Some $2 billion in capital and other sweeteners could turn Australia from the world's quarry into a "mine-and-make''nation driving the battery supply chain.
Students across the nation have taken a day out of class to protest government inaction on climate change and the continued support of fossil fuels.
The rebound in home prices has reached most parts of the country although the pace of growth varies across cities and regions.
A Senate inquiry into a 12-hour Optus outage that affected millions of Australians has revealed hundreds of triple-zero calls were unable to go through.
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in hospitals and doctors' offices but one expert says it's best used keeping doctors away from fax machines.
Police have arrested four people after a four-wheel drive reported stolen in Queensland smashed into dozens of vehicles after a pursuit in Sydney.
A South Australian police officer has died and the alleged shooter is in hospital after a violent confrontation near the state's border with Victoria.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined world leaders at the APEC Summit in San Francisco, where he's held talks with counterparts.
The NSW Forestry Corporation has apologised for destroying 17 protected trees in a state forest, and will fund compensatory projects worth $500,000.
Lendlease has joined Qantas, Woolworths, Treasury Wine Estates, Magellan Financial and Whitehaven Coal in being slapped with a "first strike" on executive pay.
Workplace safety charges have been laid over a primary school jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania that killed six students two years ago.
A man on trial for alleged planned foreign interference says he was trying to combat anti-Chinese attitudes when he handed a politician a $37,000 cheque.
Korean maker Kia has broken all the rules with its sublime new EV6 GT - the high-performance version of its already acclaimed electric flagship.
Brisbane-based LTR Pharma hopes investors will be standing to attention as it launches a $7 million IPO to fund a nasal spray that works quicker than Viagra.
Human rights advocates are calling on the attorney-general to intervene and stop a whistleblower who exposed allegations of war crimes from going to jail.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have smoothed over recent tensions.
The question of what to do with electric car batteries when they reach the end of their useful lives is being discussed in Australia as a deadline looms.
Heart patients who were told to avoid all exercise growing up have hit the gym in a bid to see if ignoring old advice could boost their health.
NSW police have charged a man and a teenager boy over a destructive joyride from Queensland to the Sydney CBD.
Acting prime minister Richard Marles has condemned the actions of a Chinese warship after its crew subjected Australian naval divers to harmful sonar pulses.
Labor is on track to retain the Victorian seat of Mulgrave, previously held by former premier Daniel Andrews, but with a large swing against it.
The 18-year-old son of South Australia's police commissioner has died following an alleged hit-run during schoolies celebrations.
Pumbah the domesticated dingo has made a special trip to Canberra as defenders of the native species work to stop them from being shot and poisoned.
Tasmania has lost just one project as part of federal cuts to infrastructure plans, but says an overall funding shake-up lets down rural areas.
David McBride, who helped expose war crimes allegations and is charged with leaking secret information, flagged a guilty plea after losing a critical appeal.
A court has found Qantas guilty of breaching NSW workplace health and safety laws after it stood down a worker who raised concerns about COVID-19.
An Australian woman is awaiting extradition in Palau over an attempted murder mystery in which her lover was shot and her ex-partner left a tetraplegic.
Mirvac is reducing its exposure to office towers while adding projects in the build-to-rent and land-lease community space.
The Victorian government is facing defeat in parliament as it tries to change the state constitution to safeguard its state-owned electricity commission.
NSW paramedics have upped the ante in their pay battle, threatening to go 'nuclear' by letting their registrations lapse as the state heads into festive season.
General Motors is planning an electric return to the Australian market, revealing it will launch a battery-powered Cadillac and two retail stores.
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