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Speedy electric car adoption drives charging challenge

Speedy electric car adoption drives charging challenge

Australian drivers are adopting electric vehicles faster than expected but, while cutting pollution, the trend is driving challenges for public charging.

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

In the Northern Territory desert, traditional knowledge and art are meeting Western science in a double-pronged approach to biodiversity conservation.

Aussie filming stalls over US actors' strike

Aussie filming stalls over US actors' strike

Aussie filming stalls over US actors' strike

Aussie filming stalls over US actors' strike

Actors have called "cut" on the filming of a movie in Australia as the cast stand in solidarity with striking Hollywood colleagues.

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Australia raises Solomons policing deal with China

Australia raises Solomons policing deal with China

Australia's foreign minister has met with a top Chinese diplomat to discuss issues including Beijing's policing deal with the Solomon Islands.

Voice referendum 'yes' and 'no' cases for all to see

Voice referendum 'yes' and 'no' cases for all to see

The voice referendum 'yes' and 'no' cases will be put up on the Australian Electoral Commission website as people prepare to vote.

ASX marches higher to end best week of the year

ASX marches higher to end best week of the year

The ASX rose 0.8 per cent to end its best week since November after another dove bearing soft US inflation data signalled the end of rate rises is nigh.

New RBA boss to follow Lowe's lead on interest rates

New RBA boss to follow Lowe's lead on interest rates

Philip Lowe will leave his post as head of the Reserve Bank, with Michele Bullock promoted to the top job as the first woman to lead Australia's central bank.

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'Country girl' elevated to vital national economic role

'Country girl' elevated to vital national economic role

'Country girl' elevated to vital national economic role

'Country girl' elevated to vital national economic role

The Reserve Bank of Australia will have a new governor from September in veteran central bank official Michelle Bullock.

Dubious 'greenwashing' in sights of consumer watchdog

Dubious 'greenwashing' in sights of consumer watchdog

Dubious 'greenwashing' in sights of consumer watchdog

Dubious 'greenwashing' in sights of consumer watchdog

Environmental groups say the government needs to be tough on businesses to avoid misleading consumers over green claims.

Peak agricultural chemical agency faces major shake-up

Peak agricultural chemical agency faces major shake-up

Peak agricultural chemical agency faces major shake-up

Peak agricultural chemical agency faces major shake-up

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has released a damning report into mismanagement at the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.

NAB staff secure better pay, working from home rights

NAB staff secure better pay, working from home rights

NAB staff secure better pay, working from home rights

NAB staff secure better pay, working from home rights

NAB staff will have specific working from home rights as part of an enterprise agreement to be struck, which includes pay rises totalling 17.5 per cent.

Murray crays and fish head home after flood rescues

Murray crays and fish head home after flood rescues

Murray crays and fish head home after flood rescues

Murray crays and fish head home after flood rescues

More than 1500 crayfish and hundreds of native fish are back home after they were rescued from the Murray River flood and sent on unscheduled holidays.

Major car rental firm swaps petrol for hybrids

Major car rental firm swaps petrol for hybrids

Major car rental firm swaps petrol for hybrids

Major car rental firm swaps petrol for hybrids

All passenger vehicles rented by Toyota-owned car-sharing service Kinto will be hybrid models after customers demanded greener options.

Matildas, France raring for bumper pre-World Cup clash

Matildas, France raring for bumper pre-World Cup clash

Matildas, France raring for bumper pre-World Cup clash

Matildas, France raring for bumper pre-World Cup clash

The Matildas and France consider their sold-out friendly match in Melbourne the perfect warm-up for their respective tilts at Women's World Cup glory.

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Drones a threat to critically endangered Aussie bird

Australia's largest shorebird is being pushed further towards the brink of extinction by people using drones, a study suggests.

Penny Wong’s message to Asian nations on NATO

Penny Wong has a message for Australia's neighbours on NATO's proposed expansion into Asia, as Anthony Albanese returns from the security summit in Lithuania.

Fears fire ants on march as eradication funding stalls

Australia's agriculture ministers won't say how much more they'll spend on fighting highly invasive fire ants despite accepting the need for serious action.

PM plays down bank chief talk as rate of interest rises

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government is yet to decide who will be chosen as the next Reserve Bank governor.

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Slow boil for caged eggs ban as cracks show in timeline

The use of battery cages for hens will be phased out in Australia but states are free to work out their own timelines for the national ban.

Australian share market soars as US inflation falls

The local share market closed 1.6 per cent higher after weak US inflation figures raised hopes the Federal Reserve could be nearing the end of its rate cycle.

Regional pacts the proper tonic for dodgy medications

Australia will boost funding to improve access to safe medicines in the Indo-Pacific, as competition with China for influence continues to rise.

Fadden voters are not looking at the past, says Dutton

The Liberal Party is stepping up its campaign in the Fadden by-election, with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton visiting the Gold Coast seat.

Dutton backs Morrison to make call on political future

Peter Dutton has hosed down suggestions Scott Morrison should resign from politics following the robodebt royal commission's findings.

BHP lodges High Court appeal on public holiday ruling

BHP will seek to overturn a requirement for workers to be asked if they want to work public holidays before they are rostered on.

Banks cast doubts over mandatory scam victims refunds

Financial institutions are under pressure to do more to protect customers from scams but banks say mandatory reimbursement will have unintended consequences.

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