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Drivers asked to go without a car in Uber experiment
February 28, 2023 04:05 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFifty Australian drivers will be paid to go without their own car for a month in a social experiment designed to accelerate transport trends.

Slave owners appeal over indentured woman's 'lies'
February 28, 2023 03:58 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA couple convicted of keeping a woman as a slave at their Melbourne home have launched an appeal, accusing the indentured woman of lying about her treatment.

Crocodile wrangler remembered on crash anniversary
February 28, 2023 03:45 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTV star Matt Wright has taken to social media to mark the one-year anniversary of his friend's death in a helicopter crash, ahead of a related court appearance.

Revolving door risk in tougher bail for young offenders
February 28, 2023 03:44 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSProposed laws that would likely put Queensland children in detention may increase the risk of reoffending and not improve safety, an inquiry has been told.

Pledge for national plan to splash out on ocean health
February 28, 2023 03:43 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe federal environment minister has promised to develop Australia's first overarching plan to protect ocean health in the face of mounting pressures.

States back plan for report on deadly silica dust ban
February 28, 2023 03:38 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSStates and territories have unanimously backed the commissioning of a report to look at a ban on products containing silica dust.

Loyal Lithium (ASX:LLI) concludes aeromagnetic survey at Trieste Lithium Project
February 28, 2023 03:37 PM AEDT| By Ankit SethiHighlights,The survey has been completed across the most prospective greenstone targets at LLI’s large-scale lithium project located in Canada,Trieste Lithium Project is much larger than the nearby located Adina Lithium Project of Winsome Resources,L...

Higher taxes to hit multimillion-dollar super balances
February 28, 2023 03:26 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralians with more than $3 million in their superannuation accounts will receive less generous tax breaks under changes due to come into force in 2025.

Scientists urge focus on new tech to capture emissions
February 28, 2023 03:07 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSScientists say Australia must pour effort into scaling up new technologies that can suck emissions out of the atmosphere, while it also works to cut them.

Dancers hypnotise in stage interrogation of male power
February 28, 2023 03:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSChoreographer Shaun Parker wants his show King to burn onto the retinas of its audience when the interrogation of male power returns to Sydney.

Loyal Lithium (ASX:LLI) appoints CEO Adam Ritchie as Managing Director
February 28, 2023 02:54 PM AEDT| By Ankit SethiHighlights,Loyal Lithium, an ASX-listed company with 100% owned resource portfolio in North America, has appointed its CEO Adam Ritchie as the Managing Director.,Adam Ritchie has been welcomed to the board by Chairman Peretz Schapiro, who also praise...

Loyal Lithium (ASX:LLI) to get rods turning at Scotty Lithium Project in March
February 28, 2023 02:51 PM AEDT| By ManishaHighlights,Loyal Lithium is all set to commence drilling at its 100%-owned Scotty Lithium Project in Nevada, USA, in March 2023.,The company has appointed Boart Longyear as the contractor for sonic drilling targeting lithium bearing sediments at the...

Lismore farmer reflects on 'one of the toughest years'
February 28, 2023 02:50 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA northern NSW dairy farmer who lost 130 of his animals in catastrophic flooding last year is getting on with work, but says some farmers have shut up shop.

Crossbenchers call for more detail on climate policy
February 28, 2023 02:47 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSCarbon credits are no free ride and billions are being spent electrifying mine sites, industry figures have told a hearing on the government's climate policy.

Loyal Lithium’s (ASX:LLI) December quarter sees progress across North American lithium portfolio
February 28, 2023 02:43 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Loyal Lithium has a highly prospective project portfolio in the James Bay Lithium District in Quebec, Canada and Nevada, US.,The company tripled land position in the James Bay Lithium District with the acquisition of the Trieste Lithium Pr...

Texts, DMs flood Lifeline and there's more to come
February 28, 2023 02:38 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSLifeline is expecting a five-fold increase in contacts through its text and online chat crisis support services in the next three years.

Migration agent pleads guilty to drugging, raping women
February 28, 2023 02:35 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Melbourne-based migration and travel agent accused of luring women to his office and then drugging, raping and filming them has pleaded guilty in court.

US clears Australia to acquire new long-range missiles
February 28, 2023 02:07 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSWashington has approved the sale of high-tech missiles to Australia, one of the first major arms deals since the introduction of an updated defence strategy.

Alarm bells on gay bashings should have sounded: ex-cop
February 28, 2023 02:07 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA former senior police officer involved in pivotal cold cases of gay men killed in the 1980s has told an inquiry homophobic attacks were well-known to police.

Historic club votes to skip 2023 season after floods
February 28, 2023 02:06 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA sports club on the NSW-Victorian border will not field senior football and netball teams in 2023, after being devastated by flood damage and player losses.

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