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Average home prices hit $1m with more growth to come

Average home prices hit $1m with more growth to come

The average price of a home in Australia has hit $1 million after a decade of growth, though experts say a return to the explosive COVID-era boom is unlikely.

Girl 'frustrated' with care after murder charge dropped

Girl 'frustrated' with care after murder charge dropped

Girl 'frustrated' with care after murder charge dropped

Girl 'frustrated' with care after murder charge dropped

A girl, who had a murder charge withdrawn, wants more freedom to go outside and to go to the gym, expressing frustration with the lack of progress in her case.

Rideshare drivers sound alarm on escalating violence

Rideshare drivers sound alarm on escalating violence

Rideshare drivers sound alarm on escalating violence

Rideshare drivers sound alarm on escalating violence

Drivers serving popular rideshare apps and speaking out on the daily dangers they face, fear it's a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt.

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Properties raided in hunt for synagogue arsonists

Properties raided in hunt for synagogue arsonists

Multiple search warrants have been executed as part of an ongoing police investigation into the firebombing of a synagogue.

Tobacco tax queried as high prices drive black market

Tobacco tax queried as high prices drive black market

Experts are backing a premier's call to rethink a tobacco tax that has driven Australia's cigarette prices to world-leading levels and created a black market.

Supermarket giant acts on 'appalling' worker conditions

Supermarket giant acts on 'appalling' worker conditions

Migrant workers fear deportation if they speak up about their poor workplace, with Woolworths uncovering 'unliveable' housing conditions in its supply chain.

Three face court amid protests over gas hub expansion

Three face court amid protests over gas hub expansion

Activists who targeted a Woodside shareholder meeting have faced court as protests ramp up over a decision to prolong the life of a massive gas project.

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App could change how Aussies with a disability dine out

App could change how Aussies with a disability dine out

App could change how Aussies with a disability dine out

App could change how Aussies with a disability dine out

Australians with a disability will be able to simplify the process of finding out just how accessible given venues are thanks to a revolutionary new app.

Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence

Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence

Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence

Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence

More than 300 community, frontline workers and legal experts have shared experiences and solutions at the Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum.

Rainbow buildings to highlight 'invisible' issue

Rainbow buildings to highlight 'invisible' issue

Rainbow buildings to highlight 'invisible' issue

Rainbow buildings to highlight 'invisible' issue

More than 60 per cent of LGBTQI people report having experienced domestic or family violence, but for many support is limited or inaccessible.

Stolen generations redress hailed a 'powerful moment'

Stolen generations redress hailed a 'powerful moment'

Stolen generations redress hailed a 'powerful moment'

Stolen generations redress hailed a 'powerful moment'

Redress for stolen generations means more than just money for many of the survivors who were removed from their families, advocates say.

Consent education hits screens in fresh initiative

Consent education hits screens in fresh initiative

Consent education hits screens in fresh initiative

Consent education hits screens in fresh initiative

Australia is leading the way in consent education and a suite of resources aims to ensure young people can access information in a format that suits them.

Australians urged to walk together for reconciliation

Australians urged to walk together for reconciliation

Australians urged to walk together for reconciliation

Australians urged to walk together for reconciliation

As Reconciliation Week begins, Australians are encouraged to reflect on the past, look to the future and walk together with First Nations people.

Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors

Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors

Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors

Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors

Stolen generations survivors are being honoured on National Sorry Day, which offers a chance for further healing despite the lingering impact of past policies.

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'This is really scary': farmers battle historic drought

While parts of Australia battle floods, farmers in the nation's south are selling off stock, abandoning crops and pleading for help as drought deepens.

Surprise as Australians found swearing less than others

Brits and Americans use foul language the most online, according to a study whose lead researcher says Australians save their potty mouths for the real world.

Surging number of Aussies stuck in 'prison of poverty'

New research highlights the desperation of Australia’s most vulnerable people, with more than half of those surveyed admitting to skipping meals.

Eviction rules and pet rights change in rental shake-up

Significant changes have come into effect for millions of renters, with new rules on evictions and tenant rights regarding pet ownership now in place.

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Blue car holds the key to solving synagogue firebombing

A small blue vehicle used as a "communal crime car" holds the secrets to solving several attacks, including a politically motivated synagogue firebombing.

Gender diversity in workplaces could help boost profit

A new leadership network aims to help Australian companies and organisations reap the benefits of gender diversity, including the potential to boost profits.

Push to end 'doomsday' turning kids into homeless youth

Young adults are coming out of state care only to join the ranks of homeless, unemployed and mentally unwell due to a lack of pathways, welfare advocates say.

'Men keep killing us': nationwide rallies plea for help

From Brisbane to Perth, tens of thousands have rallied across the nation calling for urgent action to end gendered violence.

Trans people 'attacked by same groups targeting Jews'

The head of a prominent inquiry into gay hate crimes will probe protections for vulnerable communities after a change based on race and religion in February.

Nowhere to go for homeless evicted from city park

Rough sleepers were given 30 minutes to vacate a city park encampment but provided no alternative accommodation in a move described as cruel by one councillor.

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Plans to ensure access to abortion and expand access to medical terminations have caused splits within major parties and a "insensitive" comparison to Nazis.

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