‘In principle’ support for hate speech reforms
Contentious hate crime laws are expected to be waved through parliament but divisions are emerging within the coalition over the changes.
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Four separate shark bites in three days have forced a string of beaches to be closed, with one victim saved by a novel approach from quick-thinking police.
Origin has pushed the retirement of the ageing Eraring coal-fired power station out to 2029 due to market conditions and the plant's role in the national grid.
A man allegedly chased a group of youths with an axe during a disturbance in Phillip last week.
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Aussies using AI at home, but want rules at work
Most workers in fields such as finance, technology and law are using artificial intelligence at home but want changes to make it safer to use on the job.
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Australia urged to step up to help fill US aid void
It's been a year since the multibillion-dollar unravelling of American aid, costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of children and shaking up the sector.
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Second shark attack on young victim within 24 hours
An 11-year-old boy has narrowly escaped injury after a second shark attack in Sydney waters in as many days as a teen victim fights for his life.
A 41-year-old man has faced court for the first time after he allegedly made several pipe bombs found strewn along suburban footpaths in the nation's capital.
A decade in the making, fending off legal battles along the way, the new harbour-side Sydney Fish Market will be a key drawcard for millions of visitors, reports FARID FARID.
A native plant species has been rediscovered decades after it was presumed extinct, highlighting the power of citizen science data in research and conservation, reports SAMANTHA LOCK.
Changes to hate speech laws remain up in the air as Anthony Albanese issues a take it or leave it offer to the coalition on the contentious laws.
Police are seeking to identify a man who witnessed an alleged assault in a Civic bar on Halloween last year.
A man accused of assembling pipe bombs from materials bought at Bunnings has been arrested after the explosives were found in parklands across parklands in Belconnen.
A four-year-old boy has died after being struck by a vehicle that crashed into the BWS liquor store shop front in Mawson on Sunday morning.
A firearm was brandished and threats were made to shoot a person during a large disturbance by young people in Glebe Park on Tuesday evening.
Thousands of emergency incidents have been recorded as storms pummel Australia's east coast, leaving one woman dead.
Australian medical specialists have welcomed a study backing the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and debunking a Trump administration call.
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Two men were arrested following separate family violence incidents on Friday night.
