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Rifles, $125k worth of cannabis seized in police raids
May 06, 2023 01:54 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSPolice have seized $125,000 worth of cannabis plants and six firearms during raids on properties in Melbourne's southeast.

On coronation day, Stan Grant wants monarchy ditched
May 06, 2023 01:22 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSJournalist Stan Grant has told the Melbourne Writers Festival that power is shifting away from the monarchy.

'Drover's dog' could deliver budget surplus: Coalition
May 06, 2023 12:54 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe coalition has rained on any sense of achievement Jim Chalmers might feel if he delivers a budget surplus, saying the test will be if it can be maintained.

PM chats with Prince and Princess of Wales at palace
May 06, 2023 11:54 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSAnthony Albanese had a chat with Prince William and his wife Kate, Princess of Wales, at Buckingham Palace where commonwealth leaders gathered on Friday.

Qld man extradited to WA over 1992 sexual assault
May 06, 2023 11:13 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSWest Australian homicide detectives have extradited a man from Queensland over the alleged attack in Perth in 1992.

Disgraced former Queensland Police commissioner dies
May 06, 2023 09:07 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSFormer Queensland police commissioner Terry Lewis fell the furthest and hardest when the lid was finally lifted on entrenched state corruption.

Australia sends $6m to help conflict-ridden Sudan
May 06, 2023 07:23 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSMore than 500 people have been killed and close to 5000 injured since the conflict in Sudan started.

PM meets Commonwealth leaders at Buckingham Palace
May 06, 2023 12:10 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSPrime Minister Anthony Albanese and other Commonwealth leaders have met in London ahead of King Charles' coronation.

Missing mum was petrified of partner, coroner told
May 05, 2023 05:02 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSAn inquest will be held into the suspected death of a woman who vanished 11 years ago after visiting her partner she feared would kill her.

Corruption charges against WA physiotherapist dropped
May 05, 2023 05:01 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSJacob Anthonisz' lawyer says the Perth physiotherapist is both relieved and frustrated after prosecutors dropped 542 corruption charges against him.

Posh soft-roader downsizes but still packs a punch
May 05, 2023 04:51 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSJapanese luxury brand Lexus has surprised by dumping traditional power and switching to smaller, four-cylinder engines in its new, fifth-generation SUV.

Murderer to walk free after 18 years for killing ex
May 05, 2023 04:39 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSWilliam Harold Matheson has been granted parole after serving almost 19 years of a 25-year sentence for the 2003 murder of Lyndsay van Blanken.

Australian shares holding up against US bank scares
May 05, 2023 04:29 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe local share market is standing up on its own despite concerns resurfacing over regional banking issues in the United States.

Breaking the cycle of disadvantage gets $200m boost
May 05, 2023 04:28 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSHow Australia tackles disadvantage will be overhauled in the upcoming federal budget with funding for local organisations trying to address the problem.

Tired Sydney Harbour to get $45m makeover in budget
May 05, 2023 04:08 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSTuesday's federal budget will include a rescue and repair package for crumbling and dangerous Sydney Harbour sites, including Cockatoo Island.

Pub, Tabcorp charged over 16-year-old's alleged betting
May 05, 2023 04:04 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA Melbourne venue and Australia's largest gambling company have been charged after a teenager was allegedly allowed to gamble.

New coal mines plans buried by federal minister
May 05, 2023 03:55 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe China Stone Coal and Range Coal projects have been cancelled because the companies involved have not being willing to show how they would protect nature.

Workers to get real wage lift ahead of schedule
May 05, 2023 03:50 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSWages have been lagging well behind price rises but workers can expect pay increases to start outpacing inflation by early 2024.

Indigenous women's voices will be elevated at summit
May 05, 2023 03:48 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSMore than 800 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women will converge on Canberra this week for the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (women's voices) summit.

Pandemic leaves medicos with burnout pains of their own
May 05, 2023 03:40 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSMore pain specialists are experiencing burnout as the pandemic and disgruntled patients take their toll, with warnings the condition could compromise treatment.