Australia’s $10m boost for Vanuatu after earthquake
Vanuatu's earthquake recovery is set to be bolstered by a $10 million funding injection from Australia.
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Police want the public's help to find 23-year-old man Harley Ayling, wanted for alleged serious family violence offences.
A 30-year-old Florey man is facing family violence offences and resisting police.
Lost Melbourne hiker Hadi Nazari most likely found life-saving refuge in a secluded mountain hut known as the Opera House, well-placed sources have revealed.
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20,000 free rides: Uber and Kia’s Open serve
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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Paul’s plastic-eating enzymes offer ‘infinite recycling’
A Canberra startup is developing plastic-eating enzymes in a breakthrough for "infinitely recycling" fashion and bottles that would otherwise end up in landfill.
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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.
Nick Kyrgios has taken his practice sessions up a level at Melbourne Park as he seeks to overcome an abdominal injury to play in the Australian Open.
Installing electric car chargers on power poles could be a solution to Australia's growing transport issues, one group says, and could roll out fast.
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.
Investors might start looking outside of the property market where most of Australia's wealth is held, as returns for another sector outstrip housing.
Three people armed with weapons are reported to have invaded a home and assaulted a neighbour with a baseball bat in Conder late on Wednesday night.
Multiple states and territories are sweltering through a summer heatwave, while some of the eastern states can expect a wet weekend.
Australian shoppers continue to lean on Black Friday sales for cheaper goods, with the discounting period now extending across all of November.
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.
Major Crime Squad officers have busted a grow house of more than 150 cannabis plants in Kaleen and arrested a 36-year-old man.
The treasurer says the federal government aims to manage the budget responsibly and won't make ridiculous spending commitments during the election campaign.
A woman has suffered life-threatening injuries after she was shot in the back while sitting in a car.
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.
