Ex-PM ensnared in legal battle over Higgins scandal
Ex-staffer Fiona Brown will mediate with the federal government after alleging she was let down by an ex-Prime Minister in the wake of Higgins' rape claim.
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Conservationists are outraged that a minister has used national interest provisions to continue strip-mining a forest ecosystem.
A supermarket giant is defending claims it misled customers with its "down down" campaign, saying it offered value for money.
The Flying Kangaroo has been criticised for closing three regional bases – including Canberra – with an inquiry finding it risks calling itself a country carrier "in name only".
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Texts from China’s alleged ACT ‘spy thriller’ ring revealed
Alleged messages between a Beijing security official and Chinese citizens in Australia reveal what police argue is a foreign interference plot.
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Coles ‘genuinely cares’ about customers
A grocery giant accused of false price discounts has told a court that it genuinely cares about customers while boosting its profits.
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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.
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.
A former corruption watchdog boss has called out a state premier after his old agency rejected her formal request to probe CFMEU misconduct.
A supermarket giant accused of manipulating prices has told a court the regulator is wrongly attributing "sophisticated thought processes" to grocery shoppers.
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.
