Teaching watchdog raids Fitzroy Community School
Victoria's education regulator inspects an alternative school facing abuse allegations, checking for unregistered teachers and staffing levels.
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Brisbane plans economy around early risers
Brisbane City Council launches a survey of residents' dawn habits to build a new economic plan for the early morning hours.
7 cards 1m 30sWoodside's gas plan threatens reef and whales, EPA warns
Australia's largest fossil fuel company faces rejection of its Browse basin project over risks to endangered species and coral ecosystems.
11 cards 3mFrance's fiscal crisis is a warning for Australia
Hundreds of thousands protested in France over cost-of-living pressures and underfunding. Economists say Australia could follow the same path without honest budget debate.
9 cards 2mTasmania loaned $20m to smelter despite high-risk warning
Government advisers warned the loan to Liberty Bell Bay was risky, but said doing nothing was riskier. The smelter closed anyway and was liquidated.
8 cards 2mPregnant woman moved three times before emergency delivery
Adelaide woman gave birth at 30 weeks after being transferred between hospitals while in severe pain from a twisted bowel.
8 cards 2mAI firm cold-calling Tasmanian farmers to buy land
Consultants for a data centre developer are contacting rural residents in north-west Tasmania about purchasing agricultural land, the Greens say.
7 cards 1m 40sTaka Perry on Japanese Music and KATSEYE
Producer Taka Perry explains how Japanese music appeals to global audiences through KATSEYE's hit 'Touch'.
9 cards 1m 20sWhy Australia's inflation hit 4.3 per cent
Prices are rising faster than expected, driven by housing and fuel costs. The Reserve Bank will decide this week whether to raise interest rates again.
12 cards 3mLaw firm's advice to hide abuse offender from court
Carroll & O'Dea told Marist Brothers to keep a serial abuser away from legal processes, raising questions about the firm's conduct.
8 cards 2mAustralia launches study of 100,000 young people
The Sax Institute begins recruiting for 18 and Up, tracking health from adolescence through old age to understand rising mental illness and early cancer.
8 cards 2mCar ramming of Australian MP called isolated incident
Police say the attack on independent lawmaker Helen Haines outside her office was not part of a broader threat.
3 cards 50sBusiness Council ranks Victoria worst for business again
The peak body's annual ranking puts Victoria last for pro-business policies, with South Australia topping the list for the fourth consecutive year.
8 cards 2mCafe transforms outback town and gives teenagers hope
A cafe opened five years ago in Wilcannia is bringing tourism, jobs and confidence to young people in a town long seen as dangerous.
8 cards 2mASX Breakout Approaching for AUS200
Forexcom signals potential AUS200 breakout near 8,834.5.
3 cards 30sAustralia Imposes 70.4% Duties on Chinese Aluminum Windows
Australia targets Chinese aluminum windows with up to 70.4% tariffs after finding dumping and subsidies.
11 cards 1m 40sMurder trial reaches sixth week with covert recordings
The NSW supreme court trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon hears evidence in the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
3 cards 50sAustralia's 2026 National Architecture award winners
Twenty-three projects across residential, public and cultural architecture win Australia's top design prizes, from a pink steel outhouse to a vertical university campus.
13 cards 3mNSW council suspended after hat-draw mayor blunder
Clarence Valley Council is suspended for three months after a mayoral election decided by drawing names from a hat went wrong, costing the general manager her job.
7 cards 2mMelbourne Star spins again after five years dark
The troubled observation wheel reopens under new operators, but Docklands struggles to find its footing.
10 cards 2mFerry blocks Channel Highway after transport mishap
The Emmalisa, a wooden ferry built around 1947, became stuck on a trailer and completely blocked Tasmania's main southern arterial road.
3 cards 1mForty cherry trees stolen from SA orchard
Police investigate the theft of more than 40 unique trees from one of South Australia's largest cherry producers, with export deals at stake.
5 cards 1m 20sEngland face Tonga in World Cup opener
England captain George Williams says his side will embrace the underdog role against a powerful Tonga team in Perth on Saturday.
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