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Excited Piastri has formula for feeling right at home

Melbourne-born Oscar Piastri can barely contain his excitement ahead of taking to the Albert Park track at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

Australian market buoyant as banking fears subside

The Australian Securities Exchange finished up one per cent, with every sector except property in the green, as global banking fears ease.

Homes built in days a game changer for those in need

A Sydney company specialising in building prefabricated modular homes in under 12 days is providing replacement accommodation for NSW flood victims.

NSW counts cost of staff shortage, record postal votes

Record postal votes still rolling into the electoral commission are delaying the NSW vote count as Labor remains stuck on 45 seats

Final bikie shooting charges dropped after jury verdict

Prosecutors have withdrawn four serious charges against a man previously accused of a bikie shooting after a jury found his three co-accused not guilt...

Australian shares climb to near three-week high

The Australian Securities Exchange finished up one per cent, with every sector except property in the green, as global banking fears ease.

Regional road funding in focus ahead of federal budget

As Treasurer Jim Chalmers gears up for his second budget in May, the federal opposition wants to ensure roads and regional communities are prioritised...

Government appoints union figures to industrial umpire

Union-linked appointments have been made to the Fair Work Commission in a bid to restore balance, the Albanese government says.

Platina Resources (ASX:PGM) gets drill rod turning at Brimstone Gold...

Highlights,Platina Resources has kicked off maiden drilling at its recently acquired project, Brimstone, in Western Australia,The company has already...

History made as voice referendum proposal presented

Australians will vote on enshrining an Indigenous voice by the end of the year as federal parliament sets the formal wheels in motion for a referendum...

Clive Palmer eyes $300b damages claim over mine project

Billionaire Clive Palmer says any "future windfall" from a $300 billion claim against the federal government would help fund new hospitals in Western...

Senators told not to call each other racist

Senate President Sue Lines has issued a directive that calling other senators racist in the upper house is not allowed under the chamber's rules.

Police mocked then fatally shot mentally ill man

An officer disparaged a knife-wielding man, diagnosed with schizophrenia, before a police unit stormed his home and shot him three times, an inquest h...

PM, governor-general to attend crowning of King Charles

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced he and Governor-General David Hurley will attend King Charles III's coronation.

Forrest says China can eliminate emissions by 2030s

China can help the world decarbonise within years, not decades, through international joint ventures, green hydrogen champion Andrew Forrest says.

Labor tells wages umpire low-paid must not go backwards

The Albanese government will advocate for a wage lift that stops low-paid workers going backwards as business groups worry about higher wage bills.

The benefits of hiring 'on the spectrum'

From labourer to star actor, Michael Theo says his Asperger's has been a boon for his career, and can be for others on the spectrum if they're given t...

Woman accused of shooting two people denied bail

Karleeah Marie Jensen has claimed a sawn-off shot gun accidentally fired, injuring two people including a 16-year-old girl, in a Queensland hotel room...

NT law reforms target knife crime and alcohol

The NT government has passed bail law and alcohol reforms targeting assault-related crime following the fatal stabbing of a bottle shop worker in Darw...

No seatbelt, helmet in fatal farming ATV crash

A coroner investigating the death of a semi-retired Tasmanian farmer in an ATV crash has found he wasn't wearing a seatbelt or helmet.