs capture rural life's 'glorious in-between'

Photographs capture rural life's 'glorious in-between'

Photographs capture rural life's 'glorious in-between'

Photographs capture rural life's 'glorious in-between'

A striking image of two young female drovers finishing up a long day's work has taken out Galah magazine's inaugural Regional Photography Prize.

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'Inadequate': MPs admit tech knowledge does not compute

'Inadequate': MPs admit tech knowledge does not compute

A cross-party study of politicians found most were concerned about technology and cyber security issues but were not equipped to address them.

Consultation opens to address risk of 'carbon leakage'

Consultation opens to address risk of 'carbon leakage'

Public consultation has opened as the federal government explores policies to limit so-called carbon leakage, including a carbon border adjustment mechanism.

Sea dumping legislation passes the upper house

Sea dumping legislation passes the upper house

Carbon dioxide will be allowed to be exported from Australia to be stored under the sea after new laws passed in federal parliament.

Optus finally makes call on cause of outage chaos

Optus finally makes call on cause of outage chaos

Optus has revealed the reason behind a communications outage that caused havoc for millions of people and businesses around the country.

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Opposition loses bid to bring on workplace law debate

Opposition loses bid to bring on workplace law debate

Opposition loses bid to bring on workplace law debate

Opposition loses bid to bring on workplace law debate

The federal opposition has failed in attempts to force a vote on worker protection as part of carved out workplace reforms.

War crime whistleblower defends leaking classified info

War crime whistleblower defends leaking classified info

War crime whistleblower defends leaking classified info

War crime whistleblower defends leaking classified info

Lawyers for a whistleblower who revealed allegations of soldiers committing war crimes argue his duty to Australia trumps orders to keep the information secret.

Australian shares edge lower ahead of economic readouts

Australian shares edge lower ahead of economic readouts

Australian shares edge lower ahead of economic readouts

Australian shares edge lower ahead of economic readouts

The local share market has finished down 0.4 per cent, with every sector in the red except for utilities.

Welfare to get human touch after robodebt debacle

Welfare to get human touch after robodebt debacle

Welfare to get human touch after robodebt debacle

Welfare to get human touch after robodebt debacle

More than 50 recommendations of the robodebt royal commission will be brought in by the government in a $22 million pledge to improve the welfare system.

Selectors prepare for life after Lanning ahead of India

Selectors prepare for life after Lanning ahead of India

Selectors prepare for life after Lanning ahead of India

Selectors prepare for life after Lanning ahead of India

Australia's selectors are likely to hold off naming a full-time replacement for Meg Lanning when they announce their squad for a multi-format tour of India.

Responsibility not to 'politicise' conflict: Albanese

Responsibility not to 'politicise' conflict: Albanese

Responsibility not to 'politicise' conflict: Albanese

Responsibility not to 'politicise' conflict: Albanese

The federal government is facing questions over its approach to the Hamas-Israel conflict and calls for a ceasefire.

Logging ban can save Australia's iconic mammals: MP

Logging ban can save Australia's iconic mammals: MP

Logging ban can save Australia's iconic mammals: MP

Logging ban can save Australia's iconic mammals: MP

An independent MP is spearheading a push for Australia to wrap up its native forest logging practice, with fears iconic animals will continue being killed.

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Thalidomide survivors to receive formal apology

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will deliver a formal apology in parliament on behalf of the government to survivors of the drug thalidomide and their families.

Industrial action compounds port cyber-attack fallout

Major ports are almost back to full capacity following a large-scale cyber attack, with attention turning to industrial action threatening further disruptions.

'Alarming': big gaps in organisations' cyber security

The corporate regulator has called on organisations to prioritise cyber security after a survey revealed significant threats to the private data of Australians.

Spending wanes as consumers wait for next big event

Major events have been keeping spending elevated, with consumption in retreat throughout a quieter month.

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ANZ joins this banking season's $7b earnings club

Environmental groups are calling out ANZ's climate commitments while analysts said $7.4 billion in profit was a slight miss to consensus estimates.

New laws set to expand national redress scheme access

As parliament marked the fifth anniversary of the apology to child sexual abuse survivors, new laws will expand access to the national redress scheme.

Police spread thin with 'enormous' cost of protests

Hundreds of officers are being deployed to major rallies over the war in Gaza, leading states to foot the bill.

Dozens of refugees released from detention

In the wake of a landmark decision by the High Court, 80 detainees have been released from immigration detention.

MPs call on parliament to end grant pork barrelling

Independent MP Helen Haines is pushing for stricter reporting regulations and grant criteria in an attempt to end pork barrelling.

Federal Labor faces cost of living backlash from voters

Cost of living is the biggest issue facing Australian voters, despite Labor's reassurances it's providing relief, a poll published by Nine newspapers shows.

A 140km trip for childcare as rural families miss out

A shortage of childcare and early education services across the regions is leaving parents, children and entire communities behind, a national report shows.

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