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 Breaking the cycle of disadvantage gets $200m boost

Breaking the cycle of disadvantage gets $200m boost

May 05, 2023 04:28 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

How Australia tackles disadvantage will be overhauled in the upcoming federal budget with funding for local organisations trying to address the problem.

 Tired Sydney Harbour to get $45m makeover in budget

Tired Sydney Harbour to get $45m makeover in budget

May 05, 2023 04:08 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Tuesday's federal budget will include a rescue and repair package for crumbling and dangerous Sydney Harbour sites, including Cockatoo Island.

 Pub, Tabcorp charged over 16-year-old's alleged betting

Pub, Tabcorp charged over 16-year-old's alleged betting

May 05, 2023 04:04 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A Melbourne venue and Australia's largest gambling company have been charged after a teenager was allegedly allowed to gamble.

 New coal mines plans buried by federal minister

New coal mines plans buried by federal minister

May 05, 2023 03:55 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

The China Stone Coal and Range Coal projects have been cancelled because the companies involved have not being willing to show how they would protect nature.

 Workers to get real wage lift ahead of schedule

Workers to get real wage lift ahead of schedule

May 05, 2023 03:50 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Wages have been lagging well behind price rises but workers can expect pay increases to start outpacing inflation by early 2024.

 Indigenous women's voices will be elevated at summit

Indigenous women's voices will be elevated at summit

May 05, 2023 03:48 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

More than 800 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women will converge on Canberra this week for the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (women's voices) summit.

 Pandemic leaves medicos with burnout pains of their own

Pandemic leaves medicos with burnout pains of their own

May 05, 2023 03:40 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

More pain specialists are experiencing burnout as the pandemic and disgruntled patients take their toll, with warnings the condition could compromise treatment.

 Life sentence for mother who murdered, burned kids

Life sentence for mother who murdered, burned kids

May 05, 2023 03:37 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Margaret Hawke has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of 25 years, for murdering her three children and burning their bodies.

 Wife supported husband in his pursuit of murder

Wife supported husband in his pursuit of murder

May 05, 2023 03:34 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Biannca Edmunds was not the driving force behind the murder of her former boyfriend that also resulted in her husband being fatally stabbed, her lawyer says.

 Hatchet attacker jailed as ex tells of lifelong scars

Hatchet attacker jailed as ex tells of lifelong scars

May 05, 2023 03:32 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Cameron Turgay Bardak has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for attempted murder after attacking his ex-girlfriend with a hatchet and choking her in an ambush.

 Man charged over stabbing at customer service centre

Man charged over stabbing at customer service centre

May 05, 2023 03:28 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A 54-year-old public servant at NSW's customer service agency remains in intensive care after being stabbed repeatedly while at work in the centre of Sydney.

 Life in prison for mum who murdered, burned kids

Life in prison for mum who murdered, burned kids

May 05, 2023 03:13 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Margaret Hawke has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of 25 years, for murdering her three children and burning their bodies.

 Man jailed 14 years for hatchet attack on ex-girlfriend

Man jailed 14 years for hatchet attack on ex-girlfriend

May 05, 2023 02:54 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Cameron Turgay Bardak has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for attempted murder after attacking his ex-girlfriend with a hatchet and choking her in an ambush.

 Short-term budget bounce but long-term pressures remain

Short-term budget bounce but long-term pressures remain

May 05, 2023 02:46 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A temporary boost to the budget bottom line will be welcome but fast-growing spending is likely to keep pressure on federal government finances.

 Candidates put hands up for Victorian treaty assembly

Candidates put hands up for Victorian treaty assembly

May 05, 2023 02:45 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Relatives and allies of outspoken senator Lidia Thorpe are among dozens of candidates vying for election to Victoria's Indigenous treaty negotiation assembly.

 WA creates national park and reserve bigger than Bali

WA creates national park and reserve bigger than Bali

May 05, 2023 02:36 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A national park and nature reserve have been created in the remote Goldfields, adding more than 800,000 hectares to Western Australia's conservation estate.

 How Archibald winner stitches her intimate portraits

How Archibald winner stitches her intimate portraits

May 05, 2023 02:12 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

The winner of the 2023 Archibald Prize, Julia Gutman, works with donated textiles to make monumental yet intimate scenes of the people in her life.

 Stabbed NSW customer service staffer in intensive care

Stabbed NSW customer service staffer in intensive care

May 05, 2023 02:10 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A 55-year-old public servant at NSW's customer service agency has been stabbed in the lower back, chest and shoulder in the centre of Sydney.

 Unprovoked violence, paranoia behind prison killing

Unprovoked violence, paranoia behind prison killing

May 05, 2023 01:52 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A Queensland prisoner whose fatal blow killed accused body-in-a-barrel killer Zlatko Sikorsky has had more than a decade added to his sentence.

 Large appetite for solar subsidy as energy bills rise

Large appetite for solar subsidy as energy bills rise

May 05, 2023 01:43 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Permanent energy bill relief from access to rooftop solar is a priority most households want to see in the federal budget, including those who don't own a roof.

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