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SA TO GET WORLD'S BIGGEST LITHIUM ION BATTERY IN 'HISTORIC' DEAL WITH ELON MUSK
South Australia teams with Tesla, Neoen to build world's biggest lithium ion battery in bid to secure power... READ MORE›
CHANGES TO POWER PRICES PENALTY RATES IN FORCE
But Energy Networks Australia CEO John Bradley said customers can lessen the impact by shopping around for the best deal... READ MORE›
JUSTICE MINISTER URGED TO ALLOW UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS EFFECTIVE AMNESTY
On wider issues of refugees and migrants, the committee also called for Direct Provision to be a short term measure... READ MORE›
CHINESE PAPER SAYS AUSTRALIA SPYING ON EMBASSY, MONITORING CITIZENS
China and Australia have close business and economic ties, but Beijing is deeply suspicious of Canberra's defence relationship with Washington... READ MORE›
YOUNG ASIAN-AUSTRALIANS CARVE OUT AN IDENTITY OF THEIR OWN
They call themselves the little girls and little boys of Sydney and Melbourne, who have grown up melding Asian heritage and an Australian identity... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA DIVERSE AND GRAYING ALSO JOHNNY DEPP AND A CONTROVERSIAL PUSH TO DECRYPT
Christianity is still Australias most common religion, but its down from 74 percent in 1991 to 52 percent in 2016... READ MORE›
PORMPURAAW ARTISTS TURN GHOST NETS INTO WORLD-RENOWNED PIECES
Indigenous art Pormpuraaw artists turn ghost nets into world-renowned pieces... READ MORE›
SA POWER PRICES RISE TO 'HIGHEST IN THE WORLD' ON SATURDAY
South Australia power prices to rise to highest in the world on Saturday, energy expert warns... READ MORE›
CENSUS 2016: SECOND-LANGUAGE LEARNING IN AUSTRALIA 'NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION'
The data also showed that Mandarin consolidated its position as the second-most commonly spoken language in Australia after English, followed by Arabic, Cantonese and Vietnamese... READ MORE›
JOHNNY DEPP MAY FACE PERJURY CHARGES, AUSTRALIA'S DEPUTY PM WARNS
'It is called perjury' Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce subsequently hinted that the government may reinvestigate Depp... READ MORE›
CENSUS 2016: FIVE WAYS AUSTRALIA IS GETTING MORE DIVERSE
The median age of Australian residents born in Europe is 59, while for those born in Asia the figure is 35... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS MAY SOON STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET
Further intensifying the squeeze is a rising cost of living, with electricity prices climbing as much as 20 percent in New South Wales state next month... READ MORE›
FROM COURTNEY BARNETT TO BEER SNAKE
Billy Kwong, Sydney Kylie Kwong's incredible restaurant that fuses Chinese food with Australian native ingredients -- a genius combination!... READ MORE›
SKINNY DIPPING AUSTRALIANS BRAVE COLD TO MARK WINTER SOLSTICE
Although much of Europe remains in the clutches of a heatwave, down under Australians are preparing for the long winter... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN DIES OF RARE MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE AFTER VISITING THAILAND
Updated June 21, 2017 17 59 09 An Australian man returned from Thailand has died from the rare but potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, Japanese encephalitis... READ MORE›
CITIZENSHIP FOR MIGRANTS IS 'NOT A RIGHT'
Australia is so beautiful just because of that diversity, Senator Gichuhi says... READ MORE›
NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE WORSENING ONLINE CHILD EXPLOITATION
The Australian Federal Police received 11,000 online child exploitation reports in 2015... READ MORE›
DEBATING SCHOOLS: GREENS STILL DECIDING ON GONSKI 2.0
The Greens are leaning towards supporting the Turnbull government's school funding package, saying they want to put kids before politics... READ MORE›
U.S. WARPLANE BLASTS SYRIAN DRONE FROM SKY
A U.S. warplane shot down an armed drone linked to Syrian regime forces, the Pentagon said Tuesday... READ MORE›
5 STORIES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS WHO COVERED THE REFUGEE CRISIS
World Refugee Day 2017 5 stories from foreign correspondents who covered the refugee crisis... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA SUSPENDS AIR STRIKES IN SYRIA AFTER U.S. DOWNING OF SYRIAN JET
As a precautionary measure, Australian Defence Force ADF strike operations into Syria have temporarily ceased, Australia's Department of Defence said in a statement... READ MORE›
