Australia’s inflation falling out of step with global trends
Australia’s stubbornly high inflation rate is starting to look out of kilter with Consumer Price Index (CPI) results across industrialised countries.
Year-on-year
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Vehicle located in search for missing tourists
Police have located a vehicle connected to two missing international tourists in the Kilkivan area, near Gympie in Queensland.
The discovery came as floods continued in
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Farmers warn of food shortages as fuel panic sets in
Australian farmers have warned that threats to fuel imports and panic buying could impact food supplies in coming weeks.
Farmer representative body AgForce said
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Tougher penalties for metal thieves who risk Qld lives
Metal thieves will face up to life in prison if they endanger lives or disrupt critical infrastructure under new laws introduced by the Queensland Government.
The laws
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Nationals elect Queensland Senator Matt Canavan as leader
Senator for Queensland Matt Canavan has been elected as the new leader of the National Party, after David Littleproud’s resignation.
Senator Canavan defeated Bridget
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3000 Australians have fled Middle East conflict zone
More than 3000 Australians have returned home on 21 direct commercial flights from the Middle East, and more will follow in coming days.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said
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Looksmaxxing tools promote ‘toxic view of masculinity’
Online tools that score faces and suggest ways to improve appearance are “quietly mainstreaming a toxic view of masculinity and monetising insecurities”, new
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Glitz and ‘pinkwashing’ used to attract women to alcohol
By Kristen Foley, Belinda Lunnay and Paul Ward
Ellidy pops into the bottle shop on her way out to dinner with friends.
She’s faced with rows of evocative labels –
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New app added to Brisbane digital parking system
Brisbane drivers will have the choice of two app providers when they park in metered areas from March 17, 2026.
PayStay is being added to the network, joining existing
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Worn-out Littleproud calls it a day
By Michelle Grattan
Nationals leader David Littleproud has unexpectedly quit his post, declaring he is “buggered” and “out on my feet”.
His announcement came as
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