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Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Australian companies face mandatory climate reporting as consumers and investors demand information they can trust and action to prevent even higher costs.

Dodgy international education providers face crackdown

Dodgy international education providers face crackdown

Dodgy international education providers face crackdown

Dodgy international education providers face crackdown

Changes to migration rules mean international students coming to study in Australia will need more savings, and dodgy education providers will face crackdowns.

Kremlin calls claims it killed Prigozhin 'absolute lie'

Kremlin calls claims it killed Prigozhin 'absolute lie'

Kremlin calls claims it killed Prigozhin 'absolute lie'

Kremlin calls claims it killed Prigozhin 'absolute lie'

The Kremlin has hit out at accusations it killed Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin as the future of the Russian mercenary force remains uncertain.

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Labor can't find culprit for dead membership renewals

Labor can't find culprit for dead membership renewals

An internal Victorian Labor probe has failed to identify who repeatedly renewed and paid for the memberships of two people after their deaths.

'Overwhelming' support for law to boost electric cars

'Overwhelming' support for law to boost electric cars

Motorists want action to bring more electric cars to Australia, a consultation shows, but a battle is brewing over how fast changes happen.

Green light for nuclear ships, submarines in Tas port

Green light for nuclear ships, submarines in Tas port

Australia's nuclear safety agency has ticked off on a Tasmanian port's ability to receive nuclear-powered vessels and respond to any emergencies.

Discarded batteries pose risk in looming fire season

Discarded batteries pose risk in looming fire season

Authorities are keeping tabs on risks posed by lithium-ion batteries as Australia braces for its worst bushfire season since the Black Summer blazes.

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Stopping workplace DV discrimination 'will save lives'

Stopping workplace DV discrimination 'will save lives'

Stopping workplace DV discrimination 'will save lives'

Stopping workplace DV discrimination 'will save lives'

The federal government is set to introduce reforms that will prevent employers from discriminating against domestic abuse survivors in the workplace.

Billion-dollar power link faces landowner resistance

Billion-dollar power link faces landowner resistance

Billion-dollar power link faces landowner resistance

Billion-dollar power link faces landowner resistance

A quarter of landowners whose properties are in the proposed path of a billion-dollar power line project are yet to give land access to project surveyors.

Former premier Mike Ahern 'left Qld a better place'

Former premier Mike Ahern 'left Qld a better place'

Former premier Mike Ahern 'left Qld a better place'

Former premier Mike Ahern 'left Qld a better place'

Mike Ahern has been remembered as the right person at the right time as the former premier's character and contribution were celebrated at a state funeral.

Australia aims to bolster Philippines military ties

Australia aims to bolster Philippines military ties

Australia aims to bolster Philippines military ties

Australia aims to bolster Philippines military ties

Australia is looking to ramp up military co-operation with the Philippines as tensions grow in the Indo-Pacific region.

Australia's nervous watch for any great fall of China

Australia's nervous watch for any great fall of China

Australia's nervous watch for any great fall of China

Australia's nervous watch for any great fall of China

Mounting economic headwinds in China, where growth is slowing, will have major ramifications for Australia, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned.

Australia must enshrine fed human rights act: advocates

Australia must enshrine fed human rights act: advocates

Australia must enshrine fed human rights act: advocates

Australia must enshrine fed human rights act: advocates

Australia remains an outlier on the international stage without a federal human rights act, several refugee advocates told an inquiry.

Electoral watchdog clarifies referendum legal advice

Electoral watchdog clarifies referendum legal advice

Electoral watchdog clarifies referendum legal advice

Electoral watchdog clarifies referendum legal advice

The electoral commission says legal advice is clear that writing 'yes' and 'no' or providing a tick, but not a cross, are valid means of voting in a referendum.

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Qantas should not pay back pandemic money: Chalmers

Despite Qantas posting a record profit, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the airline should not have to pay back money it received during the height of the pandemic.

Child detention changes labelled Qld's 'darkest hours'

The Palaszczuk government has defended new laws allowing watch houses and adult prisons to be used as youth detention centres.

Trump's mugshot released after booking in Atlanta

Former US president Donald Trump has been booked in Atlanta on election fraud charges, with authorities releasing his much anticipated mugshot.

Qld seeks 'urgent' advice over councillor murder charge

Queensland's deputy premier has sought urgent legal advice over a Gold Coast city councillor charged with murder.

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Auditor finds 'critical shortcomings' in cyber security

The auditor-general says there are 'ongoing deficiencies' in the government's handling of cyber security.

Landmark report puts climate at centre of economy

Climate change and the transition to a net-zero economy lies at the heart of the Intergenerational Report released by the Albanese government.

BRICS should boost cross-border payment: China

The leaders of the BRICS bloc have agreed to encourage more local currency usage in trade as they seek to shift away from dependence on the US dollar.

Microgrids to end diesel dependency in remote areas

Remote diesel-powered communities and worksites have a tougher challenge switching to renewables, prompting a federal agency to pump millions into microgrids.

Million-dollar fines for tax leaks under new NSW bill

New laws will hit consultancy firms and other companies with penalties of up to $5.5 million if they leak confidential government tax information.

BRICS invites six nations to join developing world bloc

BRICS developing nations have invited six countries to join the bloc, promising to rebalance world bodies dominated by the US and other wealthy Western states.

Trump to turn himself in for processing at Georgia jail

Donald Trump is set to turn himself in at Georgia's Fulton County jail to be processed on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.

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