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The Shadow Treasurer, Angus Taylor, backed the 25% reduction goal, pointing out that it would lessen pressure on the property market.

According to the report by Australia's leading scientific organization that calculates the costs for large-scale reactors for the first time, building the nuclear power plant would take at least 15 years, which would overshoot the deadline to end coal-fired power

The child was understood to have returned from India in March, following which they tested positive for the avian influenza H5N1 strain.

The drugs, Ozempic and Mounjaro, which are approved drugs to treat for type 2 diabetes, are sometimes prescribed off-label to overweight and obese people.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has supported raising the legal age of consent to register on social media from 13 to 16.

A three-judge ICC panel is expected to review the evidence in about two months and determine whether to go forward with the proceedings.

The Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce recommends legal amendments aimed at improving the justice system response in the domestic, family and sexual violence cases.

In the face of growing costs and stagnating revenue, Telstra has announced intentions to remove 2,800 roles, mostly from its Enterprise division, in an effort to cut costs and increase efficiency.

The review was prompted following allegations by Amanda Duncan, a whistleblower nurse, about unreported fatalities and fabricated death certificates.

It is "vital and urgent" for the United States and allies to find a way to tap immobilized Russian assets in helping Ukraine, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks released Monday.

The international airport in Haiti's capital reopened for commercial flights on Monday, some two and a half months after it was forced to close due to gang-fueled violence.

Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns former US president Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social, lost more than $300 million in the first quarter of 2024, it said Monday.

Australia has been pressing France for four days to give clearance to bring back its stranded citizens.

French official said police operation to regain control of highway connecting the Nouméa Airport would take several days.

Detective Inspector Kevin Goan urged the public to refrain from taking on a vigilante role, even as the police maintain a heightened presence to guarantee safety.

In addition to calling for preventative measures, Rogers emphasized on the rising threat posed by AI-generated misinformation.

In light of the situation, the deputy liberal leader urged Australian corporations to cease any ventures that financially benefit Combs and urged media outlets to stop playing his songs.

Iran launched a large-scale search and rescue effort to scour a fog-shrouded mountain area after President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter went missing Sunday in what state media described as an "accident".

The cold weather could continue in May thanks to a new high pressure system off the Great Australian Bight.

Chalmers criticizes Dutton's attempt to reduce immigration as he releases his budget proposals. Amid worries about the housing crisis, tensions over immigration policy increase.

According to health specialists and doctors, the UCC model has not been formally evaluated and so it is not clear if they have been effective.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday denied widespread allegations that Pyongyang is shipping weapons to Russia, calling the claim "absurd".

Lured by the promise of a Pacific paradise, hundreds of visitors to France's island territory of New Caledonia have found themselves trapped in a land teeming with troops trying to put down riots.

Rio Olympic freestyle gold medalist Kyle Chalmers along with chief executive of Swimming Queensland Kevin Hasemann rallied several Australian athletes to urge that the photos be taken down.

The submission from the Australian Medical Association suggested a flexible and inclusive work environment and including a perimenopause/menopause policy to the existing health and safety risk assessments.

The University of Melbourne canceled all the classes since Wednesday noon after hundreds of protesters began a sit-in protest at the Arts West building.

Even if these projects damage protected areas, animals, and the environment, the minister was not required by Australia's present environmental legislation to take its impact on climate change into account.

Many Australians are being forced to wait weeks for their passports under the present system, with the only expedient choice being a more costly "priority" one for serious situations.

Earlier in May, the council in Merrylands had voted to "take immediate action to rid same-sex parents books/materials in council's library service."