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Mate, where's my self-driving car?

More self-driving cars are hitting the road in America, letting drivers relax behind the wheel. But when will Australians be driven around by their ow...

Catastrophic fire risk for SA on Saturday

The Country Fire Service in South Australia says two districts will have catastrophic fire conditions on Saturday, the first for the summer.

COVID case rise slows, peak on horizon

Weekly COVID-19 infections have risen six per cent in the past week as new data shows Australia experienced higher-than-average deaths from January to...

Invictus Energy (ASX:IVZ) issues update on Mukuyu-1 sidetrack operat...

Highlights,Invictus Energy (ASX:IVZ) is undertaking sidetracking drilling operations at the Mukuyu-1 well.,The company recommenced drilling after repa...

Houston's urgent abuse meeting kept secret

Pentecostal church network executives agreed to keep an urgent meeting discussing Frank Houston's pedophilia a secret, a NSW court has been told.

Andoo Comanche the boat to catch: ex-owner

Andoo Comanche looms as the benchmark boat for line honours in this year's Sydney to Hobart unless there are light winds, says the supermaxi's former...

Astronomers solve star's 'messy death'

Australian astronomers have helped investigate the gassy remains of an ancient star and found that its "messy death" also killed an "innocent bystande...

Star Qld fined $100m, given reform chance

The Queensland government has fined Star Entertainment a record $100 million and appointed special managers to rehabilitate the ASX-listed casino oper...

Wrapped Brisbane body identified as female

Forensic examinations have identified human remains discovered at a unit complex in Brisbane's north as female, but the identity remains a mystery.

Tas cop in court over double-fatal crash

A 26-year-old female police constable has appeared in a Hobart court on criminal charges over a car crash that killed a woman and her teenage son.

Florist accused of misleading customers

Australia's consumer watchdog is taking online florist Bloomex to court over allegations it misled customers with sales prices that were not genuine.

Aussie savings at risk as nature suffers

Banks and super funds are "dangerously out of touch" on the extent of the nature crisis and their failure to handle the risks leaves Australians expos...

Ex-soldier in court after defending friend

An ex-soldier used excessive force defending a friend in a casino fight after experiencing hyper-vigilance and PTSD as an Afghanistan veteran, a court...

Warehouses found chock-full of plastics

About 3000 tonnes of soft plastics have been discovered in six Melbourne warehouses after the REDcycle recycling program was halted a month ago.

Man jailed for strangling 16-year-old boy

A mentally ill man who knew drugs could cause him to become psychotic has been jailed for murdering a boy in his home in the NSW Hunter region

Petrol prices ease ahead of Christmas

Motorists would be wise to fill up while fuel is cheap because retailers could hike prices in the days before Christmas.

Charges over alleged WA public bribery

A former contractor to Western Australia's Department of Communities allegedly transferred money to a public servant who awarded him contracts.

Luna Park's Mr Moon gets a makeover

The Luna Park facade has undergone a face-lift ahead of the Melbourne landmark's 110th anniversary, after it was damaged by birds during COVID-19 lock...

Imugene (ASX:IMU) presents CHECKvacc data on TNBC at the 2022 San An...

Highlights,Imugene has presented data from Phase I CHECKVacc trial on TNBC patients at a symposium in Texas, USA.,Data from the trial implied safety a...

Woman jumps from burning Sydney unit block

A Sydney woman has leapt from a second-storey window onto a mattress to escape a blaze while firefighters rescued her pet cat.