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Homes too chilly and mouldy during winter, renters say

Homes too chilly and mouldy during winter, renters say

Requiring landlords to install efficient heaters and ceiling insulation could keep renters healthy and homes free of mould, a tenant organisation recommends.

Consumers in pain but find Matildas and movie money

Consumers in pain but find Matildas and movie money

Consumers in pain but find Matildas and movie money

Consumers in pain but find Matildas and movie money

An influx of university students, Matildas fever and surging petrol prices have kept consumer spending expanding even as household budgets take a hammering.

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Most Australians want coal, oil and gas companies profiting amid a climate crisis to pay for the damage they are causing, a survey shows.

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Feds 'playing catch-up' on use of ChatGPT in schools

Feds 'playing catch-up' on use of ChatGPT in schools

Australia could build a version of ChatGPT for schools to avoid bogus Internet-derived information being used by students and teachers, an inquiry hears.

Rent squeeze leaving Australians 'stuck' in the regions

Rent squeeze leaving Australians 'stuck' in the regions

New regional residents will need good jobs, decent pay and safe communities to stay in the bush for good, a conference has been told.

Insurers demand action on risks to stay above water

Insurers demand action on risks to stay above water

The financial hit from catastrophes may have dropped over the past 12 months but insurance premiums keep rising, an industry report shows.

Crossbenchers fire up over support for first responders

Crossbenchers fire up over support for first responders

The inclusion of changes to protect first responders and domestic violence survivors in Labor's workplace bill has been labelled a "cynical ploy".

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Businesses trundling along, despite consumer caution

Businesses trundling along, despite consumer caution

Businesses trundling along, despite consumer caution

Businesses trundling along, despite consumer caution

Australian businesses are still faring relatively well but consumers remain fearful, despite the interest rate hiking cycle drawing to a close.

Biggest super fund 'engaged' with Woodside over climate

Biggest super fund 'engaged' with Woodside over climate

Biggest super fund 'engaged' with Woodside over climate

Biggest super fund 'engaged' with Woodside over climate

A leading investor rejects allegations of "greenwashing" over its support for three Woodside Energy directors, including resources stalwart Ian Macfarlane.

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Australian agricultural exports have hit a record high for a second year, as China stays the number one destination, fuelled by continued demand for crops.

Cost of living crisis a double whammy as poor pay more

Cost of living crisis a double whammy as poor pay more

Cost of living crisis a double whammy as poor pay more

Cost of living crisis a double whammy as poor pay more

Australians on lower incomes often pay more for the same basic essentials due to being less able to shop around or buy in bulk, a new report has found.

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Scrutiny on businesses using carbon credits to meet declared climate commitments is bringing pressure for more ambitious plans to cut emissions.

New alliance calls for $100b clean energy package

New alliance calls for $100b clean energy package

New alliance calls for $100b clean energy package

New alliance calls for $100b clean energy package

The US Inflation Reduction Act has triggered an investment race and a new alliance says Australia needs its own package to kickstart clean industries.

Melbourne traders fear drop after Bourke Street attack

Melbourne traders fear drop after Bourke Street attack

Melbourne traders fear drop after Bourke Street attack

Melbourne traders fear drop after Bourke Street attack

Business owners in Melbourne's CBD fear the latest deadly Bourke Street incident could have a lasting impact with some already experiencing a fall in customers.

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Cap mining's diesel rebates to electrify change: report

A free pass on diesel use for the mining sector is preventing Australia from becoming an industrial powerhouse and battery manufacturer, a think tank says.

Labour force resilience to be tested as market softens

Fresh labour force numbers and a peek inside the business sector will dominate the economic agenda amid indications the jobs market is starting to cool.

Founder draws on seeds of change with hemp construction

At a processing mill in northern Tasmania, a women-only start-up with bold expansion plans is using an unlikely material to shake up the construction sector.

G20 'consensus' on leaders' declaration as summit opens

"It is time for all of us to move together," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as he opens the Group of 20 (G20) summit in New Delhi.

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Time for some sunlight through the clouds of aviation

The debate over Qantas' behaviour and the decision to reject extra flights for Qatar Airways have highlighted the need for greater scrutiny of aviation.

Europe selects Aussie wave technology for ocean energy

An Aussie company is taking wave energy technology named after a Greek goddess to a test zone off the coast of Spain after winning a competitive tender.

Call to 'fix the system, not the girls' for tech future

Award billions of dollars in federal technology contracts to firms trying to change the industry, a high-profile group of women have told a federal review.

Grok takes full stake in massive solar project SunCable

SunCable is now wholly owned by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures after a dispute threatened to throw the massive solar project into disarray.

SA spruiks wine, taxes to poach business from Victoria

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he is not worried by a South Australian campaign to poach businesses, but says the state should pay back GST revenue.

Farm dams pumped as reservoirs of vital energy storage

Farm dams could become micro pumped-hydro plants and store otherwise wasted solar power to slash energy bills and prevent blackouts in isolated communities.

Practical industry options to cut through hydrogen hype

Rivals are rolling out ambitious industrial policies and Australia must match these on its own terms, a business group will tell a hydrogen summit.

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