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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:14:31 +0000
Wholesale gas prices to be capped under government plan to intervene in market
Anthony Albanese and his cabinet are set to endorse a multi-pronged strategy to curb sky-high power prices, as pressure mounts on the government to urgently intervene in the market. 

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 23:58:10 +0000
Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright charged in relation to fatal helicopter crash
The television star faces seven charges, including attempting to pervert the course of justice and destruction of evidence, related to a fatal helicopter crash in February.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:43:32 +0000
What we know about the arrest of crocodile wrangler and Netflix star Matt Wright
Celebrity crocodile wrangler and reality television star Matt Wright has been bailed after he was arrested in relation to a helicopter crash that killed his close friend Chris 'Willow' Wilson. Here's what we know. 

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:11:25 +0000
No public money for 'Yes' or 'No' referendum campaigns, Burney confirms
The Albanese government will leave the "yes" and "no" camps to do their own fundraising in the upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, rather than providing an even contribution from taxpayers.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:10:22 +0000
What will the Indigenous Voice to Parliament achieve? Three local change-makers weigh in
We asked three Indigenous Australians who are helping to close the gap in their communities whether they think the Voice to Parliament has the potential to make an impact.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:48:16 +0000
National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation passes Senate with amendments
The Albanese government is one step closer to fulfilling its election promise to establish a National Anti-Corruption Commission. 

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:59:40 +0000
Last remaining NSW veteran of the Rats of Tobruk dies aged 106
Ernie Walker is remembered as a "modest hero" and is saluted in federal parliament for his service at Kokoda and in Libya, where his garrison earned the mocking name they reclaimed as a badge of pride.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:39:33 +0000
Scott Morrison thanks colleagues on eve of censure over secret ministries scandal
As parliament readies to consider a censure motion against the former prime minister over his secret ministries, the opposition formally decides against rebuking Scott Morrison — though one MP looks likely to cross the floor.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:07:03 +0000
WA's industrial umpire threatens to suspend registration of state's nurses union
The Industrial Relations Commission threatens to start proceedings to suspend registration of the nurses union unless it can demonstrate why that should not happen.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 02:09:03 +0000
NSW government cancels more than 33,000 COVID-19 fines after court battle on 'extraordinary' day
Revenue NSW announces it will withdraw more than 33,000 COVID-19 fines, after a Supreme Court hearing today.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 01:40:46 +0000
Aviation firefighters to strike nationally next week, as union accused of playing 'politics' with safety
It is unclear whether airlines will reschedule or cancel flights that are due to take off or land during the planned four-hour strike at 27 airports across Australia.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:43:36 +0000
Major investment bank predicts global stock markets will crash in 2023
Central banks around the world are working to get inflation back under control — but it will come at significant economic cost, Deutsche Bank warns.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:52:34 +0000
'It's humiliating': Earning $100,000 a year and being rejected — this is renting in Australia
Huge crowds at inspections, bidding wars, rent increases and eviction notices. Experts say not since The Great Depression has it been this hard to rent in Australia. 

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:59:01 +0000
COVID protester who kicked dog during Melbourne construction protests avoids jail time
The 42-year-old man was ordered to pay $7,000 in legal costs to the RSPCA and donate a further $2,000 to a Melbourne animal hospital.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:01:29 +0000
Elder in Littleproud's electorate joins calls for Nationals to review opposition to Voice
Gunggari elder Lynette Nixon, who lives in western Queensland, joins a chorus of calls for the National Party to review its opposition to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. 

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:53:53 +0000
South Australian schoolie knocked unconscious after jumping from roof onto table
South Australia's police commissioner says alcohol and a quest for social media virality appear to have led to a schoolie being knocked unconscious after jumping off a roof and onto a table.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 02:37:13 +0000
Former Australian rock climbing coach pleads guilty to sex offences against six girls
Stephen Mitchell pleads guilty to a number of child sexual offences that occurred between 1994 and 2008.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:01:17 +0000
Former NSW MP Daryl Maguire charged over alleged visa and migration fraud
The ex-Wagga Wagga MP is charged with conspiring to commit an offence after an "extensive investigation" by the Australian Border Force.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:31:21 +0000
A coach's red card, CR7 loses a goal and a new 'scoop shot': Five talking points from day nine at the World Cup
Day nine of the Qatar World Cup saw a furious coach get red carded for an "early" final whistle, a controversial goal for Portugal that stopped Cristiano Ronaldo from matching a record, more tension ahead of the Iran - USA group game and a C...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 01:58:40 +0000
Australia Post boss clarifies offensive sign in Adelaide store a 'regrettable' miscommunication
The boss of Australia Post says a sign in a South Australian store saying it could not take Indian photos was "poorly executed" and has apologised to people offended by the wording. 

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:52:12 +0000
'More than the sum of a mistake': Grandmother's emotional opening to fatal crash inquest
Police have told an inquest that officers did not engage in a pursuit of a car that slammed into a traffic light pole at more than 100km/h, killing all four teenage passengers.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:44:40 +0000
'I didn't even know about immunisation': Indonesia's Aceh province aims to protect 1.2 million children from polio
The widespread immunisation campaign comes after four cases of polio were found in the country less than a decade after the World Health Organization declared it free of the deadly virus.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:17:21 +0000
Homes identified along South Australia's River Murray that are expected to be flooded from next week
The South Australian government says updated modelling shows 1,086 primary residences will be flooded if River Murray inflows peak at 250 gigalitres a day.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:43:28 +0000
Bullying and sexual misconduct statistics 'concerning', army commander says
The head of a key army recruit training centre describes statistics on bullying and sexual misconduct at his facility as "concerning", during evidence at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. 

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:11:35 +0000
China says it drove away US cruiser that 'illegally intruded' waters near South China Sea
A US warship "seriously violated China's sovereignty and security" when it "illegally intruded" into waters near the contested Spratly Islands on Tuesday, a Chinese spokesman says.



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