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Aussie Price closes up to second in Dakar
January 13, 2023 12:50 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe race to find motorcycling's king of the desert has got even closer with Australian star Toby Price now only 28 seconds down in second in the Dakar Rally.

Lessons not learnt, 50 years after Vietnam
January 12, 2023 09:24 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFifty years after Australian troops downed their weapons in Vietnam, Australian War Memorial historian Craig Tibbitts wonders if we have learned our lesson.

WA prisoners evacuated after laundry fire
January 12, 2023 08:59 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe cause of a fire that resulted in serious damage to parts of a privately-run prison in Western Australia has been revealed.

Paddleboat towns face long recovery
January 12, 2023 08:56 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTwin tourist towns on the Murray River are forging on after two summers of COVID-19 and devastating spring floods, but the fight isn't over yet.

Pendal-Perpetual deal creates wealth giant
January 12, 2023 06:19 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe merger between Sydney-based asset managers Pendal and Perpetual is now legally binding.

Cattle loss in floods shatter WA farmers
January 12, 2023 06:00 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe WA cattle industry says tens of thousands of head of cattle are likely to have been lost in the state's worst flooding.

Hospitality group faces back pay claims
January 12, 2023 05:32 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Fair Work Commission has knocked back a bid by one of Queensland's largest hospitality companies to approve an agreement that denies workers penalty rates.

Pell in 'sparkling form' before death
January 12, 2023 05:17 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSCardinal George Pell died in Rome aged 81, less than a week after attending the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI.

Minister talks up a new dawn for Sun Cable
January 12, 2023 05:16 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA collapsed renewable solar energy plan to export electricity from the NT to Singapore still has enormous potential, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says.

Sydney memorial, but no Pell state funeral
January 12, 2023 04:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSWhile the Victorian and NSW premiers ruled out holding state funerals for the late Cardinal George Pell, Sydney will host a memorial for the senior Catholic.

First helicopter crash victim laid to rest
January 12, 2023 04:35 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSHundreds are set to farewell helicopter pilot Ashley Jenkinson, one of four people killed when two helicopters crashed mid-air near Sea World on the Gold Coast.

No state funerals for Cardinal Pell
January 12, 2023 03:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Victorian and NSW premiers have ruled out holding state funerals for Cardinal George Pell, following the 81-year-old's death in Rome.

Budget airline Bonza gets all clear to fly
January 12, 2023 03:13 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority has ticked off on budget airline Bonza to operate flights in Australia.

Albanese to visit PNG war memorial site
January 12, 2023 03:01 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSOn his second day in Papua New Guinea, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit the Wewak memorial site and pay tribute to a former prime minister.

Cattle lost in floods shatter WA farmers
January 12, 2023 02:55 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe WA cattle industry says tens of thousands of head of cattle are likely to have been lost in the state's worst flooding.

Accused driver for gang rape wins appeal
January 12, 2023 02:42 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSJeffrey Tibau Banu's conviction for assisting in the rape of a 16-year-old girl in a cane field north of Cairns in late 2017 has been set aside on appeal.

Flood-ravaged Melburnians have their say
January 12, 2023 02:33 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPublic submissions have opened for an independent inquiry into the devastating floods that damaged parts of Melbourne's western suburbs.

$2.5b Pendal-Perpetual deal takes effect
January 12, 2023 02:29 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe merger between Sydney-based asset managers Pendal and Perpetual is now legally binding.

Ice busts worth $1b 'break back of gang'
January 12, 2023 02:18 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA further four men have been arrested over Australia's largest drug bust, now involving the seizure of more than two tonnes of methamphetamine.

Qld to fast-track oil refinery upgrade
January 12, 2023 02:06 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Queensland government will speed up approvals for Ampol to upgrade its oil refinery in Brisbane, which could keep it open until 2030.
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