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Qld grants second Eyre Basin gas permit
November 29, 2022 06:10 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Queensland government has given another company a permit to look for gas in the remote Lake Eyre Basin while it draws up plans to protect the region.

COVID fines worth millions are withdrawn
November 29, 2022 05:50 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFines worth millions of dollars issued for breaching COVID-19 restrictions will be scrapped, following a landmark decision by the NSW Supreme Court.

India free trade gets new year green light
November 29, 2022 05:26 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Australia-India free trade agreement has got the thumbs up from India, clearing the way for the removal of taxes on 90 per cent of Australian goods exports.

Fund managers step up shareholder activism
November 29, 2022 05:19 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS"Responsible" investors are joining forces to make sure capital doesn't end up supporting dodgy, dirty or harmful companies.

MPs urged to support own code of conduct
November 29, 2022 04:59 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA proposed code of conduct for all who work in Commonwealth workplaces has been released, with parliamentarians urged to adopt it as a matter of urgency.

Firies fearful over water contamination
November 29, 2022 04:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFirefighters who drank contaminated water at a major Victorian airport have elevated levels of toxic chemicals in their blood.

ASX rebounds amid China reopening rumours
November 29, 2022 04:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe local share market has climbed higher in afternoon trading after a listless morning, on hopes that China might relax its zero-COVID lockdowns.

Firms want sustainability but lack proof
November 29, 2022 04:28 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralian firms recognise sustainability will be key to profits and many investors don't mind making less to do the right thing, but success is hard to prove.

'Short staffed' police hunting for Caddick
November 29, 2022 04:24 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSydney fraudster Melissa Caddick disappeared hours after her Dover Heights home was raided, baffling the country for months until her foot washed up on a beach.

Simmons injured as Durant stars for Nets
November 29, 2022 04:24 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSBen Simmons has left the game in the first quarter but Brooklyn star Kevin Durant carried his NBA side to a win over Orlando that improved the Nets to 11-11.

Vic dog kicker got death threats: lawyer
November 29, 2022 04:01 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA lawyer claims a man who kicked a dog at a Melbourne anti-COVID-19 restrictions protest should receive a lesser sentence because he received death threats.

Microba soars on 'transformational' deal
November 29, 2022 03:53 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSShares in gut-health company Microba have been up as much as 90 per cent after the Brisbane-based firm announced a strategic partnership with Sonic Healthcare.

NSW wind farm defies high-profile critics
November 29, 2022 03:52 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe official opening of a wind farm near Canberra has been more than 10 years in the making, but landowners are now "drinking silver" from the revenue stream.

Restrictions placed on NSW terror advocate
November 29, 2022 03:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA NSW man convicted of terrorism offences after posting extreme right-wing material will have restrictions imposed on his online movement and associations.

Vic man guilty of murdering his mum
November 29, 2022 03:41 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMelbourne man Thomas Bednar has been found guilty of the murder of his mum Judy Bednar in her home in May 2021.

Bullying, harassment rife at Chevron
November 29, 2022 03:39 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA review of workplace culture at energy giant Chevron has found sexual harassment and bullying are commonplace in its Australian workforce.

Murder 'possible' in crayfish farm death
November 29, 2022 03:23 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSForensics experts have testified that aquaculturist Jeffrey Brooks could have been either murdered or died accidentally at a crayfish farm south of Brisbane.

Angry woman used car to kill ex, jury told
November 29, 2022 03:20 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Sydney woman's anger at infidelity was so extreme she murdered her ex-partner by driving at him with her car and pinning him to a wall, a jury has heard.

Magnets remove toxic waste from water
November 29, 2022 03:14 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSResearchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have discovered a fast and innovative way to remove toxic microplastics from water by using magnets.

PM talks up Labor's six months in office
November 29, 2022 03:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAnthony Albanese is hoping for legislative victories as the 2022 parliamentary year winds up, but the coalition remains upbeat.
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