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NT budget locks in roads and ports for mining future
May 09, 2023 05:28 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe Northern Territory is on track to return to surplus by 2026-27 as mining royalties and a greater share of GST boosts the coffers, Treasurer Eva Lawler says.

Terror accused's mum sheds tears at his trial
May 09, 2023 05:22 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe mother of an alleged terrorist accused of holding hostages in a dive shop has told his trial he'd been suffering withdrawals from pain medication for years.

Commodity price revision helps budget bottom line
May 09, 2023 05:12 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA change in commodity price settings in the Albanese government's budget for 2023/24 has been a factor in higher revenue and growth assumptions.

Artist's wasp-y works take the sting out of death
May 09, 2023 04:56 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSCeramics artist James Lemon explores wasps, termites and his shared inclination to build things out of dirt.

Rental reform for NSW as prices continue to surge
May 09, 2023 04:41 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSReforming the state's rental sector is a sensible cost of living measure, NSW Premier Chris Minns says.

Jenny Craig Australia goes into administration
May 09, 2023 04:29 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSJenny Craig will go into voluntary administration despite earlier saying a decision to close US offices would not affect Australian and New Zealand services.

Australian shares lose ground as federal budget looms
May 09, 2023 04:23 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSLocal shares have finished lower ahead of the federal budget but market analysts say it is typical for the May trading period.

Woman asked 'sugar daddy' for $100k before her death
May 09, 2023 04:23 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA friend of Ellie Price believed Ricardo Barbaro would be paid some of the $100,000 she demanded in the days leading up to her death, a court has been told.

US firm's Australian image trawling breached privacy
May 09, 2023 04:21 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA US firm offering facial recognition to law enforcement breached privacy laws by building a database of images of Australian citizens without our permission.

Welfare payments, renters' help boosted
May 09, 2023 04:05 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSWelfare recipients and renters will get extra help in the May budget, under the Albanese's government cost-of-living package to be unveiled on Tuesday night.

Murder accused allegedly searched online after killing
May 09, 2023 03:46 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe man accused of killing Melbourne mum Ju 'Kelly' Zhang allegedly searched online for details about prison time after she died.

Jeweller charged with faking $2.8m heist for insurance
May 09, 2023 03:34 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA high society jeweller is accused of masterminding an armed robbery in which his assistant was tied up and threatened with a knife at his luxury Sydney store.

Mine clipped after 'sludgy substance' spotted in river
May 09, 2023 03:20 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA mine near a pristine national park must implement water monitoring after locals reported a black sludgy substance in a usually clear river.

Aged care home 'not an outlier' in fatal COVID outbreak
May 09, 2023 03:20 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSAll staff should have received PPE training at the Melbourne aged care home where 34 residents died in a COVID-19 outbreak, a disease control expert says.

Budget boosts cash for climate infrastructure
May 09, 2023 02:53 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe federal government has set aside hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2023/24 budget to shore up efforts to deal with the consequences of climate change.

Man hands himself into police after fatal Vic shooting
May 09, 2023 02:48 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSVictorian homicide squad detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in Melbourne's northwest.

Police gave private Higgins document to defence lawyers
May 09, 2023 02:43 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSACT DPP Shane Drumgold says he was "shocked" police had given private counselling notes to the legal team defending a man accused of raping Brittany Higgins.

Sonar and barriers among Qld crocodile safety projects
May 09, 2023 02:33 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA device that can reliably detect crocodiles underwater using multi-beam sonar is part of a project to improve safety in Queensland.

Chronic pain hits one in five children, mainly females
May 09, 2023 02:06 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSChildren are more open to non-pharmacological therapy and management of their pain than adults and addiction is extremely rare, a leading anaesthetist says.

NCA bomber, police killer Domenic Perre dies in custody
May 09, 2023 01:55 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe man jailed for the bombing of the National Crime Authority office in Adelaide in 1994 that killed a police officer has died while serving a life sentence.

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