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COVID-19 could be key to fighting breast cancer
March 08, 2023 11:36 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe National Breast Cancer Foundation is backing a researcher's plan to try to use COVID-19 immunity to fight breast cancer.

Tattered flag over parliament to be replaced
March 08, 2023 11:32 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAs a Liberal MP takes aim at the state of the Australian flag over Parliament House, the presiding officers say work is under way to replace it.

Taxpayer-funded COVID-19 polling was justified: Andrews
March 08, 2023 11:04 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTaxpayer-funded focus groups provided views on Premier Daniel Andrews and his government's handling of Victoria's second wave of COVID-19, documents show.

Man dies in overnight car park brawl
March 08, 2023 11:01 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA man died overnight in the car park outside a popular Darwin shopping precinct.

Senior election official queries access to voter rolls
March 08, 2023 11:01 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Australian Electoral Commission's deputy commissioner says he's losing sleep over some independent candidates having access to voter information.

Jury hears 'cheap thrill' theory in dentist trial
March 08, 2023 10:56 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA dentist is standing trial in Sydney after pleading not guilty to nine counts of sexually assaulting multiple patients, including school students.

Airfare prices flying high but descent in sight
March 08, 2023 10:54 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSDomestic airfares are still flying well above pre-pandemic levels but relief is in sight for passengers as prices start to drop.

Repatriation of Indigenous items not 'simple': UK envoy
March 08, 2023 10:51 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe issue of repatriating the body parts of Indigenous people and cultural artefacts remains a "live debate" as Britain reckons with its colonial past.

Mother spared jail after flinging boyfriend off car
March 08, 2023 10:38 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Melbourne woman has avoided prison after she nearly killed her ex-boyfriend by braking while he was holding on to their car, flinging him onto the road.

Households carry rate pain as businesses flourish
March 08, 2023 10:35 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe disconnect between households worried about wages and mortgage repayments and businesses, which appear to be doing just fine, hasn't gone unnoticed.

Teen allegedly threw lit firework at man in wheelchair
March 08, 2023 10:30 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA 38-year-old had to be taken to hospital after suffering serious burns to his legs when a lit firework was thrown at him while he was in his wheelchair.

Crowdfunders beating top end of town at their own game
March 08, 2023 10:30 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFair fashion, electric car-sharing and ways to end single-use plastic are winning the trust of investors who want to support a different way of doing business.

Duped investors join forces to fight for Caddick funds
March 08, 2023 10:22 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSInvestors who lost money due to Melissa Caddick's fraud have come together to fight her parents for a stake in one of her multimillion-dollar Sydney homes.

Gold 'doping' revelations damage Perth Mint reputation
March 07, 2023 08:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPerth Mint chief executive Jason Waters has admitted the government-owned corporation diluted gold it sold to China with the addition of silver to save money.

Wannabe social media croc hunter fined $12,000
March 07, 2023 07:26 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA would-be social media crocodile hunter has been fined $12,000 for catching or attempting to catch 16 reptiles in northern Queensland.

Federal MP challenges Victoria over youth crime fix
March 07, 2023 07:23 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA Victorian MP has urged the Albanese government to provide funding to help prevent the degrading treatment of children being held in youth detention.

Greens lawyers told me to say I dated bikie: Thorpe
March 07, 2023 07:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSenator Lidia Thorpe says she only shared one kiss with a former bikie despite previously admitting the pair had been in a relationship.

Dundas project developments stand out in Catalina Resources (ASX:CTN) H1 report
March 07, 2023 07:00 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights,Latest drilling led to significant rare earth (REE) and lithium intersections across Catalina’s Dundas project.,The company plans to conduct deeper reverse circulation drilling across the project.,The first half saw CTN securing tenement a...

Labor looking for pathway forward on Indigenous voice
March 07, 2023 06:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSLabor will make a series of changes to how the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament is conducted, aiming to secure broad political support.

Ex-Qld mayor pleads guilty years after watchdog probe
March 07, 2023 06:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA former Queensland mayor has pleaded guilty to offences that arose from an investigation by the state's corruption watchdog, five years after being charged.

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