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Aust stocks rally to five-month high

<p>The ASX has enjoyed its second-best day of gains since 2020, rising 2.7 per cent, after consumer price figures suggested US inflation has finally p...

Eight hospitalised with poppy poisoning

<p>NSW Health are warning people not to drink poppy seeds after a number of cases of poisoning from the precursor to powerful painkillers and illegal...

Vic election campaign pauses to remember

<p class="">Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Opposition Leader Matthew Guy have marked Remembrance Day, briefly pausing campaigning ahead of the N...

Neser joins Bulls greats in rout of Vics

<p>Queensland's Michael Neser became the sixth player to score 2000 runs and take 200 wickets in first class cricket for the state in an innings win o...

Consumer compo, $3m fine for dodgy claims

<p>Those who wrongly thought their health fund would cover a teledentistry's teeth straightening product will be allowed to seek compensation after a...

Jab plea amid 'rapid' Qld virus increase

<p>Queensland's COVID-19 wave could peak before Christmas as case numbers among aged care residents double in a week.</p>

Bombers AFL ruckman Sam Draper re-signs

<p>Essendon ruckman Sam Draper has re-signed until 2025 while former player Dean Rioli has become the Bombers' first Indigenous board member.</p>

NSW teachers enraged by pay decision

<p>NSW teachers say a pay decision handed down by the industrial umpire has delivered an insulting pay cut to the state's teachers.</p>

Robodebt victims told to borrow to pay

<p>The royal commission into the failed robodebt scheme has heard case studies of people who were victims of the scheme. </p>

Dept stands firm on secret Barangaroo deal

<p>The head of Infrastructure NSW says he has no intention of resigning over delays at the Barangaroo precinct or a secret deal that benefited develop...

Pay talks explode as stars hit out at NRL

<p>Some of the NRL's biggest names have hit out at head office as the pay war between the league and its players is further engulfed in drama.</p>

Key seats in focus after Vic ballot draw

<p>The ballot draw for the upcoming Victorian state election has put key marginal seats in focus as candidates seek any edge they can find.</p>

Husband finds wife dead in NT front yard

<p>Northern Territory police say a man has found his wife dead in the front yard of their Darwin home after he returned from work.</p>

States vary approach to COVID-19 wave

<p>As a fourth COVID-19 wave approaches, some jurisdictions are ramping up their response, while others hold the line on restrictions.</p>

Russians identified as Medibank hackers

<p>Australian Federal Police chief Reece Kershaw says a Russian network was behind the hacking of data held by health insurance giant Medibank.<br></p...

Matildas, Sweden squads forge similar path

<p>Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson and Sweden counterpart Peter Gerhardsson will again face off and have delighted in the similarities between their sq...

St Kilda release football review findings

<p>St Kilda will forego financial gain by not selling a home game interstate in 2023 to give the Saints a better shot at breaking their AFL premiershi...

Warning from farmers on workplace laws

<p>The National Farmers Federation has warned of disruption to supply chains and higher grocery prices stemming from the government's new workplace la...

Seatbelt wrong for teen killed in taxi

<p>A teenage boy killed when the taxi he was in was involved in a crash was not wearing his seatbelt correctly, a court has heard.</p>

Croker signs extended NRL deal at Manly

<p>Manly's reigning player of the year Lachlan Croker has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until at least the end o...