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NSW rivals flex their economic muscle in western Sydney
March 02, 2023 12:14 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe premier and the man who wants his job both insist they are the best qualified to handle the NSW budget in a pitch to voters in Sydney's west.

Woman spared jail after 'negligent' crash killed father
March 02, 2023 12:13 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe woman has been disqualified from driving for a year after being found not guilty of dangerous driving charges over the crash that killed her father.

Jindalee (ASX:JRL) boosts lithium resource to 21.5Mt LCE at McDermitt, ‘the largest US lithium deposit’
March 02, 2023 12:12 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Jindalee Resources is trading higher on a material upgrade to the MRE for its wholly owned McDermitt Lithium Project in the US.,The combined Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource inventory stands at 3.0 billion tonnes at 1,340ppm Li for...

Traditional owners take protest to Plibersek
March 02, 2023 12:09 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTraditional custodians from the Burrup in WA have brought their fight to protect rock art to Sydney, protesting outside the environment minister's office.

Scientists hatch weevil plan to conquer invasive plant
March 02, 2023 12:05 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe CSIRO is hoping a biological control agent will wage a campaign of death and destruction against an invasive plant released in Australia in the 1960s.

La Nina fans flames ahead of next bushfire season
March 02, 2023 12:01 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSLa Nina has made Australia's next bushfire season much worse as the verdant new growth spawned by the wet weather will dry out, creating the perfect tinder.
'Kind' Melbourne named friendliest city in the world
March 02, 2023 11:56 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralia is now home to the friendliest city in the world after a new benchmarking study highlighted Melbourne's kind and inclusive culture.

'Unimaginable': First objects taken by Cook return home
March 02, 2023 11:54 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSIndigenous community members gathered at the site of British contact to mark the return of Kamay spears to traditional owners, 252 years after they were stolen.
Spies urged to publicly call out foreign interference
March 02, 2023 11:47 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe reduced time between a person becoming radicalised and then taking to violence has led to national security agencies undergoing reform to tackle the threat.
Banned drinkers scheme expanded to WA tourist town
March 02, 2023 11:45 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSWestern Australia's government will take immediate steps to roll out a banned drinkers register to the crime-affected tourist town of Carnarvon.
Child detention alone won't work, Queensland mayor says
March 02, 2023 11:45 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTownsville's mayor says child offenders should be in rehabilitation programs in detention or sent to live in more structured environments away from the city.
Police chief issues warning to members over behaviour
March 02, 2023 11:45 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSChief Commissioner Shane Patton says Victoria Police employees are not above the law as he issued a warning over the rising number of disciplinary hearings.
Victoria tips $10m into mRNA vaccine workforce training
March 02, 2023 11:29 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSVictoria is pouring $10 million into training Australia's vaccine workforce, ahead of the southern hemisphere's first mRNA production site opening in 2024.
Man gunned down in front of son outside Sydney gym
March 02, 2023 11:26 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA 40-year-old man has been shot while sitting in a car with his son outside a Sydney gym in what police say was a callous, gangland-style killing.
RBA 'live pilot' to trial 14 uses for e-dollar
March 02, 2023 11:01 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Reserve Bank is creating a limited - but real - central bank digital currency to test in conjunction with major banking partners over the coming months.

Financial Ombudsman staffer jailed over fake threats
March 02, 2023 10:55 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAn ex-Financial Services Ombudsman staffer cost his bosses more than $150,000 when he fabricated what a judge described as bizarre threats from a client.

Duck shooting battle shifts to Victorian parliament
March 02, 2023 10:52 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA parliamentary inquiry will be set up to examine duck shooting in Victoria after another season was green-lit despite growing dissension within the government.

Ending 'jobs for mates' put on parliament's agenda
March 02, 2023 10:35 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSIndependent MPs will back a proposal to end the 'jobs for mates' culture of federal politics as parliament resumes for the autumn session.
Aussie Baff wins world champs snowboard cross silver
March 02, 2023 10:30 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSRising Australian winter sports star Josie Baff has won a snowboard cross silver medal at the world championships in Georgia.

Sexual abuse, harassment on dating apps seldom reported
March 02, 2023 10:24 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA new report has revealed one in seven people who experienced sexual violence from someone they met on an online dating platform reported it to police.

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