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Apple update to get Aussies on their bikes
January 19, 2023 03:12 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTech giant Apple will encourage more Australians to go places by bicycle when it launches cycling navigation with hill and traffic warnings.

New Qantas scare with Fiji flight aborted
January 19, 2023 02:00 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSQantas has suffered its second mid-air mishap in consecutive days, with a flight to Fiji forced to turn back to Sydney due to a possible mechanical issue.

Two Qld teens charged after shots fired
January 19, 2023 01:28 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSQueensland police have charged two teenage boys with firing weapons at cars in the town of Tara, not far from the Wieambilla police shootings last month.

Activists attack McCubbin painting in WA
January 19, 2023 01:23 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSActivists protesting Woodside's alleged destruction of rock art in Western Australia's north have launched a faux attack on the painting Down On His Luck.

Unemployment rate steady in mixed result
January 19, 2023 01:11 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralia's unemployment rate remains stuck at 3.5 per cent, with 14,600 jobs disappearing from the economy in the latest official statistics.

New way to rid water of toxic chemicals
January 19, 2023 01:07 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSUniversity of Queensland researchers have worked out how to harness the power of magnets to strip toxic PFAS chemicals from contaminated water.

ATSB officers probe 'rare' Qantas mayday
January 19, 2023 01:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSATSB investigators are looking into an engine failure on a Qantas plane after a mayday alert on a flight from Auckland.

Call to keep Tas brewery open to visitors
January 19, 2023 01:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe owners of Tasmania's James Boag's Brewery have been asked to rethink a decision to shut down its visitor centre.

Court delay for Australian jailed in China
January 19, 2023 12:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe verdict of a Chinese court for Australian writer Yang Hengjun, who's detained on espionage charges he denies, has been delayed again sparking concerns.

Police raids over neo-Nazi signs in Qld
January 19, 2023 12:51 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNeo-Nazi banners have been seized with three men facing charges after police raided properties over offensive images being posted across southeast Queensland.

Gas cap rules 'sound and workable': ACCC
January 19, 2023 12:48 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe gas industry continues to voice concerns about the design of the government's big stick interventions designed to keep energy prices contained.

Police discover crime spree at car crash
January 19, 2023 12:46 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Queensland mother has appeared in court after police inadvertently uncovered her drug crime spree when they attended a single vehicle accident in Brisbane.

Father drowns trying to save daughter
January 19, 2023 12:41 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA father has drowned at the northern NSW beach of Lennox Head while trying to rescue his daughter from the surf.

Paper shortage pressures school stationery
January 19, 2023 12:10 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPaper companies are scrambling to source foreign white paper after a lack of domestic timber supply dented production at Australia's only white paper mill.

Bail for shooting and extortion accused
January 19, 2023 12:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA 19-year-old Queensland man has been granted bail on charges of shooting at an occupied home and extortion after his barrister proposed strict conditions.

Rapid battery rollout poses emission risk
January 19, 2023 12:00 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralian governments have been warned to think carefully about battery systems before putting more of them in a coal-dominated electricity grid.

Aust stocks gain after softer job report
January 19, 2023 11:51 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe local share market has moved into the green after a weaker-than-expected labour market report from December raised expectations for a pause in rate hikes.

Why EV prices are finally turning a corner
January 19, 2023 11:49 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSElectric vehicle prices are coming down in what experts say is a new phase for the technology that will put thousands more of the cars on Australian roads.

Giving a new life to old school shoes
January 19, 2023 11:42 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAn Australian initiative is recycling and reusing old school shoes to stop thousands from ending up in landfill.

Gabba funding for Olympic makeover unclear
January 19, 2023 11:42 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Queensland government says it's still working on a funding deal for Olympic infrastructure amid reports the Commonwealth no longer wants to fund the Gabba.
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