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Qld police silent on coercive control laws
November 07, 2022 01:53 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSQueensland 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
November 07, 2022 01:41 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe 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
November 07, 2022 01:36 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralia 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
November 07, 2022 01:20 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSome 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
November 07, 2022 01:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe 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
November 07, 2022 12:58 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNSW 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
November 07, 2022 12:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAuthorities are searching for a man missing from a caravan park at Kalbarri, north of Perth.

Westpac says no stressed customers - yet
November 07, 2022 12:51 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSWestpac 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
November 07, 2022 12:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA 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
November 07, 2022 12:39 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMathew 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
November 07, 2022 12:37 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSChanges 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
November 07, 2022 12:35 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe 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
November 07, 2022 12:32 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAs 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
November 07, 2022 12:27 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFormer 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
November 07, 2022 12:04 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe 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
November 07, 2022 11:33 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSVictorian 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
November 07, 2022 11:33 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTorres 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
November 07, 2022 11:21 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe 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
November 07, 2022 11:18 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAn 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
November 07, 2022 11:11 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSInfrastructure 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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