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Laws bring in harsher penalties for workplace deaths

Laws bring in harsher penalties for workplace deaths

Tough new laws will bring NSW in to line with most of the country as industrial manslaughter is made a criminal offence with penalties of up to 25 years' jail.

Nuclear conflict brews in coalition over renewables

Nuclear conflict brews in coalition over renewables

Nuclear conflict brews in coalition over renewables

Nuclear conflict brews in coalition over renewables

Australians are being asked to choose between two options for the nation's energy future, but the coalition is already arguing internally over renewables.

Australia gives PNG extra funding after fatal landslide

Australia gives PNG extra funding after fatal landslide

Australia gives PNG extra funding after fatal landslide

Australia gives PNG extra funding after fatal landslide

Following the devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea, Australia will boost its support of its neighbour to aid recovery efforts.

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Any port in a storm as new home pitched for icebreaker

Any port in a storm as new home pitched for icebreaker

A state government has used a funding fight between the federal government and Tasmania to pitch itself as the new home for the nation's Antarctic icebreaker.

Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies

Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies

Victorian pokies players will only be able to go $50 into the red each day under a default loss limit agreed to as part of a statewide card system.

GP tax deal has bulk winners but won't inoculate all

GP tax deal has bulk winners but won't inoculate all

The NSW government is getting on the front foot before GPs increase prices to cover payroll tax obligations, but some patients should expect to see higher fees.

Spy chief scores new term as head of national agency

Spy chief scores new term as head of national agency

Mike Burgess has been re-appointed as the director general of ASIO and will lead the agency until 2029.

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Aldi stores help keep prices down at Coles, Woolworths

Aldi stores help keep prices down at Coles, Woolworths

Aldi stores help keep prices down at Coles, Woolworths

Aldi stores help keep prices down at Coles, Woolworths

Research from consumer group Choice has revealed customers are paying $17 less for groceries on average at Aldi compared to major supermarkets.

Derailed: Metro Tunnel cost to blow out beyond $12.8b

Derailed: Metro Tunnel cost to blow out beyond $12.8b

Derailed: Metro Tunnel cost to blow out beyond $12.8b

Derailed: Metro Tunnel cost to blow out beyond $12.8b

A nine-month delay and contingency money running out has been blamed for the total cost of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel blowing out beyond $12.8 billion.

States power up to shut down nuclear ambitions

States power up to shut down nuclear ambitions

States power up to shut down nuclear ambitions

States power up to shut down nuclear ambitions

As the federal opposition attempts to force the construction of nuclear reactors, state leaders say they will not go down without a fight.

Demand for 'extreme' piggery and farm restrictions

Demand for 'extreme' piggery and farm restrictions

Demand for 'extreme' piggery and farm restrictions

Demand for 'extreme' piggery and farm restrictions

An inquiry into Victoria's pork industry has called for the state government to ban sow stalls and make security cameras mandatory at abattoirs and farms.

Finding peace in petals after horror of bombs in Gaza

Finding peace in petals after horror of bombs in Gaza

Finding peace in petals after horror of bombs in Gaza

Finding peace in petals after horror of bombs in Gaza

Two young women who fled the Israeli assault on Gaza a few months ago are the latest recruits in a Melbourne florist shop employing refugees and asylum-seekers.

'Shameless' NSW budget blasted for lack of support

'Shameless' NSW budget blasted for lack of support

'Shameless' NSW budget blasted for lack of support

'Shameless' NSW budget blasted for lack of support

The NSW opposition says Labor's second state budget is sorely lacking in direct cost-of-living relief at a time people across the state are crying out for it.

Australian house prices expected to spike again

Australian house prices expected to spike again

Australian house prices expected to spike again

Australian house prices expected to spike again

Australian home prices are set to hit new heights as population growth, construction challenges and borrowing power hits the market.

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Flexibility a gender gap win for women in government

The public sector has a smaller gender pay gap than the private sector and is leading on flexible work, a report from the gender equality agency shows.

Rising costs, rates cook record number of businesses

Insolvencies for Australian businesses have reached a record high as high inflation, elevated interest rates and weaker consumer demand squeezes margins.

PNG reaffirms Australia ties after stalled China deal

Australia remains Papua New Guinea's security partner of choice as senior officials pour cold water on a policing deal offered by China.

Putin signs partnership pact with Kim on N.Korea visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have agreed to a mutual security deal as both face stand-offs with the US and its allies.

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WA parliament passes nation's toughest gun laws

Amendments to WA's firearm laws have passed the parliament, restricting the number of guns licensees can own and giving police greater powers to seize weapons.

Deals beyond 'baseline' pay rise could fuel budget pain

Several unions want worker pay packets to rise beyond the NSW government's offer, but critics warn going further could hurt the budget for years.

Catholic cemetery control secured despite duopoly fear

The Catholic Church's control of a large share of a lucrative burial business has been locked in under legislation pushed through parliament.

Dutton goes nuclear in bid to blow open election race

Labor has blasted Peter Dutton's dream of powering Australia with nuclear energy as "economic insanity" but the mining lobby has backed the coalition's plan.

'Nightmare scenario': states slam Dutton's nuclear plan

State leaders have slapped down coalition plans to build seven nuclear power plants across the nation.

'Bittersweet': truth-telling for abuse in state schools

A formal apology will be made to victims of sexual abuse in state-run schools in Victoria after the government conceded it failed to protect them.

Inflation-wary Reserve Bank spells long wait for cuts

Stalling progress on inflation has the central bank on high alert as political sparring continues over the impact of state and federal budgets on prices.

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