Always in our hearts: East Timor service commemorated
It was the largest deployment of Australian troops since Vietnam, and 25 years on, the nation will stop to mark the sacrifices made to help form a new country.
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Electricity bills would need to rise significantly to recoup costs associated with building and running nuclear plants in Australia, analysis suggests.
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Australia has reiterated support for Palestinian determination in the face of an international court ruling about Israel's illegal occupation after a UN vote.
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Job figures could lead to longer wait for rate relief
One of Australia's major banks has shifted forecasts for when the Reserve Bank will lower interest rates, off the back of stronger than expected job numbers.
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Australia backs Gaza occupation end despite abstention
The federal government has confirmed Australia abstained from a United Nations vote overnight calling on Israel to end its "unlawful presence" in Palestine.
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Healthy jobs numbers to keep RBA on the sidelines
Roughly 47,000 new jobs were created in the Australian economy in August and the unemployment rate held firm at 4.2 per cent.
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Josh Papalii is under police investigation after an alleged incident at a licensed venue just hours after he was named the Raiders' club person of the year.
The Canberra Liberals’ plan to deliver 125,000 new dwellings, including developing a new urban district and town centre at Kowen, if they're successful at the October 19 ACT election.
A former senior member of the Hawke and Keating governments, Gareth Evans, has accused the Albanese government of political timidity, condemning its instinct to “move into cautious, defensive, wedge-avoiding mode”.
A leading economist has derided the coalition's plan to let people use super for housing as "one of the worst policy decisions" of his lifetime.
Mortgage holders are hoping Australia's central bank will copy the US Federal Reserve's cash rate cut, but the treasurer says the economic environment differs.
A bright and exciting spectacle for stargazers has returned with the full moon at its closest point to earth forming the lunar phenomenon known as a supermoon.
The alleged creator of an encrypted communications platform will face a Sydney court following raids led by Australian Federal Police around the nation.
Social media platform Instagram will move to restrict the accounts of teenagers in Australia to improve their safety and reduce exposure to harmful content.
A class-action lawsuit claims Harvey Norman's extended warranties provided no value to consumers, as they already had remedies under Australian law.
The peak business lobby has used its annual dinner to take a swipe at an opposition proposal to address anti-competitive behaviour in the supermarket sector.
Evidence has been uncovered to show a disinformation campaign targeting the Australian media is being operated from inside Russia.
