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WA to spend millions preparing for green energy

The West Australian government will allocate $126 million to preparing the state's electricity grid for an expected surge in demand for green energy.

NT budget locks in roads and ports for mining future

The Northern Territory is on track to return to surplus by 2026-27 as mining royalties and a greater share of GST boosts the coffers, Treasurer Eva La...

Terror accused's mum sheds tears at his trial

The mother of an alleged terrorist accused of holding hostages in a dive shop has told his trial he'd been suffering withdrawals from pain medication...

Commodity price revision helps budget bottom line

A change in commodity price settings in the Albanese government's budget for 2023/24 has been a factor in higher revenue and growth assumptions.

Artist's wasp-y works take the sting out of death

Ceramics artist James Lemon explores wasps, termites and his shared inclination to build things out of dirt.

Rental reform for NSW as prices continue to surge

Reforming the state's rental sector is a sensible cost of living measure, NSW Premier Chris Minns says.

Jenny Craig Australia goes into administration

Jenny Craig will go into voluntary administration despite earlier saying a decision to close US offices would not affect Australian and New Zealand se...

Australian shares lose ground as federal budget looms

Local shares have finished lower ahead of the federal budget but market analysts say it is typical for the May trading period.

Woman asked 'sugar daddy' for $100k before her death

A friend of Ellie Price believed Ricardo Barbaro would be paid some of the $100,000 she demanded in the days leading up to her death, a court has been...

US firm's Australian image trawling breached privacy

A US firm offering facial recognition to law enforcement breached privacy laws by building a database of images of Australian citizens without our per...

Welfare payments, renters' help boosted

Welfare recipients and renters will get extra help in the May budget, under the Albanese's government cost-of-living package to be unveiled on Tuesday...

Murder accused allegedly searched online after killing

The man accused of killing Melbourne mum Ju 'Kelly' Zhang allegedly searched online for details about prison time after she died.

Jeweller charged with faking $2.8m heist for insurance

A high society jeweller is accused of masterminding an armed robbery in which his assistant was tied up and threatened with a knife at his luxury Sydn...

Mine clipped after 'sludgy substance' spotted in river

A mine near a pristine national park must implement water monitoring after locals reported a black sludgy substance in a usually clear river.

Aged care home 'not an outlier' in fatal COVID outbreak

All staff should have received PPE training at the Melbourne aged care home where 34 residents died in a COVID-19 outbreak, a disease control expert s...

Budget boosts cash for climate infrastructure

The federal government has set aside hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2023/24 budget to shore up efforts to deal with the consequences of climat...

Man hands himself into police after fatal Vic shooting

Victorian homicide squad detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in Melbourne's northwest.

Police gave private Higgins document to defence lawyers

ACT DPP Shane Drumgold says he was "shocked" police had given private counselling notes to the legal team defending a man accused of raping Brittany H...

Sonar and barriers among Qld crocodile safety projects

A device that can reliably detect crocodiles underwater using multi-beam sonar is part of a project to improve safety in Queensland.

Chronic pain hits one in five children, mainly females

Children are more open to non-pharmacological therapy and management of their pain than adults and addiction is extremely rare, a leading anaesthetist...