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'Significant' task dealing with subs' nuclear waste

Australia's up-to-$368 billion deal to acquire a fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines will create a major challenge dealing with the vessels' was...

Baby girl dies after mum and brother killed in crash

A three-month-old baby girl has died days after a horrific Sydney car crash that killer her mother and two-year-old brother.

Hospital death certificate probe finds no misconduct

Western Australia's corruption watchdog has declined to make serious misconduct findings regarding the certification of a hospital patient's death.

Drought warning for Australia after record floods

The weather bureau has issued an El Nino watch and warns a drought could occur later this year after years of heavy rain and floods in the country's e...

NSW poll goes down to the wire on energy jobs, bills

Electrification of everything offers the lure of being "employment rich" and could accelerate depending on who wins the NSW election, but some voters...

Prodigious pianist brings Roaring Twenties to the 2020s

Piano maestro Simon Tedeschi will weave the story of 1920s New York City with his family history when he performs one of the seminal works of orchestr...

NSW government sought advice on sale of Sydney Water

The NSW government sought advice on a partial or full sell-off of Sydney Water, highly confidential documents reveal.

Former MP gave boy drugs before sex abuse, trial told

A trial of a former NSW government minister has heard he allegedly gave a teenager drugs and sexually abused him after learning he was molested as a c...

Second woman sent out of court in breastfeeding protest

A woman has been asked to leave a Victorian county court while staging a breastfeeding protest after a judge last week asked a breastfeeding mother to...

'Pure panic' as Australian market in the red for 2023

The local share market finished down 1.4 per cent, although the ASX200 managed to close just slightly above the key 7,000 level.

Transport NSW denies obsolete component caused shutdown

Transport NSW says obsolete components did not bring Sydney trains to a standstill despite a confidential report warning comms equipment was coming ou...

More than one million students start NAPLAN testing

More than one million students have begun NAPLAN testing but education experts are critical of the assessment's earlier than usual term one schedule.

Police officer admits to stalking, intimidating woman

A police officer has pleaded guilty to stalking a Sydney woman and using a restricted database to search for information on her partner.

WA man extradited to Melbourne over woman's murder

A West Australian man has been brought to Victoria, accused of murdering a 29-year-old woman more than 30 years ago.

Hayne trial hears woman's evidence of alleged assault

A woman has recounted what happened in a suburban Newcastle bedroom, where she claims she was sexually assaulted by former rugby league star Jarryd Ha...

Inflation, slowing demand ramps up business risks

High inflation, rising interest rates and falling consumer demand is putting Australian businesses under increasing stress.

Housing fund proposal put under committee spotlight

A $10 billion housing fund proposal will be interrogated by a parliamentary committee before a battle expected in the Senate in the next sitting perio...

AFL club joins scheme to compensate victims of abuse

Victims of child sexual abuse connected to the St Kilda Football Club can now claim compensation under the national redress scheme.

Floodwaters 'as far as eye can see' hamper recovery

Flooding continues across Queensland's northwest with many communities facing the prospect of severe damage to their homes as well as stock losses.

Widow slams police over 'disgraceful' ambush probe

A Queensland Police inquiry into an officer's fatal shooting was "nothing short of disgraceful", his widow has told media after inquest findings were...