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RBA maintains 'open mind' on digital money

Australians value hard cash and have easy access to it, but digital money could be a back-up during cyber events and when extreme weather hits banking...

Coal price cap decision not yet reached

Australia's energy sector is calling for billions of dollars in compensation if NSW and Queensland governments are asked to cap coal and gas prices.

Vic council scraps Aust Day ceremonies

Merri-bek council in Melbourne's north has voted to scrap Australia Day citizenship celebrations and instead replace it with a day of mourning.

Pandemic halted Victorian cancer screening

The latest Cancer in Victoria report has found there was a 4.3 per cent decline in the number of new cancer diagnoses in 2021.

Bali bomb maker release a 'difficult day'

The deputy prime minister says the Australian government will advocate for constant surveillance of the Bali bomb maker after his release from prison.

Federal EPA will decide on developments

The Labor government has detailed how it will fix Australia's flawed laws for nature, with development decisions to be passed to an independent adjudi...

States asked to introduce price caps

Australia's energy sector is calling for billions of dollars in compensation if NSW and Queensland adhere to demands ahead of an energy crisis meeting...

Flick through battery metal penny stocks with highest annual returns...

Several battery metal stocks are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Here, let us analyse the performance of the penny stocks with outstand...

All you need to know about Jurassic Shiba cryptocurrency

The project is headed by Kenneth Wilson, who acts as CEO & CTO. Wilson also operates under the moniker “Mr. Fly”.

Bikies arrested after Qld home invasion

Police say they have arrested six alleged bikies after a violent home invasion south of Brisbane involving a case of mistaken identify.

SES sets record in NSW flood operation

Record NSW flooding has seen the state's emergency service carry out the largest operation in its history, responding to more than 20,000 calls for he...

Hillsong GM fronts Houston court hearing

Hillsong's general manager believes he was the first to tell Brian Houston about abuse committed by his father, but was not responsible for telling po...

Australia-China relationship 'fragile'

Australia's diplomatic deep freeze with China may be over, but the relationship is not what it was, warns a leading national security expert.

New Victorian Liberal leader to be elected

Victorian Liberal MPs will decide whether Brad Battin or John Pesutto should become their new leader after a third state election loss to Labor.

Confusion over whether to report Houston

Hillsong's general manager told his boss Brian Houston about an allegation of sexual abuse against his father, but did not feel he had to report it to...

Reef bad boy could perish as climate warms

The crown-of-thorns starfish could go from villain to victim as climate change kills off its food source - the Great Barrier Reef.

ASX drops as fears rise about US recession

The local share market has fallen 0.85 per cent, its biggest drop in a month amid fears the US Federal Reserve may keep hiking interest rates aggressi...

Carnival sued over norovirus outbreaks

Carnival has been sued by passengers who say they suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting after being unnecessarily exposed to norovirus on eight separat...

Elvis film and Hemsworth big AACTA winners

Baz Luhrmann's box office hit Elvis has won best film at the AACTA Awards, with Chris Hemsworth also gaining recognition for screen industry contribut...

Morrison was warned robodebt unlawful

Former prime minister Scott Morrison was warned the robodebt scheme would require law changes, but it was implemented anyway without any legislative t...