Cheap batteries pledge powers Labor re-election push
Labor is promising to lower energy bills by shaving 30 per cent off the cost of installing household batteries if voters re-elect the government on May 3
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The brand that has long led Australia's electric vehicle charge is falling out of favour. Can the nation's move to low-emission transport go on regardless?
Trainer Willie Mullins has achieved a unique 1-2-3 triumph at the world's greatest steeplechase, the Grand National, with son Patrick winning on Nick Rockett.
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents.
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Mateship, bravery and tragedy unearthed in the outback
Drovers, soldiers, indigenous trackers, scientists, artists and pioneering women are buried in outback cemeteries, their stories feared lost to time until now, reports STEPHANIE GARDINER.
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Businesses on the border celebrate daylight savings end
Some businesses operating on the edge of daylight savings states are actually excited to join their neighbours' time zone.
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Pledge to public servants as jobs cut fight flares
Thousands of public servants are being promised no major change to employment agreements if the coalition is elected as Labor pledges to keep everything as is.
A major port leased to a Chinese company is in the sights of a takeover, as the coalition and Labor flag plans for it to be brought back into Australian hands.
Two teen boys have been arrested following multiple pursuits in a stolen BMW SUV through the inner north overnight. The 16-year-old driver has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs.
Criminals have stolen money from Australian superannuation accounts in a coordinated attack targeting lump sum withdrawals from several funds.
An escalating trade war has slashed the odds of interest rate cuts for Australian mortgage-holders, including a potential mega cut weeks after the election.
Here are Friday's CityNews headlines.
A man suffered a broken jaw in an alleged assault by a group of men on the corner of East Row and London Circuit, outside of East Row Cafe, at around 3am, on February 23.
After a week of zipping across the nation in pursuit of votes, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have crossed paths on the campaign trail for the first time.
Hudson Young was the first victim of the NRL's high-tackle crackdown after being sin-binned against Cronulla, but the Canberra forward has avoided a ban.
The varroa mite parasite has been detected in a beekeeper’s hives on a property in Kowen, the first time it has been found in the ACT.
Police have released the photo of wanted man Brandan Hryhoriak-Bradford.
Underworld figure Tony Mokbel has been granted bail on a $1 million surety to live with his sister and will be subjected to GPS monitoring.
A "breakdown" in manual security checks has been blamed for the alleged discovery of guns at the MCG amid promises of an "end to end" review on what took place.
