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In a landmark decision, Australia's High Court has ruled that employers can be liable for causing an employee mental harm during the process of terminating their employment. It's a major workplace ru…

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Today's headlines include:

The Coalition has unveiled analysis showing its proposed nuclear policy could cost an estimated $300 billion.

More than 500 Qantas engineers have walked off the job in stri…

It's official. Papua New Guinea is joining Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) competition from 2028. A deal between the two nations will expand the global profile of one of Australia's most domi…

Today's headlines include:The Government's student debt reforms are being rolled out from today after its HECS indexation changes passed Parliament last month.Australia’s unemployment rate fell to 3.…

This week, rapper Jay-Z has been accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 alongside Sean Combs, who also goes by P Diddy, in a civil lawsuit filed in the U.S. over the weekend.

Jay-Z has vehement…

Today's headlines include:

Political leaders have condemned an incident in Sydney’s east overnight, after a car was set alight and buildings were damaged with anti-Israel graffiti in the suburb of Wo…

A 26-year-old man, named Luigi Mangione, has been arrested over the killing of a health insurance CEO last week in New York.For now, it has brought to an end a nearly week-long manhunt that captivate…

Today's headlines include:
A motion to prohibit debate on abortion for four years has passed Queensland’s parliament.
The Reserve Bank of Australia will keep the cash rate at 4.35%.
New Zealand will ban…

Rebel forces have taken control of Syria, ending the Assad family’s 54-year regime. Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled to Russia, and international governments have said they’ll work to stabilise th…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new antisemitism taskforce led by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Supermarket giant Woolworths has projected it has lost $140 million following st…

Tomorrow is the end of a UN Women campaign called the 16 Days of Activism which is calling for an end to gender-based violence. In today's deep dive we hear from the CEO of UN Women Australia, Simone…

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Today's headlines include:
Victoria’s arson squad is investigating what it says was a “deliberate” and “targeted” attack on a Melbourne synagogue.
Woolworths has filed an application with the Fair Work…

One of Victoria’s oldest cold cases is one step closer to finally being solved.

This week, 65-year-old man Perry Kouroumblis was charged with the murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett at th…

Today's headlines include:
Chris Dawson will appeal his guilty conviction for “carnal knowledge” (which is sexual abuse) of a student while he was a teacher in Sydney in the 1980s.
Human rights group A…

Australia is in a housing crisis. For young people, that means being locked out of home ownership and struggling to find affordable rentals.

So what can the government do to ease these pressures?

TDA…

Today's headlines include:
A man has been charged with murder over the 1977 deaths of two Melbourne women.
Senator Pauline Hanson has lost an application to reduce the costs she must pay to Mehreen Far…

Earlier this week, Australian authorities seized 2.34 tonnes of cocaine from a fishing boat off Queensland’s coast, in what was the largest cocaine seizure in Australian history. Police told us that …

Today's headlines include:
Australia’s communications watchdog (ACMA) will create a register of  businesses’ phone numbers to cut down on scam texts.
The Business Council of Australia has called Victor…