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No nukes till late 2030s: energy switch may take years

No nukes till late 2030s: energy switch may take years

Establishing nuclear power plants in Australia may take more than a decade, an inquiry has heard, and dealing with radioactive waste might be longer.

Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste

Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste

Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste

Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste

Millions of meals that are being dumped in landfill could instead end up on the plates of vulnerable Australians who need them, under proposed tax changes.

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

A pay increase will help bolster the childcare sector but there are warnings more must be done to address market concentration and keep costs low for families.

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Read null about it: privacy changes could bury news

Read null about it: privacy changes could bury news

Changes to Australian privacy laws could open an avenue for powerful people to shut down news coverage, a group has told a Senate inquiry.

Third baby death at hospital sparks new probe

Third baby death at hospital sparks new probe

A regional hospital has ruled out staffing issues being linked to another baby death at the facility as a probe is launched into the latest case.

Complex laws a barrier for DV survivors: legal group

Complex laws a barrier for DV survivors: legal group

Changes to family law will take domestic violence into account for decisions, but advocates say complexities will make it hard for survivors speaking out.

Chips down, shares up as Star fined, suspension remains

Chips down, shares up as Star fined, suspension remains

The NSW Independent Casino Commission has hit The Star with a $15 million fine after a second probe revealed a series of breaches at its Sydney operation.

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Supermarkets tight-lipped on Tim Tam price discrepancy

Supermarkets tight-lipped on Tim Tam price discrepancy

Supermarkets tight-lipped on Tim Tam price discrepancy

Supermarkets tight-lipped on Tim Tam price discrepancy

Australia's major supermarkets say their suppliers are being hit by inflation which is trickling through to prices at the checkout.

Quit stage diving at concerts, insurers tell musicians

Quit stage diving at concerts, insurers tell musicians

Quit stage diving at concerts, insurers tell musicians

Quit stage diving at concerts, insurers tell musicians

Insurance companies want performers to stop stage diving and throwing things at Australian live music events, an inquiry has been told.

Calls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Calls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Calls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Calls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Australian health organisations say federal politicians are dragging their feet on establishing a permanent centre for disease control.

Charges possible after mum's death from head injuries

Charges possible after mum's death from head injuries

Charges possible after mum's death from head injuries

Charges possible after mum's death from head injuries

A coroner is yet to rule how 44-year-old mother Elizabeth Britton suffered the head injuries that eventually led to hear death.

Software that could close fire stations leaked to union

Software that could close fire stations leaked to union

Software that could close fire stations leaked to union

Software that could close fire stations leaked to union

The potential use of software by Melbourne Fire Brigade to close stations and "jeopardise" public safety was leaked to a union boss and government minister.

Student placement payments won't burden universities

Student placement payments won't burden universities

Student placement payments won't burden universities

Student placement payments won't burden universities

Education officials say while there may be some issues, universities won't be disadvantaged by having to manage payments for students on placements.

'Unfair' concerns impacting Indigenous businesses

'Unfair' concerns impacting Indigenous businesses

'Unfair' concerns impacting Indigenous businesses

'Unfair' concerns impacting Indigenous businesses

Worries about 'bad apples' could spoil opportunities for businesses owned by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a First Nations organisation warns.

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Menopause inquiry urges leave, education provisions

A Senate inquiry into the impacts of menopause and perimenopause has made a raft of recommendations, including reproductive leave and better education.

'Quite a crisis': anti-Semitism envoy on uni campuses

Australia's special envoy to combat anti-Semitism says university officials don't understand how bad the "special form of racism" has become on their campuses.

Menopause advocates hopeful report sparks conversation

A Senate committee is preparing to hand down its report into the impacts of menopause, with advocates hoping this could spark much needed change.

Queensland's history in focus at truth-telling inquiry

Queenslanders are being urged to come together, listen, acknowledge the truth of the state's history and start to heal as an inquiry begins in Brisbane.

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'Veterans will die' without suicide inquiry response

Veterans have been calling for a key recommendation by a royal commission to be implemented urgently, warning more suicides will occur.

Privacy law calls as Meta admits farming Aussie photos

Experts are calling for changes to privacy laws after Meta revealed Australian photos from Facebook and Instagram were being used to train AI tools.

Defence 'unaware' of sexual offenders within its ranks

Sexual violence in the Australian Defence Force is "systemic", with an additional new inquiry recommended to investigate the scale of the issue.

'No delay' for response on veterans suicide report

Veterans and their families won't have to wait for a lengthy response following a royal commission, the prime minister has promised.

'Unacceptable': veteran suicide inquiry demands changes

Defence personnel need greater support to transition from military service to civilian life and access ongoing assistance, a royal commission recommends.

Claims greyhound 'boiled to death' on tarmac rejected

Allegations that a greyhound sent to the US for a better life "boiled to death" on an airport tarmac in the height of summer have been strongly rejected.

Labor's future made plan could already be history

The federal government's $22 billion Future Made in Australia plan is 'flawed' and a way to entrench unions in manufacturing, the coalition says.

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