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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:00:00 +1000
Solar payback times narrow as electricity prices rise
At current retail electricity prices, payback periods for solar installations have shortened to about four years, from five or six years a few years ago.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:58:01 +1000
Woodside goes global, signing up US supplier and German buyer
Woodside has finalised gas supply from the US and a sales deal to Germany in major moves from its base business of selling WA gas to East Asia.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:57:59 +1000
French President Emmanuel Macron hires Murdoch spin doctor as voter discontent grows
The former spin doctor to Rupert Murdoch and adviser to Sir Tony Blair has been tasked with selling the French president’s vision to voters amid fears of rising discontent.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:56:44 +1000
Dockers gun defender Young rides the wave of AFL heat
Hayden Young has become a key cog in Fremantle’s impressive defensive set-up this year, with his pin-point kicking proving a crucial weapon.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:54:29 +1000
Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 2.35 per cent; Labor inches closer to Senate climate deal
Labor’s signature climate legislation will be debated in the Senate today, the Reserve Bank of Australia is meeting this afternoon and a parliamentary inquiry is set to examine long COVID.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:51:50 +1000
West Coast’s Nic Naitanui targeted by ‘spineless’ racist
Naitanui shared a screenshot of the racist tweet on Tuesday, and the Eagles have reported the issue to the AFL.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:50:00 +1000
Mind the gap: Pensioners struggle with higher rents
It’s time to review Commonwealth Rent Assistance and the rate at which it is indexed to ensure pensioners are not being forced to choose between meeting their cost of living and having somewhere to live.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:49:58 +1000
Royal Adelaide Show breaks attendance records
Royal Adelaide Show organisers said the event's return has broken attendance records.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:45:34 +1000
Man charged with murder of woman in Adelaide
A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead at a home in Adelaide's south-west.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:45:02 +1000
Perth mum attacked while walking with pram
WA Police have released footage of a mother being attacked whilst walking with a pram in Perth.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:44:18 +1000
Boris Johnson likens himself to a booster rocket and a legendry Roman as he jets from Number 10
After three years as British prime minister, Boris Johnson says he will now “be gently reentering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some obscure and remote corner of the Pacific”.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:40:27 +1000
Gold Coast truckie pulls man from burning car
A Queensland truck driver is being hailed a hero after pulling an elderly man from a flaming car on the Gold Coast.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:29:36 +1000
Police dog finds underground bunker full of weapons, drugs
A Queensland police dog has uncovered an underground bunker full of weapons, jewellery and drugs during an investigation into an alleged kidnapping case in the state's far north.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:29:32 +1000
Young skiier’s body found in NSW Snowy Mountains
The body of a young skiier who went missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains has been found.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:28:20 +1000
Maxwell dives into highlights reel against New Zealand
Glenn Maxwell was at his athletic best in the opening clash of the ODI series on Tuesday, and was also Australia’s leading wicket-taker.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:25:36 +1000
The concept of normal has been lost in the post-pandemic world
The Reserve Bank is approaching “normal” for interest rate settings. But does anyone really know what normal is any more?

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:24:42 +1000
NSW Labor MP denies accusations she tried to drive home drunk
NSW Labor MP Anna Watson has denied accusations she tried to drive home drunk from parliament.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:24:42 +1000
Ten victims of deadly stabbing spree in Canada remembered by loved ones
Ten victims of deadly stabbing spree in Canada are being remembered by their loved ones as police still hunt the suspected killer.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:20:40 +1000
Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s new prime minister
Liz Truss will replace Boris Johnson as Britain's new Prime Minister, ending eight weeks of political upheaval.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:19:51 +1000
AFL rakes in the riches as McLachlan plays a blinder
Seven’s Kerry Stokes and News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch may have nabbed the AFL rights, but they have had to pay a record price for it.



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