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Twin city community still divided on hospital upgrade

A hospital upgrade in a NSW-Victoria border region is causing conflict as the local health service calls on the community to accept what's on offer.

Inland Rail $14.5b project 'way over budget', schedule

One of Australia's biggest transport projects is over budget, behind schedule and has been treated like a "vanity project", the federal minister has w...

Fears of unrest after Kumanjayi's death questioned

Police were not informed that an Indigenous teenager who left an alcohol rehabilitation unit wanted to return, an inquest into his shooting death has...

Super changes could hurt agriculture: farm lobby

Australia's peak farming body has urged the government to consult on superannuation tax changes for the nation's wealthiest people, warning of consequ...

Daughters of stolen generation survivor tell her story

Children of a stolen generation survivor removed from her parents at the age of nine have told Victoria's truth-telling inquiry about their mother's p...

Cluey (ASX:CLU) undertakes equity raising of AU$10.6 million

Highlights,Australia’s ASX-listed edtech company Cluey is raising equity via institutional placement and entitlement offer,The company says that the i...

Dutton backs under-pressure Liberal MP Bridget Archer

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has described Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer as 'important', amid reports Liberals are aiming to oust her.

Thorpe challenges athletes to wear rainbow colours

Australian swimming icon Ian Thorpe is appealing to high-profile athletes to don rainbow shirts to show support for young, gay people facing discrimin...

Large, fast fire threatens properties in western Qld

Firefighters say a large, fast-moving bushfire burning in Queensland's Western Downs is threatening a number of rural properties near Weir River.

Fraud-accused Sydney lawyer bailed on $2.6m surety

Lawyer Ashlyn Nassif cannot contact her father, controversial property developer Jean Nassif, and 24 other people as part of her bail granted by a mag...

Hookah divers warned of carbon monoxide poisoning death

A South Australian diver suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and drowned while using a "hookah" breathing device, the state coroner has found.

Fewer think government should play role in daily life

A new study has found support for the government playing a role in the daily lives of Australians has fallen since the pandemic.

New plan to keep cats and dogs in their 'forever homes'

An online database of microchipped pets in NSW will undergo a major upgrade to help reduce the number of companion animals ending up in shelters.

Consumer prices rose 7.4 per cent in year to January

Inflation moderated in January, leading one economist to declare that an end to interest rate hikes "now appears to be in sight".

Call to exclude kids from law banning criminal contact

Parliament should reconsider whether a law aimed at disrupting serious crime should ever be used on children, the NSW police watchdog says.

West Coast rookie avoids criminal record over assault

AFL rookie Isiah Winder, who admitted he drank too much and then committed an assault, has avoided a criminal record and agreed to pay $1500 to a char...

Denied Chinese rare earth bid 'helps mitigate risk'

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rejected a Chinese investment fund's bid to increase its stake in a rare earth company on national security grounds.

Family of professor taken hostage 'overjoyed' at return

Professor Bryce Barker's family have expressed their gratitude and thanks to those who helped secure his release after he was taken hostage in Papua N...

'We need homes': disability groups call for action

Groups representing the 1.4 million NSW people with disabilities have called on the major political parties to put inclusion front and centre.

Plan to 'future proof' Sydney with Metro: Perrottet

The premier has defended coalition metro plans for Sydney's west as a poll predicts a majority Labor victory at the looming 'nail-biter' NSW election.