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Australia’s child protection system is at risk of becoming financially untenable, with costs having almost doubled over the past decade despite outcomes remaining stagnant.
In what could be seen as a cautionary tale, giving a character reference for someone whose history you are not fully aware of is always going to have an element of risk attached.
Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema is ceasing operations less than three years after launching in New Farm Park.
The most popular libraries in Brisbane have been revealed in new data that shows the number of visitors is surging.
Within hours of Essendon announcing Brad Scott’s sacking, the Tasmania Devils had already posted three memes about it – all hinting that the pressure to find the best head coach candidate was ramping up, with a third club now in the hunt.
Rodents arrived on the subtropical island more than a century ago, decimating its native flora and fauna – but its invertebrates are once again booming
The number of Victorian students seeking special conditions for final school exams hit a record high last year, with mental health grounds making up nearly half of all applications for rest breaks, separate rooms and other provisions.
Western Australia’s miners are resolute the state’s resources industry – and the state itself – remains on track to deliver on a commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, despite the target being called into question in recent weeks.
People walk past a memorial drawn on the wall of a walk bridge as a tribute following Sunday’s shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Steve Markham, file)
Updates from the series opener at Accor Stadium
The father of a so-called ISIS bride who was among the group of women and children with alleged links to the terror group that returned to Australia last night has said that his daughter made a mistake but should not face charges from local authorities.Zakaria Zahab, the father of Nesrine Zahab, expressed his relief…
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A north shore private high school will enrol year 5 and 6 students from 2028 after spending $20 million buying up neighbouring commercial real estate to fuel its expansion plans.
The former City of Parramatta council boss offered her niece a job as personal assistant to the mayor over text message and warned that people would be looking for dirt on them both, according to evidence heard at the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Consumer think-tank says K-pop fans should know the prices before being sent into a ‘high-pressure sales funnel’
Wed 27 May 2026 at 6:02pm
The only mercury that usually rises in Cunnamulla is during the summer heat. That was until teenagers brought vials of the dangerous liquid metal to school this week, causing large parts of the outback town to be shut down.
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Cocktail fanciers, take note. The dirty daiquiri has hit town and it’s taking no prisoners. Think of it as the kissing cousin of the dirty martini – white rum, lime juice and olive brine, garnished with three meaty olives.
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
Energy retailers will be forced to cut power prices for Victorians who live in apartments or townhouses and are locked into contracts that cover entire buildings.
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Hordes of livid Australian consumers and K-pop fans have accused Ticketmaster of unfair and “very predatory” ticketing practices that they say will induce panic-buying when tickets for BTS’s highly anticipated Arirang world tour go on sale.
By Myles Houlbrook-Walk
Myles Houlbrook-Walk is a journalist with 7.30. He's been the Sydney correspondent for ABC's News Breakfast TV program, reported for Audio Current Affairs, and the ABC's Northern Territory offices in Darwin and Alice Springs, winning three Northern Territory Media Aawards.
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Welfare advocates say that while the reforms are a step in the right direction, the privatised employment services model has failed and should be torn up
Head of BHP’s WA iron ore operations unable to give firm timeline for replacing diesel trucks as leaked documents reveal decarbonisation delay
Independent senator said Labor’s plan, which could require podcasts sponsored by betting companies to produce two versions of each program, is ‘totally unworkable’
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SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and Canadian naval bands conducted a joint performance Wednesday in a bid to enhance the partnership between the navies, officials said, following the arrival of a South Korean submarine at a port in Victoria.
A group of teens who beat a Sunshine Coast store owner before and after he fell to the ground were not sentenced harshly enough, the state government said as it launched an appeal over the case.
US, Australian officials back allied refining partnership centered on Korea Zinc
Inflation dipped in the year to April as the government’s fuel excise relief kicked in, but price pressures remain and experts predict RBA may still raise cash rate
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Queensland Reds star Treyvon Pritchard says the appeal of playing in the NRL with his brother would be a dream, but says “nothing is set in stone” in his talks with the PNG Chiefs.
A fight for control of Australia’s troubled Whyalla steelworks has narrowed to a shortlist of two potential buyers, pitting coal billionaire Matt Latimore against India’s third-largest steelmaker.
Russia’s top diplomat in Australia has been called in for a dressing down over Moscow’s vow to launch a blizzard of strikes across the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, which included a warning to foreign diplomats to leave the city.
Wed 27 May 2026 at 3:03pm
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Critica Limited has taken another big step forward at its giant Jupiter rare earths project in Western Australia’s Mid West after pilot beneficiation work in Vietnam markedly upgraded feed material, potentially reducing the scale and cost of its downstream processing circuit.
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Managing director Hugh Marks says Stevens made ‘incredible commitment’ to broadcaster over 19 years