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Premier vows: we won't leave house till bail laws pass

Premier vows: we won't leave house till bail laws pass

Parliament will sit late into the week in Australia's second most populous state to pass controversial new bail laws opposition MPs say they won't oppose.

Nation of waders: poor swimming puts generation at risk

Nation of waders: poor swimming puts generation at risk

Nation of waders: poor swimming puts generation at risk

Nation of waders: poor swimming puts generation at risk

Primary school students struggle to reach nationally recognised benchmarks for swimming and treading water, placing them at greater risk of drowning.

Challenge to cut emissions sparks climate conversation

Challenge to cut emissions sparks climate conversation

Challenge to cut emissions sparks climate conversation

Challenge to cut emissions sparks climate conversation

A 40-day challenge to encourage people to reduce emissions will see the first person of colour to become president of the Uniting Church give up beef and lamb.

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National emergency urged for deadly attacks on women

National emergency urged for deadly attacks on women

Rallies have been held across Australia calling for an end to the killing of women with a senator saying the violence should be treated as a national crisis.

Are you ready to make friends with an AI-powered robot?

Are you ready to make friends with an AI-powered robot?

He is shaped like a bin and has the curiosity of a six-year-old but Koobo's creator says the robot has the potential to cure loneliness in young and old alike.

Men reveal catalyst for changing violent behaviour

Men reveal catalyst for changing violent behaviour

Thousands of men are trying to end violence through behaviour change programs, with advocates saying they are more effective than justice system interventions.

Aust-first machete ban more 'political optics' than fix

Aust-first machete ban more 'political optics' than fix

A state government has promised to rapidly roll out an Australian-first machete ban but is copping criticism for its past opposition.

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Homeless given 24 hours to move on from parks

Homeless given 24 hours to move on from parks

Homeless given 24 hours to move on from parks

Homeless given 24 hours to move on from parks

A council is cracking down on homeless camps in the city's parklands after a neighbouring region introduced fines to stop occupation in public areas.

PM accused of leaving Jews guessing on bomb terror hoax

PM accused of leaving Jews guessing on bomb terror hoax

PM accused of leaving Jews guessing on bomb terror hoax

PM accused of leaving Jews guessing on bomb terror hoax

The prime minister and opposition leader have traded barbs over when they knew an explosives-laden caravan was a hoax and not an anti-Semitic terror plot.

Life and contributions of 'community hero' celebrated

Life and contributions of 'community hero' celebrated

Life and contributions of 'community hero' celebrated

Life and contributions of 'community hero' celebrated

The first state memorial for a queer advocate has been held for David Polson AM, who participated in a record number of medical trials after contracting HIV.

Cousins fostering resilience, one per cent at a time

Cousins fostering resilience, one per cent at a time

Cousins fostering resilience, one per cent at a time

Cousins fostering resilience, one per cent at a time

Tired of seeing young men being failed by the system, these cousins decided to do something to empower their peers and build more resilient communities.

Call for restorative justice in sexual violence cases

Call for restorative justice in sexual violence cases

Call for restorative justice in sexual violence cases

Call for restorative justice in sexual violence cases

The Lasting Harm, a book by author and journalist Lucia Osborne-Crowley, details her experience covering Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal trial.

Women marching forward, but more work to be done

Women marching forward, but more work to be done

Women marching forward, but more work to be done

Women marching forward, but more work to be done

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

Women, men must work together to achieve gender parity

Women, men must work together to achieve gender parity

Women, men must work together to achieve gender parity

Women, men must work together to achieve gender parity

To mark International Women's Day, Governor-General Sam Mostyn has called on women and men to work together to achieve equality and end gender-based violence.

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'No safe space': racist incidents called out in report

Instances of racism are most commonly occurring online, according to a report, but its authors say there's 'no safe space' to avoid abuse.

International Women's Day plants message for future

International Women's Day will have a star-studded line-up of speakers at events across Australia, celebrating this year's theme of March Forward.

Struggle Street residents last to benefit from rate cut

Rate relief has been delivered to Australian mortgage holders, yet the Reserve Bank governor says renters may have to wait a while longer to gain any benefit.

Austrian police arrest teen who plotted railway attack

Austrian investigators have arrested a 14-year-old who allegedly was planning an attack at a Vienna railway station.

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Islamophobia accused sobs in court, victim traumatised

A woman charged with attacking two Muslim women in separate assaults at a suburban shopping centre has appeared in court sobbing as she was remanded in custody.

Stoush over anti-Israel 'kill' rant video stalls probe

Two nurses who bragged about killing Israeli patients are yet to be charged by police as investigators seek access to video footage.

Call to bring back inheritance tax to tackle wealth gap

Inheritance taxes are economically efficient and reduce inequality between those who work for an income and those who earn income from wealth, economists say.

Dutton wants citizenship debate after anti-Israel video

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called for a "conversation" on citizenship rules after a video surfaced of nurses bragging they would kill Israeli patients.

'I'll kill them': outrage at nurses' anti-Israeli taunt

Two nurses have been blacklisted from Australia's biggest hospital system after a video showed them boasting they would kill Israeli patients in a "vile" rant.

'Living in cardboard box': child deaths under review

A report into dozens of child deaths has indicated kids were being lost in a state's residential care system that had "forgotten how to care".

Women in media under-represented at senior levels

A deep dive into Australian media has revealed women hold just 30 per cent of CEO positions despite making up 49 per cent of the core workforce.

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