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School of rock kids set to take the Bluesfest stage

A band from Rappville Public School in northern NSW will play at Bluesfest alongside major acts as part of a music program for kids in flood-affected...

Biotechnology healthcare company Skin Elements (ASX:SKN) to raise ~A...

Highlights,The Offer involves one new share for every five held by shareholders, at AU$0.01 per New Share,There is also 1 attaching New Option, with a...

Hayne's wife cries as bail hearing unfolds

A court is considering whether the former NRL star should lose his freedom immediately or in a few weeks when sentenced after being found guilty of ra...

ABC sued over Higgins and Tame address to Press Club

Court documents show Bruce Lehrmann is suing the ABC over its broadcast of a National Press Club joint address by Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame.

Remains confirmed as missing SA man

Police say remains uncovered during excavation work at a property in Adelaide's north have been identified as those of missing father of two Steven Mu...

Cooper Metals (ASX:CPM) reports significant IP anomaly at Ardmore co...

Highlights,Cooper Metals has received results of the induced polarization survey and new geochemical sampling on the Ardmore tenement (EPM19125) at Mt...

Top cop, minister plead for platypus Pete's safe return

Queensland's police minister and commissioner are demanding the safe return of a wild platypus after reports of the animal being carried on a Brisbane...

Reserve Bank alert to higher financial instability risk

Banking turmoil in the US and Europe may be contained for now but the Reserve Bank has warned of ongoing fragility in pockets of the global banking sy...

Final seat in NSW election undecided as count drags on

The final seat to be decided in the NSW election is going down to the wire with the count in the seat of Ryde to continue for two weeks after election...

PM to save Australia's Easter Bilby from feral species

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says bilbies are Australia's answer to the Easter Bunny and he's on a mission to save the iconic marsupials from pred...

Ardern's critics bid adieu to 'flake emoter' PM

Jacinda Ardern's critics on the right and left have given brutal judgements on her prime ministership as she leaves New Zealand politics.

Workers' old rubber boots ignite green steel technology

Waste rubber from old tyres and safety boots is being used in Australia's industrial heartland as a substitute fuel to make cleaner steel.

Man faces court over meth disguised as vinegar

A Melbourne man has faced court after being charged over a $41.6 million methamphetamine haul, which was disguised in barrels of white vinegar.

Australian suspects arrested in global cybercrime raid

Australian police have taken part in a multinational crackdown on a sprawling online marketplace popular with cybercriminals, arresting 10 Australian...

Collapsed east coast builder's debt soars past $60m

Collapsed construction group PBS Building's debts have soared beyond $60m as administrators are granted a special court extension.

Invictus Energy (ASX:IVZ) announces A$10m placement for Mukuyu-2 & S...

Highlights,Invictus Energy has received firm commitments from its investors for a capital raise of AU$10 million (before costs) through private Placem...

Small Halls folk tour nears its destination

A roaming folk festival is nearing its end after lighting up small town halls across Victoria, taking a breath before the tour turns to Western Austra...

Serious crime rises again in Qld, youth offenders drop

A significant increase in serious crimes in Queensland has been partially attributed to a change in how domestic violence is recorded.

Referendum will be 'generational issue': elections boss

The electoral commissioner says he expects there to be more passion ahead of the voice referendum compared to federal elections.

Teacher's child sex material 'abhorrent', court told

A court has been told that a former Sydney teacher who has admitted child abuse material offences, possessed a large number of abhorrent images and vi...