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Wong in NZ talks on climate, security

<p>Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her New Zealand counterpart Nanaia Mahuta will meet in Canberra for talks on regional security and Pacific climate...

Australia urged to lead at nature summit

<p>Australia has been challenged to lead from the front at a UN conference that aims to halt the destruction humans are inflicting on the natural worl...

Wife killer Dawson facing decades in jail

<p>Former teacher Chris Dawson is set to learn how long he will spend behind bars for murdering his wife Lynette and disposing of her body four decade...

Whitlam legacy endures 50 years later

<p>The same western Sydney home where 50 years ago to the day Gough Whitlam celebrated his election as Prime Minister will serve as a heritage site.</...

Flash flood warning for NSW towns

<p>Northern and inland NSW has been told to prepare for flash flooding with storms set to lash the region which is still recovering from weeks of rain...

Breakdancer wins disability arts prize

<p>Breakdancer and street performer Roya the Destroya is among the winners at the 2022 arts disability awards.</p>

SA reaches settlement over payroll hack

<p>The South Australian government will receive $1.75 million from a payroll software company after details of public service workers were accessed by...

Qld wants NSW, Vic to fund gas pipeline

<p>The Queensland premier has rejected fossil fuel price caps, instead calling for other states and the federal government to fund a gas pipeline.</p>

Berejiklian talks in China over Barangaroo

<p>Former premier Gladys Berejiklian met a major Barangaroo stakeholder in China as she travelled with a delegation through the country.</p>

Senior police to address gay-hate inquiry

<p>A senior police officer who led a three-year review into dozens of possible gay-hate deaths in Sydney is due to address a royal commission-style in...

Former minister accused of intimidation

<p>A under-pressure former federal cabinet minister has been accused in parliament of inappropriately seeking to pressure public servants.</p>

Parliament pays tribute to freed academic

<p>Economist Sean Turnell has been honoured in the House of Representatives after spending almost two years in a Myanmar jail.</p>

Cub led escape from Taronga lion enclosure

<p>Footage has revealed how a family of lions escaped their main enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, sparking an emergency as keepers rushed visitors t...

Murder suspect arrested over Sydney death

<p>A man has been arrested over the suspected murder of elderly man Vincenzo Leonello, who was found fatally wounded in an alley in Sydney's inner wes...

Qld murder accused in court on 18 charges

<p>On remand after a bikie gang defector's shooting death, Fidel Gunes has received a jail term in Brisbane District Court for a total of 18 charges.<...

Young people want more tax talk in schools

<p>Australia's youth want better education on government services as many feel alone in navigating early adulthood after they leave high school.</p>

Climate targets back on course: Bowen

<p>Chris Bowen says climate measures are on target to reduce emissions by 40 per cent by 2030, after stalling under the former coalition government.</...

Police find body of missing Qld teen

<p> Police have found the body of a missing teenager in Queensland's remote north, with a report to be prepared for the coroner. </p>

TAFE to pay $33m for failed flight courses

<p>Melbourne's Box Hill Institute will pay a $33 million settlement after aviation students claimed course standards were too low to qualify them as p...

Santos to learn fate of Barossa gas works

<p>A court will decide whether a judge was the right to halt Santos drilling at the Barossa gas project after a case won by Tiwi Islands traditional o...