ACT visitor dies after contracting Japanese encephalitis in Murrumbidgee region
An ACT man in his 70s has died after contracting the mosquito-borne virus following his holiday in the Murrumbidgee region.
Elders' purchase of Delta Ag sparks concerns of market monopoly for farmers
Farmers already contend with concentrated retail markets in the form of Woolworths and Coles, and plans for Elders to acquire ...
NSW Health pleads with residents to protect themselves against mosquitoes after second Japanese encephalitis death
New South Wales has now recorded two deaths from a mosquito-borne disease this year, with authorities pleading with residents to take steps to avoid being bitten.
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Upgrades announced for major regional highways in capital country
More than eight kilometres of the Monaro Highway will be rehabilitated and a stretch of the Kings Highway upgraded ...
Why warming oceans are a big problem for Australia
Hot temperatures in the world’s oceans are making storms and cyclones more destructive. Australia is uniquely vulnerable.
Millions to swelter as ‘above average’ heatwave blankets Australia’s east coast
Millions of Australians on the east coast are set to swelter this weekend as a heatwave washes over parts of the country.
Muswellbrook Mayor Jeff Drayton calls for federal action on predicted job losses across the Hunter
With a federal election looming, an Upper Hunter mayor has taken the opportunity to lay bare the grim future for regional ...
Victoria’s GST share to increase as split between states released
The Commonwealth Grants Commission has released their proposed distribution of the GST; Albanese confirms pre-cyclone ...
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Urgent changes needed to Early Drug Diversion program
It has been a year since the Early Drug Diversion Initiative (EDDI) came into effect in NSW and advocates have highlighted a ...
Steve Price: Cyclone Alfred blows apart Anthony Albanese’s election plan
Last week’s intervention of tropical Cyclone Alfred blew apart Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plans for an election on the ...
Water flows from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred unlikely to provide drought relief in NSW, Victoria and SA
As one end of the country contends with the fallout from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, another part of Australia is battling ...
Alfred held its punches, but is Queensland prepared for a bigger blow?
Southern Queenslanders dodged disaster with ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, but are being warned to do more to prepare for more ...