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Women's workforce participation and cost of living were key issues highlighted in the federal election and advocates are calling for the incoming government to urgently address them.At least one million full-time jobs would be released into Australia's economy if women had access to the affordable childcare they need, spokeswoman for Chief Executive Women Sue Morphet said.
Some 18,000 teachers and support staff from 540 Catholic diocesan schools in NSW and the ACT are preparing to strike for 24-hours over pay and conditions.The Independent Education Union says its members will stop work on Friday to march at 10 rallies throughout NSW and the ACT.
A woman who scored millions in a lottery prize says her son predicted her win. Find out how she'll spend her prize.
An airline pilot who suffered post traumatic stress disorder when an engine failed between Alice Springs and Brisbane has had a small win in her attempt to get compensation.Jacinda Cottee was the first officer on the Boeing 717-200 that landed safely after continuing the flight on March 10, 2018 with one engine.
The change of federal government will likely lead to better relations between Australia and international partners in the region, according to a former ASIO head.New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged his government will take the region's geo-strategic environment seriously.
A text message system linking rural hospitals to specialist nurses could save lives by reducing the chances of catastrophic heart attack cases being missed, a new study has found.The Australian research, published in the international medical journal JAMA Cardiology, explored why one-third of patients presenting to hospitals with a serious heart attack known as STEMI do not receive appropriate care.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder and stealing over the stabbing death of a 42-year-old Perth man.Police say the man had confronted the teenager at suburban Bull Creek on Sunday over the ownership of the bike.
New photographs of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drinking at a leaving party at his Downing Street residence have been published, reigniting opposition accusations that he breached his own COVID-19 lockdown rules.The photographs, obtained by ITV News, were taken at a gathering in honour of Downing Street's outgoing director of communications Lee Cain in November 2020, an event previously investigated by police for potential breaches of the law.
Climate change is set to destroy Antarctica's fragile wildlife. See the finding of the alarming new report.
Outgoing Employment Minister Stuart Robert says the Liberal Party will review its policies after being deserted by women at the federal election.Research from The Australian National University showed women had little confidence in the Liberal Party on gender equity issues ahead of Saturday's election.
President Vladimir Putin has issued an order to fast track Russian citizenship for residents in parts of southern Ukraine largely held by his forces, while lawmakers in Moscow have passed a bill to strengthen the stretched Russian army.Putin's decree applying to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions could allow Russia to strengthen its hold on territory that lies between eastern Ukraine, where Moscow-backed separatists occupy some areas, and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia seized in 2014.
A survivor of domestic violence who's husband threatened to kill her is using Domestic Violence Awareness Month to raise the importance of conversations with family and friends. Read her story.
Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles has confirmed the government has turned back its first asylum seeker boat.Mr Marles also labelled the Morrison government's decision to text voters on election day about a boat that had been intercepted near Christmas Island as a "disgrace" which made the nation "less safe".
New Zealand's official cash rate is poised to hit a six-year high when the Reserve Bank considers monetary policy this week.But the big question is where it might end the year, and whether falling consumption might bring a Kiwi recession.
Heartbroken families have confirmed the deaths of their children as others remain missing following the Texas school shooting. Read more
ShutterstockThe first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a Tesla Model 3 in “autopilot” mode. In the US, the highway safety regulator is investigating a series of accidents where Teslas on autopilot crashed into first-responder vehicles with flashing lights during traffic stops. A Tesla model 3 collides with a stationary emergency responder vehicle in the US. NBC / YouTube The decisio
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk will make her state the second to ban Nazi and other hate symbols to ensure extremists are "called out, confronted and condemned".She will introduce a bill on Thursday that criminalises the intentional display of symbols to promote hatred or cause fear, such as the swastika, which is also known as the Hakenkreuz.
The Texas gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers posted on social media that he was going to shoot up an elementary school about 15 minutes before his rampage, the state's Governor Greg Abbott says, as harrowing details about the attack continued to emerge.The gunman, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, also wrote a message saying he was going to shoot his grandmother and another one confirming he had done so, Abbott said at a news conference.
By now it is as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage soon follow.It happened after Sandy Hook, after Parkland, after the Orlando nightclub shooting and after the deadly rampage earlier this month at a Buffalo grocery store.
