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Police go-ahead for contentious pro-Palestine rally

Police go-ahead for contentious pro-Palestine rally

Police and pro-Palestine protesters have reached agreement allowing a rally to go ahead in Sydney over the weekend, after the dispute reached the Supreme Court.

Rising grocery prices makes feeding kids a challenge

Rising grocery prices makes feeding kids a challenge

Rising grocery prices makes feeding kids a challenge

Rising grocery prices makes feeding kids a challenge

Australian shoppers say it has become harder to provide kids with nutritious food and it's time for the government to crack down on supermarkets.

'Overdoses will grow': calls for more injecting rooms

'Overdoses will grow': calls for more injecting rooms

'Overdoses will grow': calls for more injecting rooms

'Overdoses will grow': calls for more injecting rooms

Drug safety advocates are calling for more medically supervised drug injection services and other measures to reduce overdose deaths.

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Aussie shares edge higher amid growing Mideast conflict

Aussie shares edge higher amid growing Mideast conflict

The ASX200 has finished 0.1 per cent higher, with attention still focused on the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Aged care reforms may not alleviate long waiting times

Aged care reforms may not alleviate long waiting times

The inspector-general for aged care has told an inquiry older Australians may still be forced to wait long periods to access support despite sector reforms.

Hybrid vehicles in fast lane, as petrol cars slow down

Hybrid vehicles in fast lane, as petrol cars slow down

Australians are buying fewer new cars as the economy bites but hybrid vehicles are bucking the trend, sales figures have revealed.

Leave Lebanon now, but for some, it's not that easy

Leave Lebanon now, but for some, it's not that easy

Lebanese Australians are watching on in horror as Israel bombs southern parts of Lebanon and the capital, Beirut, levelling buildings and killing hundreds.

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Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Somalian poet Hani Abdile's Chasing Home weaves together stories of displacement showcasing the experiences of refugees in search of new belongings.

Staying put, some Aussies resist calls to flee Lebanon

Staying put, some Aussies resist calls to flee Lebanon

Staying put, some Aussies resist calls to flee Lebanon

Staying put, some Aussies resist calls to flee Lebanon

Australian Zakie Khoury Daou acknowledges the situation in Lebanon remains precarious as missiles rain down but says she doesn't want to uproot her life.

Court to hear police protest shutdown application

Court to hear police protest shutdown application

Court to hear police protest shutdown application

Court to hear police protest shutdown application

Police will try to shut down planned protests and vigils on the anniversary of Hamas's Israel terrorist attack, a moved slammed as an attack on human rights.

Aussie shares edge lower after Iran missile strike

Aussie shares edge lower after Iran missile strike

Aussie shares edge lower after Iran missile strike

Aussie shares edge lower after Iran missile strike

The ASX200 has dropped 0.1 per cent, with losses by consumer discretionary and tech companies outweighing gains by goldminers and oil producers.

Mixed fruit: SPC to merge with Original Juice Company

Mixed fruit: SPC to merge with Original Juice Company

Mixed fruit: SPC to merge with Original Juice Company

Mixed fruit: SPC to merge with Original Juice Company

Three Australian food companies are joining forces in a merger expected to deliver more than $400 million in revenue this financial year.

Rolling the dice: kids aged 10 caught in gambling haze

Rolling the dice: kids aged 10 caught in gambling haze

Rolling the dice: kids aged 10 caught in gambling haze

Rolling the dice: kids aged 10 caught in gambling haze

One in three parents are worried about their teens gambling, with children aged under 10 among those treated for related health problems.

'Living in limbo': calls grow to speed up asylum claims

'Living in limbo': calls grow to speed up asylum claims

'Living in limbo': calls grow to speed up asylum claims

'Living in limbo': calls grow to speed up asylum claims

More than 115,000 people are seeking asylum in Australia, sparking calls for the error-ridden system to be made faster and fairer for applicants.

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Indigenous women are being murdered at an alarming rate

Some 476 Indigenous women have been murdered over 34 years and current or former intimate partners were the main perpetrators, research shows.

Australia may miss billions in green Chinese investment

Chinese investment in Australia has fallen, despite the nation's growing budget for renewable energy projects in the transition to net zero emissions by 2050.

'Out of date': calls for wage boost for junior workers

An influential union official says 18 to 21-year-olds in retail and fast food jobs should be paid the full adult wage, rather than a junior rate.

'Even US' doing better on youth justice than Australia

Australia needs to dump its tough on crime approach towards kids and become accountable for its failures in child protection, the children's commissioner says.

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Expert rejects supermarket land banking concerns

A retail expert says it's "not unreasonable" for supermarkets to spend years developing sites for stores, as the government moves to crack down on land banking.

Generation dread: Aussies unprepared for money shocks

Most Australians are unsatisfied with their finances, with just one quarter equipped to handle unexpected money issues, a survey has found.

Fire ant eradication refuseniks face sting of the law

Tensions are ramping up between authorities and property owners who are resisting the fire ant eradication program with a lock-the-gates style campaign.

Sanctions slapped on three Russian cyber criminals

Members of the cyber criminal group Evil Corp have been handed fresh economic sanctions and travel bans by the federal government.

Users still frustrated despite falling telco complaints

Telcos still have work to do to improve customer service with delays in fixing problems and service fees among the top complaints, the industry watchdog says.

'Catastrophic' student caps blasted before inquiry

Training colleges have hit out at international student caps before a Senate committee hearing into new laws to crack down on dodgy providers.

Treated as 'animals': Lebanese anger as Israel invades

Politicians focusing on the visa status of a small group of people waving Hezbollah flags instead of hundreds being killed is alienating the Lebanese community.

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