Aerospace firm wins approval for rocket fuel facility
Black Sky Aerospace will build a one-stop facility to research, test and build rockets after receiving government approval for a site in southern Queensland.
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Rural Australians told to look beyond big four banks
Community banking could be an alternative for rural communities, where the big four banks are increasingly shutting their doors.
Liberal MP Stuart Robert’s absence ‘unacceptable’: PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has blasted retiring Fadden MP Stuart Robert for continuing to receive a taxpayer funded salary while absent from parliament.
First solo runway by Indigenous label at Fashion Week
Ngali has become the first Indigenous fashion label to present a solo show at Fashion Week in Sydney with model Samantha Harris leading the way on the catwalk.
Fox Sports’ Paul Kent denies ’embarrassing’ DV charges
Daily Telegraph senior writer and NRL 360 host Paul Kent says his employers fully support him after he pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges.
Rubbish piles up as garbo strikes spread across country
Bins will go uncollected in Sydney and Geelong as Cleanaway garbos turn down a "very competitive" pay and condition offer and call for government intervention.
Gas claims ‘ludicrous’ as energy transition fires up
The oil and gas industry is refusing to be a casualty of a net-zero world, insisting it is part of the solution in a "realistic" national strategy on supply.
Truck driver bailed after crash that maimed schoolkids
A truck driver has been charged with dangerous driving over a bus crash in Melbourne's west that left several children with traumatic injuries.
Cash-strapped Opera Australia singing for its supper
Opera Australia has recorded an operating loss of half a million dollars for the 2022 financial year, saying a return to surplus could take years.
Banks leaving rural Oz despite billion-dollar future
The inquiry into the closure of bank branches across regional Australia is set to hear from major banks, Queensland farmers and councils.
Aussie bank bans petrol cars, urges more to go electric
One Australian bank is making a $2 million pledge to replace its petrol cars with electric models by 2027 in a move experts say could change our roads.
Family of convicted murderer ‘realistic’ about appeal
The family of a man convicted of a 1984 murder he says he did not commit are "prepared for anything" as the High Court hears his appeal.
Wages rising but not fast enough to worry the RBA
Wage growth over the March quarter is unlikely to trigger further interest rate hikes, with pay packets rising yet failing to keep pace with inflation.
Used condoms mailed to former classmates in vile attack
Victoria Police are investigating after 65 women who went to the same school received "disgusting" mail including used condoms.
Concern over US Quad devotion after president pulls pin
Critics of the US in the Indo-Pacific might be emboldened after President Joe Biden cancelled his planned visit to the Quad leaders' meeting in Sydney.
Convicted murderer makes High Court bid for freedom
The High Court will hear an appeal application for a man who has been in jail since 1985 for a murder he says he did not commit.
Tight jobs market expected to drive strong wages growth
The latest wage price index is expected to reveal a further acceleration in pay packets, which could have an impact on interest rate hikes.
‘Thylacine of the seas’ risks extinction, warn experts
Researchers are sounding the alarm over Tasmania's maugean skate, warning one extreme weather event could decimate its already-vulnerable population.
‘Big mouth’ claimed he caused suspected gay-hate death
A man did not tell police his friend claimed responsibility for an unsolved death in 1987, believed to be a gay-hate killing that another man is on trial over.
‘Psychennex’ – new psychedelic-assisted clinic business
A subsidiary of ASX-listed Incannex Healthcare plans to open psychedelic-assisted clinics "as quickly as we can" across Australia in the next few years.
Red Rooster and Cold Rock hit with child labour charges
Two fast-food businesses face hundreds of charges for allegedly failing to comply with child labour laws, including working hours limits.
Anglicare failed to properly investigate sexual assault
The Disability Royal Commission has found Anglicare failed to report or properly investigate a sexual assault on a woman at a respite centre in Queensland.
Judge’s sexual abuse reference in Hanson payout appeal
Pauline Hanson is appealing her $250,000 defamation loss against ex-senator Brian Burston, claiming there is proof he sexually abused his former staff member.
MP Robert’s parliament absence ‘not unusual’: Dutton
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says there's nothing unusual about outgoing MP Stuart Robert not coming to parliament after announcing his retirement.
Lehrmann trial juror ‘deeply sorry’ for misconduct
A juror in Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial who conducted their own research and brought the documents into the deliberation room has apologised for their actions.
Federal public servants offered 10.5 per cent pay hike
The chief negotiator for public service-wide bargaining has released a pay offer for commonwealth bureaucrats of 10.5 per cent across three years.
More interest rate rises still on the cards, RBA says
The Reserve Bank's decision to lift rather than pause interest rates was close but the risk of inflation sticking around nudged it towards another increase.
Police officer jailed for preying on vulnerable women
Former police officer Brett Johnson, who used his position to pursue vulnerable women, has been jailed for six months and ordered to perform community work.
Greens can’t have it both ways over housing, says PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Greens are opposing new housing developments, while calling for more properties to be built.
Rubbish workers to strike in Sydney and Victoria
Waste collection workers across parts of Victoria and Sydney will walk off the job on Wednesday over lost overtime, extended rosters and safety issues.
No Australians caught up in NZ hostel fire tragedy
The foreign affairs department says it has not been advised of any Australians affected by the fire at a New Zealand hostel that has claimed at least six lives.