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Trial adjourned for woodchipper murder plan accused

A trial has been adjourned until October for a Queensland woman accused of organising the murder of an ex-partner who was found in a woodchipper.

Glencore coal investors fire up ahead of annual meeting

Big investors are queuing up to quiz mining giant Glencore on how thermal coal fits with growing international ambitions to decarbonise electricity su...

Police made 'mistakes' as Gordon Copeland drowned

Police have been urged to fix mistakes made around the death of Indigenous man Gordon Copeland who drowned while trying to evade officers in northern...

Blak Excellence a showcase of Indigenous sporting highs

From Lionel Rose to Cathy Freeman, Indigenous sporting prowess and achievement are being celebrated in the new Blak Excellence exhibition showing in C...

'Shape-shifting' antibiotic gives hope in superbug war

Scientists from the University of Adelaide hope the discovery of a new technique to bolster antibiotics can be used in the fight against superbugs.

AEMO takes to the airwaves after meeting no-show

The energy market operator says it wants to have "productive discussions'', a day after skipping a town meeting to discuss controversial power-line pl...

NSW Liberal MP reportedly raided by ICAC

The NSW premier has confirmed the corruption watchdog is investigating a northwest Sydney council following reports Liberal MP was raided by its offic...

Safety not a priority on some WA farms: report

An inquiry launched after 12 farm workers died on the job in one year has found some farmers believe they're not subject to work health and safety reg...

For whom the bell tolls: 90 years of rural remembrance

WWI soldiers wanted to remember their fallen comrades with a grand carillon in the centre of Bathurst, NSW. A Digger's granddaughter is keeping the mu...

Aust shares taking a breather after string of gains

The local share market was down 0.3 per cent at midday, on track for just its third day of losses in the past 15 sessions.

Police officer stood down over headbutting incident

Queensland Police are investigating after an off-duty constable was filmed appearing to headbutt a teenager.

Radiopharm (ASX:RAD) announces supply agreement for therapeutic isot...

Highlights,Radiopharm is developing a radiotherapeutic that can target protein tyrosine phosphatase mu,TerThera is based in the Netherlands, and it ha...

NT's top cop goes to court over his rumoured dismissal

Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has filed a motion against the Northern Territory government to prevent his dismissal.

Fears soaring farm prices may jeopardise food supplies

The rising cost of Australian agricultural land is making it harder for young farmers to enter the industry, sparking concerns for future food product...

Man jailed for robbing own elderly father at knifepoint

A Queensland man held a knife to his 87-year-old father's throat before demanding they drive to the bank to withdraw cash.

'Very tight' jobs market fuelled case for April hike

Inflation that is still far too high and Australia's red-hot jobs market were the key arguments for another interest rate hike in April.

Struggling university students scraping by on $13 a day

University students in rental accommodation have less than $15 a day for food, medicine and travel according to the results of a new analysis.

Melbourne gangster's small legal victory in appeal bid

Rocco Arico is appealing his convictions, claiming his former lawyer Joseph Acquaro informed against him to Victoria Police.

Teen's rapist in court over 'opportunistic' attack

A Sydney man has argued his mental health and trauma should result in less jail time over his streetside rape of a teenage woman he followed from McDo...

Surefire (ASX:SRN) informs about positive outcomes of environmental...

Highlights,No plant taxa identified were gazetted as Threatened Flora under the EPBC Act or the BC Act,SRN Managing Director Paul Burton lauded the de...