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ASX drops for third day as sentiment sours
December 08, 2022 04:09 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe local share market has fallen by 0.75 per cent to a nearly three-week low, with gold gaining and oil hitting its lowest level since early January.

Final Vic lower house seat to be called
December 08, 2022 04:07 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA result for the final doubtful Victorian seat of Bass is set to announced after Labor claimed victory in Pakenham, equalling its lower house tally from 2018.

Key robodebt figures front commission
December 08, 2022 03:58 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSHuman Services department officials who played a key role in implementing the robodebt scheme will face the royal commission on Friday.

Lithium Australia’s (ASX:LIT) subsidiary Envirostream features on WWF Renewable Scorecard
December 08, 2022 03:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights:,As Australia makes serious strides to become a renewable energy superpower, a great amount of battery waste across the nation is expected,The,catch-22 situation,is that even renewable energy technology, which is all about environmental pr...

Drones to slash pathology testing times
December 08, 2022 03:52 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA fleet of drones will transport medical samples from Queensland communities to pathology labs in a new federally-funded partnership.

Brooks set to learn more on fraud charges
December 08, 2022 03:48 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSOlympic swimming champion Neil Brooks and his wife are set to learn whether fraud charges levelled against them will be dropped next year.

Murder charge over pregnant WA mum's death
December 08, 2022 03:45 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Perth teenager will face court on an upgraded murder charge after he allegedly threw a concrete block at a pregnant mother in a shopping centre car park.

Ex and new boyfriend guilty of Vic murder
December 08, 2022 03:37 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe former girlfriend of Melbourne man Ricky Rowlands has been found guilty by a jury of his stabbing murder, alongside her new boyfriend and another man.

Sydney Grandfather walks for the trees
December 08, 2022 03:28 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSydney Grandfather Richard Van Piljen crossed the Nullarbor by foot and is expected to arrive in Perth from his 4000 km journey this weekend.

Call for action on rising suicide rates
December 08, 2022 03:21 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralians are taking their own lives at a greater rate than during the pandemic, with prevention groups warning the trend could continue if nothing changes.

Medibank shutdown for security overhaul
December 08, 2022 03:21 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralia's biggest health insurer will shut down this weekend as it bolsters its cyber security in the wake of a massive hack.

Action after alleged gas cartel attempt
December 08, 2022 03:15 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA mining equipment and technology services company allegedly tried to establish a cartel with four other suppliers in breach of competition laws, the ACCC says.

Disaster relief millions 'a risk to govt'
December 08, 2022 03:14 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA large proportion of the Department of Regional NSW's spending went towards disaster relief, considered a key financial risk by the state's auditor-general.

Nine-year-old 'doctors' set to graduate
December 08, 2022 03:11 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA group of 30-odd primary school "doctors" are set to graduate in Melbourne after taking part in a program designed to help them become health ambassadors.

Caddick's jewellery sparks auction frenzy
December 08, 2022 03:06 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSJewellery and designer clothes previously owned by Sydney con artist Melissa Caddick have gone under the hammer, selling for more than $800,000.

Pesutto vows to lead constructive Vic Libs
December 08, 2022 03:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFour years after losing his seat, comeback MP John Pesutto will take charge of the Victorian Liberals after the party's third state election loss to Labor.

Top officials shut down robodebt criticism
December 08, 2022 02:53 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA senior public servant has told the robodebt royal commission he was instructed to not "go in so hard" questioning the legality of the disastrous scheme.

Deaths of Qld children in care reviewed
December 08, 2022 02:39 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMore than half the children who died in Queensland's child protection system in 2021/22 did not die from natural causes, a new report says.

Qld needs watchdog for vulnerable adults
December 08, 2022 02:36 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA commissioner is needed to prevent adults at risk of abuse and exploitation from falling through cracks in the system, Queensland's public advocate says.

Hotel quarantine worker feared for safety
December 08, 2022 02:21 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSBeing told to work while fearing he was a close contact for COVID-19 prompted a hotel quarantine worker to quit out of concern for his safety, a court heard.

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