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 Judge asks indecisive Jarryd Hayne jury to persevere

Judge asks indecisive Jarryd Hayne jury to persevere

April 03, 2023 12:32 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

With 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

Barriers for swim safety lessons in remote Qld schools

April 03, 2023 12:24 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Close 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

Australian stocks look to extend win streak to six days

April 03, 2023 11:59 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

The 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

Coal seam gas waste plan worries farmers and activists

April 03, 2023 11:58 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Activists 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

New houses drive uptick in dwelling approvals

April 03, 2023 11:54 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Sign-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

Population, rate rises magnify housing supply crunch

April 03, 2023 11:51 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Housing 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

Utes and large SUVs are speeding past emission targets

April 03, 2023 11:44 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A 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

Aussie lithium miner crunches data on Canadian strike

April 03, 2023 11:44 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Aussie 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

Doctors demand apology as Medicare fraud myth busted

April 03, 2023 11:11 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Doctors are claiming vindication and demanding an apology as new research undermines claims of widespread Medicare fraud.

 'Improbable' ex-MP would party with skating teens

'Improbable' ex-MP would party with skating teens

April 03, 2023 10:53 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Milton 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

Australian playwright wins prestigious theatre award

April 03, 2023 10:36 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Australian 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

Great sadness settles after Indigenous leader's death

April 03, 2023 10:29 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Tributes 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

Lockheed wins race for Australia's biggest space tender

April 03, 2023 10:21 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Lockheed 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

NSW winery accused of stealing water during drought

April 03, 2023 10:18 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

NSW 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

Man jailed for degrading, humiliating attack on woman

April 03, 2023 10:11 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A 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

Dump search for further remains of mutilated man

April 03, 2023 10:11 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Police are searching a landfill site in Adelaide's north for the remains of a man murdered last year.

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Child abuse is "disturbingly prevalent" across nation

April 03, 2023 09:44 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

One 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

Australia to get an electric vehicle drive-in theatre

April 03, 2023 09:43 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Australia'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

Bleak outlook for housing supply crunch

April 03, 2023 09:39 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Housing 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

Sydney mother accused of twice trying to drown baby

April 03, 2023 09:32 AM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A 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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