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'Stop provocations':China warns Australia over incident

'Stop provocations':China warns Australia over incident

China has fired back at Australia after a dangerous incident over the Yellow Sea, accusing Canberra of provocative behaviour.

Researchers cheer quantum leap on silicon breakthrough

Researchers cheer quantum leap on silicon breakthrough

Researchers cheer quantum leap on silicon breakthrough

Researchers cheer quantum leap on silicon breakthrough

University researchers say they have made a breakthrough in quantum technology that could pave the way for reliable, powerful computers.

'Leave the knife at home': new laws to keep people safe

'Leave the knife at home': new laws to keep people safe

'Leave the knife at home': new laws to keep people safe

'Leave the knife at home': new laws to keep people safe

NSW Police will be given the power to scan people for knives in shopping malls and transport hubs in a bid to restore public safety after a spate of stabbings.

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Missed opportunity to fix 'fatally flawed' lobby laws

Missed opportunity to fix 'fatally flawed' lobby laws

A lobbying inquiry's recommendation to hold another inquiry has been derided by critics for failing to provide urgent and much-needed reforms.

Project cuts and delays but Vic debt to soar higher

Project cuts and delays but Vic debt to soar higher

Melbourne Airport Rail has failed to take off, a medical precinct been abandoned and sick pay for casual workers dumped in a Victorian budget with few winners.

Greens notch historic upper house victory

Greens notch historic upper house victory

The Greens have further increased their representation in Tasmania's parliament, winning their first upper house seat.

Gas guzzler or petrol pincher: call for better car data

Gas guzzler or petrol pincher: call for better car data

A green group says drivers should be given more information about the vehicles brought to Australia under the upcoming New Vehicle Efficiency Standard.

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Ambitious plan for Aussie kids needs action: advocates

Ambitious plan for Aussie kids needs action: advocates

Ambitious plan for Aussie kids needs action: advocates

Ambitious plan for Aussie kids needs action: advocates

A decade long blueprint for Australia's early childhood system has been released with well-being advocates calling for real action.

Few sweeteners but students to reap Vic budget windfall

Few sweeteners but students to reap Vic budget windfall

Few sweeteners but students to reap Vic budget windfall

Few sweeteners but students to reap Vic budget windfall

Victorian school students and would-be home owners are among the winners of the 2024/25 budget but they are few and far between as the state's belt tightens.

Interest bill piling up on Victoria, state budget shows

Interest bill piling up on Victoria, state budget shows

Interest bill piling up on Victoria, state budget shows

Interest bill piling up on Victoria, state budget shows

Treasurer Tim Pallas is playing down Victoria's skyrocketing interest bill, with $9.4 billion to be ripped from state coffers annually within four years.

Australia has a beef with looming EU trade rules

Australia has a beef with looming EU trade rules

Australia has a beef with looming EU trade rules

Australia has a beef with looming EU trade rules

Australia is concerned proposed deforestation laws in the European Union could impact agricultural trade and wants a delay in the new rules.

High steaks: PM launches drought fund at Beef Week

High steaks: PM launches drought fund at Beef Week

High steaks: PM launches drought fund at Beef Week

High steaks: PM launches drought fund at Beef Week

More than half a billion dollars will be allocated for projects helping farmers prepare for drought and to boost their capacity to adapt to climate change.

Defence parachute drills resume after soldier tragedy

Defence parachute drills resume after soldier tragedy

Defence parachute drills resume after soldier tragedy

Defence parachute drills resume after soldier tragedy

The Australian Defence Force is resuming parachute training after the tragic death of special forces soldier Jack Fitzgibbon, following a jump.

Warning for Australia as China 'weaponises' rare earths

Warning for Australia as China 'weaponises' rare earths

Warning for Australia as China 'weaponises' rare earths

Warning for Australia as China 'weaponises' rare earths

A potentially globally significant Australian rare earths producer has criticised China for "weaponising" the market and holding back vital western development.

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On your bike, take a hike: paths get $100m budget boost

This year's federal budget will include the biggest cash injection in active transport options in more than a decade.

'Vibrancy' reforms on the table for later dining hours

Restaurants and bars 500 metres or more from homes will find it easier to trade into the evening under planned changes in NSW.

De-radicalisation programs work despite attacks: expert

A terrorism expert turned federal minister has backed de-radicalisation programs helping at risk young people despite recent knife attacks.

Aussie nest eggs being drained by dodgy cold-callers

Workers are being warned to be wary of cold callers using dodgy tactics to bait them into switching super products at the detriment of their retirement savings.

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US judge fines Trump again, warns of jail time

A judge in former US president Donald Trump's hush money trial has again sanctioned him for violating a gag order on public comments.

Aussie telcos dial in to family violence action plans

As mobile phones emerge as both threats and boons to women's safety, telcos are implementing plans to help customers escaping family or domestic violence.

Israel warned of 'grave concerns' as PM calls for unity

Protests about the war in Gaza at universities across the nation are impacting social cohesion, the prime minister warns, as Australia sends Israel a message.

Increased cost fears with no delay in stone ban

Queensland builders fear the government's decision to scrap a transition period ahead of the engineered stone ban will increase costs to the industry.

War crimes whistleblower begs leniency as jail sought

Prosecutors want David McBride to spend at least two years in jail after he pleaded guilty to disclosing classified information revealing alleged war crimes.

Tasmania's AFL team, stadium dream jumps big hurdle

The Labor opposition has backflipped and will now support a new Hobart stadium, paving the way for the project to be voted through parliament.

'Under the pump': expenses help for battling families

Cost-of-living support will be a key focus in the Albanese government's third federal budget, which will be handed down next week.

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