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Apprentice dropouts in sights amid cost of living woes

Apprentice dropouts in sights amid cost of living woes

Apprentice dropouts and more inclusive training are in Skills Minister Brendan O'Connor's sights in unveiling a new crackdown on dodgy skills providers.

Critical minerals driving net zero even as prices dip

Critical minerals driving net zero even as prices dip

Critical minerals driving net zero even as prices dip

Critical minerals driving net zero even as prices dip

New data forecasts clean energy commodity prices will decelerate, while a consultation paper has been released mapping a strategy for the changing role of gas.

Basketball star Lauren Jackson suits up again in WNBL

Basketball star Lauren Jackson suits up again in WNBL

Basketball star Lauren Jackson suits up again in WNBL

Basketball star Lauren Jackson suits up again in WNBL

Australian basketball great Lauren Jackson has recovered from an achilles injury and will re-join the Southside Flyers in the WNBL this season at the age of 42.

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Urgent bid for changes to strengthen worker protections

Urgent bid for changes to strengthen worker protections

Emergency services workers and domestic violence survivors would be better protected under workplace changes, two key senators pushing for the changes say.

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fire season is under way as blazes burn across the country driven by volatile conditions with total fire bans in parts of WA, South Australia, Victoria and NSW.

Australian shares down slightly on eve of rates verdict

Australian shares down slightly on eve of rates verdict

The local share market has closed 0.2 per cent lower in quiet Monday trading with a long weekend holiday observed much of the country.

Voice volunteers hit the hustings as pre-polling opens

Voice volunteers hit the hustings as pre-polling opens

Crunch time has arrived for 'yes' and 'no' campaigners as early referendum voting opens and battlelines are drawn across key states ahead of polling day.

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US regulator's approval a 'game-changer' for Cyclopharm

US regulator's approval a 'game-changer' for Cyclopharm

US regulator's approval a 'game-changer' for Cyclopharm

US regulator's approval a 'game-changer' for Cyclopharm

Sydney-based Cyclopharm is preparing to send hundreds of its generators to the US for use in diagnosing pulmonary embolisms after receiving regulatory approval.

Sports fans entranced by epic AFL, NRL grand finals

Sports fans entranced by epic AFL, NRL grand finals

Sports fans entranced by epic AFL, NRL grand finals

Sports fans entranced by epic AFL, NRL grand finals

The AFL and NRL's premiership coaches say their triumphs came in all-time classic grand finals.

Party over for shonky international education providers

Party over for shonky international education providers

Party over for shonky international education providers

Party over for shonky international education providers

The party is over for dodgy education providers targeting international students with a crackdown on the rorts plaguing the immigration and visa system.

Borrowers survive fixed-rate cliff but more pain looms

Borrowers survive fixed-rate cliff but more pain looms

Borrowers survive fixed-rate cliff but more pain looms

Borrowers survive fixed-rate cliff but more pain looms

The expiry of hundreds of thousands of ultra-low fixed-rate mortgages has been painful but most borrowers have taken it in their stride.

Don't limit gas supply during green move: energy boss

Don't limit gas supply during green move: energy boss

Don't limit gas supply during green move: energy boss

Don't limit gas supply during green move: energy boss

Delays in approving about 40 new gas projects could risk supply and flow onto power bills, an energy chief says.

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

A survey has found Australians still fear what their workplaces would think if they told them they were suffering a mental health complaint.

Housing recovery entrenched but pace of growth eases

Housing recovery entrenched but pace of growth eases

Housing recovery entrenched but pace of growth eases

Housing recovery entrenched but pace of growth eases

Home values continue to rise but growth has slowed amid more advertisements for stock and the toll of higher interest rates and cost of living pressures.

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Shorten urges united approach to commission findings

Bill Shorten has urged jurisdictions to work together to determine the best way to implement findings from the disability royal commission.

More than 10,000 take up regional first home scheme

More than 10,000 home buyers have taken advantage of a federal scheme to buy their first property in regional areas in the first year of the program.

Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Locals and campers have been told to flee an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria's Gippsland region as Sydney sweats through its hottest October day on record.

Qatar Airways challenged to maximise Australian routes

Federal Labor minister Jason Clare says Qatar Airways should make the most of its existing Australian slots after the airline applied for more inbound flights.

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Price gouging child care could be named and shamed

Childcare centres charging parents exorbitant fees could be named and shamed under reforms proposed by the consumer watchdog.

Phase out of segregated schools 'wildly inadequate'

A Greens senator wants special schools for students with disabilities to be phased out by 2030, rather than the 2051 deadline proposed by a royal commission.

Boost to aged care nursing requirements kicks in

Aged care homes now have mandatory targets for the length of care provided to each resident per day, including 40 minutes with a registered nurse.

Voice success without bipartisanship 'unprecedented'

Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie says it would be unprecedented if the 'yes' vote got up at the voice referendum due to the lack of bipartisanship.

Crackdown nearing on international student visas

The federal government is expected to unveil changes to international student visas following a widespread review of the system.

Engineers, scientists to squeeze more out of oil, gas

A long-time engineering and construction contractor to oil and gas giants says it has a chance to play both sides of the energy and resources transition.

Remote mining tech gives Australia the edge in space

Australia's expertise in remote technology developed for the resource sector was the deciding factor when NASA came looking for a company to build a moon rover.

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