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Qld to keep controversial youth crime laws
November 16, 2022 02:37 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Queensland lawyers are concerned children are being locked up for crimes they didn't commit or for low-level offences under the state's youth crime...

City star Wilkinson to miss ALW start
November 16, 2022 02:34 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Melbourne City striker Hannah Wilkinson is sidelined with a quad injury, while Brisbane Roar gun Katrina Gorry is taking a break at the start of th...

Jury to ponder Qld pilot fraud case
November 16, 2022 02:29 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The trial of a north Queensland pilot who allegedly flew members of Katter's Australia Party without an air operator's certificate has heard final...

Ex-Tesla head guilty of insider trading
November 16, 2022 02:21 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A former Tesla Motors director has pleaded guilty to insider trading by acquiring shares in a lithium mine before it struck a deal with the electri...

Global support for gay NBL star Humphries
November 16, 2022 02:20 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Melbourne United starting centre Isaac Humphries has announced he's gay and hopes more professional sportsmen will follow suit.</p>

No laughing matter: bid to cap happy gas
November 16, 2022 02:06 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A rise in the number of recreational users inhaling nitrous oxide or 'laughing gas' is prompting a warning from health experts.<br></p>

Recession unlikely in Australia, says IMF
November 16, 2022 02:02 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Australia has had one of the strongest recoveries from the pandemic among advanced economies and is on track to avoid a recession, the IMF says. </...

Million-dollar Minjee's high-stakes lure
November 16, 2022 01:54 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A raft of accolades are on the line for Australian golf star Minjee Lee at the LPGA's rich season-ending Tour Championship in Florida.</p>

'Historic': coercive control banned in NSW
November 16, 2022 01:42 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Coercive control is now a criminal offence in NSW, with the government confident the new law will save the lives of those affected by domestic viol...

NSW nurses to walk off job again
November 16, 2022 01:42 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Nurses will again walk off the job in NSW amid a push in parliament to fix what some say are dangerous nurse-to-patient ratios.</p>

Calls for ADF help after Eugowra 'wipeout'
November 16, 2022 01:39 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The federal member for Calare, Andrew Gee, says the people of Eugowra are in dire need of help after flash flooding almost wiped out the NSW villag...

Omitted Finch weighing up IPL options
November 16, 2022 01:35 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Aaron Finch could join Pat Cummins on the Indian Premier League sidelines after being left off the retained list for 2023 by the Kolkata Knight Rid...

Rye carnival ride operator 'incompetent'
November 16, 2022 01:34 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The man who operated the ride a six-year-old boy was using when he fell to his death was allegedly distracted and not properly trained, an inquest...

Surf's up as Victorian high country floods
November 16, 2022 01:12 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>When a community was overwhelmed by floodwaters in Victoria's northeast, some locals decided to put on their wetsuits and have some fun.</p>

Work umpire to consider Svitzer action
November 16, 2022 01:06 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The full bench of the Fair Work Commission will examine tugboat operator Svitzer's decision to lock out employees after three years of pay talks.</...

Ruthless Tigers rejoice as NRL swap sealed
November 16, 2022 01:04 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The Jackson Hastings and David Klemmer swap deal between Newcastle and Wests Tigers is complete, with the joint-venture making no apologies for rut...

ALW offers audition for World Cup hopefuls
November 16, 2022 12:59 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The stars of the A-League Women can stake their claim for a place at next year's Women's World Cup as the extended new domestic season gets underwa...

Experts to head university sector overhaul
November 16, 2022 12:55 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>An eminent scientist will lead a major review of higher education across Australia to ensure the sector is meeting the needs of students and staff....

WA police threaten to block speed cameras
November 16, 2022 12:54 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>West Australian police will consider parking in front of speed cameras as a tactic in industrial negotiations with the state government.</p>

'Tainted' child abuse jury discharged
November 16, 2022 12:51 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A fractured jury room and allegations of bullying have seen jurors discharged without delivering verdicts in swim coach Paul Frost's child sex abus...