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Deal struck to 'unshackle' Newcastle port

<p>A bill that paves the way for competition between ports, improving options for producers and consumers, has passed the NSW lower house.<br></p>

Volpato snubs Socceroos coach Arnold

<p>Italian-based Sydney-born playmaker Cristian Volpato has rejected offers to play for the Socceroos at the World Cup.</p>

Socceroos to focus on football: Arnold

<p>Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has told his players to focus on football and not Qatar's human rights record during the World Cup.</p>

Walters backs Boyd to unlock Walsh's best

<p>Returned Brisbane tyro Reece Walsh will be mentored by club legend Darius Boyd ahead of the 2023 NRL season where he is expected to dazzle at fullb...

Kuol in Socceroos' Qatar World Cup squad

<p>Teenager Garang Kuol is in Australia's 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar, but Japan-based goalkeeper Mitch Langerak has been overlooked.</p>

Freak goal fired James' AFLW finals debut

<p>Collingwood teenager Eliza James wasted no time in atoning for her shocking miss at the start of the AFLW final against the Western Bulldogs.</p>

Toddler dies after NSW dog attack

<p>A toddler has died after suffering serious injuries when he was attacked by two dogs in regional NSW.</p>

New UN plan to stop corporate greenwashing

<p>A United Nations panel tasked with shutting down down greenwashing has released a plan to hold the corporate world to account on their climate acti...

IR laws will sacrifice Australians: Dutton

<p>Peter Dutton says the government's proposed workplace laws would make life harder for businesses, as debate on the reforms continue.</p>

Forrest wants seabed mining moratorium

<p>Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest says the world's seabeds must not be exploited without the same protections as land-based mining.</p>

Crocker wants bigger venue for AFLW semi

<p>The AFLW semi-final between North Melbourne and Richmond has sold out inside 15 minutes, leading Darren Crocker to question why a bigger venue wasn...

Energy boom behind major profits: Treasury

<p>Treasury officials have been grilled about the drivers behind inflation and confirmed external supply side shocks as the chief cause. </p>

Bob Brown 'moved on' from logging protest

<p>Greens co-founder Bob Brown has been intercepted by police in Tasmania's north east while trying to save swift parrot populations. </p>

Aust stocks higher despite energy losses

<p>The big banks and lithium miners helped the ASX200 jump another 0.36 per cent on Tuesday, despite sharp losses by the energy sector and James Hardi...

Lack of violence data 'totally outrageous'

<p>How inaccessible the nation's frontline family domestic and sexual violence services are to people is not known, with the crucial data not being co...

Robodebt rolled out despite pilot problems

<p>Two senior public servants involved in the robodebt program have given evidence to the royal commission about how it was rolled out despite legal i...

Treasury backs energy market intervention

<p>A senior bureaucrat says there's a strong case for intervening in the energy market as the war in Ukraine has caused prices to reach unprecedented...

Alleged killer's Xmas Day texts to journo

<p>A Sydney woman accused of murdering an elderly ex-barrister in his eastern suburbs unit sent texts to a crime journalist on Christmas Day, a court...

Long strikes underpin new defence mindset

<p>Australia is transitioning to an "impact projection" mindset that will enable it to strike enemies long before they reach the shores, the defence m...

Two NT businesses lose $1 million to scams

<p>NT detectives are hunting cybercriminals who took more than $1 million from two businesses in separate scams.</p>