Pocock seeks total gambling ad ban
Independent ACT Senator David Pocock will seek to strengthen the Federal Government's proposed gambling advertising laws with six amendments, including a complete ban on gambling advertising and inducements.
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Scientists and an American bioscience company are teaming up to explore whether a mutated gene makes the Tasmanian devil more susceptible to deadly cancer.
Tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer money has been wasted on Defence contracts blowing out, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy will reveal.
The days of discounted petrol and diesel are ending as the fuel excise relief is cut, but falling global oil prices will ease some of the pain for motorists.
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Will the pool integrity inquiry take seven years?
"When reports are less than timely, they lose considerable impact minimising the prevention of corrupt conduct. After seven years and two elections, the findings of the Operation Kingfisher are yet to be published," writes MICHAEL MOORE.
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Imran shares his daughter’s legacy by helping children
Just over a year ago, Imran Amjad's daughter Uqasha was killed riding her motorbike along the Barton Highway in Nicholls. In the months that followed, Imran and his family began building something in her name, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
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Alleged jewellery thief caught asleep at the wheel
A 31-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly found stolen jewellery worth about $11,000 when they discovered him asleep in a car on Hindmarsh Drive.
All of the drivers involved in a fiery multi-truck pile up on Hume Highway have luckily escaped the wreckage, despite earlier fears one of them had been trapped inside.
Amazon could be forced to repay Prime subscribers following a lawsuit brought by the consumer watchdog alleging it used unfair contract terms to introduce ads.
A 25-year-old NSW man has been charged after allegedly leading police on a dangerous pursuit through Canberra's south before tyre deflation devices brought his car to a stop.
Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever? And does a warm winter have consequences for Australia’s next summer?, ask climate experts MILTON SPEER and LANCE M LESLIE
Three new fully bulk-billing GP clinics are opening across Canberra under a $10.5 million Commonwealth initiative aimed at improving access to primary healthcare.
A 59-year-old NSW man has been charged with 21 additional offences relating to alleged historical sexual offending in Canberra during the 1980s and 1990s.
The ACT Greens have elected Ginninderra MLA Jo Clay as the party's new leader, with Yerrabi MLA Andrew Braddock chosen as deputy leader following a ballot of party members.
Liberal politicians are rejecting a push for the party to "rebrand" following a call from the frontbench in the face of surging support for One Nation.
AI-generated faces tend to be more symmetrical, proportional and attractive than their human counterparts, Australian National University researchers say.
Workers will receive more tax cuts, small businesses are getting a leg up and laws targeting financial criminals take effect in the new financial year.
A royal commission into anti-Semitism is hearing evidence from parents about the torrent of abuse their young children have faced since an attack on Israel.
Members of Professionals Australia have begun indefinite protected industrial action after claiming the ACT Government failed to respond to a request for a hazard allowance for forensic scientists working in clandestine drug laboratories.
