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WA police threaten to block speed cameras

<p>West Australian police will consider parking in front of speed cameras as a tactic in industrial negotiations with the state government.</p>

'Tainted' child abuse jury discharged

<p>A fractured jury room and allegations of bullying have seen jurors discharged without delivering verdicts in swim coach Paul Frost's child sex abus...

Cyber attack costs pile up for Medibank

<p>Health insurer Medibank says an ongoing cyber attack will result in pre-tax costs of between $25 million and $35 million.</p>

IR reforms to protect wages, says Burke

<p>The architect of the federal government's industrial relations bill has defended the proposed laws during a speech to the National Press Club.</p>

Guy denies Vic Libs using probe 'loophole'

<p>A probe into the Liberal donor scandal won't be completed before Victorians head to polls but party leader Matthew Guy has denied legal tactics are...

Fatal NT helicopter crash investigated

<p>Police and the national transport safety investigator are probing a helicopter crash in the Northern Territory that killed a 47-year-old man.<br></...

Man charged over wife's golf buggy death

<p>A man has been charged with causing the death of his wife in a golf buggy crash during their honeymoon in Queensland.</p>

Injured Maxwell keeps Indian dreams alive

<p>Star allrounder Glenn Maxwell is still targeting a place in Australia's Test squad to tour India, even after breaking his leg at a friend's birthda...

Poor time to slash COVID funding: nurses

<p>As the federal government weighs up bringing special COVID-19 hospital funding to an end, nurses warn the pandemic is not over.</p>

Qatar's World Cup a political football

<p>Before a ball has been kicked, the World Cup in Qatar has become the ultimate political football.</p>

Medibank sticks by hacker ransom call

<p>Medibank remains steadfast in its refusal to pay a ransom to hackers who stole customer data, as the health insurer holds its annual general meetin...

Sydney parolee guilty of frying pan murder

<p>The friend of a retired Sydney solicitor enjoyed a birthday lunch, cooked him a dinner at home and then murdered him with a frying pan, a jury has...

Melbourne Zoo trumpets elephant's birth

<p>After a mammoth 22-month pregnancy, Melbourne Zoo's Dokkoon the Asian elephant has given birth to a healthy calf.</p>

New figures on veteran suicide released

<p>The latest annual report into ADF suicide rates has revealed female former members had a rate twice as high as the general public.</p>

Island Carmen fresh take on classic opera

<p>Opera Australia is staging a rock'n'roll performance of Carmen on Sydney's Cockatoo Island, with some heavy lifting needed to set up the production...

KMD Brands reports strong sales growth

<p>The company that owns Kathmandu and Rip Curl says that underlying operating profit was up by nearly $30m in the first quarter of 2022/23.</p>

'Love obsessed' daughter jailed for murder

<p>A Sydney woman whose misguided romantic obsession for a greedy, violent man led them to murder her mother has been jailed until at least 2036.<br><...

Flooded farmers feeling the strain

<p>Flood affected NSW farmers are reporting a huge emotional and financial strain following recent flooding across large parts of the state. </p>

Some 1.4m Aussies look to buy electric car

<p>More than one million Australians are in the market for an electric car but more could be swayed if chargers were easier to access, new research fi...

Pandemic trust high but none for politics

<p>Australians have faith in nurses, firies and ambos, and most would take a COVID-19 test if starting to get the sniffles before an interstate holida...