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Warning on Indigenous voice debate becoming 'racist'

Warning on Indigenous voice debate becoming 'racist'

The debate over the Indigenous voice is becoming heated and campaigners on both sides are calling for civility to avoid divisive, racially charged arguments.

Australian shares rally on US deal to avoid default

Australian shares rally on US deal to avoid default

Australian shares rally on US deal to avoid default

Australian shares rally on US deal to avoid default

The local share market has had its best day since April 11, climbing 0.9 per cent on a possible resolution to the US debt ceiling drama.

Business leaders team up for stories of reconciliation

Business leaders team up for stories of reconciliation

Business leaders team up for stories of reconciliation

Business leaders team up for stories of reconciliation

Business leaders are working together during National Reconciliation Week to help foster better understanding of Indigenous cultures.

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Flannery backs COVID-style approach to climate crisis

Flannery backs COVID-style approach to climate crisis

Scientist and climate campaigner Tim Flannery says there are several decades of deterioration ahead before the world will see the benefit of climate action.

Aid groups welcome $29m to counter famine, starvation

Aid groups welcome $29m to counter famine, starvation

The federal government will commit an additional $29 million to respond to the growing crisis in Africa and the Middle East.

Nine PwC partners stood down after tax advice scandal

Nine PwC partners stood down after tax advice scandal

PwC acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins has apologised for the tax advice scandal embroiling the consulting giant and stood down nine partners.

New enterprise wants mob to explore strange new worlds

New enterprise wants mob to explore strange new worlds

Aboriginal businessman and managing director of Gunggandji Aerospace Daniel Joinbee wants more First Nations people to think about pursuing a career in space.

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Rock paintings evidence of elusive Aust-Indo encounters

Rock paintings evidence of elusive Aust-Indo encounters

Rock paintings evidence of elusive Aust-Indo encounters

Rock paintings evidence of elusive Aust-Indo encounters

Archaeologists have found evidence of previously unrecorded encounters between Australia's Indigenous people and those in eastern Indonesia.

Childcare waitlists delaying parents returning to work

Childcare waitlists delaying parents returning to work

Childcare waitlists delaying parents returning to work

Childcare waitlists delaying parents returning to work

A survey into child care by the consumer watchdog has found long waitlists for places are delaying parents returning to the workforce.

Rents to income levels shoot up to near decade highs

Rents to income levels shoot up to near decade highs

Rents to income levels shoot up to near decade highs

Rents to income levels shoot up to near decade highs

Rental demand is fast outrunning supply and low-income households are bearing the brunt of the rental affordability crisis, analysis shows.

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

A climate group has accused representatives for Australia's biggest car makers of privately lobbying the government for weak vehicle pollution cuts.

Insurers nudged to reward adaption to floods and fires

Insurers nudged to reward adaption to floods and fires

Insurers nudged to reward adaption to floods and fires

Insurers nudged to reward adaption to floods and fires

The assistant treasurer says the failure to incentivise climate-resilience measures with cheaper insurance premiums is "bad economics".

Pups go turbo for international working dog challenge

Pups go turbo for international working dog challenge

Pups go turbo for international working dog challenge

Pups go turbo for international working dog challenge

The Cobber working dog challenge is looking for the toughest pup in Australia and New Zealand, as canines are judged on speed, distance and duration.

Tech competition could hamper Australian economy

Tech competition could hamper Australian economy

Tech competition could hamper Australian economy

Tech competition could hamper Australian economy

A tech race between the US and China would have far-reaching impacts for the globe, with Australian research possibly in the firing line.

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National care economy strategy revealed

People will be able to have their say on a draft strategy seeking to fix the nation's care economy, as pressure mounts on systems including for aged care.

Greens 'no different' on racism: Lidia Thorpe

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has accused the Greens of racism, and is considering abstaining from a crucial vote for the Indigenous voice to parliament.

Senators to grill RBA boss ahead of June cash rate call

The top line items for Australian economy observers this week include the central bank governor's appearance at a committee hearing and monthly inflation data.

Workers return to cities but some still shunning office

Workers are gradually returning to Australia's biggest cities but some continue to shun the office to stay home, new data shows.

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China trade relationship slowly yielding progress

Trade Minister Don Farrell met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao on the sidelines of the APEC Trade Ministers meeting in the US overnight.

Little Qld station's huge contribution to reef science

A research station on the Great Barrier Reef is celebrating its profound impact on global marine science, at a time when coral reefs are in the crosshairs.

Country kids abuzz in transformational barber program

Students from Granville Boys High in Sydney's west travelled to Condobolin to show country kids their barber shop program and teach teens how to cut hair.

AGL has 'time tunnel' to Australia's energy transition

The energy transformation is playing out on a small island in South Australia's industrial heartland, where one of the biggest emitters is shaping the future.

Australia-US compact to help keep up with the bad guys

The sharing of artificial intelligence and encryption technology will part of Australia's deeper relationship with the US under an industrial-scale pact.

Apartment dwellers face electric car-charging dilemma

New apartment buildings must feature electric vehicle charging later this year but older complexes face a potentially tricky yet vital upgrade, experts say.

'Formidable woman' to fill Jim Molan's Senate vacancy

The NSW Senate seat held by the late Jim Molan will be taken up by former NSW Liberal Party president Maria Kovacic, who was preselected at a party meeting.

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