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Female contraceptive 'bad idea from the start': lawyers

April 11, 2023 01:08 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A permanent female contraceptive was a bad idea from the start, say lawyers in a class action after women underwent hysterectomies to deal with side effects.

Police seeking help to hunt down Sydney woman's killer

April 11, 2023 12:57 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Neighbours called police to report concerns for a Sydney woman's welfare before officers arrived to find a 38-year-old man performing CPR on her body.

Trio plot father's murder from inside hotel room

April 11, 2023 12:56 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A woman who hurled abuse at her dying ex-partner and two men who helped inflict fatal wounds have faced a Melbourne court after being convicted of murder.

Farmers come a cropper as mice keep on multiplying

April 11, 2023 12:48 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Mice numbers are on the rise nationally, with swarms of the rodents spotted in northern NSW, sparking a warning for farmers to remain vigilant.

US intelligence leaks potentially damaging: ADF chief

April 11, 2023 12:46 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

The chief of Australia's defence force has weighed in on a "potentially damaging" release of US intelligence documents in a speech to a policy think tank.

Further delays to Black Summer bushfire inquiry

April 11, 2023 12:39 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A coronial inquiry into one of the devastating Black Summer bushfires has been postponed again to accommodate some participants' changed availability.

Distinctive jewellery stolen in Easter weekend burglary

April 11, 2023 12:35 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Jewellery worth $100,000 has been stolen from an antiques store in NSW over the Easter weekend with police saying some of the pieces are easily identifiable.

Senior Lib quits front bench to back voice referendum

April 11, 2023 12:25 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Julian Leeser says the voice referendum is up to people, not politicians, after resigning from the Liberal front bench because the party resolved to oppose it.

Cattle stations to be evacuated as cyclone threat looms

April 11, 2023 12:23 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

A storm off the WA coast is expected to strengthen into an intense cyclone, with pastoralists in the projected path worried it could result in catastrophe.

National Gallery reviews hand of assistance in APY show

April 11, 2023 12:19 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

The National Gallery of Australia has commissioned an independent review into how much assistance arts workers have given Anangu artists for an upcoming show.

Climate may have 'big impact' on rainforest fish

April 11, 2023 12:10 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

New research on the adaptability of rainbowfish living in the freshwater creeks of Australia's wet tropics can help inform effective conservation strategies.

Australian MPs call on US to drop Assange extradition

April 11, 2023 12:01 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

On the fourth anniversary of Julian Assange's arrest, Australian MPs and senators have written to the US government calling for extradition proceedings to end.

Mayors and councillors call for electric car change

April 11, 2023 12:00 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Local government figures are urging the federal government to change Australia's electric vehicle policies to improve access to zero-emission cars.

Cynata Therapeutics (ASX: CYP) informs about capital raising of approximately AU$7 million

April 11, 2023 12:00 PM AEST| By Ankit Sethi

Highlights,The placement of New Shares of Cynata Therapeutics is at the Offer Price of AU$0.215 per New Share,The Share Purchase Plan would be available to eligible Cynata shareholders for up to AU$30,000,There is also one free attaching option (exer...