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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard out of Bluesfest
February 20, 2023 05:26 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMelbourne band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard has cited its stance against misogyny, racism, transphobia and violence as it withdraws from Bluesfest.

Two elderly bushwalkers still missing in Blue Mountains
February 20, 2023 05:04 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe NSW Police rescue squad and State Emergency Services are still searching for two men who went missing while hiking in the Blue Mountains last week.

LGBTQI youth more likely to seek mental health help
February 20, 2023 05:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSYoung LGBTQI people are ahead of their peers when it comes to seeking mental health help, but they are more hesitant to go to family and friends, a survey says.

Man dies during regatta after fall from yacht
February 20, 2023 04:58 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSouth Australian police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the drowning of a man who fell from a yacht at Port Lincoln during a regatta.

Serial pedophile priest charged with indecent assault
February 20, 2023 04:19 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSVictorian paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale is again charged with indecent assault of a boy in the 1980s.

Aboriginal aged pension claim 'correcting disadvantage'
February 20, 2023 04:16 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA prominent barrister has raised the life expectancy gap in arguing his Aboriginal client should have access to his age pension sooner than non-Indigenous men.

Businesses get access to $62m pool for energy upgrades
February 20, 2023 04:15 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFederal grants of between $10,000 and $25,000 will be made available to small and medium-sized businesses to improve energy efficiency and cut power costs.

Hate criminals 'threw gay men off cliffs' in the 1980s
February 20, 2023 03:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA criminal pattern emerged of gay men being thrown off cliffs during a spate of homophobic murders in the 1980s, an inquiry into hate crimes has been told.

Australia Day stabbing 'self defence' against intruders
February 20, 2023 03:53 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA man accused of stabbing a teenager after a group gatecrashed his Australia Day party in Brisbane is on trial for manslaughter.

Australian shares edge higher amid earnings reports
February 20, 2023 03:45 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe local share market has finished slightly higher as the market digested a spate of earnings reports from NIB, BlueScope Steel, Ampol, A2 Milk and others.

Cop stabber 'can live a crime-free life', judge says
February 20, 2023 03:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSOfficers arriving at a southwest Sydney home in an unmarked car wearing hoodies influenced a man's mistaken, but genuine belief that they were not police.

Council to wall off coast from illegal dumpers
February 20, 2023 03:20 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Victorian city council has pledged to build more barriers to prevent illegal dumping at a former industrial site.

High-tech foundry to forge quantum computers bit by bit
February 20, 2023 03:17 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Future Qubit Foundry is being established to develop computers that are yet to be invented and secure Australia's place in the global quantum supply chain.

Shark kills Australian man in New Caledonia
February 20, 2023 03:15 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA shark has attacked and killed an Australian man who was swimming off a beach in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

Olympic canoe star Fox continues Australian dominance
February 20, 2023 02:51 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAfter a surprise kayak bronze, four-time Olympic medallist Jessica Fox has bounced back to win two Australian Open gold medals including in her pet C1 event.

Two men drown in two days on NSW coast
February 20, 2023 02:50 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe body of a male swimmer has been found in waters near Seal Rocks on the NSW Mid North Coast.

Boy, 8, dies after 'dramatic' mum's concerns dismissed
February 20, 2023 02:44 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA coroner has found an eight-year-old boy died after concerns of the mother - a registered nurse - were not acted on by staff at a regional Queensland hospital.

'Too radical': Charlie Teo explains failed surgeries
February 20, 2023 02:35 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNeurosurgeon Charlie Teo has told a disciplinary probe he 'took too much' of one woman's brain and was 'too radical' in another surgery but denies negligence.

Body found in search for man missing in Murray River
February 20, 2023 02:22 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPolice divers have found a body during their search for a missing 34-year-old who disappeared after a dinghy capsized in the River Murray.

Rural youth rediscover voice with Indigenous learning
February 20, 2023 02:19 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSIndigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has launched a week of action for the voice to parliament at a youth re-engagement program in rural NSW.
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