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Posh soft-roader downsizes but still packs a punch
May 05, 2023 04:51 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSJapanese luxury brand Lexus has surprised by dumping traditional power and switching to smaller, four-cylinder engines in its new, fifth-generation SUV.

Murderer to walk free after 18 years for killing ex
May 05, 2023 04:39 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSWilliam Harold Matheson has been granted parole after serving almost 19 years of a 25-year sentence for the 2003 murder of Lyndsay van Blanken.

Australian shares holding up against US bank scares
May 05, 2023 04:29 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe local share market is standing up on its own despite concerns resurfacing over regional banking issues in the United States.

Breaking the cycle of disadvantage gets $200m boost
May 05, 2023 04:28 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSHow Australia tackles disadvantage will be overhauled in the upcoming federal budget with funding for local organisations trying to address the problem.

Tired Sydney Harbour to get $45m makeover in budget
May 05, 2023 04:08 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSTuesday's federal budget will include a rescue and repair package for crumbling and dangerous Sydney Harbour sites, including Cockatoo Island.

Pub, Tabcorp charged over 16-year-old's alleged betting
May 05, 2023 04:04 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA Melbourne venue and Australia's largest gambling company have been charged after a teenager was allegedly allowed to gamble.

New coal mines plans buried by federal minister
May 05, 2023 03:55 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe China Stone Coal and Range Coal projects have been cancelled because the companies involved have not being willing to show how they would protect nature.

Workers to get real wage lift ahead of schedule
May 05, 2023 03:50 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSWages have been lagging well behind price rises but workers can expect pay increases to start outpacing inflation by early 2024.

Indigenous women's voices will be elevated at summit
May 05, 2023 03:48 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSMore than 800 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women will converge on Canberra this week for the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (women's voices) summit.

Pandemic leaves medicos with burnout pains of their own
May 05, 2023 03:40 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSMore pain specialists are experiencing burnout as the pandemic and disgruntled patients take their toll, with warnings the condition could compromise treatment.

Life sentence for mother who murdered, burned kids
May 05, 2023 03:37 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSMargaret Hawke has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of 25 years, for murdering her three children and burning their bodies.

Wife supported husband in his pursuit of murder
May 05, 2023 03:34 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSBiannca Edmunds was not the driving force behind the murder of her former boyfriend that also resulted in her husband being fatally stabbed, her lawyer says.

Hatchet attacker jailed as ex tells of lifelong scars
May 05, 2023 03:32 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSCameron Turgay Bardak has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for attempted murder after attacking his ex-girlfriend with a hatchet and choking her in an ambush.

Man charged over stabbing at customer service centre
May 05, 2023 03:28 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA 54-year-old public servant at NSW's customer service agency remains in intensive care after being stabbed repeatedly while at work in the centre of Sydney.

Life in prison for mum who murdered, burned kids
May 05, 2023 03:13 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSMargaret Hawke has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of 25 years, for murdering her three children and burning their bodies.

Man jailed 14 years for hatchet attack on ex-girlfriend
May 05, 2023 02:54 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSCameron Turgay Bardak has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for attempted murder after attacking his ex-girlfriend with a hatchet and choking her in an ambush.

Short-term budget bounce but long-term pressures remain
May 05, 2023 02:46 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA temporary boost to the budget bottom line will be welcome but fast-growing spending is likely to keep pressure on federal government finances.

Candidates put hands up for Victorian treaty assembly
May 05, 2023 02:45 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSRelatives and allies of outspoken senator Lidia Thorpe are among dozens of candidates vying for election to Victoria's Indigenous treaty negotiation assembly.

WA creates national park and reserve bigger than Bali
May 05, 2023 02:36 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA national park and nature reserve have been created in the remote Goldfields, adding more than 800,000 hectares to Western Australia's conservation estate.

How Archibald winner stitches her intimate portraits
May 05, 2023 02:12 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe winner of the 2023 Archibald Prize, Julia Gutman, works with donated textiles to make monumental yet intimate scenes of the people in her life.

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