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Sydney light rail delays 'unacceptable'

<p>Locals say it's unacceptable a western Sydney light rail line, first announced in 2017, is now not estimated to be taking passengers until 2031.<br...

Nine predicts market dominance at meeting

<p>Nine has predicted it will gain market share at its shareholder meeting, with half-year earnings at the low end of a $380 million to $400 million r...

Mertens' BJK Cup dash ominous for Aussies

<p>Star player Elise Mertens has rescued Belgium's hopes after a late dash to get to the Billie Jean King Cup - and now has Australia in her sights.</...

Fake Amazon calls top phone scam type

<p>The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released the top five most prolific phone scams doing the rounds, led by dodgy Amazon calls.<...

Qld tightens driver's licence ID rules

<p>Queensland has tightened the rules for using a state driver's licence for identification purposes following the Optus data breach in September.</p>

Olympian Scott Miller jailed three years

<p>Former Olympic swimming star Scott Miller has been sentenced to a minimum three years in prison for his pivotal role in a NSW drug ring worth milli...

Origin Energy fields $18.4b takeover bid

<p>Origin Energy shares have soared by a third after its board said it would recommend a $9-per-share takeover offer from Brookfield Asset Management....

Less than half student teachers graduate

<p>A Senate hearing revealed less than half of all teaching students will finish their degree within six years, putting strain on an already threadbar...

AFLW star Kearney becomes men's coach

<p>North Melbourne AFLW captain Emma Kearney is to become a men's coach after signing with the Kangaroos in a development role.</p>

Laws hamper Tas prison bugging probe

<p>A review into the use of police surveillance devices in Tasmanian prisons has been hampered by laws that prevent crucial information from being acc...

NRL press ahead with pre-season comp

<p>The NRL are set to offer up monetary prizes for players and clubs in a two-week pre-season tournament.</p>

NSW agencies to be forced to report hacks

<p>The loss or exposure of citizens' private information by NSW government agencies will have to be reported, under proposed new laws.</p>

Indigenous man dies in custody in Qld

<p>The death of an Indigenous man in a watchhouse in a remote First Nations community on Cape York will be investigated by Queensland Police.</p>

Phone data bid to help find missing people

<p>New laws will lower the barriers for police to access phone information from telcos in missing person cases.</p>

The push to get regional Australia online

<p>While two-thirds of the Australian landmass doesn't have mobile reception, new technology is improving access but awareness in rural areas remains...

Maclaren backs Tilio after World Cup blow

<p>Striker Jamie Maclaren quickly turned his attention to unlucky Melbourne City teammate Marco Tilio after Australia's World Cup squad for Qatar was...

Australia raises concern over Kiribati law

<p class="">Australia has raised concerns about the erosion of the rule of law in Kiribati at least a dozen times after it stood down judges that rule...

Baby boy dies after Sydney house fire

<p>A six-week-old baby has died in a Sydney hospital after suffering burns to between 80 and 90 per cent of his body in a house fire.</p>

Pakistan's stars find form before final

<p>Pakistan looked dead in the Twenty20 World Cup before the last day of group matches, but now their biggest names are finding form for the final at...

Radley reminds England of Samoa threat

<p>Victor Radley has warned his England teammates of taking Samoa lightly ahead of their Rugby League World Cup semi-final. </p>