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 Qld police silent on coercive control laws

Qld police silent on coercive control laws

November 07, 2022 01:53 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Queensland police should be playing a larger role in shaping laws to criminalise coercive control, the state's police union says.

 Labor agrees to amend workplace bill

Labor agrees to amend workplace bill

November 07, 2022 01:41 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The Albanese government has agreed to amend its proposed workplace laws in the wake of criticism from business, unions and crossbench senators.

 Australia lobbied to act on famine crisis

Australia lobbied to act on famine crisis

November 07, 2022 01:36 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Australia is being called on to use COP27 and the G20 to help prevent hundreds of thousands of children dying from famine in Africa.

 Labor to use WestConnex cash for hospital

Labor to use WestConnex cash for hospital

November 07, 2022 01:20 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Some funds from the sale of the WestConnex tollway network will be used to upgrade a key Sydney hospital if Labor wins government at the March election.

 Vic Crown Casino slapped with $120m fines

Vic Crown Casino slapped with $120m fines

November 07, 2022 01:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has hit Crown Melbourne with two fines totalling $120 million for breaches of its service obligations.

 NSW approved UN jail visit before backflip

NSW approved UN jail visit before backflip

November 07, 2022 12:58 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

NSW reneged on an agreement to allow UN inspectors into its prisons the day the delegation landed in Australia, a federal official has told senators.

 Search for missing man off WA coast

Search for missing man off WA coast

November 07, 2022 12:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Authorities are searching for a man missing from a caravan park at Kalbarri, north of Perth.

 Westpac says no stressed customers - yet

Westpac says no stressed customers - yet

November 07, 2022 12:51 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Westpac is seeing no signs that higher rates are causing mortgage delinquencies, but says it is inevitable they will eventually have an impact.

 Husband killed to 'silence' nagging wife

Husband killed to 'silence' nagging wife

November 07, 2022 12:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A man accused of murdering his wife told police he strangled her in their western Sydney home because he wanted freedom from her bullying and nagging.

 Leckie a lock for Socceroos Cup selection

Leckie a lock for Socceroos Cup selection

November 07, 2022 12:39 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Mathew Leckie says being named in Australia's 26-man World Cup will be a cause for brief celebration before reality hits.

 Qld changes concern coal, gas producers

Qld changes concern coal, gas producers

November 07, 2022 12:37 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Changes to Queensland's environmental laws have been criticised by gas and coal producers as a costly imposition of more "green tape".

 Vineyard owner prosecuted over water use

Vineyard owner prosecuted over water use

November 07, 2022 12:35 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The former owner of a vineyard in NSW is accused of illegally pumping up to 13,000 megalitres of water, and is the regulator's biggest prosecution.

 Bennett rubbishes Dolphins NRL spoon talk

Bennett rubbishes Dolphins NRL spoon talk

November 07, 2022 12:32 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

As the Dolphins launched their first NRL pre-season, coach Wayne Bennett said the Brisbane showdown with the Broncos would rival the EPL's Manchester derby.

 Watson questions officials after T20 loss

Watson questions officials after T20 loss

November 07, 2022 12:27 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Former World Cup winner Shane Watson has blasted the call to drop Mitchell Starc against Afghanistan amid fallout from Australia's T20 World Cup failure.

 Cashless cards punish gamblers: Clubs NSW

Cashless cards punish gamblers: Clubs NSW

November 07, 2022 12:04 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The gaming industry says introducing cashless cards in NSW would punish punters and be a hallmark of a police state.

 Family, homebuyer pitches for Vic election

Family, homebuyer pitches for Vic election

November 07, 2022 11:33 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Victorian maternal and child health services would be boosted under a Labor election promise, while the coalition wants to unlock 150,000 extra lots of land.

 Islanders build seawall at parliament

Islanders build seawall at parliament

November 07, 2022 11:33 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Torres Strait Islanders have built a seawall outside federal parliament in Canberra, in a call for stronger climate change action to protect their homes.

 No advice sought on draft voice question

No advice sought on draft voice question

November 07, 2022 11:21 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The attorney-general's department wasn't consulted before the prime minister announced a draft referendum question for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

 Injury rules Cooks out of Boomers squad

Injury rules Cooks out of Boomers squad

November 07, 2022 11:18 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

An ankle injury has ruled NBL MVP candidate Xavier Cooks out of the Boomers' next Basketball World Cup qualification match.

 Govt denies cuts to regional Australia

Govt denies cuts to regional Australia

November 07, 2022 11:11 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Infrastructure department officials have revealed there was a $1.2 billion decrease in regional spending, but deny it amounts to a funding cut.

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