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Call to cap 'out-of-control' gas market
November 29, 2022 01:32 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSEnergy prices should be capped to ensure power remains affordable for cash-strapped households and manufacturers, unions and the community sector say.

Guide Dog pups the paw-fect Christmas gift
November 29, 2022 01:17 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSGuide Dogs is calling on Victorians to become volunteer puppy raisers this festive season and give people with low vision and blindness the ultimate gift.

Vic guards 'skipped through' COVID course
November 29, 2022 01:08 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSGuards pretended to read through an online COVID-19 training module before starting work at Victoria's hotel quarantine system, a Melbourne court has been told.

Wailing, yelling after Walker shooting
November 29, 2022 01:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAn inquest into the death of NT man Kumanjayi Walker has been told of family members wailing, yelling and throwing themselves to the ground after the shooting.

Qld man sentenced for flooding building
November 29, 2022 12:56 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSDaniel Martin Kornaus has been sentenced after turning on two fire hydrants and flooding an inner-city Brisbane unit complex in an act of "drunken stupidity".

Aviation firefighters to stop work
November 29, 2022 12:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSDomestic and international flights will be affected when aviation firefighters at 27 airports stop work for four hours next month over safety concerns.

Second man charged over fatal Vic shooting
November 29, 2022 12:36 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA second man has faced court charged with the murder of Tommy Loulanting, who was declared dead at the scene of a shooting in Melbourne's southeast in July.

Qld Labor govt backs Indigenous voice
November 29, 2022 12:33 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Queensland government has declared its support for a proposed Indigenous voice to federal parliament, but the opposition has questioned its timing.

Jimmy Barnes cancels tour for surgery
November 29, 2022 12:30 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSRock frontman Jimmy Barnes has cancelled his summer shows in order to undergo urgent back surgery.

Australians shun climate-led diet changes
November 29, 2022 12:00 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMore Australians than ever are alarmed about climate change, however less than half are prepared to switch to a climate-friendly diet.

Friendly faces to help NSW tree changers
November 29, 2022 11:58 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTeachers, police and other tree-changing public workers will be matched with local experts to help them adjust to life in the regions, under a NSW initiative.

Project savings could extend Sydney Metro
November 29, 2022 11:53 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSydney's next Metro extension could be paid for with savings from the bumper transport project line-up in NSW, according to a new analysis.

Hospital delivers babies closure blow
November 29, 2022 11:36 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSOne of the largest hospitals in a regional Victorian city has announced it is likely to close its maternity service in March.

Sexual consent laws go under spotlight
November 29, 2022 11:27 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSDiffering sexual consent laws across Australia will be reviewed by the federal parliament in the hopes of making the legal system easier for victim-survivors.

Family joy at portrait of fallen war hero
November 29, 2022 11:25 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSArchibald Prize-winning artist Marcus Wills has unveiled a new portrait of Cameron Baird, an Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Tas inquest told of last conversation
November 29, 2022 10:51 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA sergeant has told an inquest examining the suicides of four Tasmanian police officers about his final conversation with a constable who took his own life.

Govt vows to fight in-danger reef listing
November 29, 2022 10:21 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA United Nations monitoring mission released its long-awaited report on the Great Barrier Reef, saying it should be listed as a World Heritage site in danger.

Bushfire outlook varies across the country
November 29, 2022 10:18 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe bushfire outlook for summer has been released by the national council for fire and emergency services and it varies across the country.

SA releases industrial manslaughter laws
November 29, 2022 09:35 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSouth Australia's Labor government has released draft legislation to make industrial manslaughter a criminal offence paving the way for jail sentences.

NZDF Hercules in emergency landing
November 29, 2022 08:14 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA New Zealand Defence Force plane has made an emergency landing in Auckland after a fire warning light went off mid-flight.
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