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NDIS cuts could restrict some people from work access

NDIS cuts could restrict some people from work access

The health department has not explained how budgets for travelling to work or medical appointments would be preserved under sweeping changes to the NDIS.

Wider watchdog inquiry launched into consulting firm

Wider watchdog inquiry launched into consulting firm

Wider watchdog inquiry launched into consulting firm

Wider watchdog inquiry launched into consulting firm

The head of ASIC has confirmed a broader investigation is under way into Big Four consulting firm KPMG following allegations from whistleblowers.

Chatbot mechanics: Aussies are turning to AI for fixes

Chatbot mechanics: Aussies are turning to AI for fixes

Chatbot mechanics: Aussies are turning to AI for fixes

Chatbot mechanics: Aussies are turning to AI for fixes

More motorists are turning to artificial intelligence for advice on how to fix their car and one in three trust the technology more than a human.

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'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

One Nation's most prominent figures have scrambled to clarify details of the party's housing policy after a senator stumbled through a "trainwreck" interview.

Scammers fleece Aussies of almost $250m in three months

Scammers fleece Aussies of almost $250m in three months

Cybercriminals are continuing to target Australians online to scam them out of their savings, but efforts to foil the swindlers appear to be working.

'No way' for Australia to talk way out of fresh tariffs

'No way' for Australia to talk way out of fresh tariffs

Australia will ramp up protests against the Trump administration's "unjustified" proposed tariffs but diplomats face an up-hill battle to secure a carve-out.

Officials bank on economic slump helping tame inflation

Officials bank on economic slump helping tame inflation

Australia is not experiencing stagflation but higher interest rates will help cool the economy and inflation, the nation's top bank official says.

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Star Lion out of QClash as Suns name debutant

Star Lion out of QClash as Suns name debutant

Star Lion out of QClash as Suns name debutant

Star Lion out of QClash as Suns name debutant

Brisbane are on a three-match losing skid and have lost co-captain Hugh McCluggage to injury for the huge AFL clash with Queensland rivals Gold Coast.

Minister backs aged-care automation likened to robodebt

Minister backs aged-care automation likened to robodebt

Minister backs aged-care automation likened to robodebt

Minister backs aged-care automation likened to robodebt

More than 1000 older Australians have complained about a tool which uses an algorithm to determine funding for aged care which cannot be changed manually.

Investors flee to safety as business confidence wanes

Investors flee to safety as business confidence wanes

Investors flee to safety as business confidence wanes

Investors flee to safety as business confidence wanes

The ASX has closed lower after weakening risk sentiment prompted a flight to safety and as large caps in multiple sectors sold off.

Red alert for green iron: Australia risks its advantage

Red alert for green iron: Australia risks its advantage

Red alert for green iron: Australia risks its advantage

Red alert for green iron: Australia risks its advantage

None of Australia's green iron projects are ready to launch and, without policy changes, the nation risks missing the opportunity to lead a global race.

Neo-Nazis lose fight to overturn hate group listing

Neo-Nazis lose fight to overturn hate group listing

Neo-Nazis lose fight to overturn hate group listing

Neo-Nazis lose fight to overturn hate group listing

Neo-Nazi group White Australia has been dealt a legal blow as it challenges hate speech laws which could cause its "extinction".

Foreign minister sees red over Greens' Gaza questioning

Foreign minister sees red over Greens' Gaza questioning

Foreign minister sees red over Greens' Gaza questioning

Foreign minister sees red over Greens' Gaza questioning

A Senate hearing examining Australia's support for Palestine was twice shut down due to unruly exchanges between Foreign Minister Penny Wong and the Greens.

Penfolds maker focuses on top drops as tastes shift

Penfolds maker focuses on top drops as tastes shift

Penfolds maker focuses on top drops as tastes shift

Penfolds maker focuses on top drops as tastes shift

Treasury Wine Estates believes its future lies in focusing on its top 10 "power" brands, including its flagship Penfolds reds, to improve shareholder returns.

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Australia to host Asia-Pacific's biggest data centre

Bitcoin miner turned AI data centre company IREN Limited has announced it will build a massive 800 megawatt hub, supporting hundreds of jobs in one state.

Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution'

A state government minister has conceded tobacco tax is fuelling rampant illegal trade as his federal Labor counterpart denies a cut would be a silver bullet.

'Fig leaf' tariffs blasted as US fires fresh tax salvo

A new round of US tariffs has generated a rare moment of political unity in Australia, with the government and opposition pushing back on the proposed changes.

Liberals mull Greens alliance to kill off tax changes

An unlikely political alliance could put the government's contentious changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount in jeopardy.

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Officials turn to AI to speed up sexual assault claims

Department of Social Services officials says artificial intelligence is being used to speed up processing times for thousands of applications.

'Bizarre': fight over Bruce Lehrmann's diary ramps up

A federal government bid to keep "classified" information written by Bruce Lehrmann in his diary has been labelled as bizarre in court.

Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.

AI's dirty secret: data centre boom threatens resources

Artificial intelligence could use three per cent of global energy by the end of the decade, the UN warns, and use 10 times more land than Mexico City.

Navy chief corrects 'insulting' claim about personnel

Incoming defence force chief Mark Hammond has clarified the role played by Australians on board a US submarine when it sank an Iranian boat as part of its war.

Global economic body weighs in on Australian rate rises

The OECD expects Australia's economic growth rate to slow to 1.8 per cent in 2027, which might require the Reserve Bank to lower interest rates.

Aussie shares bounce as rate hike fears ease for now

Miners, energy stocks and banks have helped the ASX stage a relief rally after weak GDP results boosted the odds of the Reserve Bank keeping rates on hold.

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