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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.

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.

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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 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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

'Vibrancy' reforms on the table for later dining hours

'Vibrancy' reforms on the table for later dining hours

'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

De-radicalisation programs work despite attacks: expert

De-radicalisation programs work despite attacks: expert

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

Aussie nest eggs being drained by dodgy cold-callers

Aussie nest eggs being drained by dodgy cold-callers

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.

US judge fines Trump again, warns of jail time

US judge fines Trump again, warns of jail time

US judge fines Trump again, warns of jail time

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

Aussie telcos dial in to family violence action plans

Aussie telcos dial in to family violence action plans

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.

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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.

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'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.

Aspiring teachers, nurses to be paid during placements

For the first time, students training for jobs in industries with workforce shortages will be paid during their compulsory work placements.

Govt public service boost as unions march on Labour Day

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has marched with union members after making an Australian-first health leave announcement for public service workers.

Victorian budget a family affair, but details scant

The Victorian budget remains cloaked in secrecy but shapes as a no-frills affair as the government tries to combat rising debt and infrastructure blowouts.

Defamation case dropped over MP corruption reports

A consulting firm and its chief have dropped a defamation case against Nine over reports they engaged in corrupt practices with former federal MP Stuart Robert.

'Tool of violence': calls to reform child support

Perpetrators of violence can weaponise the child support system to withhold payments and continue their abuse, prompting calls for change.

Anti-money laundering, terrorism get budget boost

More than $166 million in the federal budget will expand money laundering rules so lawyers, real estate agents and other professions have to report.

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