Festivities over, more tough times ahead in 2025
New Year's Eve celebrations were bigger than ever, but 2025 has dawned with few signs of Australia's cost-of-living crisis ending anytime soon.
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The start of mandatory reporting on climate risks for large companies and financial institutions is expected to bring challenges for entire supply chains.
Employers who underpay staff will be committing a criminal offence in 2025, while more than a million Australians will see changes to government payments.
Festivities are ramping up across Australia as the nation prepares to farewell 2024 and welcome 2025 with iconic fireworks displays and fun festivals.
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New year, new resolve: Aussies’ 2025 resolutions
As Australians make new resolutions for 2025, they're being advised to break down larger goals into smaller steps to boost their chances of success.
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Drowning warning after couple dies saving daughters
Australians have been warned to take extra caution around water over summer holidays after a couple drowned trying to save their daughters from a rip.
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Canberra tops the nation’s petrol-price pain
A motoring body has called for a competition and consumer investigation into petrol prices with motorists facing higher costs in the nation's capital cities.
Shop around and do it often, the consumer watchdog has urged households hoping to shave dollars off their power bills.
A man has died after being attacked by a shark while on a fishing trip with his family in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park.
Farmers, tourism operators and others suffering income loss following a huge bushfire will be eligible for financial support.
The service and sacrifice of Queanbeyan resident Able Seaman Leslie Laurence Hart will be commemorated at the Australian War Memorial's Last Post ceremony on January 5, the 80th anniversary of a kamikaze attack on HMAS Australia.
Cooler conditions have given firefighters a chance to assess the initial damage from a massive bushfire, revealing at least three homes have been lost.
Fifty years after almost being wiped out in the Top End, the number of crocodiles is raising alarms about new places the apex predator is lurking.
The creation of more fox-free safe havens and greater collaboration between government and landowners is needed to ensure the survival of a species of wallaby.
Two sailors have been killed during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid a night of tough weather conditions that hit the fleet.
Australians are being urged to think before they click, with scammers targeting distracted online shoppers during the busy festive sales period.
Dozens of communities have been urged to leave or take shelter as an out-of-control bushfire was fuelled further by gusty winds on a day of extreme conditions.
Victoria could be a big player in deciding the next federal election result, according to a new Newspoll analysis.
Aussies are expected to splurge on homewares and beauty products, with bargain hunters set to spend more than $1.3 billion on Boxing Day sales.
