Youth job boost feeds fall in unemployment
A wave of young people entering the workforce has helped the December unemployment rate fall to 4.1 percent seasonally adjusted.
This was down from 4.3 percent in
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Cave art unlocks secrets of early Australian settlement
Ancient cave art discovered in Indonesia is providing clues to the origins of early Australian indigenous populations.
A research team, co-led by Southern Cross
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Lighting a candle of hope in a day of mourning
The National Day of Mourning for the victims of the December 14 Bondi Beach shootings will be marked today with a minute of silence and lights in the sky.
Everyone is
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Research opens door for future anti-aging drugs
New research could help pave the way for future drugs to counter the effects of aging.
A Queensland team has discovered a new “stress reduction role” for a naturally
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100 years strong for McCullough Robertson
Independent law firm McCullough Robertson (McR) is celebrating the centenary of its formation today.
On this day in 1926 a partnership agreement was signed, creating the
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Teenage girls the big losers from ‘outdated’ super laws
Teenage girls are missing out on superannuation from their part-time work, creating conditions for gender retirement income imbalances to continue.
The Super Members
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Coalition crisis deepens as shadow ministry implodes
By Michelle Grattan
The federal Coalition was imploding last night, with all Nationals frontbenchers, including leader David Littleproud, quitting the shadow
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State construction ‘reset’ gets green light
The Queensland Government has accepted most of the recommendations of the Queensland Productivity Commission investigation of the state construction
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New Townsville aviation academy opens doors
The new Townsville Aviation Training Academy has opened its doors ready to train Australia’s Apache defence maintenance workforce.
The first intake of 35
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Europe’s 5 options for Trump’s Greenland threats
By Ju Du and Oleksandr Shepotylo
Europe has five options for responding to Trump’s Greenland threats. None of them look good.
European negotiators believed they had
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