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Australians offered repatriation flights from Israel

Australians offered repatriation flights from Israel

Up to 10,000 Australians in Israel will be offered repatriation flights as the Middle East nation reels from deadly terror attacks.

Australian shares rise again, close at three-week high

Australian shares rise again, close at three-week high

Australian shares rise again, close at three-week high

Australian shares rise again, close at three-week high

The ASX200 has finished up 0.7 per cent in its fifth straight day of gains amid a pullback in US bond yields and reports of new stimulus measures from Beijing.

Borrowers cutting back with more pain to come: RBA

Borrowers cutting back with more pain to come: RBA

Borrowers cutting back with more pain to come: RBA

Borrowers cutting back with more pain to come: RBA

Mortgage payments are at a record share of household disposable income, says a senior Reserve Bank official, and are expected to rise even further.

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'We need to have change': Dodson in pitch for 'yes'

'We need to have change': Dodson in pitch for 'yes'

The father of reconciliation has used a rare speech to urge for a 'yes' vote in the Indigenous voice referendum, arguing too much was at stake for it to fail.

Hopes monthly fee will sell business on electric fleets

Hopes monthly fee will sell business on electric fleets

Plans to offer charging stations for a monthly fee and without installation costs is hoped to put thousands more electric vehicles on Australian roads.

Bank boss tips living costs to ease, defends big profit

Bank boss tips living costs to ease, defends big profit

Most customers of Australia's biggest bank are well positioned despite a cost of living crisis, its chief says after the company booked a $10.2 billion profit.

COVID-19 costing the Australian economy billions

COVID-19 costing the Australian economy billions

Three years after the pandemic began, the COVID-19 virus is still taking a toll on the economy in sick days and healthcare costs.

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Schools, universities should embrace, not fear AI tech

Schools, universities should embrace, not fear AI tech

Schools, universities should embrace, not fear AI tech

Schools, universities should embrace, not fear AI tech

Australia's peak technology body says teachers would be doing students a disservice if they don't equip them with AI skills for the changing workforce.

Leave now call as Qantas chief announces departure date

Leave now call as Qantas chief announces departure date

Leave now call as Qantas chief announces departure date

Leave now call as Qantas chief announces departure date

Under-fire Qantas chairman Richard Goyder will retire from the airline's board in about 12 months but a fierce critic wants him to leave the company now.

Few Aussies grasp serious, urgent climate threat

Few Aussies grasp serious, urgent climate threat

Few Aussies grasp serious, urgent climate threat

Few Aussies grasp serious, urgent climate threat

Just 15 per cent of Australians say climate change is an extremely serious problem right now, with many viewing it as a future peril, a survey has found.

Comedian Cal Wilson dead at 53 after short illness

Comedian Cal Wilson dead at 53 after short illness

Comedian Cal Wilson dead at 53 after short illness

Comedian Cal Wilson dead at 53 after short illness

New Zealand comedian Cal Wilson, who made Australia her home, has died in a Sydney hospital surrounded by family and friends after a short illness.

CSL to bandage cost pressures to stem bleeding profits

CSL to bandage cost pressures to stem bleeding profits

CSL to bandage cost pressures to stem bleeding profits

CSL to bandage cost pressures to stem bleeding profits

Biomedical giant CSL has pledged to repair margins as cost pressures and volatile global currencies continue to bruise profits at the vaccine and plasma leader.

Australia sends aid to Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Australia sends aid to Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Australia sends aid to Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Australia sends aid to Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Australia is sending aid to Afghanistan to help humanitarian efforts after earthquakes struck the country last week, killing and injuring thousands of people.

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

Before she died in custody Selesa Tafaifa was pleading for her asthma medication and crying out 'I can't breathe', an inquest into her death heard.

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IKEA assembles low-emission hydrogen vehicle fleet

Swedish furniture giant IKEA is deploying both hydrogen and electric trucks in its operations in a bid to cut vehicle emissions.

South Sudanese refugees use VR to open up about trauma

Wearing a VR headset could unlock a new frontier in refugee mental health with South Sudanese taking part in a project aimed at healing trauma.

Aussie sporting stars tackle big issues facing girls

New research has found key disparities in attitudes towards girls in Australia, as two sporting stars work together to confront the issues.

Optus data breach fuels telco complaints

Australians have made their anger known, lodging more than one million complaints to their internet, mobile and phone providers in the last financial year.

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Digital wallets crackdown coming under new regulations

The federal government says it's modernising payment systems in Australia by pushing to regulated mobile payments such as Google Pay and Apple Pay.

Soft landing more likely for limping global economy

The global economy is limping along as inflation proves persistent, although the IMF is feeling more optimistic about a soft landing.

Australian shares rally to key marker in eight-day high

The ASX200 index finished 1.0 per higher following dovish remarks by several US Federal Reserve officials overnight.

Regenerative farming 'growing in momentum'

A national soils summit in country NSW has been told that regenerative agriculture is becoming more mainstream.

Business pressures ease in promising sign for inflation

The uptick in cost and price pressures plaguing businesses looks to have been temporary in a promising sign for the inflation outlook.

Nation defining moment as Albanese returns to Uluru

The prime minister is meeting with Indigenous leaders at Uluru and says 'there is a sense of history' as the nation approaches the voice referendum day.

Workplace laws an 'incoherent mess': industry group

A leading industry group has railed against the government's overhaul of workplace laws, saying the changes would be unworkable for business owners.

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