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Workers' old rubber boots ignite green steel technology

Waste rubber from old tyres and safety boots is being used in Australia's industrial heartland as a substitute fuel to make cleaner steel.

Man faces court over meth disguised as vinegar

A Melbourne man has faced court after being charged over a $41.6 million methamphetamine haul, which was disguised in barrels of white vinegar.

Australian suspects arrested in global cybercrime raid

Australian police have taken part in a multinational crackdown on a sprawling online marketplace popular with cybercriminals, arresting 10 Australian...

Approved housing bodies ‘not surprised’ by billion euro underspend

Sinn Fein said the “massive underspend” means 4,000 public homes have not been built and has contributed to rising levels of homelessness.

Collapsed east coast builder's debt soars past $60m

Collapsed construction group PBS Building's debts have soared beyond $60m as administrators are granted a special court extension.

Invictus Energy (ASX:IVZ) announces A$10m placement for Mukuyu-2 & S...

Highlights,Invictus Energy has received firm commitments from its investors for a capital raise of AU$10 million (before costs) through private Placem...

Sunak expected in Northern Ireland during Biden visit, police chief...

PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has discussed the scale of the policing event around Good Friday Agreement events.

Small Halls folk tour nears its destination

A roaming folk festival is nearing its end after lighting up small town halls across Victoria, taking a breath before the tour turns to Western Austra...

Coldstream Guard who sold bullets to undercover officer is jailed fo...

Rajon Graham, 34, a lance sergeant in the elite unit, had pleaded guilty to four counts of selling ammunition.

Cadbury World crafts giant chocolate chick to mark Easter weekend

Three chocolatiers created the 70cm-high chick, hatching from an egg, over four days.

Serious crime rises again in Qld, youth offenders drop

A significant increase in serious crimes in Queensland has been partially attributed to a change in how domestic violence is recorded.

Referendum will be 'generational issue': elections boss

The electoral commissioner says he expects there to be more passion ahead of the voice referendum compared to federal elections.

Teacher's child sex material 'abhorrent', court told

A court has been told that a former Sydney teacher who has admitted child abuse material offences, possessed a large number of abhorrent images and vi...

Scientists create embryo-like structures from monkey cells

When implanted, these structures induced pregnancy signs in female macaques.

Claremont killer TV drama revisits painful chapter

Western Australia's police force were not involved in a soon-to-air dramatisation of the gruelling efforts by detectives to hunt down the Claremont ki...

Armaguard $2.3m heist mastermind loses appeal

The mastermind of the 1994 Armaguard $2.3 million heist, Pasquale Lanciana, has had his appeal against conviction and sentence denied.

Liberals accused of 'Judas betrayal' in opposing voice

Peter Dutton has been accused of betraying the nation after confirming the Liberal Party won't support the Indigenous voice proposal.

One in three young teachers says housing situation ‘affects ability...

Delegates at the NASUWT conference will debate a motion calling for the creation of housing discount schemes for teachers.

Australia helps in global cybercrime marketplace raid

Australian police have taken part in a multinational crackdown on a sprawling online marketplace popular with cybercriminals, arresting 10 Australian...

Ambulance ramping spikes at SA hospitals

The latest figures have revealed an increase in ambulance ramping outside public hospitals in Adelaide.