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PM talks up Labor's six months in office

<p>Anthony Albanese is hoping for legislative victories as the 2022 parliamentary year winds up, but the coalition remains upbeat.</p>

Nationals MPs break ranks to support voice

<p>An outspoken Nationals MP and the WA party have reaffirmed support for the Indigenous voice to parliament, despite the federal party opposing the r...

Collins Foods halts Taco Bell rollout

<p>Collins Foods is taking a $11.9 million impairment charge on eight underperforming Taco Bell restaurants and pausing rollout of any more to revamp...

Man kept in custody after police stabbing

<p>A Victorian man accused of stabbing a police officer in a beachside town has been remanded in custody until early next year.</p>

Last NSW 'Rat of Tobruk' dies aged 106

<p>Ernie Walker, the last surviving member of the NSW Rats of Tobruk, has been remembered as a "modest hero" after dying at the age of 106.</p>

Tax reforms flagged for housing crisis fix

<p>Labor should have another look at contentious housing-linked reforms it unsuccessfully took to the 2019 election, independent MP Andrew Wilkie says...

Ambassador lays out the Finnish line

<p>Finland's ambassador in Australia has named climate change, technology and trade as key areas of discussion when the Nordic nation's prime minister...

Albanese eyes truth in political ad laws

<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is keen to progress laws which would ban political advertising containing misleading information.</p>

Sydney Modern a gallery of light on dark

<p>The new Art Gallery of NSW building is complete, filled with artworks, and will open its doors within days.</p>

Australia's youth voice concerns

<p>Some teenagers in Victoria are too scared to go home while others struggle to pay bills and study full-time, a survey has revealed.</p>

Regional rental stress worse than ever

<p>The latest Rental Affordability Index shows more regional households are facing stress and key workers cannot find homes, in NSW, Queensland, Tasma...

Koala virus worse for northern populations

<p>Virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations differently across state lines.</p>

Call to cap 'out-of-control' gas market

<p>Energy prices should be capped to ensure power remains affordable for cash-strapped households and manufacturers, unions and the community sector s...

Guide Dog pups the paw-fect Christmas gift

<p>Guide Dogs is calling on Victorians to become volunteer puppy raisers this festive season and give people with low vision and blindness the ultimat...

Vic guards 'skipped through' COVID course

<p>Guards pretended to read through an online COVID-19 training module before starting work at Victoria's hotel quarantine system, a Melbourne court h...

Wailing, yelling after Walker shooting

<p>An inquest into the death of NT man Kumanjayi Walker has been told of family members wailing, yelling and throwing themselves to the ground after t...

Qld man sentenced for flooding building

<p>Daniel Martin Kornaus has been sentenced after turning on two fire hydrants and flooding an inner-city Brisbane unit complex in an act of "drunken...

Aviation firefighters to stop work

<p>Domestic and international flights will be affected when aviation firefighters at 27 airports stop work for four hours next month over safety conce...

Second man charged over fatal Vic shooting

<p>A second man has faced court charged with the murder of Tommy Loulanting, who was declared dead at the scene of a shooting in Melbourne's southeast...

Qld Labor govt backs Indigenous voice

<p>The Queensland government has declared its support for a proposed Indigenous voice to federal parliament, but the opposition has questioned its tim...