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South Korea has conducted its first successful satellite launch using a domestically developed rocket, boosting its growing aerospace ambitions.The launch on Tuesday also demonstrated it has key technologies needed to launch spy satellites and build larger missiles amid tensions with rival North Korea.
The state's rules for qualifying for a provisional driver's licence have been questioned after the tragic weekend accident.
How the bones of a 36-year-old Aboriginal woman ended up in a duffle bag at the base of Brisbane cliffs more than three years ago remains a mystery to authorities.Mother-of-10 Constance Watcho had no fixed home and was known to the community who slept rough, counsel assisting Sarah Lio-Willie told a pre-inquest conference on Tuesday.
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One person is dead, and at least five injured, after a tornado struck unsuspecting beachgoers on the weekend.
The NSW government will spend a record $112.7 billion over four years on bolstering infrastructure across the state in a bid to better connect residents and cut daily commute times.
The UFC is aiming to bring a major fight card to Australia early next year and Wollongong-born featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski has already put his hand up to feature.UFC Australia vice president Peter Kloczko said he hoped the card could emulate UFC 276 in Las Vegas, where Volkanovski will face Max Holloway in July to complete the pair's trilogy and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya of New Zealand will defend his belt against Jared Cannonier.
The Prince of Wales is to head to Rwanda for a much-awaited Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting twice postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic.Charles will represent the Queen as head of the Commonwealth when prime ministers and presidents gather in the central African nation for the global summit.
An Osaka court has ruled that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage is not "unconstitutional", dealing a setback to LGBTQ rights activists in the only Group of Seven nation that doesn't allow people of the same gender to marry.Three same-sex couples - two male, one female - had filed the case in the Osaka district court, only the second to be heard on the issue in Japan.
European shares have opened higher, recovering slightly from last week's 17-month lows as the selloff paused, but major central banks' rate hike plans and global recession risks kept investors cautious.World stocks have edged higher so far this week, recovering from last week's sharp selloff which saw global equities tumble to their lowest since November 2020 as expectations for central bank policy tightening to combat high inflation prompted investors to ditch risky assets.
The world watched as Prince William grew from a tow-headed schoolboy to a dashing air-sea rescue pilot to a balding father of three.But as he turns 40 on Tuesday, William is making the biggest change yet: assuming an increasingly central role in the royal family as he prepares for his eventual accession to the throne.
An anti-lockdown protester has been jailed for throwing a heavy bollard at a mounted officer and hitting a police horse in the head during separate protests in Melbourne.Ex-Hells Angels bikie Dennis Basic, 42, was sentenced to 26 months and 14 days in prison on Tuesday for a dozen offences including assaulting an emergency worker, animal cruelty and recklessly causing injury.
The death of a 29-year-old Aboriginal man who moved into a house with a support worker to live more independently after years of being cared for by his family will be the subject of an inquest.Steven Thelander, who had cerebral palsy, epilepsy and type 1 diabetes, had been cared for by his family on North Stradbroke Island in Moreton Bay, off Brisbane for most of his life, a pre-inquest conference was told on Tuesday.
NASA has fuelled its huge moon rocket for the first time and carried out a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak.This was NASA's fourth crack at the all-important dress rehearsal, the last major milestone before the moon rocket's long-awaited launch debut.
The NSW government has unveiled a big-spending budget as it prepares for an election to secure a rare fourth term in power.Treasurer Matt Kean on Tuesday said his first budget in the role was all about "reform to support families and build a brighter future for everyone.
Sydney's Circular Quay will get a dramatic overhaul with a New York-style "high line" walkway featuring in a long-term term plan to overhaul the iconic harbourside gate to the city.The long-awaited design includes a public green space, new ferry wharves and the high line walkway along the Cahill Expressway, overlooking Sydney Harbour under the NSW government's vision.
First home buyers in NSW will be able to opt out of one of the biggest barriers to home ownership, as the premier pulls the trigger on his long-held plan to abolish stamp duty.From January, first home buyers can choose between paying stamp duty once or opting into an annual tax, paying $400 and 0.
The United Arab Emirates is to build a new Red Sea port in Sudan as part of a $US6 billion ($A8.DAL group chairman Osama Daoud Abdellatif, a partner in the deal, told Reuters the package includes a free-trade zone, a large agricultural project and an imminent $US300 million deposit to Sudan's central bank, the first such cash injection since an October military takeover.
The well-publicised produce shortage appears to be reaching breaking point as shelves were stripped bare in several stores. Find out more.
The pandemic and ongoing lockdowns are being blamed for a steep rise in the number of 'revenge porn' reports among young Aussies. Read more here.