Australia records first case of bird flu in a mammal
Bird flu has been confirmed in a mammal in Australia for the first time after a wild seal tested positive for the disease.
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A person was seriously injured during an alleged assault at a private event at an O'Connor hospitality venue earlier this month.
A 30-year-old Farrer man has been charged after allegedly fleeing police and driving into oncoming traffic in Kambah on Saturday.
A One Nation MP has conceded the party's net overseas migration targets excluded skilled workers, aged-care staff and people under a Pacific scheme.
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Inflation data and RBA minutes to reveal rates clues
Inflation is forecast to have eased during July due to lower electricity prices, but rising fuel costs could reignite price growth down the track.
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Abbott’s ‘very informal’ role in right-wing lobby group
A right-wing lobby group denies it has any involvement in party stacking claims despite senior Liberal operatives being among its ranks.
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Hanson seeks to take free speech fight to High Court
After failing to quash a court ruling that she made a racist remark online, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is seeking leave to appeal to the High Court.
Scientists and expeditioners who were among the first Australian women to set foot in Antarctica hope their stories can inspire the next generation.
The ACT has joined NSW in agreeing to a federal gun buyback set up after the Bondi shooting massacre but other states are yet to be convinced.
Five people have died from suspected drug overdoses in Canberra in the past fortnight, prompting a warning about potentially lethal illicit drugs in circulation.
Canberra's hopes of winning Josh Papali'i's final home NRL game have fallen short, as they suffered another gut-wrenching loss to Brisbane.
Air traffic controllers and flight crews will be interviewed after a fourth near miss between planes on a runway at Sydney Airport in less than a month.
A Christian sect leader has rejected claims church members paid far-right activists to disrupt the 2025 federal election campaign.
The home affairs minister has not given an indication when an overhaul of Australia's migration policy will be unveiled, citing possible unintended concerns.
An 18-year-old man has been charged with multiple sexual offences after allegedly assaulting a woman known to him at her home in July.
Canberra social housing residents have saved an estimated $8.6 million on energy bills since 2023 through electrification and insulation upgrades, according to the ACT Government.
Israel's top diplomat in Australia says the possibility of reparations is on the table for the family of aid worker Zomi Frankcom who was killed in Gaza.
The government's housing agenda pledges billions of dollars for affordable homes, but in many cases they remain out of reach of low-to-medium income earners.
Older Australians will retain basic support such as cleaning, gardening and transport under Labor's home care extension.
