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Fresh push to stop 'silent pandemic' of superbugs
February 28, 2023 08:21 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWSMillions of people are at risk of dying each year due to growing antimicrobial resistance, prompting experts to call for increased action.
'Maggot-infested' meals served to Snowy Hydro workers
February 28, 2023 07:45 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWSThe Australian Workers' Union says there are serious safety issues on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project and that workers have been served food infested with...
Man arrested in alleged $5m bushfire extortion attempt
February 28, 2023 07:43 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWSPolice have arrested a man in Victoria's northeast after he allegedly threatened to light a bushfire unless $5 million was paid in crypto currency.
Fresh evacuations in Gisborne as NZ's big wet continues
February 28, 2023 07:10 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWSTwo regions hardest hit in New Zealand by Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne-Tairawhiti, are again under water after fresh flooding.
Plight of cold chain operator rings alarms bells
February 28, 2023 06:39 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWSThe fate of Scott's Refrigerated Logistics, which is the nation's largest cold chain transport operator, has set alarm bells ringing through the secto...
Professor freed from PNG criminals returns to Australia
February 27, 2023 08:39 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSArchaeologist Professor Bryce Barker has returned to Australia after being released by criminals who took him and three others hostage in Papua New Gu...
Be safe when seeking the perfect selfie smile
February 27, 2023 08:31 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSBe warned - DIY teeth whitening kits could be doing more harm than good, Australian dentists say.
Indigenous voice referendum the 'last roll of the dice'
February 27, 2023 07:41 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSProfessor Megan Davis and Aunty Pat Anderson have spoken about the Indigenous voice to parliament as part of the Gandhi Oration at the University of N...
Lithium mineralisation confirmed for third pan at Arcadia Minerals’...
February 27, 2023 06:45 PM AEDT | By ManishaHighlights,Arcadia Minerals has received initial assay results for the Stryfontein pan, confirming presence of lithium-in-clay.,The assay results of t...
Tired driver jailed after motorcyclist loses leg, life
February 27, 2023 06:38 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSA Sydney man has been jailed over an early morning collision after he shot a red light, leading to a motorcyclist's leg being amputated days before he...
'Messed up': Mardi Gras strip searches slammed
February 27, 2023 06:37 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSNSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann has told an election forum she watched in "despair and anger" as Mardi Gras attendees were targeted for strip searches.
Income averaging a longstanding practice, inquiry told
February 27, 2023 06:26 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSA former ministerial advisor has told the robodebt royal commission that income averaging had been used by "governments of both colours" for a long ti...
Catalina Resources (ASX:CTN) lands anomalous REE and lithium drill a...
February 27, 2023 06:20 PM AEDT | By ManishaHighlights,Catalina Resources has received first assays from the recently concluded maiden air core drilling campaign at the Dundas project.,The assay...
Native title claim for Torres Strait islands decided
February 27, 2023 06:18 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSNative title over Torres Strait islands Warral and Ului is shared by the Badulgal and Mualgal peoples but not the Kaurareg group, the Federal Court sa...
NSW Greens support legalising nicotine vapes
February 27, 2023 05:28 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSLegalising nicotine vapes would help stamp out a thriving black market and reduce harm associated with the devices, the NSW Greens say.
Show reveals diversity of contemporary desert art
February 27, 2023 05:21 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSArtists from Western Australia's Ngaanyatjarra Lands work across mediums to produce diverse contemporary works.
Rolfe trying to pervert course of justice, lawyers say
February 27, 2023 04:59 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSLawyers for the NT Police have told an inquest into the death of Indigenous teen Kumanjayi Walker the officer who shot him is trying to intimidate wit...
Push for new, bigger coal mines labelled 'climate bomb'
February 27, 2023 04:30 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSThe NSW government will review eight new coal mines and expansions this year with the potential to produce 1.5 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissi...
Aust shares down sharply after US inflation readout
February 27, 2023 04:29 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSThe local share market has fallen 1.1 per cent as the odds increase that the Federal Reserve will return to supersized rate hikes to combat stubborn i...
Low-profile electric vehicle chargers tested in Sydney
February 27, 2023 04:06 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWSThe first of 30,000 electric vehicle chargers mounted on power poles has launched in Sydney as part of a plan to help apartment dwellers power up thei...
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