WORLD HERITAGE REEFS AT RISK OF CORAL BLEACHING AFTER HEAT STRESS EXPOSURE, UNESCO SAYS
Almost 75 per cent of world heritage coral reefs have been exposed to heat stress that causes coral bleaching in the past three years, UNESCO says... READ MORE›
LEGAL BATTLE TO STOP 'CRUEL' MOBILE PHONE BAN IN DETENTION CENTRES
Australian Border Force is appealing a federal court injunction which stands in the way of plans to ban mobile phones in onshore detention... READ MORE›
RECYCLING AND WHY YOU'RE ALMOST CERTAINLY WASTING YOUR TIME RINSING IT
Trevor Thornton is a lecturer at Deakin University's school of life and environmental sciences Originally published in The Conversation Topics recycling-and-waste-management, environment, australia... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA TO HOLD FIRST NATIONWIDE GUN AMNESTY FOR 21 YEARS
Most illegal guns in Australia were legally owned before 1996, when guns did not have to be registered... READ MORE›
US 'GIVES TIMELINE' ON REFUGEE SWAP TO MANUS ISLAND DETAINEES
The refugees include men from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar. A spokeswoman for Australia's Minister for Immigration Peter Dutton declined to comment... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP IMPERSONATED BY AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM TURNBULL IN LEAKED RECORDING
Secret recording of Australian Prime Minister brutally mocking Donald Trump leaked... READ MORE›
FEARS OF STATELESS KIDS AND 'EXTRAORDINARY' POWERS FOR DUTTON PROMPT NEW CITIZENSHIP CONCERNS
According to the government, more than 30,000 illegal maritime arrivals came to Australia by boat in the years leading up to 2013, and many remain in the community... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN PM TURNBULL MOCKS TRUMP IN LEAKED AUDIO
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been recorded apparently mocking US President Donald Trump in footage leaked by the media... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA BUILDS HUGE CAT-PROOF FENCE TO SAVE NATIVE ANIMALS
The project, run by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy AWC, will reintroduce from islands and protected pockets of Australia at least 10 threatened species... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Fraser Coast
THE AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TEST IS GETTING HARDER, BUT HOW WOULD YOU GO ON THE CURRENT ONE?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the new laws would put Australian values at the heart of citizenship processes and requirements ... READ MORE›
ABC CAN'T SWEEP PRESENTER'S ANZAC DAY CONTROVERSY UNDER THE CARPET, JOYCE SAYS
The ABC should consider taking more action against presenter Yassmin Abdel-Magied over a controversial Anzac Day Facebook post, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says... READ MORE›
FALLING FOR FEIJOAS: THE FRUIT NEW ZEALAND WANTS THE WORLD TO LOVE
Its target market is clear New Zealand has one of the largest diasporas of any country in the world, with an estimated 600,000 citizens in Australia alone... READ MORE›
INDIGENOUS RANGERS STUMBLE ACROSS DODO RELATIVE LIVING IN THE KIMBERLEY
In 2002, scientists determined through DNA analysis that the Nicobar pigeon was the closest living relative to the dodo... READ MORE›
FEWER WOMEN RUN TOP AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES THAN MEN NAMED JOHN -- OR PETER, OR DAVID
Fewer women run top Australian companies than men named John. Or Peter. Or David... READ MORE›
MARITIME ARRIVALS TO BE CUT OFF FROM WELFARE IN BUDGET IMMIGRATION MEASURE
They're having to stay with friends, people they know, or in many cases, generous Australians, Mr O'Connor said... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS CONFIRMED AMONG LONDON DEAD AS FEARS MOUNT FOR MISSING WOMAN
London Bridge attack Two Australians confirmed dead tributes for nurse Kirsty Boden fears for Sara Zelenak... READ MORE›
BELOVED COMEDIAN JOHN CLARKE DEAD AT 68
John Clarke respected by his peers, adored by his fans, loved by his colleagues with a reputation as a one of the nicest blokes... READ MORE›
PIGEON RELATED TO DODO FOUND ON AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND FOR FIRST TIME
The Nicobar pigeon, which is native to islands in Indian and Pacific oceans, was found by Indigenous rangers near Broome... READ MORE›
HIGHLY SKILLED FOREIGN WORKERS TURNING DOWN AUSTRALIAN JOBS OVER 457 VISA CHANGES
