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Last NSW 'Rat of Tobruk' dies aged 106

<p>Ernie Walker, the last surviving member of the NSW Rats of Tobruk, has been remembered as a "modest hero" after dying at the age of 106.</p>

Tax reforms flagged for housing crisis fix

<p>Labor should have another look at contentious housing-linked reforms it unsuccessfully took to the 2019 election, independent MP Andrew Wilkie says...

Ambassador lays out the Finnish line

<p>Finland's ambassador in Australia has named climate change, technology and trade as key areas of discussion when the Nordic nation's prime minister...

PM backs NBL's Indigenous player rule

<p> The NBL's Indigenous player rule has drawn praise from the prime minister, who says they're leading the way in promoting First Nations within thei...

Albanese eyes truth in political ad laws

<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is keen to progress laws which would ban political advertising containing misleading information.</p>

Sydney Modern a gallery of light on dark

<p>The new Art Gallery of NSW building is complete, filled with artworks, and will open its doors within days.</p>

Half of cancer patients face care hurdles

<p>Cancer patients say the complexities of navigating the medical system can make it difficult to make informed decisions about their treatment and li...

Ex-MP Maguire charged over visa scheme

<p>Gladys Berejiklian's former boyfriend Daryl Maguire has been charged with criminal conspiracy over an alleged visa fraud committed while he was an...

Australia's youth voice concerns

<p>Some teenagers in Victoria are too scared to go home while others struggle to pay bills and study full-time, a survey has revealed.</p>

Regional rental stress worse than ever

<p>The latest Rental Affordability Index shows more regional households are facing stress and key workers cannot find homes, in NSW, Queensland, Tasma...

Koala virus worse for northern populations

<p>Virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations differently across state lines.</p>

Help NSW DV perpetrators to change: report

<p>The system in NSW should find ways to motivate domestic violence perpetrators to seek help, such as a desire to be a better parent, a report has fo...

Call to cap 'out-of-control' gas market

<p>Energy prices should be capped to ensure power remains affordable for cash-strapped households and manufacturers, unions and the community sector s...

Defence program 'partly effective'

<p>The Defence Department's management of a program approving projects worth billions of dollars is "partly effective" with greater transparency being...

WA Nationals support Indigenous voice

<p>Western Australia's state parliamentary Nationals have split from their federal counterparts by expressing support for an Indigenous voice to parli...

Guide Dog pups the paw-fect Christmas gift

<p>Guide Dogs is calling on Victorians to become volunteer puppy raisers this festive season and give people with low vision and blindness the ultimat...

Vic guards 'skipped through' COVID course

<p>Guards pretended to read through an online COVID-19 training module before starting work at Victoria's hotel quarantine system, a Melbourne court h...

Wailing, yelling after Walker shooting

<p>An inquest into the death of NT man Kumanjayi Walker has been told of family members wailing, yelling and throwing themselves to the ground after t...

Qld man sentenced for flooding building

<p>Daniel Martin Kornaus has been sentenced after turning on two fire hydrants and flooding an inner-city Brisbane unit complex in an act of "drunken...

More than 400 homes in SA flood path

<p>Hundreds of homes are among 4000 South Australian properties set to be flooded along the Murray with authorities to contact residents about emergen...