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Climate to be won on land, sea and finance

Campaigns and finance deals outside official international climate negotiations have an increasingly important role in fighting climate change, inside...

Search for missing hiker nears one week

Police aren't ruling out any possibilities in the search for missing hiker Esther Wallace who disappeared in remote NSW bushland a week ago.

Aboriginal girl's heart issue hard to find

An inquest into the death of a 12-year-old Aboriginal girl in Victoria has heard she suffered from a rare and deadly complication that was difficult t...

Factors behind Saunders’ (ASX:SND) bright outlook for FY23

Highlights,Saunders International Limited (ASX:SND) is going strong in FY23 with multi-million-dollar project wins.,The company’s strategic outlook is...

Nuclear subs dominate US ministerial trip

Australia's defence and foreign affairs ministers are in Washington for annual ministerial talks with their United States counterparts.

Calls for boost to social security payment

An inquiry into poverty in Australia has heard calls to increase social security payments to help meet the rising cost of living.

Alchemy (ASX:ALY) commences lithium and gold exploration at Lake Reb...

Highlights:,Alchemy Resources Ltd has commenced the first-pass regional exploration within the lithium-prospective ‘Goldilocks Zone’ at its wholly own...

US talks to underpin nuclear sub decision

Australia's defence and foreign affairs ministers are in Washington for high-level meetings with US counterparts as Canberra mulls nuclear submarine d...

Car rental to spur electric vehicle uptake

Renting an electric car for an extended test drive could convince drivers of their merits over petrol-powered vehicles, the results of a new survey in...

City development set for national overhaul

Cities, suburbs and regions could be developed with a more nationally-consistent flavour, with the federal government to roll out a major policy overh...

Why hybrid car sales are powering ahead

Sales of hybrid vehicles are speeding up in Australia, with the country's leading car-maker revealing they now make up more than one in three of their...

Two acquitted over NSW teen's 2013 murder

Two men have been found not guilty of the 2013 murder of 18-year-old Sydney man Nikola Srbin who was set upon by a group of bikies and fatally beaten.

Shorter wait times at Victorian hospital

Families have been reminded to only attend the emergency department at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital in urgent cases after demand spiked overn...

Plan for summer delays, Vic commuters told

Road and rail travel in Victoria will be delayed by scheduled works over summer with commuters told to plan alternative routes.

PM to meet virtually with state colleagues

National cabinet is set to meet virtually after the in-person meeting was delayed when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID-19.

More money to help house SA flood victims

River Murray flood victims will have access to more funds for emergency accommodation, SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has announced.

Consumer confidence dip after Black Friday

The latest measure of consumer confidence has eased slightly but more people think it's the right time to buy a major household item.

Teen trapped in western Sydney storm drain

A teenage boy has broken his arm after falling into a stormwater drain in Sydney's west and remains trapped as emergency crews work on a plan to free...

Jaguar sued over alleged vehicle defects

A class action has been filed by car owners who claim they paid too much for allegedly defective Jaguar and Land Rover diesel vehicles.

Twenty gay men bashed daily: NSW inquiry

An assistant police commissioner has admitted in a landmark inquiry that at least 20 gay men were bashed daily in NSW from the mid-seventies until 200...