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NewsAustralian Associated PressGrowing number of single-parent families
Australia has more than a million single-parent families.Data from the 2021 census released on Tuesday shows 15.
NewsAustralian Associated PressAustralia's growing Indigenous identity
A growing number of Australians are identifying as Indigenous, including an increasing number of older people who are for the first time confirming their cultural origins.Census data revealed on Tuesday that there are 812,728 people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Australia.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMillennials hopping over boomers: census
Move over baby boomers, Australia's millennial generation is becoming the nation's largest.A swag of new data released on Tuesday from the latest census shows both demographic groups comprise 5.
NewsAustralian Associated PressFormer bikie shot and injured in Sydney
Former Lone Wolf bikie Yusuf Nazlioglu has been shot several times in a car park in Sydney's inner west and remains in a critical condition in hospital.Police are appealing for information on the shooting at Rhodes after emergency services were called to the scene at about 6.
LifestyleYahoo News AustraliaRental renovation for $400 Adelaide apartment labelled 'completely shameless'
'Whoever owns this property is greedy and despicable,' one person said of the unusual apartment listing.
LifestyleYahoo News AustraliaAldi shoppers bemused by cheese packaging fail: 'Diet version'
Aldi confirmed to Yahoo in the unlikely event a customer was to buy the item, they would be eligible for a full refund.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaWoman's x-rated move to counter Putin's war machine
A group of dedicated exhibitionists are doing their bit to help Ukraine, and insist they're not sex workers.
NewsAustralian Associated PressWA reclaims AAA rating after nine years
Western Australia's favourable GST return has been highlighted as the state secured a AAA credit rating for the first time in almost a decade.Ratings agency S&P; Global says the upgrade from AA+ reflects WA's "continued budgetary outperformance" compared with other jurisdictions.
NewsAustralian Associated PressFederal Court strikes out anti-vaxxer case
A group of anti-vaxxers who sued the Commonwealth, Victorian, NSW, Queensland, Northern Territory, WA and Tasmanian governments over lockdown and vaccine mandates have had their case struck out by the Federal Court.On Monday, Justice Debra Mortimer found the litigation was an abuse of process and had no reasonable prospects of success.
CelebrityAustralian Associated PressNT cop groomed then raped teen, court told
A Northern Territory policeman's behaviour before he allegedly raped a shy and awkward teenager with few friends was almost textbook grooming, a court has been told.Senior Sergeant Patrick Carson, 39, has pleaded not guilty to raping the woman, then 19, twice in Darwin during 2020 after meeting her at a sports group.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressIndustry slams grid transmission proposals
Energy regulators have been told to junk "overly complicated" proposals on transmission access and adjust to the new federal government's $20 billion plan for the electricity grid.Australia's largest generator and emitter AGL says Labor's Rewiring the Nation policy will alleviate many of the short-term issues previously identified by regulators.
CelebrityYahoo News AustraliaKmart baby monitor at centre of hacking claims
A mother has issued a warning to parents after the Mirabella baby monitor her son bought from Kmart was hacked. Find out how they reacted to the frightening find.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaMap shows bitter divide tearing USA apart: 'Dangerous path'
At least 26 American states are expected to ban abortion in the coming weeks, or severely limit access, with 13 acting immediately. Find out more.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaSleepy tourist towns rocked by 'shocking' kangaroo torture
In one of several shocking discoveries a roo was found dead tied to a fence with nylon cord and submerged in a body of water. Find out more.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMan shot by police in Melbourne's north
A man shot by police in Melbourne's north had confronted detectives while armed with a screwdriver after a chase, Victoria Police says.Police fired multiple shots at the 64-year-old man in Coburg North at 4.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNSW chiropractor jailed for sexual assault
A Sydney chiropractor has been jailed for at least five years and six months for repeatedly sexually assaulting a Japanese patient who sought treatment for her lower back and groin pain.Riaz Behi, 47, was convicted by a jury at his second trial of 13 charges including aggravated sexual touching and aggravated sexual assault of a person under his authority.
LifestyleYahoo News AustraliaWoolworths shopper finds scathing review left on chicken item on shelf
Shoppers are offering their opinions on customer reviews after a scathing note was spotted on the shelves at a Sydney Woolies.
NewsAustralian Associated PressPM visits Australian troops in UAE
Australia's sense of order and its values of democracy must be defended, Anthony Albanese has declared.The prime minister visited Australian troops serving in the Middle East ahead of his week-long European trip, which includes the NATO Summit in Spain before travelling to Paris.
BusinessYahoo News AustraliaCommuters warned as strike action set to decimate train schedule all week
NSW train commuters will likely see disruptions all week, with services cut by as much as 75 per cent. Find out why.
NewsAustralian Associated PressQld man injured, sentencing delayed
A man has suffered an injury at a Brisbane courthouse, delaying his sentencing for a string of offences including manslaughter after a father of three was fatally shot.An ambulance was called to Brisbane's Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law on Monday after Clayton David Backman suffered an injury in his holding area.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNBN funding to boost regional connectivity
Almost half a billion dollars will go to the publicly-owned corporation rolling out Australia's NBN to better connect rural and regional areas.The $480 million for NBN Co will permit increased data allowances and products for about 300,000 premises in the coming weeks, with further upgrades to follow.
NewsAustralian Associated PressDeputy premier questioned Barilaro hiring
NSW Deputy Premier Paul Toole questioned whether his predecessor John Barilaro was the best candidate for a cushy taxpayer-funded role in New York City.Mr Toole told reporters on Monday he asked if Mr Barilaro was the "best person" for the $500,000 a year trade role.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMelbourne doctor put patient info online
A Melbourne doctor who posted a series of gruesome images and confidential patient information online has had his registration cancelled after blaming his actions on autism.Christopher Kwan Chen Lee made a series of "outrageous" posts to an online forum in early 2016, then again between May 2018 and April 2019.
BusinessAustralian Associated Press'Arbitrary' super payment threshold to end
Hundreds of thousands of Australians will be better off in retirement when the superannuation income threshold payment is dropped on July 1.The axing of the $450 threshold means employees aged 18 and over will have to be paid super, regardless of how much they earn.
NewsAustralian Associated PressQld premier tightens her lobbying rules
Queensland's premier has moved to tighten lobbying rules ahead of a key report being released into her own government's integrity.Professor Peter Coaldrake is due to hand down his final report into government accountability and integrity on Tuesday.
