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Koala virus worse for northern populations

<p>Virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations differently across state lines.</p>

Help NSW DV perpetrators to change: report

<p>The system in NSW should find ways to motivate domestic violence perpetrators to seek help, such as a desire to be a better parent, a report has fo...

Call to cap 'out-of-control' gas market

<p>Energy prices should be capped to ensure power remains affordable for cash-strapped households and manufacturers, unions and the community sector s...

Defence program 'partly effective'

<p>The Defence Department's management of a program approving projects worth billions of dollars is "partly effective" with greater transparency being...

WA Nationals support Indigenous voice

<p>Western Australia's state parliamentary Nationals have split from their federal counterparts by expressing support for an Indigenous voice to parli...

Guide Dog pups the paw-fect Christmas gift

<p>Guide Dogs is calling on Victorians to become volunteer puppy raisers this festive season and give people with low vision and blindness the ultimat...

Vic guards 'skipped through' COVID course

<p>Guards pretended to read through an online COVID-19 training module before starting work at Victoria's hotel quarantine system, a Melbourne court h...

Wailing, yelling after Walker shooting

<p>An inquest into the death of NT man Kumanjayi Walker has been told of family members wailing, yelling and throwing themselves to the ground after t...

Qld man sentenced for flooding building

<p>Daniel Martin Kornaus has been sentenced after turning on two fire hydrants and flooding an inner-city Brisbane unit complex in an act of "drunken...

More than 400 homes in SA flood path

<p>Hundreds of homes are among 4000 South Australian properties set to be flooded along the Murray with authorities to contact residents about emergen...

Aviation firefighters to stop work

<p>Domestic and international flights will be affected when aviation firefighters at 27 airports stop work for four hours next month over safety conce...

Second man charged over fatal Vic shooting

<p>A second man has faced court charged with the murder of Tommy Loulanting, who was declared dead at the scene of a shooting in Melbourne's southeast...

Qld Labor govt backs Indigenous voice

<p>The Queensland government has declared its support for a proposed Indigenous voice to federal parliament, but the opposition has questioned its tim...

Jimmy Barnes cancels tour for surgery

<p>Rock frontman Jimmy Barnes has cancelled his summer shows in order to undergo urgent back surgery.</p>

Corruption watchdog passes major hurdle

<p>The government's anti-corruption commission has passed the Senate despite crossbench calls for more transparency.</p>

Australians shun climate-led diet changes

<p>More Australians than ever are alarmed about climate change, however less than half are prepared to switch to a climate-friendly diet.</p>

Consumer sentiment lifts for third week

<p>Consumers are heading into the festive season a little more confident, but almost a quarter of families will be going into debt to fund festivities...

Friendly faces to help NSW tree changers

<p>Teachers, police and other tree-changing public workers will be matched with local experts to help them adjust to life in the regions, under a NSW...

Inquiry to probe Bankstown Council

<p>An inquiry will look into integrity issues at Canterbury-Bankstown Council after ex-Labor frontbencher Tania Mihailuk aired concerns about its mayo...

Project savings could extend Sydney Metro

<p>Sydney's next Metro extension could be paid for with savings from the bumper transport project line-up in NSW, according to a new analysis.</p>