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Government eyes off super tax concessions
November 08, 2022 03:39 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Labor has nudged the door open to changing super tax concession rules as a measure to repair the federal budget.</p>

Qld public health workers seek wage talks
November 08, 2022 03:33 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Queensland doctors, health practitioners and administrative staff have accused the state government of avoiding wage talks.</p>

Keep an open mind, murder trial told
November 08, 2022 03:32 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A Sydney man says he was acting in self-defence after admitting he strangled his wife in their family home in May 2020.</p>

Mice study links sleep apnoea and dementia
November 08, 2022 03:31 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Researchers have found a way to induce sleep-disrupted breathing in mice, and discovered they display exacerbated pathological features of Alzheime...

Climate change critical for security: PM
November 08, 2022 03:24 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>As Australia signs up to new forest and shipping agreements at COP27, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says climate change is a key national securit...

Towns face isolation as NSW floods persist
November 08, 2022 03:16 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>There's water everywhere a central western NSW mayor looks, with more still to come, potentially isolating 3500 people in Condobolin. </p>

Public servant quits over urination claims
November 08, 2022 03:05 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The federal agriculture minister has requested an urgent briefing after discovering a senior public servant quit after being accused of urinating o...

Tas premier says sorry to abuse survivors
November 08, 2022 03:02 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Tasmania's premier has delivered a formal apology to victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in state institutions after harrowing evidence at an in...

Australia keep quicks on field before Test
November 08, 2022 03:01 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Australia will roll out Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood in ODIs against England, just weeks out from the start of a nine-Test summer...

Elderly Qld farmer trapped in mud
November 08, 2022 02:57 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>An elderly Queensland farmer has survived being trapped in mud for two days after falling from his tractor. </p>

Deadly Melbourne house fire 'premeditated'
November 08, 2022 02:56 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Jenny Hayes lurked outside in her car for four minutes before lighting a house fire that killed a young couple and their 19-day-old baby, a court h...

Senator sorry for 'naughty girl' remarks
November 08, 2022 02:53 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A Labor senator says his outburst calling a female colleague a "naughty little girl" was out of order and he's apologised for the remark.</p>

Fresh COVID wave on the way, experts warn
November 08, 2022 02:52 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A fresh wave of COVID-19 cases could hit Australia in coming weeks after health authorities detected vaccine-resistant variants.</p>

Tarrant appeals convictions and sentence
November 08, 2022 02:35 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Australian man Brenton Tarrant has filed an appeal against his convictions and life sentence for killing 51 mosque worshippers in Christchurch.</p>

Hacker threatens release of Medibank data
November 08, 2022 02:34 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A ransomware group claiming to have Medibank customer data has threatened to release it in 24 hours as the FBI provides federal police help to catc...

Haranga Resources’ (ASX:HAR) 3Q22: advanced Saraya uranium project p...
November 08, 2022 02:31 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Haranga Resources (ASX:,HAR,) is focused on advancing its West Africa-based gold and uranium projects.,The company has previously announced...

Big demand for free defence legal service
November 08, 2022 02:18 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A free legal service for veterans and defence force members has received a large number of calls from across the country.</p>

NSW health patient ratings fall amid COVID
November 08, 2022 02:13 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A survey of thousands of patients who spent time in a NSW hospital last year has revealed the increasing dissatisfaction with the care being receiv...

ABC won't reveal wages of best-paid staff
November 08, 2022 02:12 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The ABC's managing director has refused to disclose the pay packets of its highest-paid staff to a Senate estimates hearing.</p>

The long-lasting tail of flood devastation
November 08, 2022 02:11 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>While flood waters come and go across rural Australia, they expose lingering financial, emotional and physical scars.</p>