Heat on premiers to back reforms as NDIS stoush brews
States are being urged to get on board with major reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme as a brawl brews with their federal counterparts.
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Two teenage girls have been charged and police are searching for other suspects following a bottleshop theft and dangerous driving in a stolen car across Canberra’s north.
As the repercussions of the US-led war on Iran continue and a crucial oil corridor remains effectively closed, Australia has topped up its fuel supply.
As their once-dominant morning slot on KIIS FM loses listeners, Kyle and Jackie O's former employers are going after the pair for millions in lost revenue.
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Global nod for ANU researcher’s ocean study
ANU Associate Professor Ana Sequeira has been named Australia’s National Champion in the Frontiers Planet Prize, placing her among 25 leading scientists worldwide addressing urgent environmental challenges.
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Man charged with car theft and crash
A 26-year-old man has been charged with stealing a car and crashing it into two homes in Holt early on Thursday.
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First home buyer scheme leading to housing price rise
House prices for homes under thresholds for a five per cent deposit scheme are outstripping increases for all other homes.
Widespread changes to the NDIS will seek to save $15 billion, but disability community members are already fearful of how the overhaul will impact them.
More than half of Australians say they are giving up on regular hobbies such as gardening and playing sport due to stress brought on by extreme weather.
A 43-year-old former retail manager has been charged over the alleged assault and indecent acts involving two teenage employees in 2017.
A Howard-era decision to increase private health insurance subsidies for over-65s will be scrapped to help pay for elderly support services.
Timeline limits on pricing to avoid "gaming" of promoted product prices were changed because of rising inflation, a supermarket executive has told a court.
Evidence from Treasurer Chris Steel to an ACT Legislative Assembly inquiry has raised questions about the government’s budget processes, including the use of retrospective appropriation adjustments.
A diagnosis alone will no longer be enough to get access to the NDIS under an overhaul of the scheme, which could shed 160,000 participants.
A publicist for international pop stars helped an emerging actor secure a lucrative record deal amid a stoush with Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson.
An additional 200 million litres of diesel will arrive in Australia as part of four cargoes after a deal was struck with fuel companies.
Police have released a face-fit image of a man believed to be linked to two alleged assaults in Theodore.
A 32-year-old Macquarie woman has been charged with multiple offences after a series of graffiti attacks on the King George Memorial in Parkes.
Criticisms of Australia's tax regime for gas exports are being levelled at producers and business groups, which argue higher taxes will chill investment.
