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Overboard cruise guest search to resume at first light
April 27, 2023 01:10 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA search led by the US Coast Guard is under way after an Australian man went overboard while on a cruise ship travelling from Brisbane to Honolulu.

Aussie designer wins lawsuit against singer Katy Perry
April 27, 2023 01:08 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA Federal Court judge has found US pop singer Katy Perry's company infringed Australian fashion designer Katie Perry's trademark and is liable for damages.

Call for nursing patience as NSW lifts staffing ratios
April 27, 2023 12:44 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSNSW will become the third state to mandate a nurse-to-patient ratio in public hospitals, but the government warns the overhaul won't happen quickly.

Record solar slashes wholesale energy prices, emissions
April 27, 2023 12:28 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSRecord rooftop solar is taking the sting out power bills but the market operator says more transmission is needed to share cheap, clean energy with consumers.

Cal's crowning glory packs a punch with portrait prize
April 27, 2023 12:23 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSAn artist's portrait of comedian Cal Wilson has won the Packing Room Prize as judging for the country's most prestigious art award moves into its final week.

Woman gets life for fatal Gold Coast stabbing
April 27, 2023 12:22 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSFreedom Mona Maunsell Anderson has received a life sentence after being found guilty of murder following the fatal stabbing of a man on a Gold Coast footpath.

Labor, coalition land in NSW stamp duty reform fight
April 27, 2023 12:18 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe NSW opposition will fight to keep a flagship stamp duty reform but Premier Chris Minns says the bottom line is that Labor's idea is better.

Truck drivers risk losing jobs to self-driving vehicles
April 27, 2023 12:18 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSTechnological advances could replace more than 400,000 jobs in the transport sector while also creating new and better positions with higher pay, a report says.

'Chin up': diverse journalists 'normalise abuse'
April 27, 2023 12:12 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSMedia workers from minority backgrounds are normalising discrimination and racist abuse from readers and bosses, a new study has found.

Mother pleads guilty to manslaughter over toddler death
April 27, 2023 11:59 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSLaura Rose Peverill has pleaded guilty in the Townsville Supreme Court to manslaughter over the death of her toddler in 2020.

Aust stocks sink as economic, banking fears resurface
April 27, 2023 11:54 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe local share market is on track for its fifth day of losses at midday, down 0.5 per cent as questions about banks and growth sour sentiment.

Calls mount to lift payment cut-off for single parents
April 27, 2023 11:48 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe federal government is under pressure to restore eligibility of the single parenting payment until a child turns 16 rather than a lower threshold.

Premier flags cost-of-living focus in Queensland budget
April 27, 2023 11:35 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA rebate to offset the rising cost of energy will likely form part of the state government's plan to tackle cost of living pressures in next month's budget.

More than 100 Australians in Sudan during conflict: PM
April 27, 2023 11:32 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSPrime Minister Anthony Albanese says officials were providing consular support to more than 100 citizens caught up in conflict in Sudan.

Grace Tame's abuser suffers recent 'medical episode'
April 27, 2023 11:27 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSNicolaas Ockert Bester, who abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, has had a court case into allegations that he harassed her online delayed.

Man extradited for alleged attacks on teenage women
April 27, 2023 11:27 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA NSW man is behind bars after being extradited from WA over two alleged assaults on teenage women in Goulburn.

Funny how artist packs a punch with winning portrait
April 27, 2023 11:17 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA portrait of comedian Cal Wilson by artist Andrea Huelin, titled Clown Jewels, has won the Packing Room Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Office workers rallied to halt axe attack, court told
April 27, 2023 11:16 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSMultiple witnesses have told an attempted murder trial they ran into a office car park at evening rush hour and saw a man trying to strangle a woman.

Tight budget must find funds for sick environment
April 27, 2023 11:05 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe federal budget must properly fund cornerstone reforms promised to rescue and restore Australia's ailing environment, green groups say.

Geelong to splash $8m on Commonwealth Games
April 27, 2023 11:01 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe City of Greater Geelong will spend nearly $8 million on the 2026 Commonwealth Games despite posting a budget deficit of the same size last financial year.

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