Independent to challenge Payne in Canberra seat
With a 28-year career in the Royal Australian Air Force, independent Claire Miles is taking a tilt at sitting Labor member Alicia Payne in the central seat of Canberra at the upcoming federal election.
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Borrowers can expect cashflow relief from interest rate cuts in 2025, yet a further deterioration in the jobs market will also start to be felt.
Costs at the cash register, aged-care reform and house prices were key concerns of John Howard's cabinet ahead of the 2004 election, documents show.
Australia's decision to ban gay marriage in 2004 would not be reversed for 13 years, but a former prime minister maintains the move reflected public opinion.
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Sore Kyrgios accepts new reality in comeback flop
Nick Kyrgios admits his tennis return is a potentially short-lived experiment despite a mostly positive reintroduction in Brisbane after wrist surgery.
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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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Cheyanne swings the axe to cut down barriers
Canberra’s woodchopping association – the Hall and District Axemen’s Club – is rebranding to Capital Country Woodchopping, reports ELIZABETH KOVACS.
Thousands of people are expected at the New Year’s Eve celebrations around Lake Burley Griffin tonight and police say they will be conducting proactive patrols of the precinct to ensure community safety.
The search for a university student missing in Kosciuszko National Park since Boxing Day continues, after he failed to meet up with friends as planned.
Actors Carey Mulligan and Stephen Fry and author Kazuo Ishiguro are among 1200 people awarded New Year Honours in the UK.
A 21-year-old man has drowned at Pine Island Reserve in Greenway.
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.
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.
School teacher Andy Buchanan learned a lot to become Australia's faster marathon runner, but a powerful lesson came from a former AFL player in his classroom.
Police watched two men dump suitcases and jerry cans in a rubbish bin before one of them was allegedly caught with 200 kilograms of cocaine in their hotel room.
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.
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.
