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Greed at industrial scale in super switching calls

Greed at industrial scale in super switching calls

A review into lead generation has found multiple examples of dodgy practices, leading to potential high-risk superannuation fund switches.

Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Australians are being forced to skip or delay specialist care as fees rise far faster than inflation and cost growth, the Grattan Institute has found.

Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

The Indigenous Australians minister has urged state and territory governments to welcome UN human rights investigators into youth detention centres.

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'Killing the patient': business attacks watchdog report

'Killing the patient': business attacks watchdog report

Peak bodies have criticised the Productivity Commission for omitting issues such as tax and workplace relations in its review into boosting business output.

'Large waste': police culture blamed for botched lease

'Large waste': police culture blamed for botched lease

Systemic governance failures within a state's police force led to a bungled lease that caused a $116 million budget blowout, a corruption watchdog has found.

High fuel prices hit the brakes on petrol car sales

High fuel prices hit the brakes on petrol car sales

Australian motorists are kicking the tyres of more electric and hybrid vehicles as the price of petrol and diesel continues to sting.

Building net zero: architects call for housing rethink

Building net zero: architects call for housing rethink

A challenge to make Australian homes greener has found smarter design, better materials and renovating rather than rebuilding can dramatically cut emissions.

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Recycle, reuse or regret: clock ticks on solar waste

Recycle, reuse or regret: clock ticks on solar waste

Recycle, reuse or regret: clock ticks on solar waste

Recycle, reuse or regret: clock ticks on solar waste

Australia needs to act quickly to address the growing number of end-of-life solar panels before a wave of waste hits in the 2030s.

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Global warming is affecting Australians' ability to sleep, exercise and work outdoors, costing the economy billions of dollars in lost productivity.

Australia pays biggest bill for global diesel crisis

Australia pays biggest bill for global diesel crisis

Australia pays biggest bill for global diesel crisis

Australia pays biggest bill for global diesel crisis

The worldwide fuel crisis has cost Australia an additional $9 billion for diesel imports over six months – more than any other country.

Child protection fix only part of family violence issue

Child protection fix only part of family violence issue

Child protection fix only part of family violence issue

Child protection fix only part of family violence issue

Any fix of a faulty child protection system following the alleged murder of a five-year-old girl must take poverty into account, Aboriginal advocacy groups say.

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

Global temperatures are on track to rise by 2.8C by the end of the century unless nations make deep emission cuts, including those from coal, oil and gas.

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Australian researchers have identified weather patterns that can raise the risk of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, and winds play a key role.

Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming

Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming

Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming

Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming

A powerful greenhouse gas responsible for about a third of global warming is not being accurately measured by many oil and gas producers, a report has found.

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Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Climate change could cost Tasmania's salmon industry millions of dollars in revenue and force major changes to farming operations, a report has warned.

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

Cutting all greenhouse gas emissions will not immediately reverse the effects of climate change on the world's largest ocean, a study has found.

'More work to do': ageing population puts clamp on EDs

More older Australians are arriving in emergency rooms, placing strain on hospitals and increasing the caseload beyond "bread and butter" work.

National plan to put electric vehicle charging on a map

Electric vehicle charging bottlenecks and areas of high demand will be targeted by a $1.43 million national project as more motorists make the switch.

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Coal demand set to plunge as the world goes electric

Increasing global use of electricity is set to be a major focus at the COP31 summit in Turkey, but a report finds progress is falling short.

Electric vehicles surge ahead as petrol car sales stall

Diesel and petrol-powered vehicle sales are slowing as figures show more Australians are getting behind electric and hybrid cars.

Energy policy gaps leave households with higher bills

The size of your energy bill could depend on where you live as Australian states and territories take different approaches to electrification and efficiency.

Tenfold surge in EV sales needed to meet climate goals

Australian drivers are buying electric vehicle sales in record numbers but even more will need to hit the road for the nation to meet its climate target.

Antarctic blind spot emerges as major sea-level threat

Australia could lead an international research mission to go where no ship has gone before: an enormous ice basin capable of raising global sea levels.

Baby bonus not on the cards to halt fertility freefall

Deaths will outnumber births in Australia by 2066, leaving fewer young workers to sustain an ageing population as women face choosing between career and family.

Older, sicker: life-expectancy boost poses health test

Australians can expect to live well into their 80s within four decades, but an aging population will pose increasing challenges for governments.

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