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People want value, not local shops: Coles
November 09, 2022 11:38 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe head of grocery giant Coles says the pandemic trend of "local shopping" is unwinding as customers look for cheaper prices instead.

Mass public sector strikes in Tasmania
November 09, 2022 11:27 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThousands of public sector workers, including teachers, have held strikes across Tasmania in their battle for improved pay and conditions.

Qld Greens want public energy retailer
November 09, 2022 11:26 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSQueensland would have a single public energy retailer to ensure consumers have cheap and reliable electricity under a Greens proposal.

Torres Strait climate change plea at COP27
November 09, 2022 11:17 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTorres Strait traditional owners are set to urge the global community to act on climate change in a bid to save their island homes from rising sea levels.

E-skateboard blaze narrowly avoids tragedy
November 09, 2022 11:07 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA 12-year-old girl suffered serious smoke inhalation after her electric skateboard caught alight while charging in her bedroom on the NSW north coast.

Flood-ravaged Vic towns look to recovery
November 09, 2022 11:05 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSome Victorian towns devastated in the early weeks of recent floods have begun the long road to recovery.

Suns' Thompson ends injury-plagued career
November 09, 2022 11:05 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSGold Coast defender Rory Thompson has retired from the AFL, saying his body has been worn down by persistent knee injuries.

NAB sees 20pct decline in house prices
November 09, 2022 11:04 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNational Australia Bank says that while some customers will face difficulties as rates rise, the at-risk cohort is just a tiny fraction of its loan book.

DNA key to 1982 Gold Coast murder
November 09, 2022 10:55 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPolice hope a $500,000 reward and genetic genealogy could provide vital clues in the cold case murder of a man on the Gold Coast in 1982.

Lions star Neale sets sights on AFL flag
November 09, 2022 10:43 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSBrisbane star Lachie Neale has declared the Lions are right in the window to end their AFL premiership drought, saying this group needs to capitalise.

Ex-NSW minister awaits corruption verdict
November 09, 2022 10:43 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA judge hopes to deliver his verdict on corruption charges against former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald and ex-union boss John Maitland before Christmas.

Judge's jury comments win men fresh trial
November 09, 2022 10:37 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTwo men jailed over $12 million of cocaine imported from Mexico will face a fresh trial after the High Court found a judge gave the jury wrong directions.

Walters welcomes Broncos' early NRL test
November 09, 2022 10:14 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAfter a horror finish to the 2022 season, Brisbane coach Kevin Walters is relishing a season-opening trip to Penrith to get an early gauge on his squad.

Plastic bag recycling program collapses
November 09, 2022 09:42 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSHundreds of millions of plastic bags dropped off by customers at major supermarkets are being stockpiled in warehouses instead of being recycled.

Data breach penalty laws pass lower house
November 09, 2022 09:37 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSCompanies could soon face bigger penalties for data breaches, after new laws passed the lower house.

Clarity on future kept Sullivan at Dragons
November 09, 2022 09:10 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSJayden Sullivan has revealed how much-needed clarity around his development as a halfback prompted him to withdraw his request release at St George Illawarra.

Hastings to battle on at Wests Tigers
November 09, 2022 08:55 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTim Sheens has shot down suggestions Jackson Hastings is on the outer at Wests Tigers as the coach begins pondering spine combinations for 2023.

Jeff Fenech handed fourth world title
November 09, 2022 08:35 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAussie boxer Jeff Fenech has been retrospectively awarded a fourth world title, 31 years after being controversially robbed of the super-featherweight belt.

Teenager Kuol buzzing about World Cup
November 09, 2022 08:25 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSGarang Kuol is buzzing at the prospect of becoming Australia's youngest player at a World Cup as the 18-year-old prepares to travel with the Socceroos to Qatar.

More funds for National Redress Scheme
November 09, 2022 06:36 AM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe National Redress Scheme for victim-survivours of institutional child sexual abuse has been getting an average of 776 applications a month since March.

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