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'Rules need to be upheld': Australia's push to change a contentious UN power

Australia would push to reform veto rights on the United Nations Security Council, Penny Wong says.

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'Jealous infatuation': Trial in the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies begins

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is on trial on two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter.

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Does Australia's favourite travel destination hold the secret to a longer life?

Japan now has more than 100,000 people aged 100 or more. What are they doing right?

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Migration to keep Australia growing as population turning point approaches

Australia faces major demographic, economic and technological changes, the latest Intergenerational Report has forecast.

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Record on Indigenous kids in jail overshadows Australia's UN Security Council bid

Australia is pitching its global credentials while facing renewed scrutiny over Indigenous youth detention.

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Motor neurone disease rates are rising. This new clinic hopes to stop it at the start

It can take almost two decades before medical research is translated into the clinic. This centre hopes to stop the wait.

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Racquel has a ‘potential bomb’ in her brain. She says knowing is worse than the risk

Doctors say while diagnoses are important, not all are helpful — and overdiagnosis can mean unnecessary concern and treatments.

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Grandmother killed in Bondi Beach as mother and children stabbed in the Blue Mountains

NSW leaders including Premier Chris Minns have decried the shocking crimes, with three of them alleged domestic violence-related murders.

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Why Pauline Hanson joined forces with Muslim and Vietnamese-born MPs

Pauline Hanson, Fatima Payman and Dai Le have found an unlikely common cause. It comes down to who controls their staff.

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Australia wants a seat at the UN's most powerful table. What power would it yield?

Australia wants a UN Security Council seat in 2029. Here's what it would allow the country to do, and why it matters.

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'Gets the heart going': What Jon learned from over 50,000 Australian Magpie swoopings

A community-led tracking network is helping Australians navigate high-risk neighbourhood zones as peak swooping season begins.

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John Farnham to skip tribute concert amid worsening health, family says

Music legend John Farnham's health has deteriorated, ruling him out of attending a tribute concert in his honour.

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'Eating away': The clock is ticking on this tiny Australian island

From coconuts to cultural knowledge, a new Indigenous Protected Area is helping Masig buffer against the tide.

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The baby in this photo isn't the story. What it reveals is

A new mum in the Senate is putting parliament's support for working parents to the test.

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How the government's new migration crackdown could give domestic abusers more power

Recently announced migration system changes could put domestic violence victim-survivors at greater risk, one expert has warned.

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'Deeply offensive' to suggest farmers 'prefer to abuse and exploit backpackers', NFF says

Tony Burke's proposal for tackling possible farm worker shortages has sparked a strong rebuke from the nation's peak farming body.

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Australia's migration tightening is part of a bigger shift. Here's what other nations are doing

The government's new measures to lower net overseas migration are part of a much broader global shift in immigration policy.

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How much the age pension is rising — and a hit to your next holiday

Millions of pensioners will get a pay rise from next week, but holidays and borrowing could soon cost more.

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Beaches closed after man dies in shark attack near Perth

Authorities have confirmed a male swimmer is dead after being attacked by a shark at Perth's Sorrento Beach.

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Nearly two million Quest Apartment Hotels customers affected by data breach

Experts say the incident raises fresh questions about how long companies are retaining customer data for.

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