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'Our path is your path', voice supporters tell inquiry

A parliamentary committee into the voice referendum has heard from Indigenous communities in rural NSW ahead of the national vote later in the year.

Crime gangs blamed for spate of brutal kidnappings

A series of violent alleged kidnappings have rocked NSW this year with criminal groups attempting to extort cash and cryptocurrency in brutal fashion.

Victorian police officer charged with weapon assault

A Melbourne constable will front court later this year after he allegedly assaulted a person while on duty.

They breed 'em tough at Ningaloo as coral warms to task

Scientists at WA's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef are breeding extra-tough coral capable of surviving climate change-induced mass bleaching event...

PM urges Territory senator to report child abuse claims

A Country Liberal senator who made allegations about child abuse in the Northern Territory has not provided details to police, the prime minister says...

Pacific blitz continues with New Caledonia, Tuvalu trip

All Pacific Islands Forum nations will have received Australia's top diplomat by the end of the week with Penny Wong set to visit New Caledonia and Tu...

Search called off for fisherman missing 180km off coast

Police hold grave fears for a fisherman still missing after his boat capsized off Mackay four days ago.

Australia needs to attract $400bn for energy investment

There are concerns the federal government's decarbonisation policies won't deliver enough to be consistent with world ambitions to limit global warmin...

Prisons ignored coronial recommendations: report

Prison mental health services remain under-resourced and inadequate despite multiple coronial recommendations, a deaths in custody report has found.

Tractor convoy rolls as farmers lash powerline plan

Farmers have blocked the main street of a small Victorian town to protest a planned transmission line project ahead of talks with the energy market op...

Australian shares move higher, hit two-month high

The local share market at lunchtime was at its highest level since February 17 and on pace for its 10th green session out of the past 12.

Asylum seekers chasing budget boost and work rights

A new report recommends that asylum seekers on bridging visas must be allowed to work and for the government to allocate $300 million to fund costs of...

Global uncertainty casting a shadow over federal budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned that the upcoming federal budget is being put together against a backdrop of difficult global economic conditions.

'Tough going': gruelling search for Qld woman's body

The hunt for the body of retired teacher Lesley Trotter could take months, Queensland's police warn, as they prepare to sift through tonnes of landfil...

Jail for promoter promising high returns to pensioners

An investment promoter on the Gold Coast has been jailed for a scheme involving cold-calling pensioners and other victims with promises of 20 per cent...

$50m stolen generation payout to avoid 'bad feelings'

At least $39 million out of a total of $50m settlement with the federal government will be paid to those impacted by the stolen generation in the NT.

'Unforeseen' $7bn NSW budget hole prompts costs review

The NSW treasurer says he will be going through the budget "line by line" after departmental papers revealed a $7 billion black hole in the state's fi...

Global uncertainty to cast shadow over federal budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned the upcoming federal budget will come at a time of some of the lowest global growth in decades.

Man admits to choking murder of estranged wife

A Melbourne man has admitted to the murder of his estranged wife on the morning a jury was to be empanelled for his Supreme Court trial.

Full water for SA Murray irrigators after summer flood

The South Australian government says irrigators along the Murray will get their full water entitlements at the start of the new water year in July.