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Judge asks indecisive Jarryd Hayne jury to persevere
April 03, 2023 12:32 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSWith jurors in Jarryd Hayne's sexual assault trial unable to reach a unanimous verdict after 17 hours, a judge has urged perseverance in the deliberations.

Barriers for swim safety lessons in remote Qld schools
April 03, 2023 12:24 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSClose to 99 per cent of Queensland state schools offer a swim safety program, but those who don't face "ongoing and persistent barriers", a new report says.

Australian stocks look to extend win streak to six days
April 03, 2023 11:59 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe local bourse was up 0.8 per cent at lunchtime and had hit a three-and-half-week high as sentiment strengthened.

Coal seam gas waste plan worries farmers and activists
April 03, 2023 11:58 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSActivists and farmers have raised concerns about a plan to allow coal seam gas companies to store their waste salt in lined landfill sites.

New houses drive uptick in dwelling approvals
April 03, 2023 11:54 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSSign-off on private sector dwellings has lifted modestly and home prices appear to have found a floor - at least for the moment.

Population, rate rises magnify housing supply crunch
April 03, 2023 11:51 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSHousing demand is expected to keep outstripping supply as migration levels pick up and high interest rates weigh on new construction.

Utes and large SUVs are speeding past emission targets
April 03, 2023 11:44 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA report into pollution from Australia's vehicle fleet has found heavy SUVs and light commercial vehicles, including utes, are missing emission targets.

Aussie lithium miner crunches data on Canadian strike
April 03, 2023 11:44 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSAussie lithium miner Winsome Resources has announced an extended strike zone at a high-grade site in Canada as North America looks to lock in future supplies.

Doctors demand apology as Medicare fraud myth busted
April 03, 2023 11:11 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSDoctors are claiming vindication and demanding an apology as new research undermines claims of widespread Medicare fraud.

'Improbable' ex-MP would party with skating teens
April 03, 2023 10:53 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSMilton Orkopoulos' lawyers have said it was unlikely the ex-MP would hang with skateboarding teens as they urge jurors to find him not guilty of sexual abuse.

Australian playwright wins prestigious theatre award
April 03, 2023 10:36 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSAustralian playwright Suzie Miller has won the prestigious Olivier award for best new play for her one-woman show Prima Facie.

Great sadness settles after Indigenous leader's death
April 03, 2023 10:29 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSTributes following the death of Indigenous leader Yunupingu remember him as a great Australian whose legacy will live on for generations to come.

Lockheed wins race for Australia's biggest space tender
April 03, 2023 10:21 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSLockheed Martin has been selected as preferred tenderer for Australia's first sovereign military satellite fleet to fight new threats in space.

NSW winery accused of stealing water during drought
April 03, 2023 10:18 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSNSW authorities have charged a border-region winery after it allegedly stole 161 Olympic pools worth of irrigation water via an illegal pipeline.

Man jailed for degrading, humiliating attack on woman
April 03, 2023 10:11 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA Victorian man has been jailed for nearly three years after a degrading and humiliating sexual attack on a woman who was held hostage in her own home.

Dump search for further remains of mutilated man
April 03, 2023 10:11 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSPolice are searching a landfill site in Adelaide's north for the remains of a man murdered last year.

Child abuse is "disturbingly prevalent" across nation
April 03, 2023 09:44 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSOne in three Australian children suffer physical abuse while one in four suffer sexual abuse, according to a nationwide study.

Australia to get an electric vehicle drive-in theatre
April 03, 2023 09:43 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSAustralia's first electric vehicle-only drive-in movie theatre is set to launch in Sydney, weeks after the country set a record for battery-powered car sales.

Bleak outlook for housing supply crunch
April 03, 2023 09:39 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSHousing demand is expected to keep outstripping supply as migration levels pick up and high interest rates weigh on new construction.

Sydney mother accused of twice trying to drown baby
April 03, 2023 09:32 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA 30-year-old woman faces allegations she attempted to drown and suffocate her son in two separate incidents before the infant died in a Sydney hospital.

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