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Origin commits $600m for battery to replace coal plant
April 20, 2023 09:19 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSOrigin Energy will start building a big battery to replace Australia's largest coal-fired power plant Eraring, as talks continue on delaying its 2025 closure.

World Surf League event underway at Margaret River
April 20, 2023 09:10 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe Margaret River Pro is underway as competitors battle to make the World Surf League's mid-season cut in Western Australia.

NSW Liberals to grasp nettle and choose leader
April 20, 2023 08:59 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSClose to one month after losing the NSW state election, the Liberal Party is poised to chart a new course as it elects the state's opposition leader.

How a COVID-like test could predict dengue death risk
April 20, 2023 08:54 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSScientists from Melbourne and Indonesia have discovered a way to find out who is most at risk of life-threatening dengue fever.

Packaging industry won't meet its own targets on waste
April 20, 2023 08:44 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSNone of the waste-busting targets the packaging industry set for itself five years ago will be met, a long-awaited review has confirmed.

CPI inflation in New Zealand drops to 6.7 per cent
April 20, 2023 08:40 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSConsumer price index figures released by Stats New Zealand show the country's headline inflation rate has dropped to 6.7 per cent.

Man surrenders to police after Qld siege
April 20, 2023 08:40 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSQueensland Police have revoked an exclusion zone in Logan after arresting a man who was holed up in a home and believed to be armed.

The push for a ban on deadly silica intensifies
April 20, 2023 08:30 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSUnions are pushing for a ban on kitchen benchtops with high silica levels that are linked to lung disease, saying there are alternative products available.

Company charged after worker fatally crushed by gate
April 20, 2023 08:26 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA gate manufacturing and repair business in Melbourne has been charged after a truck driver was fatally crushed by an automatic sliding gate.

RBA overhaul to put board members in spotlight
April 20, 2023 08:12 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA major overhaul of the Reserve Bank will see a new board for setting interest rates that's more accountable and holds fewer meetings.

Reserve Bank renovation to split responsibility
April 20, 2023 07:37 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSTwo separate boards will be responsible for governance and interest rates in a major overhaul in response to a review of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Two charged after car stolen with baby inside
April 20, 2023 07:05 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSPolice have charged two people after a car was allegedly stolen in central Queensland with a baby girl in the back.

Police negotiate with armed man in home
April 20, 2023 06:32 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSQueensland Police have imposed an exclusion zone around a home in Logan as they negotiate with a man holed up in a home who is believed to be armed.

Crypto portfolio manager CoinStats announces major updates to investment app
April 20, 2023 03:29 AM AEST| By InvezzCoinStats, a leading cryptocurrency portfolio manager and DeFi wallet app, has announced some major updates as it looks to streamline users’ portfolio tracking and asset management. The portfolio tracker, which recently integrated with Invezz &...

Short stands tall again at Australian championships
April 19, 2023 10:37 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSTeenage star Sam Short has won the 800m freestyle title to complete a memorable treble at the Australian Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast.

The POW camp reclaimed by the relatives of the diggers
April 19, 2023 07:27 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe smell of burning gum leaves will permeate a former Japanese POW camp this Anzac Day as relatives of the diggers who suffered and died there seek closure.

PLS, LOV, WTC: Why these 3 ASX 200 index stocks are up over 40% in the last one year
April 19, 2023 07:18 PM AEST| By Neha SimpyPilbara Minerals Limited (ASX: PLS), Lovisa Holdings Limited (ASX: LOV) and WiseTech Global Limited (ASX: WTC), which are up above 40% in the last one year, as of 19 April 2023.

Children found unconscious at home rushed to hospital
April 19, 2023 07:17 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA boy and girl found unconscious at a home in Sydney's southwest have been taken to hospital as police investigating the incident speak to a woman at the scene.

Total solar eclipse underway as thousands converge
April 19, 2023 06:38 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThousands have gathered in Western Australia's north to watch a rare total solar eclipse when the moon casts a 40km wide shadow over the sun for 60 seconds.

Battery to bulk up Queensland clean energy capacity
April 19, 2023 06:35 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA high-capacity battery capable of supplying 30,000 Queensland homes with electricity for two hours during the evening peak should be running later this year.

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