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The Queensland premier will seek "adequate compensation" for any federal intervention in energy markets that hits the state's income.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with state premiers at national cabinet on Wednesday, with a cap on wholesale coal and gas prices expected to be a priority agenda item in an attempt to lower power bills.
Many praised the woman's lovely gesture which had a 'ripple effect' on the community. Find out what it was.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged Ukrainians to be patient and strong in resisting the rigours of winter, as officials press ahead with efforts to restore power and other services knocked out by Russian air strikes.Russia has been pounding Ukraine's power infrastructure since early October, causing blackouts and leaving millions without heating as temperatures plummet.
The English and maths curriculum will be overhauled in NSW schools to include a back-to-basics emphasis on grammar, punctuation, syntax and core numeracy.Education Minister Sarah Mitchell released the new school syllabuses on Monday, saying it would require a teaching overhaul.
A Sydney mum is angry after what she found in her new apartment once the lease was signed. Find out more.
Sky-high living costs continue to crush household budgets, with a monthly inflation gauge picking up pace again.The one per cent lift in November recorded in the Melbourne Institute's monthly inflation gauge follows smaller increases in October and September.
Queensland crop farmers need "enhanced" legal protections for their lands and livelihoods against sinking caused by coal seam gas production, a regulator says.The state's Gasfields Commission has recommended a legal overhaul in a report released on Monday after a probe into the impacts of subsidence on the Condamine plain, west of Toowoomba.
Flinders Ranges, South Australia Megan Clark/Unsplash, CC BY“How are they losing their children like this, all over the country? They aren’t used to the desert.” These are the thoughts of a Pashtun cameleer in Fiona McFarlane’s second novel, The Sun Walks Down, set in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges in 1883. This “bit part” cameleer is one of the few characters with a first-person address in McFarlane’s polyphonic, multifaceted saga that explores the cultural narrative, anxiety, and stain of w
Dramatic rescue after boat sinks off the Queensland coast. Credit: RACQCapRescue
Australians will find out more details about the Indigenous voice to parliament in the new year, ahead of a referendum expected to be held in late-2023.The federal government has faced criticism from the National Party for not releasing more details about how the consultative body would work ahead of calling the referendum.
A man has died after he was stabbed during an altercation in Melbourne's southeastern suburbs.Emergency services were called to St Kilda beach just after 7.
Hitting producers with higher fossil-fuel taxes and scrapping the diesel fuel rebate enjoyed by mining and agriculture could free up revenue for Australians stung by rising power prices.That's the call from independent think-tank Climate Energy Finance as fossil-fuel producers benefit from surging oil, gas and coal profits.
Santa could be making two trips to your house this Christmas. Find out more.
A trucking boss charged over the deaths of four Victoria Police officers will still face trial on the Supreme Court despite the manslaughter charges being dropped.Connect Logistics manager Simiona Tuteru, 51, was due to stand trial in Victoria's Supreme Court last month charged over the deaths of the officers in the April 2020 Eastern Freeway collision.
Kirstie Alley, who won an Emmy for her role on the classic sitcom Cheers and starred in films including Look Who's Talking, has died.Alley died of cancer that was only recently discovered, her children True and Lillie Parker said in a post on Twitter.
A new trailer for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's upcoming Netflix docuseries has appeared to use footage of the press filming events unrelated to the couple to depict how they were hounded by the paparazzi.Harry & Meghan, which is to be an "unprecedented and in-depth documentary series", is set to debut on the streaming platform on Thursday.
A family of three were driving home from a holiday when they noticed a snake perched on the hood of their car.
The 15-month jail term for a climate activist who blocked the Sydney Harbour Bridge is "pleasing to see" , says NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, as activists rallied around the country in support of the protester.Deanna "Violet" Maree Coco was sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court on Friday for blocking peak-hour traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in April.
The New Zealand government is set to propose a law requiring large technological platforms like Google and Meta (Facebook) to pay media companies for publishing and sharing their news, like they do in Australia and Canada."It's not fair that the big digital platforms like Google and Meta get to host and share local news for free.
Up to 70,000 new homes could be built in NSW as parts of the state are rezoned, with the premier saying he's "throwing everything at getting more houses built" as the cost of living continues to bite."Working with councils, rezoning is one important lever that we are pulling to get the ball rolling on more housing supply across our state," Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Monday.