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Electric vehicles sales have overtaken petrol cars for the first time in Australia in August, as more drivers embrace

A Melbourne man has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years, for possessing

The Australian Government is investing $250,000 to remove abandoned crab pots from the Great Barrier Reef World

“The job of the Treasurer is to build a stronger Australian economy, yet Treasurer Jim Chalmers is talking down the

Local

The Crisafulli Government appoints new Tourism and Events Queensland Chair and Board Members. Experienced tourism

Northern Territory Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who had allegedly evaded police for several days following

A new youth road safety program is delivering a lifetime of safe driving habits to young Tasmanian drivers. The Youth

Boorga Road will be closed to through traffic at the Smeeth Road intersection from Monday 14 September to Wednesday

Politics

The Crisafulli Government appoints new Tourism and Events Queensland Chair and Board Members. Experienced tourism

A new youth road safety program is delivering a lifetime of safe driving habits to young Tasmanian drivers. The Youth

The expansion of the Nioka Palliative Care Unit at Tamworth Hospital has reached an important milestone, with the

As stated by Premier of Queensland David Crisafulli: Queenslanders will be deeply saddened to hear of the passing of

Business

The Pharmacy Guild Foundation’s inaugural Gala Ball has officially sold out, with more than 500 guests set to gather

The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to Qantas Airways Ltd and American

The ABA has today announced that former ASIC Deputy Chair Peter Kell will undertake the five yearly independent

The number of filled jobs rose by 110,700 to 16.3 million in the June quarter, according to Labour Account figures

Life

Statement As put by Superintendent Blair Macdonald, Acting Tasman District Commander: Two people have been located

Northern Territory Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who had allegedly evaded police for several days following

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenage girl missing from Sydney’s north west. Kyza Smith

Electric vehicles sales have overtaken petrol cars for the first time in Australia in August, as more drivers embrace

World

New Zealand and Australia have accelerated work towards a more ambitious Single Economic Market (SEM), as Trade and

The North-West Rapid Transit project, a major new rapid bus transit route alongside State Highway 16 in Auckland, has

Attorney-General Hon Chris Bishop has announced the appointment of Christopher Morris as a District Court Judge. Mr

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has welcomed the appointment of Southland-based registered counsellor Kathryn

Science

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Hangzhou Diagens Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Diagens Tech) officially

A team of scientists who developed Australia’s first operational long-range forecasts for unusually warm ocean

What the research is about As plastic waste continues to cause environmental problems, biodegradable plastics made by

Key points The state’s ancient rocks could become a source of hydrogen by using water to stimulate naturally

Technology

What the research is about As plastic waste continues to cause environmental problems, biodegradable plastics made by

Predicting mortality risk in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is a crucial part of medical treatment, and recent

In 2024, Elon Musk’s Neuralink put its first brain implant into a human amid doubt from scientists and allegations of

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