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 Australians bracing for health insurance price hikes

Australians bracing for health insurance price hikes

March 31, 2023 12:19 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

More than a million Australians are set to face increased health insurance premiums, with HBF among the providers upping prices.

 PM comfortable with 2032 Olympic checks and balances

PM comfortable with 2032 Olympic checks and balances

March 31, 2023 12:14 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

With the legacy value of Olympic infrastructure to be examined by a Senate committee, the Prime Minister is comfortable with planning for the Brisbane Games.

 Major home builder Porter Davis goes into liquidation

Major home builder Porter Davis goes into liquidation

March 31, 2023 12:13 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Building works will stop immediately on more than 1700 properties across Victoria and Queensland as a result of the collapse of Porter Davis.

 Two men charged with torturing woman in Gold Coast unit

Two men charged with torturing woman in Gold Coast unit

March 31, 2023 12:11 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Two men have been charged with torturing a woman using a knife and a hammer at a unit in the heart of Surfers Paradise.

 Review to address 'alarming' Sydney train problems

Review to address 'alarming' Sydney train problems

March 31, 2023 11:50 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Faults, delays and outages on Sydney's rail network will be investigated in a comprehensive, independent review, as drivers are forced to swallow a toll rise.

 Gliders seem unfazed by drones buzzing over Vic forests

Gliders seem unfazed by drones buzzing over Vic forests

March 31, 2023 11:43 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

State-owned logging company VicForests is trialling drones to survey coupes for endangered gliders while awaiting a Supreme Court appeal decision.

 Record-breaking rower to reach home soil

Record-breaking rower to reach home soil

March 31, 2023 11:37 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

After spending 235 days at sea on a solo row across the Pacific Ocean, Michelle Lee will finally step foot on land, arriving in Cairns.

 Unknown risk in plastic rubbish lining Australian coast

Unknown risk in plastic rubbish lining Australian coast

March 31, 2023 11:28 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Three-quarters of the waste littering Australia's coastline is now plastic with authorities yet to fully assess the risk posed by the pollution.

 First woman appointed to lead Federal Court

First woman appointed to lead Federal Court

March 31, 2023 11:19 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced Justice Debra Mortimer will be the first woman to be chief justice of the Federal Court of Australia.

 Search for woman, 78, homes in on Brisbane hiking spot

Search for woman, 78, homes in on Brisbane hiking spot

March 31, 2023 11:16 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A popular Brisbane hiking spot has been identified as an area of interest as the search for a missing 78-year-old woman continues.

 Indigenous advisor quits after Qld police shooting

Indigenous advisor quits after Qld police shooting

March 31, 2023 11:09 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Professor Gracelyn Smallwood has resigned from a Queensland police advisory group in protest after a young Aboriginal man was shot and killed by officers.

 Latham homophobic tweet bought Greenwich to tears

Latham homophobic tweet bought Greenwich to tears

March 31, 2023 11:07 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Homophobic abuse by Mark Latham was hurtful and brought independent MP Alex Greenwich to tears, as the NSW One Nation leader goes missing in action.

 Latham homophobic tweet brought Greenwich to tears

Latham homophobic tweet brought Greenwich to tears

March 31, 2023 11:07 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Homophobic abuse by Mark Latham was hurtful and brought independent MP Alex Greenwich to tears, as the NSW One Nation leader goes missing in action.

 Regional travellers set to save on daily fares

Regional travellers set to save on daily fares

March 31, 2023 10:51 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Victorian regional train and bus fares are now capped at daily metropolitan rates, fulfilling a state government election promise.

 Expert warns of growing tax burden ahead of budget

Expert warns of growing tax burden ahead of budget

March 31, 2023 10:28 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Former Treasury boss Ken Henry warns inadequate tax settings are worsening intergenerational inequality as the treasurer prepares for his second budget.

 Detained journalist Cheng Lei awaits outcome a year on

Detained journalist Cheng Lei awaits outcome a year on

March 31, 2023 10:12 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Australian journalist Cheng Lei remains in detention in China one year after her trial, despite calls for justice by the federal government and supporters.

 Unused parking spaces costing Australians billions

Unused parking spaces costing Australians billions

March 31, 2023 09:53 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Australian apartment dwellers could save billions of dollars if parking spaces were 'unbundled' from the price of the apartment.

 Canberra airport shooter jailed for more three years

Canberra airport shooter jailed for more three years

March 31, 2023 09:52 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

West Australian man Ali Rachid Ammoun has been handed a jail sentence of more than three years for shooting glass panels at Canberra Airport in August 2022.

 Cultural burning expansion to reduce bushfire risk

Cultural burning expansion to reduce bushfire risk

March 31, 2023 09:46 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Aboriginal groups will be supported to undertake traditional cultural burns in Victoria as part of the state's efforts towards Indigenous self-determination.

 Father broke bail conditions to continue sexual abuse

Father broke bail conditions to continue sexual abuse

March 31, 2023 09:42 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A man jailed for the persistent sexual abuse of his teenager daughter broke bail conditions to rape her after police initially pressed criminal charges.

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