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Cambodian verdict upheld for Aust teacher

The Cambodian appeals court has ordered Australian teacher Son Chhay to pay extra damages to Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party.

The hills are alive on Flinders Island

A retired geologist and a local history group are helping Flinders Island locals and tourists understand their place in time through ancient rock form...

Calls to remove Qld police shooters video

Footage appearing to show Gareth and Stacey Train on the night of the attack on Queensland police has surfaced as funeral details for the officers are...

Body burning killer 'utterly remorseless'

After shooting and killing Maddison Parrott at point blank range, Nicholas Cross burnt her body to cover his tracks but he maintains his innocence.

Aust stocks fall on global recession fear

The local share market was down 0.5 per cent at midday, but had been steadily clawing back even sharper losses suffered at the open.

Ex-wife's killer begs for lighter sentence

Murderer Adrian Basham does not deserve a life prison sentence as he is not a threat to the wider community and his motives were complex, his barriste...

Minister blasts gas giant 'Putin profits'

The federal government has laughed off criticism of its new energy laws as "Soviet-style", saying gas giants just want to keep hold of their record pr...

Gates, Bezos invest in Aust 'brain chip'

Billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have invested in an Australian brain-computer interface company in direct competition with Elon Musk start-up,...

Imugene’s (ASX:IMU) HER-Vaxx and CF33 platforms to feature at ASCO

Imugene will be presenting its HER-Vaxx and CF33 technologies at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.,The event is scheduled to take place on...

Qld shooters speak of 'devils and demons'

Videos have emerged online appearing to be two of the shooters in a tragic Queensland ambush and one of their associates speaking about them.

ING fined for missed data deadlines breach

ING Bank has been fined for failing to meet Consumer Data Right deadlines and for making a false or misleading representation to consumers.

Aust, US work on dollar value for nature

Australia and the United States have inked a new deal to develop new systems to measure the vast contribution nature makes to the global economy.

Welfare recipients shrink over 12 months

There are now fewer people on JobSeeker and Youth Allowance than pre-pandemic although the long-term unemployed are still not finding work.

'Horror budget' paved way for robodebt

Successive Liberal government crackdowns on welfare fraud led many on social services to feel like criminals and paved the way for robodebt, an inquir...

Govt in talks over live cattle export ban

The Albanese government is trying to settle claims against farmers over an "unreasonable and capricious" ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia in 20...

Dutton likens cop killers to IS extremists

As the government weighs up the implications of the brutal deaths of two Queensland police officers, the federal opposition has likened the attack to...

Indigenous women, kids at risk in custody

Indigenous women and children are among some of the most vulnerable and largely over-represented groups in custody, a truth-telling inquiry has been t...

Man jailed for kind tradie's stab death

The man who fatally stabbed tradie Cameron Smith after he stood up for a friend when she was verbally abused on a Melbourne street has been jailed.

Alerts linger as COVID-19 hits NSW peak

Infections of COVID-19 are likely to fall in Australia's most populous state or NSW but experts warn the national health emergency is far from over.

NAB sees slower growth in 2023

NAB says higher inflation, rising interest rates and slower growth are starting to impact both businesses and consumers.