Dancer in wheelchair soars in aerial duo
A aerial dance duo from New Zealand are bringing their upside-down spectacle to the Sydney Festival in a show that evolves with each performance.
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Gas companies needed ‘rules of the game’
The gas industry has defended decisions to pause new gas contract negotiations amid uncertainty about the federal government's energy price relief plan.
Alarm grows over Aussie’s death sentence
Sydney man Majid Kazemi has been sentenced to death after the Iranian regime accused him of being involved in the deaths of government militia members.
Tributes flow for ‘warrior’ Jim Molan
Liberal senator and former major-general Jim Molan has died aged 72 after a sudden decline in his health, his family confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.
Australia looks for PNG health partnership
Australian MPs are in Papua New Guinea for a first-hand look at the health situation in the hopes of forming stronger partnerships with the northern neighbour.
Sweet breakthrough in bio-manufacturing
Queensland's biofuture is expanding with future foods in the works and sugarcane enzymes providing sustainable answers for alternative aviation fuel.
Tributes flow for singer Renee Geyer
Renee Geyer, one of Australia's most respected and successful soul singers, has died from complications following hip surgery at the age of 69.
Drunken arrests decision sparks division
The Victorian government will press ahead with decriminalising public drunkenness without giving police new powers in a decision that has divided organisations.
Aust firm building biggest electric ferry
The world's largest battery-powered ferry is being built in Australia in what its makers say could change water transport across the globe.
Australian killed in Nepal a family ‘rock’
Myron William Love from Sydney is confirmed to have died in a plane crash in Nepal, with 70 bodies out of 72 passengers recovered.
Tasmanian RSL clubs pull plug on pokies
RSL clubs in Tasmania will no longer have pokies machines from mid-2023 over concerns for vulnerable veterans and their families.
More rats up north, fewer mice in south
Rats are causing serious problems for cane growers in a far north Queensland town while flooding may help NSW farmers deal with a destructive mouse plague.
Aussie troops en route to train Ukrainians
Up to 70 Australian military personnel are being deployed to Britain to help train Ukrainian troops in an effort to strengthen Kyiv's defence against Russia.
PM defends voice referendum process
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected talk the government could legislate an Indigenous voice to parliament "'anyway" if this year's referendum fails.
Echidnas blow snot bubbles to say cool
It's long been thought echidnas are poor at dealing with the Australian heat but researchers say they have some secret weapons including snot bubbles.
NSW Plutus jury’s ‘long journey’ nears end
The jury in the long-running trial over the Plutus Payroll tax scheme has retired to consider verdicts for the five fraud accused.
French helicopters cut for US Black Hawks
Australia is getting 40 US-built Black Hawks helicopters, replacing French-made Taipan choppers in another tense moment between the countries.
Quoll family returned after unplanned trip
Five northern quolls have been returned to Queensland after the marsupials made an accidental journey to Melbourne with a bunch of pumpkins.
Indigenous teen’s murder case in WA court
Jack Brearley has briefly appeared in a Perth court over the alleged murder of Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey as he walked home from school in October.
Qantas plane lands safely after mayday
A Qantas plane has touched down safely in Sydney after its pilot issued a mayday alert due to a mid-air engine shutdown en-route from Auckland.
Big demand for electric utes in $1bn deal
Thousands of diesel utes will be converted to electric in a deal worth almost $1 billion which experts say underlines incredibly high demand in Australia.
Trade, investment key to peaceful Pacific
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has told an international forum Japan would have greater credibility as a regional leader if it reformed its own economy.
Investigation after Qantas plane mayday
Engineers are set to investigate an engine failure on a Qantas plane after the pilot issued a mayday alert before landing safely at Sydney airport.
Qld teens in custody after shots fired
Queensland police say four teenagers have been taken into custody in Tara following reports a car had been shot at.
Unemployment rate stays at 3.5 per cent
Australia's unemployment rate remains stuck at 3.5 per cent, with 14,600 jobs disappearing from the economy in the latest official statistics.
ATSB officers probe ‘rare’ Qantas mayday
ATSB investigators are looking into an engine failure on a Qantas plane after a mayday alert on a flight from Auckland.
Residents urged indoors after shots fired
Residents in Tara, about four hours east of Brisbane, have been urged to stay indoors while others have been evacuated after shots were fired in the small town.
WA to ban display of Nazi symbols
The display and possession of Nazi symbols is set to be decriminalised in Western Australia, with some exceptions.
Aust stocks gain after softer job report
The local share market has moved into the green after a weaker-than-expected labour market report from December raised expectations of a pause in rate hikes.
World lags on removing carbon emissions
The world isn't doing enough to scale up the extraction of CO2 from the atmosphere and buy more time to slash emissions, a landmark report warns.
Paper shortage pressures school stationery
Paper companies are scrambling to source foreign white paper after a lack of domestic timber supply dented production at Australia's only white paper mill.