NBN rollout to be bolstered with $3b network upgrade
High-speed internet will be rolled out to a further 620,000 homes in the 'final piece of the puzzle' for NBN upgrades.
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Motorists in western Sydney have missed out on $140 million of state toll road relief since the assistance was introduced last year, the NSW government says.
Vanuatu's earthquake recovery is set to be bolstered by a $10 million funding injection from Australia.
Fifty electric vehicles will deliver Aussies around Melbourne during the Australian Open in a partnership designed to promote the transport technology.
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Synagogue graffiti ‘monstrous, appalling’
A synagogue in Sydney's south has been plastered with anti-Semitic graffiti in the latest attack against Australia's Jewish community.
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Rescued hiker leaves hospital after 13-day alps ordeal
Bushwalker Hadi Nazari has been discharged from hospital after his rescue and is keen for more hikes but an expert has advice for anyone going to remote places.
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Property dominates wealth but stocks safer than houses
Investors might start looking outside of the property market where most of Australia's wealth is held, as returns for another sector outstrip housing.
Hadi Nazari's miracle return from the bush after 13 days lost in the Snowy Mountains has been heralded as the year's first good news.
Investigators will look for answers in the wreckage of a seaplane that sank after it crashed during take-off, killing three people, near a tourism hotspot.
Cheap loans could save small and medium-sized businesses thousands in interest payments under a $50 million top-up aimed at reducing energy bills and emissions.
Growth in rents is finally slowing nationwide in good news for people leasing homes, as prices flatlined for half a year in Australia's two biggest markets.
Hadi Nazari has been found alive after a 13-day search involving hundreds of rescuers and volunteers scouring Kosciuszko National Park.
A bushfire along Victoria's southwest coast has been brought under control but people are being urged to monitor conditions and steer clear of a campground.
Australia's two most populous cities have signalled the beginning of a property downturn amid widening gaps between income, borrowing capacity and home values.
Aussie motorists bought a record number of new vehicles during the year but experts warn the path ahead is rocky as momentum is already slowing.
An online archive of more than one million plants has been created, including specimens collected by Joseph Banks on Captain Cook's 1770 Pacific voyage.
A damaged plane that aborted take-off at Australia's second-busiest airport has been towed from a runway it blocked on the day many return to work.
Parts of southeastern Australia are sweltering through the third day of a major heatwave, as fire crews get ready for tricky and unsettled weather.
A young Canberra conservator is about to head off on an Antarctic expedition, restoring artefacts and retracing the steps of legendary explorers.
