Beehive blitz may fill pollination gap as mite spreads
A severe shortage of bees has kicked off an initiative to build a thousand hives as a deadly parasite threatens to wipe out the wild pollinators.
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Government ministers were told months in advance the tax office was looking at suspending credit card payments after a ban on surcharges.
Liberal frontbenchers have rejected claims the Nationals are setting the agenda in the coalition's rejection of a planned free-trade agreement with Europe.
Health authorities have been left scrambling to schedule urgent surgeries after a hospital inbox was found to contain thousands of unread emails.
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The music people hate says more than they think
Musical taste can make or break a first impression. But for one Queensland researcher, what we reject is just as fascinating as the songs we embrace.
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Teen charged over e-bike ‘sexual touching’ incidents
Police have charged a 13-year-old boy amid an investigation into reports of women being sexually touched on walking trails.
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Dire travel warning after deadly attacks on key airport
A warning not to travel has been issued for a key aviation hub in the Middle East, as a major military offensive continues to claim lives.
A civil draftsman called triple zero complaining of chest pains. More than two hours later, when paramedics finally arrived, they found him dead.
The driver of an allegedly stolen BMW fled the scene after colliding with a Suzuki in Casey on Friday night.
A 22-year-old woman has been charged with grooming and committing an act of indecency involving a teenage boy known to her.
The federal government has given the communications watchdog a bigger bark in a bid to crack down on dodgy telcos.
MPs and senators will once again cram themselves into Old Parliament House for a special sitting to mark the building's 100th birthday.
Hundreds of security workers are expected to walk off the job for the second time in a day at Sydney airport, with travellers warned to expect delays.
Greens leaders are examining avenues for an investigation into the alleged behaviour of Senator Jordon Steele-John, noting his right to procedural fairness.
Anthony Catalano is charting a move overseas and wants to demonstrate remorse as he tries to reconcile with his wife after being accused of assault.
Police are seeking a man who allegedly tried to steal an iPad during a Facebook Marketplace transaction in Mawson last month.
A passenger arriving on Norfolk Island has allegedly been caught with suspected anabolic steroids and a package of suspected illicit drugs concealed inside their body.
Three drivers have lost their licences after separate incidents involving speeding, drink driving and suspected drug driving across Canberra last week.
YWCA Canberra and the Canberra Liberals have condemned the ACT government's decision to abandon electronic monitoring of high-risk domestic and family violence offenders, accusing it of putting budget pressures ahead of community safety.