Watch 457 visa changes The Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes has met with officials from the Department of Immigration to talk about possible exemptions... READ MORE›
TURNBULL AND DUTTON ARE APPEALING TO RACIST ATTITUDES FOR BASE POLITICAL PURPOSES
When I applied for permanent residency and citizenship I got a lesson in real Australian values... READ MORE›
DUTTON TO GET CITIZENSHIP OVERRULE POWERS UNDER NEW LAWS
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott agreed with the Immigration Minister that the tribunal changes present a test for Labor... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN RAPPER SKIPS DINNER BILL BY SWIMMING OFF, COURT TOLD
A similar incident happened a week later at nearby El Rincon de Pepin, during a supposed wedding reception... READ MORE›
SAUDI SOCCER TEAM'S REFUSAL TO HONOR LONDON TERROR VICTIMS WAS DESPICABLE
A spokesperson for Football Federation Australia says the Saudi team was told of the coming one-minute silence -- but refused, citing cultural differences... READ MORE›
'WE WILL LEAVE': KIWIS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS REELING FROM UNI FEE HIKE
The new system, if changes pass the Senate, will see New Zealand citizens and permanent residents pay full international student prices for Australian degrees... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN CHURCH MEMBERS SHEPHERD PANICKED SURVIVORS TO SAFETY
Advertisement A fourth Australian, Jason Alexander, 44, from Newcastle, NSW has been executive pastor of the Audacious Church for three years... READ MORE›
KEYSAR TRAD, WHO SAID HITTING WOMAN SHOULD BE 'LAST RESORT', DUMPED AS AFIC PRESIDENT
Keysar Trad, who said hitting woman should be 'last resort', dumped as AFIC president... READ MORE›
YAZIDI REFUGEES REJOICE IN FIRST NEW YEAR IN AUSTRALIA
Wagga Wagga has welcomed more Yazidi people than anywhere else in Australia... READ MORE›
'EVERY YEAR I GET CHALLENGED': THE CHANGING FACE OF AUSTRALIA'S VETERANS
For the Royal Australian Air Force's Flight Lieutenant Dee Cherry, there's an unavoidable reality when she wears her medals on Anzac Day... READ MORE›
SHERYL SANDBERG CALLS FOR U.S. POLICY CHANGES TO AID WORKING MOTHERS
On Wednesday, at least 10 civilians were killed by US-led airstrike against the town of Sour in the countryside of Deir al-Zour... READ MORE›
ANGER MOUNTS OVER GOVERNMENT'S ASYLUM SEEKER CUT-OFF
Refugee lawyers and advocates have condemned the federal government's latest asylum seeker policy... READ MORE›
LABOR SLAMMED OVER 'AUSTRALIANS FIRST' AD
Western Sydney MP Craig Laundy attacked Mr Shorten as extremely xenophobic and a hypocrite over the ad... READ MORE›
MUSLIM 'SAFE SPACE' PLAN SPARKS ROW IN AUSTRALIA
A proposal by an Australian Islamic group to allow safe spaces for young Muslims to discuss inflammatory issues has sparked a row... READ MORE›
SAUDI SOCCER TEAM IGNORES MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR LONDON ATTACK, SAYS IT'S NOT IN KEEPING WITH CULTURE
Australia ended up winning the match 3-2, leaving it and Saudi Arabia tied with 16 points in their qualifying group... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA AGREES TO PAY A$70M TO MANUS ISLAND DETAINEES
The Australian government and its contractors have offered compensation totalling A 70m ?41m 53m to refugees detained in Papua New Guinea... READ MORE›
'COMPLETELY OUT OF STEP': ABORTION TO REMAIN A CRIME IN NSW AFTER REFORM BILL FAILS
The Australian Medical Association believes NSW abortion laws need to be reviewed, but said it was concerned about the breadth of the Greens' bill... READ MORE›
'IT'S LIKE SOMEONE ASKED YOU TO LEAVE YOUR CHILD'
Advice circulated from the Migration Institute of Australia last week confirmed that occupations on the STSOL would be blocked from permanent residency... READ MORE›
CENSUS 2016: THE NEW 'TYPICAL' AUSTRALIAN REVEALED
The 'typical Australian' has been identified, providing the first glimpse into the data produced by the 2016 Census... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA TO PAY $53M TO MANUS ISLAND ASYLUM SEEKERS
The United States is considering resettling up to 1,250 refugees from Manus Island and Nauru under a deal struck between Australia and the Obama administration... READ MORE›
AN AUSTRALIAN RAPPER ORDERED A LAVISH MEAL -- THEN JUMPED IN THE OCEAN TO AVOID PAYING
The judge expressed surprise that Peck ate that much food by himself but released him pending trial under orders to not return to Omeros Bros... READ MORE›