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NSW 'koala wars' bill quickly ditched

<p>Legislation that would have cut red tape for NSW landowners wanting to clear native forest on their properties has been quickly shelved.</p>

Call for NT cop's blood over teen shooting

<p>A remote Indigenous community says the Northern Territory policeman who shot a teenager dead should face payback to help it finish grieving.</p>

PM urged to lead world on ending hunger

<p>The Australian prime minister is being urged to advocate for developing nations struggling with food shortages as he attends the G20 leaders' meeti...

Jail over fatal Tas birthday party crash

<p>A 26-year-old man has been jailed for three years for a crash that killed his friend during birthday celebrations in rural Tasmania. <br></p>

WA nurses drop strike after new pay offer

<p>Western Australia's nursing union has agreed to call off industrial action, which was expected to impact elective surgeries at Perth's biggest hosp...

Work starts to clear Geelong derailment

<p>A union says a train derailment near Geelong exposes safety concerns, just as workers start to clear debris which has blocked a freight route betwe...

Watchdog probing Townsville casino junkets

<p>Queensland's casino regulator is still probing Townville's Ville Resort-Casino over allegations it offered patrons illegal junkets.</p>

Christmas threatened over ports lockout

<p>A lockout of some 580 workers by the nation's biggest tugboat operator is threatening to disrupt ports across Australia in the lead-up to Christmas...

Visa backlog slashed by 245,000

<p> Australia has carved off a quarter of its visa application backlog since June, says Immigration Minister Andrew Giles.</p>

'Carbon capital' plots transition road map

<p>Australia's "carbon capital" Gladstone has developed a detailed plan for 10 years of change so no one gets left behind in the race to net zero emis...

Hastings the 14th Tiger to go in 2022

<p>Jackson Hastings' looming exit from Wests Tigers means close to half of the NRL club's top-30 squad from the start of this year have left the club....

RBA flags rate pause but more rises likely

<p class="">Mortgage holders are likely to endure more rate hikes but the central bank board wants to give its policy tightening a chance to flow thro...

Program seeks to help 'traumatised' nurses

<p>Nurses and midwives have been afforded a multimillion-dollar mental health package which will see four new support centres set up next year.</p>

Brownlow arrests shock former AFL umpire

<p>Shane McInerney, who umpired a record 502 AFL games, says the arrests over an alleged Brownlow Medal betting ring are devastating for the umpiring...

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EarlyBirds’ OSINT platform, an open innovation ecosystem, and services bring together early adopters, innovators, and subject matter experts (SMEs) an...

Vertex Minerals (ASX:VTX) in full swing with exploration program thr...

Vertex Minerals Limited (ASX:VTX) has reported notable progress across the recent quarter that ended on 30 September 2022.

Vertex (ASX:VTX) reports shallow gold mineralisation over broad inte...

Vertex Minerals Ltd (ASX: VTX) has received its first assay results from the 1,500m diamond drill program conducted at its Red Hill gold project.

Experts rule out third COVID booster shot

<p>Despite a spike in COVID-19 cases, the country's leading vaccine advisory body says Australians don't yet need a fifth dose of vaccine.</p>

RBA admits rates forward guidance faults

<p>The prescriptive cash rate predictions seen during COVID-19 caused serious communication challenges, a Reserve Bank review has found.</p>

Science agency boss to stand down in June

<p>Long-serving CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall will call it quits in June 2023 after taking a leading role through the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>