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'No evidence' to back guilty plea: judge
December 20, 2022 01:22 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Melbourne man has admitted he's guilty of negligently causing his friend's death, but a judge says there's "not one jot" of evidence to back that up.
Wastewater plan fears for rare turtles
December 20, 2022 01:15 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSActivists are calling for authorities to reject a gas producer's plan to release treated water into a central Queensland river.
Penny Wong leaves Canberra for China talks
December 20, 2022 01:15 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralia's foreign minister has left Canberra on a plane to Beijing for diplomatic talks with her Chinese counterpart, breaking a four-year diplomatic freeze.
Privatising bus lines just the ticket: NSW
December 20, 2022 01:10 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPrivatising NSW bus routes is lifting capacity and services, the government says, despite a recent parliamentary report calling it an "absolute disaster".
Boat owner avoids jail after friend drowns
December 20, 2022 12:41 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Victorian man has been spared a prison sentence over the death of his friend who drowned while fishing in the man's defective and unseaworthy boat.
Issues emerge in SA state care inquiry
December 20, 2022 12:41 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSouth Australia's commissioner for Aboriginal children and young people says a number of themes have emerged in her inquiry into children being placed in care.
SA bans boating, fishing, swims on Murray
December 20, 2022 12:24 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSA Premier Peter Malinauskas says all non-essential activity on the River Murray has been banned as floodwaters continue to rise.
Missing teens found in 'Christmas miracle'
December 20, 2022 12:16 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFour teenagers have been found alive and well in what police called a "Christmas miracle" after going missing in waters off Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
ASX losing streak looks set to hit 4th day
December 20, 2022 11:58 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe local share market was down 0.7 per cent at midday, with losses across every sector except for energy, and heavy damage for Domain and John Lyng Group.
Big task ahead for Nedd's chosen charity
December 20, 2022 11:56 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNedd Brockmann raised $2.5 million to tackle homelessness on his record run. Now, the charity receiving the money needs to decide how to spend the funds.
Aussie satellites to plug air traffic gaps
December 20, 2022 11:52 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFive Australian made satellites are about to launch in a project designed to close gaps in air traffic management systems and reduce bumpy flights.
Qld minister silent on shooter briefing
December 20, 2022 11:43 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSQueensland Police Minister Mark Ryan won't say if he was previously briefed about a man involved in the fatal shootings of two police and a neighbour last week.
Neo-Nazi guilty of Nine guard beating
December 20, 2022 11:41 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSRight-wing leader Thomas Sewell may be jailed for injuring a security guard in a fight outside Nine Network's building, after a magistrate found him guilty.
Ex-Labor minister again found corrupt
December 20, 2022 11:37 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFormer NSW minister Ian Macdonald has again been found guilty of corruptly awarding a preliminary mining licence, but ex-CFMEU boss John Maitland is acquitted.
All options on the table in 2023: RBA
December 20, 2022 11:32 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Reserve Bank of Australia has been careful not to lock itself into a set pathway for cash rate decisions in 2023.
Welfare groups call for rent capping in SA
December 20, 2022 11:22 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA group of South Australian welfare organisations have called for rent capping in South Australia to help people struggling to keep a roof over their head.
Landmark Vic coal pollution case decision
December 20, 2022 11:13 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Victorian Supreme Court is set to hand down its decision on the environmental regulator and put a 2017 climate law to the test.
Domain says listings down 51pct in Sydney
December 20, 2022 11:02 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSDomain says there's been a big slowdown in property listings in recent months, with Sydney listings so far in December half of what they were last year.
The two big dogs vying for Syd-Hob glory
December 20, 2022 10:50 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralian sailing legend Iain Murray has likened Andoo Comanche and Hamilton Island Wild Oats to two big dogs tussling for Sydney to Hobart glory.
Kevin Rudd is Australia's ambassador to US
December 20, 2022 10:47 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFormer Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd will be Australia's next ambassador to the United States, the government has announced.
