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Millions to protect WA Indigenous cultural heritage
April 24, 2023 01:53 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe Western Australian government will allocate $77 million in the 2023-24 state budget in May to better protect and manage Indigenous cultural heritage.

Family home to fund man's historic sex assault defence
April 24, 2023 01:50 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA judge has ordered prosecutors receive some proof a man will sell his family home to fund his legal defence ahead of a hearing to indefinitely delay a trial.

Sacrifice honoured at Anzac Day commemorations
April 24, 2023 01:37 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSMore than a century on from the Gallipoli landings, thousands will take part in Anzac Day commemorations across the country.

Environmentalist Bob Brown towers in biopic The Giants
April 24, 2023 01:33 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA documentary about Bob Brown and the forest he works to protect has filled cinemas as the conservationist and former politician continues his life's work.

Diaspora worries for loved ones stuck in Sudan conflict
April 24, 2023 01:10 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA full-blown conflict between Sudan's military and paramilitary has made Sudanese and South Sudanese communities in Australia worried about their loved ones.

Probe into death of injured man left outside hospital
April 24, 2023 01:08 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe death of a man found outside a NSW hospital with serious injuries is being treated as suspicious by police who urge anyone with information to come forward.

Fed budget has each-way wager on gas, electrification
April 24, 2023 12:58 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSMany Australians support the shift to electric in the home and on the road but the federal government is determined to maintain an affordable supply of gas.

Police use double jeopardy laws for Qld murder charge
April 24, 2023 12:52 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSPolice are seeking to use Queensland's double jeopardy laws to re-charge a man with a 2009 murder.

Company fined $225,000 after manager crushed to death
April 24, 2023 12:44 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA truck body manufacturer has been fined $225,000 after a manager was crushed and died inside a shipping container in 2020.

Disaster duty undermines key defence force role: report
April 24, 2023 12:31 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSCalling on defence forces to help with disaster recovery undermines their ability to protect the nation in the face of growing risks, a major review has found.

No tsunami threat following 7.1mag earthquake: NZ
April 24, 2023 12:22 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA 7.1 magnitude earthquake has occurred in waters roughly halfway between Auckland and Fiji.

NSW street sex attack suspect arrested in Perth
April 24, 2023 12:20 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA man wanted over the bashing and rape of a teenager in country NSW has been arrested 3000 kilometres away at a hotel in Western Australia.

Australian shares edge lower ahead of holiday, CPI data
April 24, 2023 12:08 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe local share market was down 0.1 per cent in another day of quiet trading, after failing to move more than 0.4 per cent any day last week.

Masterpiece vandal fights data access charge
April 24, 2023 12:08 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSAn artist who defaced Frederick McCubbin's Down On His Luck during a protest against Woodside Energy will fight a charge over access to her electronic device.

Liberals lament infantry vehicle cuts for more missiles
April 24, 2023 12:07 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe Australian Defence Force is being urged to boost investment and acquisition of long-range and more accurate missiles to deter threats into the future.

Waste dump wins in stink over environmental suspension
April 24, 2023 12:02 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSVictoria's environmental regulator failed to follow correct protocols when it ordered an industrial waste dump to suspend operations last year, a tribunal says.

Young SA footballer dies after on-field clash
April 24, 2023 11:54 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSTributes are flowing for a young Adelaide Hills football who died over the weekend after a collision during a game on Saturday.

Hazy Anzac Day likely in Victoria, fire authority warns
April 24, 2023 11:45 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSVictoria's Country Fire Authority says planned and agricultural burns will produce smoke haze across the state as the fire danger season comes to an end.

Millions to be spent on research into long COVID
April 24, 2023 11:23 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe federal government will inject $50 million into long COVID research as a committee outlined plans for a national database of the virus.

Hospital to probe man's shooting death after discharge
April 24, 2023 11:20 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA "comprehensive clinical review" will be undertaken by a Queensland hospital after a man was fatally shot by police after being discharged.

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