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Jim Chalmers says the government will crack down on fuel sector misconduct as petrol prices spike following the outbreak of war in the Middle East and Labor comes under attack for failing to shore up fuel supplies in regional Australia.
A second person has been charged over the alleged kidnappingof a Sydney tobacco store owner, leading to a covert police operation to save him.The 53-year-old man was snatched by four people from outside his shop on Meadows Road in Mount Pritchard just after 6am on February 24, with CCTV footage showing him being bun…
Software giant Atlassian is cutting 10 per cent of its global workforce, or about 1600 employees, as the company led by billionaire chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes is upended by AI turbulence.
Bill Turner is on the brink of homelessness with rental vacancy rates critically low. (ABC News: Keana Naughton)
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Bek Walter has been getting vitamin IV drips for about 10 years. (ABC News: Glenn Mullane)
No reason was given for Dennis Richardson's resignation as antisemitism royal commission adviser. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
Victorian premier to say vendors will have to pay for inspections and make them available to all buyers if Labor re-elected. Follow updates
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SriLankan Airlines is set to increase its weekly service between Colombo and Melbourne to ten flights, effective from August 2, with the addition of three more scheduled flights in response to growing demand and evolving market dynamics.
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Cloud cover over Sydney on Tuesday cannot stop the apparent temperature from reaching 32 degrees Celsius. (Supplied: Laurie Wilson)
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A Korean-born Australian says she struggled to remove her adoptive parents from her birth certificate. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)
Kalyn Ponga was born in Western Australia, but both parents are from New Zealand. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)
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Jacqueline Howard is a digital producer and journalist with ABC News Online in Brisbane.
Analysis of Queensland’s draft state electoral map overhaul suggests the LNP has emerged the winner, with up to three extra seats slated to fall into the government’s hands.
A new residential tower has been approved for construction on the site of a former gym that burnt down.
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Gianni is the content director for ABC Radio Perth. He is an award winning video game journalist and also reports on consumer technology.
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Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
Australia has a significant history of offering asylum to athletes who risk persecution in their home countries, as it has done with the Afghan soccer team, and now, the Iranian team. Source: AAP, Getty / SOPA Images/Victoria Adkins
A gold exploration company has purchased three vineyards near the Grampians in Victoria. (ABC News: Harrison Tippet)
Fiona Blackwood has reported for ABC news and current affairs around Tasmania for nearly two decades. She is currently based in the Hobart newsroom covering stories for television, radio and online. Follow Fiona on Twitter: @blackwood_fiona
It’s overcast and rainy as we arrive at Maroochydore airport for the 30-minute drive to Noosa Heads, and the forecast for the weekend ahead is no better. We’d briefly considered postponing our trip, given that a stay at Queensland’s ritziest resort town is traditionally all about sunshine, swimming and Massimo’s ice…
The tabletop your elbows are resting on is custom-made, comprised of thousands of tiny mahjong tiles lined up and inset into the high top below a pane of glass. The piercingly icy Gibson you’re sipping in a perfectly sized half-pour is supercharged with baijiu, the high-proof Chinese spirit, and MSG “brine” (more on…
Forensic psychiatrists who assessed convicted “playboy rapist” Simon Monteiro warned he was a deceitful, aggressive psychopath with no remorse and who was “well above the average risk of reoffending”.
A Perth man accused of planning a “mass casualty” terror attack targeting public buildings and mosques was at one point able to buy guns due to a property letter from an outback station that had the sign-off under a now-closed loophole in WA’s old gun laws.
Two of Sydney’s most storied dining rooms are finally waking up. In a bold double-header for 2026, the original Rockpool in The Rocks and its grand Bridge Street successor are being reborn as ambitious Italian destinations.
Health authorities are urging families to ensure their children are vaccinated against measles, warning NSW could record its highest number of cases in a decade if local transmission of the highly contagious disease is not contained.
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Prospective home buyers would be provided free building and pest reports under a state government plan to save the thousands of dollars often wasted by Victorians chasing their dream home.
Just a fortnight after its opening hearing, Dennis Richardson has resigned without any explanation
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SYDNEY, Australia — Iranian female footballers claiming asylum in Australia evacuated from their safe house on Wednesday after one team member changed her mind and revealed their location to the Iranian embassy, Canberra said.
Dramatic footage shows an Australian woman mocking panicked Iranian goons after they realized that five players from the Iranian Women’s National Soccer team had escaped and sought asylum in.
A popular cruise line has been filmed apparently denying entry to government and union officials following complaints of “horrifying” living and working conditions on board.
The Iranian women's football team left Australia late on Tuesday but six of its members are staying behind after being granted humanitarian asylum.
Parents have been told to report accounts missed in Australia’s under-16 social media ban – but eSafety is ‘concerned’ some platforms aren’t complying
The rumours of action on the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing are louder than before any budget this century. But is the PM up to the task?
The Australian artist was a relentless self-promoter, prolific painter and pro wrestler. He loved a tall tale – but his true story was remarkable
Nationals decide if the party is to survive, it needs a leader who understands the enemy better than anyone
Nacc report into unlawful scheme found two senior public servants engaged in corrupt conduct but declined to refer them for charges in what victims call a ‘massive letdown’
The National party in Australia has a new federal leader as senator Matt Canavan emerged as the winner of a tight party-room ballot on Wednesday.