Security spotlight as hospital escapees tied to deaths
Serious questions are being asked of mental health services after two patients absconded from a hospital and were allegedly involved in three deaths.
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Australia must urgently review road safety amid a dramatic lift in road deaths in 50 km/h areas, a roads industry lobby group says.
Buyers are turning to regional Australia for housing affordability, but little relief can be found in some of the fastest-growing areas outside the cities.
A man accused of throwing a homemade bomb into a crowd of Australia Day protesters in an act of terrorism can be named after a suppression order was lifted.
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Scandal deepens as premier denies ‘hoax’ CFMEU referral
A former corruption watchdog boss has called out a state premier after his old agency rejected her formal request to probe CFMEU misconduct.
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Shoppers care about ‘fair dinkum’ discounts, says Coles
A supermarket giant accused of manipulating prices has told a court the regulator is wrongly attributing "sophisticated thought processes" to grocery shoppers.
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Santos cleared of greenwashing as climate suit fails
Resources giant Santos has beaten a greenwashing lawsuit against its net-zero goals after telling a court it made targets not promises to slash emissions.
Almost half of Australians aged 18 to 29 are considering leaving cities for the regions, driven by the cost of living, work opportunities and lifestyle factors.
A major Australian supermarket misled consumers into believing its prices had been cut when in fact they had increased, a court has been told.
The surviving gunman from the Bondi Beach terror attack has faced court for the first time on 15 murder charges, uttering his first public words.
The number of letters being posted is at its lowest level in nearly a century, sparking another call to ease Australia Post losses with pricier stamps.
An inquiry into a union has begun to resemble an episode of a notorious crime drama as it heard details of corruption, violence and intimidation.
Woodchopper Corey Chugg has been found alive at the bottom of a steep incline after going missing for four days in cold and rugged bushland.
Longer stints between southern right whale babies are sounding the alarm bells for all species reliant on krill and a healthy Antarctic ecosystem.
National anti-corruption commissioner Paul Brereton is being investigated by the watchdog's watchdog after complaints about his potential conflicts of interest.
A former leader has been charged, tried and convicted of crimes against humanity in the time the ANU has taken to review but not act on her honorary degree.
Protesters marching against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's controversial visit to Australia have been urged to move their rally route or face arrest.
First Nations leaders have accused senior politicians of downplaying the threat of racism in the wake of a failed Invasion Day bombing.
The psychiatrist of a man who killed six people in a shopping mall failed to act on warning signs after he stopped taking antipsychotics, an inquest has found.
