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'Us versus them' view foisted on Indigenous mums: probe

Sissy Austin has told an inquiry she received no support from authorities when she became a carer at 21, with officials taking an almost "casual respo...

Aussie violinist to strike a chord at king's coronation

Australian violinist Madeleine Easton will play her rare 1682 Giovanni Grancino violin when she performs at the coronation of King Charles in London o...

Man serving 7 life terms for rapes, torture to appeal

A Queensland man who received seven life terms for raping and torturing a woman over 23 days in Brisbane is trying to appeal his sentence and convicti...

Alice Springs light festival to illuminate Melbourne

Massive projections of Aboriginal art will light up Federation Square ahead of the Parrtjima festival at Alice Springs.

Australia joins push for court to advise on climate

More than 100 countries have supported a Vanuatu-led push to have the International Court of Justice advise on nations' obligations to tackle climate...

Libs fight super tax despite 'little sympathy' for rich

Labor faces a battle over superannuation changes, with the coalition pointing to future retirees edging into the bracket targeted for higher tax.

SA is on the right road to becoming super-charged

The Royal Automobile Association has started to roll out the first of 140 new charging stations for electric vehicles in Adelaide and across regional...

Former AFLW star sues Collingwood over concussion

Ex-Collingwood AFLW vice-captain Emma Grant claims the club was negligent in allowing her to return to training after a head knock.

Australia appoints two head coaches for para-swim team

Australia's para-swimmers will have two head coaches for the first time with Kate Sparkes and Harley Connolly to lead the team to this year's world ti...

Reserve Bank's cash rate decision to dominate agenda

The Reserve Bank of Australia's March cash rate decision and a speech from the governor Philip Lowe will be the highlights of this week's economic new...

Cost of cash worth every penny in bush, bank probe told

Cash and face-to-face transactions are central to the social fabric in rural communities, a Senate inquiry examining regional bank closures has been t...

Resources veteran joins green hydrogen pioneer Hysata

Emerging electrolyser manufacturer Hysata has appointed Dean Dalla Valle as its chair to champion homegrown technology and broker international deals.

NSW rivals flex their economic muscle in western Sydney

The premier and the man who wants his job both insist they are the best qualified to handle the NSW budget in a pitch to voters in Sydney's west.

Woman spared jail after 'negligent' crash killed father

The woman has been disqualified from driving for a year after being found not guilty of dangerous driving charges over the crash that killed her fathe...

Jindalee (ASX:JRL) boosts lithium resource to 21.5Mt LCE at McDermit...

Highlights,Jindalee Resources is trading higher on a material upgrade to the MRE for its wholly owned McDermitt Lithium Project in the US.,The combine...

Traditional owners take protest to Plibersek

Traditional custodians from the Burrup in WA have brought their fight to protect rock art to Sydney, protesting outside the environment minister's off...

Scientists hatch weevil plan to conquer invasive plant

The CSIRO is hoping a biological control agent will wage a campaign of death and destruction against an invasive plant released in Australia in the 19...

La Nina fans flames ahead of next bushfire season

La Nina has made Australia's next bushfire season much worse as the verdant new growth spawned by the wet weather will dry out, creating the perfect t...

'Unimaginable': First objects taken by Cook return home

Indigenous community members gathered at the site of British contact to mark the return of Kamay spears to traditional owners, 252 years after they we...

Financial Ombudsman staffer jailed over fake threats

An ex-Financial Services Ombudsman staffer cost his bosses more than $150,000 when he fabricated what a judge described as bizarre threats from a clie...