Labor plants seed for growth in NSW Landcare funding

NSW Labor has promised to boost funding for Landcare to a record $59 million over the next four years if it wins the state election on March 25.

Sense of neglect as Sydney's west leans towards Labor

Western Sydney has been a focal point for both Labor and the Liberals as they seek to ensure victory in the NSW election in a battle on hyper local is...

More economists predicting RBA will pause rate hikes

Westpac, St. George, HSBC, JP Morgan and AMP now expect the Reserve Bank won't raise rates in April - but ANZ and CBA still forecast a rate hike.

Climate policy 'hodge-podge' harms productivity: report

The Productivity Commission has called for the safeguard mechanism on heavy industry to be broadened to become the economy's main tool to cut carbon e...

Australia could become 'superpower' in electric cars

Australia has the potential to become a 'global superpower' in the electric car industry and could make vehicles again, an event has heard.

New 'floppy top' fence to protect endangered bandicoots

A $500,000 upgrade has been completed on a predator-proof fence surrounding a sanctuary for eastern barred bandicoots and other endangered species.

RBA minutes, speech scoured for cash rate clues

Further insights into the March cash rate hike in the minutes from the Reserve Bank board meeting dominate the economic discourse this week.

'That's rape', woman told friend after Hayne message

Text messages sent by a woman after Jarryd Hayne left her Newcastle home and the people who received them are before the former NRL star's third trial...

Dutton's absence from NSW election 'remarkable': PM

The prime minister has joined the NSW election campaign to lob bombs at the government, days out from the state election.

Qld health workers may have been underpaid 'millions'

Queensland hospital and health workers will be compensated after potentially being underpaid millions, but staff who were overpaid won't be pursued.

Australia plans to buy 220 cruise missiles from America

The Pentagon has approved the sale of 220 cruise missiles to Australia, which can be fired from nuclear submarines being acquired under a separate agr...

Woman dies after being found by neighbours in driveway

Homicide detectives are investigating following the death of woman found by neighbours in a Sydney driveway.

End pork-barrelling to restore trust, inquiry hears

The former top commissioner of the NSW integrity agency wants an end to federal pork-barrelling to restore public trust in the Commonwealth grants pro...

Giddey, OKC suffer NBA playoffs blow in Toronto

Josh Giddey's Oklahoma City, Brooklyn and Milwaukee have been beaten as the fight to play in the NBA's post-season nears its end.

Ruby Princess passengers get final crack at COVID compo

Australia's top court has agreed to hear a class action by passengers on the Ruby Princess cruise ship, who claim the company failed in its duty of ca...

Millions of native fish wash up dead in outback NSW

Enormous clusters of dead fish have been found at Menindee's main weir on the Darling-Baaka River, the latest in a string of mass kills.

SA parliament in Sunday sitting for voice bill

A big crowd is expected to gather at parliament house in Adelaide on March 26 for a Sunday sitting to pass legislation for an Indigenous voice to parl...

Total fire ban for parts of Victoria on Saturday

Victoria's fire authority has issued a total fire ban in parts of the state just days after the Bureau of Meteorology declared an end to years of La N...

Wilderness railway maintenance closure after derailment

A wilderness railway tourist attraction on Tasmania's west coast will be taken offline for winter maintenance after a minor derailment.

Could lab-grown quail soon be on supermarket shelves?

Australia's food regulator is deciding whether laboratory-grown meat can be sold to consumers, after a Sydney company's application to produce quail.