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Workplace law overhaul comes to a head

<p>The government is pushing to have its workplace law overhaul passed by Christmas, saying it will get wages moving and ease cost of living pressures...

Toddler dies in Tasmania shed fire

<p>A shed fire at a home in northern Tasmania has killed a three-year-old boy and badly injured a four-year-old boy.<br></p>

NSW voters urged to update enrolment early

<p>The NSW Electoral Commission is urging voters to update their enrolment four months before the state election.</p>

Vic custody officer on assault charges

<p>A Victoria Police custody officer is accused of assault with a weapon while on duty and has been summonsed to court.</p>

Inflation down but consumer pain lingers

<p class="">Cost of living pressures eased slightly last month, although it's still too early to call the turning point for inflation.</p>

Climate protesters interrupt Qld premier

<p>Ten Extinction Rebellion protesters have been kicked out of Queensland parliament after launching a protest while the premier was speaking about en...

Vic woman 'sorry' for part in $10m fraud

<p>A Victorian mum described as a principal partner in a $10 million international cybercrime fraud has apologised to her victims ahead of being sente...

Car-sharing services battle for Aussies

<p>A new car-sharing service will attempt to change summer holiday rentals in Australia but its biggest rival is pulling out stunts to divert attentio...

Caddick's disappearance still a mystery

<p>Further hearings are required before a NSW coroner delivers a finding, but the mysteries surrounding Melissa Caddick's disappearance will remain lo...

PM raises Assange release with US

<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has personally raised the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with US government officials.</p>

Coalition 'contempt' for defence: Marles

<p>Defence Minister Richard Marles has lashed the coalition over an auditor-general report about the management of Defence's project investment progra...

Fresh round of Vic truth-telling hearings

<p>The plight of Indigenous Victorians in child protection and correctional custody will be put under the microscope as a truth-telling inquiry resume...

Commando claims ABC article 'defamatory'

<p>Lawyers for ex-commando Heston Russell say an article published by the ABC painted him as a war criminal despite making no direct allegations again...

Anti-vax GP sues 'fictional' medical board

<p>Anti-vaccine GP registrar William Bay is suing medical regulators for suspending his registration, claiming they do not legally exist and infringed...

'Looks like I'm the culprit': Vic murderer

<p>A Victorian man who told police it looked like he was the culprit after his neighbour was fatally stabbed has been found guilty by a jury of his mu...

Scientists to restore tropical seagrass

<p>Researchers will investigate restoration techniques for key tropical seagrass species, from Queensland's Great Barrier Reef to the north of Western...

Producers are adapting to climate change

<p>Australian producers will need to become more resilient and continue to adapt to climate change, a parliamentary inquiry into food security has bee...

Energy consumers want price intervention

<p>Governments are under pressure to commit to immediate and longer-term help for households and small businesses before power bills become an even gr...

Long road ahead to end harassment at work

<p>Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins is urging employers and workers to continue the momentum to end workplace harassment for future genera...

Rainbow Sydney Harbour Bridge on NYE

<p>Sydney's New Year's Eve revellers will be treated to a demonstration of the city's rich Indigenous identity, before the harbour bridge becomes a gi...