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Fiji awaits election tally as polls close
December 14, 2022 05:20 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPrime Minister Frank Bainimarama and rival Sitiveni Rabuka are waiting to find out the results of the Fijian election with polls closed.

Hillcrest school victims to be remembered
December 14, 2022 05:04 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA public commemoration will be held to mark the one-year anniversary of the jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania that killed six primary school students.

Body found in search for teen swimmer
December 14, 2022 05:01 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA body has been found during the search for a missing teenage swimmer who disappeared at the Hawkesbury River in NSW.

Skilled migration needs a reset: report
December 14, 2022 04:59 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA new research paper makes several recommendations for skilled migration reform priorities as the federal government looks for ways to plug skills shortages.

Aust shares climb as US inflation eases
December 14, 2022 04:53 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe local share market has advanced 0.7 per cent after a softer-than-expected inflation readout in the US ahead of the final Fed meeting of 2022.

Wine industry sour on return and earn
December 14, 2022 04:52 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAlmost all Australians are in favour of container recycling programs being expanded to include wine and spirit bottles, according to a new poll.

Inquiry to hear calls for systemic reform
December 14, 2022 04:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSVictoria's truth-telling inquiry will hear evidence on what needs to change within the state's criminal justice system.

'Trainwreck' Morrison robodebt evidence
December 14, 2022 04:47 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSLabor minister Bill Shorten has lashed Scott Morrison's robodebt royal commission, saying he's failed to take responsibility for his part in the scheme.

ASX 200 closes in green as utilities & IT gain
December 14, 2022 04:40 PM AEDT| By Bhawna GuptaThe ASX 200 benchmark index closed in the green today (December 14), gaining 48.00 points, or 0.67%, to end at 7,251.30 points.

Scans found object after mother's death
December 14, 2022 04:38 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Queensland mother's death was initially believed to be from natural causes until scans showed a suspicious object in her chest, a court has heard.

Pet-owner relief as new operator steps in
December 14, 2022 04:31 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe University of Melbourne will close its U‐Vet Animal Hospital, with new operators taking over in the new year.

Beck back after tough Sydney-Hobart debut
December 14, 2022 04:27 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSRachel Beck, the wife of supermaxi LawConnect's owner, has overcome initial negative thoughts about her Sydney to Hobart debut and is back for another crack.

Former WA MP admits giving false evidence
December 14, 2022 04:25 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFormer West Australian Liberal MP Brian Ellis has pleaded guilty to giving false evidence to the state's corruption watchdog.

Voice to Parliament: time to start talking
December 14, 2022 04:16 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTwo groups set up to plan for the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament met again this week ahead of the start of campaigning in 2023.

Two teens charged over fatal Vic stabbing
December 14, 2022 04:13 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTwo boys have been arrested after an 18-year-old man was stabbed to death at Melbourne's St Kilda beach.

Shooter was on parole for wife stabbing
December 14, 2022 04:12 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAli Rachid Ammoun, who pleaded guilty to firing a gun inside Canberra airport, was on parole for attempted murder at the time of the shooting.

Australia's 2023 economic outlook unclear
December 14, 2022 04:01 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThere are a range of unknowns hanging over Australia's economic fortunes in 2023 but most agree a recession is unlikely.

Coalition offered 'simple' energy choice
December 14, 2022 03:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSParliament will be recalled for an extraordinary sitting to pass proposed energy relief measures as Treasurer Jim Chalmers urges all MPs to support the laws.

NSW students to access ATAR after leak
December 14, 2022 03:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe wait is over for more than 50,000 year 12 students across NSW, as their end of year results are officially released, after some results were leaked.

Interstate drug trafficking ring smashed
December 14, 2022 03:29 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSA police have charged seven men and seized drugs and luxury vehicles worth millions of dollars allegedly linked to an interstate trafficking network.

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