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Fossil fuel finances drying up as CBA cuts support

Fossil fuel finances drying up as CBA cuts support

Australia's energy transition has received a significant boost after CBA, the nation's biggest lender, ruled out direct financing of oil and gas projects.

'Shocking': sexual assaults at universities targeted

'Shocking': sexual assaults at universities targeted

'Shocking': sexual assaults at universities targeted

'Shocking': sexual assaults at universities targeted

A working group will tackle sexual assaults on university campuses as the federal government pledges to crack down on harassment and improve student safety.

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

The agriculture minister has confirmed the Chinese customs agency will reinstate barley producers CBH and Emerald Grain to the approved list of exporters.

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Volunteer veterans could bolster disaster response

Volunteer veterans could bolster disaster response

The federal government is seeking ideas from the public on how to respond to natural disasters without overburdening the defence force.

Rent research adds pressure ahead of housing talks

Rent research adds pressure ahead of housing talks

Research shows tenants could have saved billions of dollars if a rent freeze had been implemented, as Australia's governments meet to tackle the housing crisis.

Competition heavyweight to head up price-gouging probe

Competition heavyweight to head up price-gouging probe

Unions have set up an inquiry led by a former consumer watchdog chair to find out if price gouging is common and what can be done about it.

Funeral home owner agrees to $1.8b revised takeover bid

Funeral home owner agrees to $1.8b revised takeover bid

An ASX200 company that operates nearly 300 funeral homes in three countries has agreed to be taken over by a US-based private equity firm.

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Higgins calls out police conduct in rape investigation

Higgins calls out police conduct in rape investigation

Higgins calls out police conduct in rape investigation

Higgins calls out police conduct in rape investigation

Several officers who investigated Brittany Higgins' rape allegations are on leave and could seek compensation for the impact of the case on their mental health.

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

The federal coalition will present a plan for nuclear energy as an alternative to renewables but the government and Greens have ridiculed the proposal.

Miner rejects traditional owners' dust, noise claims

Miner rejects traditional owners' dust, noise claims

Miner rejects traditional owners' dust, noise claims

Miner rejects traditional owners' dust, noise claims

Claims of dust and noise emissions have sparked a complaint about Queensland's Carmichael coalmine, but the allegations are denied.

EnergyAustralia accused of false carbon neutral claims

EnergyAustralia accused of false carbon neutral claims

EnergyAustralia accused of false carbon neutral claims

EnergyAustralia accused of false carbon neutral claims

Australian parents have accused EnergyAustralia of misleading consumers by "greenwashing" a fossil fuel-generated electricity and gas product as carbon neutral.

Remote communities will be first to cast voice votes

Remote communities will be first to cast voice votes

Remote communities will be first to cast voice votes

Remote communities will be first to cast voice votes

The Australian Electoral Commission will visit a record number of remote communities during the voice referendum, traversing 3.4 million square kilometres.

Rudd backs Congress to snag Australia a deal over AUKUS

Rudd backs Congress to snag Australia a deal over AUKUS

Rudd backs Congress to snag Australia a deal over AUKUS

Rudd backs Congress to snag Australia a deal over AUKUS

As the US Congress deals with its end of the AUKUS agreement, Australia's representative in Washington trusts the nuclear submarine deal won't be sunk.

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Trust has not been broken between Western Australians and the government on heritage laws, nor is the Perth Mint a money launderer, the mining minister insists.

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Assange pursuit 'gone on for too long', Kevin Rudd says

Kevin Rudd will continue to advocate for Julian Assange as Australia's ambassador to the United States, declaring the pursuit of him as having gone on too long.

Uni body warns $7b at risk without more graduates

The head of Universities Australia says more tertiary degrees are essential to address the nation's skills shortages.

CBA posts record profit as mortgage borrowers cling on

As rising interest rates boost Commonwealth Bank profits, consumers appear relatively resilient with mortgage arrears remaining low.

NSW's worst police case: wrongly accused man gets $1.8m

An appeals court has upheld $1.8 million awarded to former William Tyrrell suspect Bill Spedding, citing NSW's worst case of police misconduct.

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New laws make it easier for spy agency to share intel

The attorney-general will not need to expressly sign off on who secret intelligence can be shared with under new federal laws.

Reconstruction fund board to bring wide experience

Board appointments for a $15 billion national reconstruction fund include people from various political persuasions and expertise.

Aussie musicians demand fair pay for radio plays

Australian artists want to be fairly compensated for their songs playing on commercial radio, pushing to scrap a cap limiting how much they can be paid.

Suncorp Group posts bumper jump in full-year profit

Suncorp Group says it still hopes to sell its banking division to ANZ but regulatory delays will cost it between $75 million and $100 million.

Procurement system a consultants' 'protection racket'

A parliamentary committee has savaged the procurement process for government contracts, saying it is an uncompetitive rort.

Up to 250,000 workers could get electric car discount

A change to small business software could help thousands more Australian workers access tax cuts on electric vehicles.

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Australia holds a third of the world's vanadium, an element that's key to a kind of battery that may be the answer to the long-term storage of energy.

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