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Premier to discuss media access to courts

Premier to discuss media access to courts

After a boy accused of murder appeared in a closed court hearing, Queensland Premier Steven Miles says he will speak to the attorney-general about media access.

Church bells and protest chants as parliament returns

Church bells and protest chants as parliament returns

Church bells and protest chants as parliament returns

Church bells and protest chants as parliament returns

A church service offered a moment of quiet as federal politicians returned for 2024, before protests and tax debate brought sound and fury back to Canberra.

Tokyo governor's hydrogen innovation hopes for new deal

Tokyo governor's hydrogen innovation hopes for new deal

Tokyo governor's hydrogen innovation hopes for new deal

Tokyo governor's hydrogen innovation hopes for new deal

While rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific occupy Japan and Australia, Tokyo's governor hopes a new deal can combat another growing global challenge.

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Shock at call for moratorium on 'reckless renewables'

Shock at call for moratorium on 'reckless renewables'

Anti-renewables activists want to protect agricultural land but the energy industry says solar and wind is future-proofing farmers and giving regions new jobs.

Australia's despair at writer's death sentence in China

Australia's despair at writer's death sentence in China

The prime minister has expressed dismay and despair after a Chinese-Australian writer was handed a suspended death sentence.

Hospital head 'falsified death certificates'

Hospital head 'falsified death certificates'

An inquiry has been told a former senior executive at a Tasmanian hospital falsified death certificates and didn't report matters for investigation as required.

BHP clinches renewable energy supply for Olympic Dam

BHP clinches renewable energy supply for Olympic Dam

A wind farm and battery system will supply BHP's Olympic Dam mine with baseload renewable energy under a deal struck with French renewable energy leader Neoen.

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Concerns stranded livestock could still go to Israel

Concerns stranded livestock could still go to Israel

Concerns stranded livestock could still go to Israel

Concerns stranded livestock could still go to Israel

Animal activists are concerned an exporter may re-apply to ship thousands of stranded sheep and cattle to the Middle East after an earlier attempt failed.

Low income earners to benefit from Medicare levy change

Low income earners to benefit from Medicare levy change

Low income earners to benefit from Medicare levy change

Low income earners to benefit from Medicare levy change

The minimum income threshold at which taxpayers incur a two per cent Medicare levy will be lifted under laws before the federal parliament.

Inquiry wants second inquiry into Vic workers comp laws

Inquiry wants second inquiry into Vic workers comp laws

Inquiry wants second inquiry into Vic workers comp laws

Inquiry wants second inquiry into Vic workers comp laws

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry into contentious proposed changes to the state's worker compensation scheme has suggested experts hold their own inquiry.

'One step forward, two back' on costly demerger mess

'One step forward, two back' on costly demerger mess

'One step forward, two back' on costly demerger mess

'One step forward, two back' on costly demerger mess

Communities wanting to unwind council mergers will have to pay up to $190 million to do it amid calls for the state to clean up the "mess" it created.

Axed Labor MP dodges questions on return to parliament

Axed Labor MP dodges questions on return to parliament

Axed Labor MP dodges questions on return to parliament

Axed Labor MP dodges questions on return to parliament

Former Victorian Labor MP Will Fowles has remained tight-lipped after returning to state parliament following a police investigation into an alleged assault.

A decade to save for a country home as regions grow

A decade to save for a country home as regions grow

A decade to save for a country home as regions grow

A decade to save for a country home as regions grow

Regional Australia can look forward to more jobs and innovation, but health, housing and climate change present ongoing challenges, a landmark report says.

More jobs in regions, health and housing fall behind

More jobs in regions, health and housing fall behind

More jobs in regions, health and housing fall behind

More jobs in regions, health and housing fall behind

All Australian regions grew during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and jobs have doubled. But health, housing and climate present major challenges.

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Defence robotic vehicles tested in joint AUKUS trial

Australian scientists have joined their US and UK counterparts in testing robotic vehicles, amid warnings the AUKUS pact must deliver if it is to succeed.

Tolling tale of truck crashes in the spotlight

A convoy of truck drivers has made the journey to Parliament House in Canberra to call for increased safety rules to stem a rising road death toll.

Palmer loses appeals in resort, election fraud cases

Queensland's Court of Appeal has dismissed applications by Clive Palmer and his Coolum resort relating to charges before Brisbane Magistrates Court.

King's Australian tour in doubt after cancer diagnosis

King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer, throwing a planned visit to Australia in doubt, as the nation sends its well wishes to the monarch and his family.

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Tougher penalties ahead after $1m illegal vaping blitz

A major vaping blitz uncovered more than 30,000 contraband items hidden in shops across Sydney as the NSW health minister calls for tougher penalties.

Anzac Day concert relocated after veterans' backlash

Organisers of the Pandemonium music festival have lashed out at the "kickback" against the Sydney leg of the event, which is being held on Anzac Day.

Child care and pre-school costs surge across nation

Child care and early education fees have soared, with parents paying nearly 40 per cent more for pre-school programs than they had the previous year.

Alleged crepe-thrower confident she'll win July hearing

The woman accused of assaulting the former Northern Territory chief minister with a crepe represented herself in court in Darwin.

'Broken' insurance claim system hurting Australians

Insurers have faced a grilling about poor practices against vulnerable Australians who lost everything in devastating floods.

New social housing target for the sunshine state

The Queensland government has pledged to build 53,500 more social homes by 2046 but construction industry delays may halt the ambitious target.

Labour market holding up as job ad levels stabilise

Job ads have climbed in a sign of resilience for the labour market, with separate figures pointing to easing price pressures for struggling households.

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