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Aust shares up and down in choppy trading
December 19, 2022 11:58 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe local share market has been alternating between losses and gains during morning choppy trading as bulls try to avoid a third straight losing day.

Wetlands alive with birdlife after floods
December 19, 2022 11:54 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSColonies of ibis, egrets, herons, swans and ducks have been observed breeding in wetlands across eastern Australia after record-breaking floods.

Sexism claim in NSW Libs preselection race
December 19, 2022 11:51 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA senior NSW Liberal staffer claims her colleagues discouraged her from pursuing a career in politics and told her to instead settle down and have children.

Liberal Party reform a priority: new MP
December 19, 2022 11:42 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSReforming the Victorian Liberal Party is a top priority for incoming MP Jess Wilson, who was among new members getting to know parliament at an orientation.

Australian solar car sets world record
December 19, 2022 11:08 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSWith just six minutes to spare, an Australian solar and battery-powered race car has set a world record for distance covered on a single charge.

Surging Qld rents sapping living standards
December 19, 2022 10:55 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThousands of Queensland households are spending more than a third of their income on rent and are unable to meet basic living standards, a new report suggests.

Offshore wind farm zone a 'game changer'
December 19, 2022 10:46 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSVictoria's south coast will become home to turbines with the heavy winds of the Bass Strait offering plenty of wild weather to power Australian homes.

Star seeks 'urgent engagement' with NSW
December 19, 2022 10:44 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe casino company says it wasn't consulted about a tax-hike plan on its business that NSW Treasurer Matt Kean talked up over the weekend.

Referendum should feel normal: AEC
December 19, 2022 10:37 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSLegal experts and officials from the body that oversees elections have appeared before a parliamentary committee looking to modernise referendum law.

Aussie firies gain better compensation
December 19, 2022 10:18 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSChanges to workplace compensation laws mean firefighters exposed to cancer-causing smoke in the line of duty will have increased financial support.

Couple missing in Victoria's Grampians
December 19, 2022 10:15 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA couple from Melbourne's southeast has gone missing during a four-wheel driving trip in the Grampians in Victoria's southwest.

NSW man charged over fatal stabbing
December 19, 2022 09:56 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA NSW man will appear in Wollongong Court, charged with murdering a 52-year-old man who died from stab wounds after a fight.

Airports mistreat breast cancer survivors
December 19, 2022 09:51 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Breast Cancer Network Australia says survivors wearing prosthetics have been mistreated at airport security, prompting a call for better training.

Small business hiring slows to standstill
December 19, 2022 09:43 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSmall and mid-sized businesses are still growing their ranks but the pace of expansion has eased up as economic pressures start to bite.

Class action over 'uninhabitable' housing
December 19, 2022 09:43 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA class action has been launched in the Federal Court alleging the NT government failed to properly maintain housing in 73 Aboriginal communities.

Hillsong founder's role in abuse payment
December 19, 2022 09:30 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe father of Hillsong founder Brian Houston paid his sexual abuse victim thousands of dollars and said he was also assaulted as a boy.

More cash for SA Ironside prosecutions
December 19, 2022 09:26 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe South Australian government has allocated more cash to cover the cost of Operation Ironside prosecutions.

SA goes seven days straight on green power
December 19, 2022 09:25 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSouth Australia was powered entirely by renewables last week for the first time over a seven-day period, the state's premier says.

More warnings over SA Murray flooding
December 19, 2022 09:24 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe South Australian government has begun providing more direct support for flood-affected communities along the Murray.

Weather set to be a Christmas cracker
December 19, 2022 09:06 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSIt's the news we've all been waiting for, the Bureau of Meteorology has released its Christmas Day forecast and the verdict: summer has finally arrived.

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