Ex-Labor MP resigns from board after ‘damning’ report
A government board member lobbied for a developer in exchange for donations to his Labor MP daughter's election campaign, Victoria's corruption watchdog says.
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Wighton, Mitchell plead not guilty to fight charges
Star rugby league duo Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton have entered not guilty pleas to charges stemming from an alleged fight earlier this month.
Australia a ‘powder keg’ for grassfires after big wet
Every time Australia has had prolonged periods of wet weather, deadly fires have followed. Experts say the death of this La Nina will likely end the same way.
AUKUS alliance ‘future’ for Australia’s security: PM
Anthony Albanese says Australians can have confidence in the defence force, as he positions the US and UK as key partners in the nation's future security.
Modest wage growth may take heat out of rate-rise cycle
Wages have improved again but by less than expected and not nearly enough to keep up with the cripplingly high cost of living.
Pocock pushes gambling, alcohol advertising regulation
Independent senator David Pocock is pushing for social media advertising reform on gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food products.
Dozens of gay-hate cliff murder suspects not pursued
Dozens of suspects in a spate of homophobic murders weren't pursued by police or questioned by strike force detectives re-investigating the brutal attacks.
UN torture prevention committee cancels Australia visit
A UN committee for the prevention of torture has cancelled previously delayed plans to visit Australia over concerns about restricted access to facilities.
Document stoush puts jumping castle inquest on hold
The inquest into a deadly primary school jumping castle incident in Tasmania is on hold because the workplace safety regulator won't hand over its reports.
Coles locks in strong profits and first female chief
Supermarket giant Coles made $616 million in first-half profit, up 11.4 per cent from a year ago, and has named Leah Weckert as its next chief executive.
Touching by MP’s aide ‘very uncomfortable’, woman says
Ex-federal MP Craig Kelly's chief of staff indecently touched one female employee and spied on staff through fake social media accounts, a court has heard.
WA mayors call for return of cashless debit card
Community leaders have met with Anthony Albanese after the prime minister held his cabinet in regional WA for the first time ever.
BHP cuts lower quality coal mines, chases NSW on costs
BHP's profit, earnings and dividend have taken a hit on lower iron ore prices and cost pressures but the mining giant is upbeat as trade with China warms up.
Friend of PNG hostages details heartbreak and anguish
An Australian professor and three university students remain captive in remote Papua New Guinea after being taken hostage at gunpoint.
Reserve Bank eyed jumbo hike to interest rates
Sticky inflation remains front of mind for the Reserve Bank, with the board considering another oversized interest rate hike at its last meeting.
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Industry maps net zero pathway with safeguard uncertain
Industry, government and financiers need to invest more than $20 billion per year for the Australian economy to expand without dangerous levels of pollution.
Treasurer questions viability of super tax breaks
Jim Chalmers has kept the door open to an overhaul of super tax concessions as he looks for opportunities to repair the stretched federal budget.
More than $83 million owed to higher education workers
Wage theft is "baked into universities' business models" according to one union, with higher education workers owed more than $83 million over three years.
Darwin commemorates WWII bombing anniversary
Dignitaries and locals have gathered in Darwin to remember the day WWII air raids killed more than 250 people in the largest attack ever on Australian soil.
Aust envoy return to Kyiv ‘in interest of both nations’
The Ukrainian ambassador says he wants to take the bilateral relationship to the next level, which includes bringing Australia's ambassador back to Kyiv.
War on urchins aims to save kelp forests
Plagues of sea urchins will be harvested and turned into fertiliser under a plan to regenerate kelp forests and boost farming and fisheries at the same time.
NSW Liberals scramble to fill election ticket vacancy
Weeks ahead of the NSW election, the Liberal Party is racing to fill a vacancy on its upper house ticket with pressure to secure a woman candidate.
Australian academic taken hostage at gunpoint in PNG
Armed men have taken an Australian archaeologist and university students hostage in Papua New Guinea and are demanding a ransom from the two governments.
‘Too radical’: Charlie Teo explains failed surgeries
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has told a disciplinary probe he 'took too much' of one woman's brain and was 'too radical' in another surgery but denies negligence.
Ex-Nationals MP calls on voice ‘sceptics’ to open minds
Former Nationals MP Andrew Gee has joined the Indigenous Australians minister to encourage community support for the voice to parliament.
‘Chilling’ gaps in online child exploitation protection
The taking down of online child exploitation material can take days and one social media giant has no Australian point of contact to handle complaints.
Unions heap pressure over ‘asbestosis of the 2020s’
A prominent union says it will take matters into its own hands if the government fails to ban engineered stone linked to a deadly and incurable disease.
Aurizon, TGE ink $1.8b ‘game changing’ partnership
Team Global Express and Aurizon have signed an 11-year contract, one that Aurizon says is its biggest non-coal deal ever.
Billion-dollar rail deal to take trucks off the road
A major transport company has signed an 11-year deal to put more shipments on Australian railways, cutting trucks and carbon emissions.
Westpac halts rural closures amid political pressure
Westpac says it will postpone closures of rural banks during a Senate inquiry, the second major bank to heed calls to act in good faith.
Bus driver granted bail after death of 14-year-old boy
A bus driver charged over the death of a 14-year-old boy outside a school in Sydney's southwest has been granted bail.