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Aussies identify with postcode over city, state, or country

Postcodes are now more culturally significant than the city, state or country in which Australians live, with nearly two-thirds identifying most strongly with the four
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Households winding back discretionary spending

Household spending has fallen for the first time in 17 months as cost of living pressures and rising interest rates hit hard. The CommBank Household Spending Insights
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UN Security Council condemns Iran’s attacks on neighbours

The UN Security Council has condemned Iran’s “egregious attacks” against nearly a dozen of its regional neighbours, amid the Middle East war which is entering its
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Work starts on Amazon Queensland fulfilment centre

Construction has begun on Amazon’s new Queensland fulfilment centre in Greater Flagstone, south-west of Brisbane. The $750 million facility will support around 2000
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Technology tools becoming the new agony aunts

People are increasingly using Artificial Intelligence tools to discuss their feelings and relationships. Family counselling group Interrelate, in a statement released
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Why do we do NAPLAN testing online?

By Jim Tognolini NAPLAN testing started with a technical glitch on Wednesday morning. Schools were advised to pause the first day of assessments while a “widespread
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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
Read more11 March 2026