First state rejects national gun buyback
Fast-tracked legislation for a national gun buyback scheme has passed, but it faces obstacles with Queensland becoming the first state to publicly reject it.
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Three senior Nationals senators will likely lose their positions in shadow cabinet after breaking ranks with the Liberals to vote against hate speech laws.
A 36-year-old Stirling man has been charged after allegedly assaulting three people during a neighbourhood dispute.
Racial vilification laws called for by Jewish advocates are unlikely to be pursued after laws passed the parliament in response to the Bondi terror attack.
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Stacking solar cells could deliver cheaper power
A material touted as a candidate for next-generation solar technology is showing more promise, with Australian scientists behind its success.
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Kids on e-bikes and e-scooters a ‘recipe for chaos’
Australian drivers are worried about school kids on e-bikes and e-scooters, citing their lack of road-rule knowledge and speed as inherent dangers.
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‘Married at first sight’, couple celebrate 70 years together
When 17-year-old Milutin Paunovic met 17-year-old Ruža on the street in their village in Serbia in 1956, he knew he wanted to marry her.
Contentious hate crime laws are expected to be waved through parliament but divisions are emerging within the coalition over the changes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
